[CPS-users] CPS RSS-1.0.0 | UnicodeEncodeError: 'latin-1' codec can't encode characters ...

[Richard MAHONEY]

Dear Readers,

CPS_RSS-1.0.0
CPS-3.4.6
feedparser.py  3.2 (default) & 4.1 (latest)

Refreshing the following Japanese feed in the RSS Tool:

http://blogs.dion.ne.jp/sanskrit/index.rdf

Results in:

UnicodeEncodeError: 'latin-1' codec can't encode characters ...

[see the full error log attached as cps-latin-error.log]

Subsequently the RSS Tool becomes completely unusable. (The only way I
could manage to get the RSS Tool running again was to reinstall the
whole CPS site from backup.)

The problematic feed should render as follows (using SPIP):

Indica et Buddhica - Tabulae :: Kataoka, Kei
http://tabulae.indica-et-buddhica.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=261

I'm not sure if this issue with Japanese characters is related to the
incorrect rendering of Latin diacritics with the following feed -- many
commonly used in Romanised Sanskrit transliteration, e.g., a, u and i
macron, S acute, n under-dot &c.:

http://www.informaworld.com/ampp/rss~content=t713405669

Incorrect (using CPS RSS):

Indica et Buddhica - Recently Published issues of Asian Philosophy
http://indica-et-buddhica.org/sections/tabulae/periodica/a/asian-philosophy/asp-recently-published

Correct (using SPIP):

Indica et Buddhica - Tabulae :: Asian Philosophy - Recently Published
http://tabulae.indica-et-buddhica.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=238


I'd be very happy to receive any thoughts on how these issues might be
resolved.


Kind regards,

 Richard MAHONEY



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