Add code to 'fix' python encoding and it's unit test.

fix_encoding.py

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+# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+"""Collection of functions and classes to fix various encoding problems on
+multiple platforms with python.
+"""
+
+import codecs
+import locale
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+# Prevents initializing multiple times.
+_SYS_ARGV_PROCESSED = False
+
+
+def complain(message):
+  """If any exception occurs in this file, we'll probably try to print it
+  on stderr, which makes for frustrating debugging if stderr is directed
+  to our wrapper. So be paranoid about catching errors and reporting them
+  to sys.__stderr__, so that the user has a higher chance to see them.
+  """
+  print >> sys.__stderr__, (
+      isinstance(message, str) and message or repr(message))
+
+
+def fix_default_encoding():
+  """Forces utf8 solidly on all platforms.
+
+  By default python execution environment is lazy and defaults to ascii
+  encoding.
+
+  http://uucode.com/blog/2007/03/23/shut-up-you-dummy-7-bit-python/
+  """
+  if sys.getdefaultencoding() == 'utf-8':
+    return False
+
+  # Regenerate setdefaultencoding.
+  reload(sys)
+  # Module 'sys' has no 'setdefaultencoding' member
+  # pylint: disable=E1101
+  sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
+  for attr in dir(locale):
+    if attr[0:3] != 'LC_':
+      continue
+    aref = getattr(locale, attr)
+    locale.setlocale(aref, '')
+    lang, _ = locale.getlocale(aref)
+    if lang != None:
+      try:
+        locale.setlocale(aref, (lang, 'UTF-8'))
+      except locale.Error:
+        os.environ[attr] = lang + '.UTF-8'
+  locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+  return True
+
+
+###############################
+# Windows specific
+
+
+def fix_win_sys_argv(encoding):
+  """Converts sys.argv to 'encoding' encoded string.
+
+  utf-8 is recommended.
+
+  Works around <http://bugs.python.org/issue2128>.
+  """
+  global _SYS_ARGV_PROCESSED
+  if _SYS_ARGV_PROCESSED:
+    return False
+
+  from ctypes import byref, c_int, POINTER, windll, WINFUNCTYPE
+  from ctypes.wintypes import LPCWSTR, LPWSTR
+
+  # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683156.aspx>
+  GetCommandLineW = WINFUNCTYPE(LPWSTR)(('GetCommandLineW', windll.kernel32))
+  # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb776391.aspx>
+  CommandLineToArgvW = WINFUNCTYPE(POINTER(LPWSTR), LPCWSTR, POINTER(c_int))(
+      ('CommandLineToArgvW', windll.shell32))
+
+  argc = c_int(0)
+  argv_unicode = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLineW(), byref(argc))
+  argv = [
+      argv_unicode[i].encode(encoding, 'replace')
+      for i in xrange(0, argc.value)]
+
+  if not hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
+    # If this is an executable produced by py2exe or bbfreeze, then it
+    # will have been invoked directly. Otherwise, unicode_argv[0] is the
+    # Python interpreter, so skip that.
+    argv = argv[1:]
+
+    # Also skip option arguments to the Python interpreter.
+    while len(argv) > 0:
+      arg = argv[0]
+      if not arg.startswith(u'-') or arg == u'-':
+        break
+      argv = argv[1:]
+      if arg == u'-m':
+        # sys.argv[0] should really be the absolute path of the
+        # module source, but never mind.
+        break
+      if arg == u'-c':
+        argv[0] = u'-c'
+        break
+  sys.argv = argv
+  _SYS_ARGV_PROCESSED = True
+  return True
+
+
+def fix_win_codec():
+  """Works around <http://bugs.python.org/issue6058>."""
+  # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd317756.aspx>
+  try:
+    codecs.lookup('cp65001')
+    return False
+  except LookupError:
+    codecs.register(
+        lambda name: name == 'cp65001' and codecs.lookup('utf-8') or None)
+    return True
+
+
+class WinUnicodeOutputBase(object):
+  """Base class to adapt sys.stdout or sys.stderr to behave correctly on
+  Windows.
+
+  Setting encoding to utf-8 is recommended.
+  """
+  def __init__(self, fileno, name, encoding):
+    # Corresponding file handle.
+    self._fileno = fileno
+    self.encoding = encoding
+    self.name = name
+
+    self.closed = False
+    self.softspace = False
+    self.mode = 'w'
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def isatty():
+    return False
+
+  def close(self):
+    # Don't really close the handle, that would only cause problems.
+    self.closed = True
+
+  def fileno(self):
+    return self._fileno
+
+  def flush(self):
+    raise NotImplementedError()
+
+  def write(self, text):
+    raise NotImplementedError()
+
+  def writelines(self, lines):
+    try:
+      for line in lines:
+        self.write(line)
+    except Exception, e:
+      complain('%s.writelines: %r' % (self.name, e))
+      raise
+
+
+class WinUnicodeConsoleOutput(WinUnicodeOutputBase):
+  """Output adapter to a Windows Console.
+
+  Understands how to use the win32 console API.
+  """
+  def __init__(self, console_handle, fileno, stream_name, encoding):
+    super(WinUnicodeConsoleOutput, self).__init__(
+        fileno, '<Unicode console %s>' % stream_name, encoding)
+    # Handle to use for WriteConsoleW
+    self._console_handle = console_handle
+
+    # Loads the necessary function.
+    from ctypes import byref, GetLastError, POINTER, windll, WINFUNCTYPE
+    from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL, DWORD, HANDLE, LPVOID, LPWSTR
+
+    self._DWORD = DWORD
+    self._byref = byref
+
+    # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms687401.aspx>
+    self._WriteConsoleW = WINFUNCTYPE(
+        BOOL, HANDLE, LPWSTR, DWORD, POINTER(DWORD), LPVOID)(
+            ('WriteConsoleW', windll.kernel32))
+    self._GetLastError = GetLastError
+
+  def flush(self):
+    # No need to flush the console since it's immediate.
+    pass
+
+  def write(self, text):
+    try:
+      if not isinstance(text, unicode):
+        # Convert to unicode.
+        text = str(text).decode(self.encoding, 'replace')
+      remaining = len(text)
+      while remaining > 0:
+        n = self._DWORD(0)
+        # There is a shorter-than-documented limitation on the length of the
+        # string passed to WriteConsoleW. See
+        # <http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1232>.
+        retval = self._WriteConsoleW(
+            self._console_handle, text,
+            min(remaining, 10000),
+            self._byref(n), None)
+        if retval == 0 or n.value == 0:
+          raise IOError(
+              'WriteConsoleW returned %r, n.value = %r, last error = %r' % (
+                retval, n.value, self._GetLastError()))
+        remaining -= n.value
+        if not remaining:
+          break
+        text = text[n.value:]
+    except Exception, e:
+      complain('%s.write: %r' % (self.name, e))
+      raise
+
+
+class WinUnicodeOutput(WinUnicodeOutputBase):
+  """Output adaptor to a file output on Windows.
+
+  If the standard FileWrite function is used, it will be encoded in the current
+  code page. WriteConsoleW() permits writting any character.
+  """
+  def __init__(self, stream, fileno, encoding):
+    super(WinUnicodeOutput, self).__init__(
+        fileno, '<Unicode redirected %s>' % stream.name, encoding)
+    # Output stream
+    self._stream = stream
+
+    # Flush right now.
+    self.flush()
+
+  def flush(self):
+    try:
+      self._stream.flush()
+    except Exception, e:
+      complain('%s.flush: %r from %r' % (self.name, e, self._stream))
+      raise
+
+  def write(self, text):
+    try:
+      if isinstance(text, unicode):
+        # Replace characters that cannot be printed instead of failing.
+        text = text.encode(self.encoding, 'replace')
+      self._stream.write(text)
+    except Exception, e:
+      complain('%s.write: %r' % (self.name, e))
+      raise
+
+
+def win_handle_is_a_console(handle):
+  """Returns True if a Windows file handle is a handle to a console."""
+  from ctypes import byref, POINTER, windll, WINFUNCTYPE
+  from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL, DWORD, HANDLE
+
+  FILE_TYPE_CHAR   = 0x0002
+  FILE_TYPE_REMOTE = 0x8000
+  INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = DWORD(-1).value
+
+  # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683167.aspx>
+  GetConsoleMode = WINFUNCTYPE(BOOL, HANDLE, POINTER(DWORD))(
+      ('GetConsoleMode', windll.kernel32))
+  # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364960.aspx>
+  GetFileType = WINFUNCTYPE(DWORD, DWORD)(('GetFileType', windll.kernel32))
+
+  # GetStdHandle returns INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, NULL, or a valid handle.
+  if handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE or handle is None:
+    return False
+  return (
+      (GetFileType(handle) & ~FILE_TYPE_REMOTE) == FILE_TYPE_CHAR and
+       GetConsoleMode(handle, byref(DWORD())))
+
+
+def win_get_unicode_stream(stream, excepted_fileno, output_handle, encoding):
+  """Returns a unicode-compatible stream.
+
+  This function will return a direct-Console writing object only if:
+  - the file number is the expected console file number
+  - the handle the expected file handle
+  - the 'real' handle is in fact a handle to a console.
+  """
+  old_fileno = getattr(stream, 'fileno', lambda: None)()
+  if old_fileno == excepted_fileno:
+    from ctypes import windll, WINFUNCTYPE
+    from ctypes.wintypes import DWORD, HANDLE
+
+    # <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683231.aspx>
+    GetStdHandle = WINFUNCTYPE(HANDLE, DWORD)(('GetStdHandle', windll.kernel32))
+
+    real_output_handle = GetStdHandle(DWORD(output_handle))
+    if win_handle_is_a_console(real_output_handle):
+      # It's a console.
+      return WinUnicodeConsoleOutput(
+          real_output_handle, old_fileno, stream.name, encoding)
+
+  # It's something else. Create an auto-encoding stream.
+  return WinUnicodeOutput(stream, old_fileno, encoding)
+
+
+def fix_win_console(encoding):
+  """Makes Unicode console output work independently of the current code page.
+
+  This also fixes <http://bugs.python.org/issue1602>.
+  Credit to Michael Kaplan
+  <http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2010/04/07/9989346.aspx> and
+  TZOmegaTZIOY
+  <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/878972/windows-cmd-encoding-change-causes-python-crash/1432462#1432462>.
+  """
+  if (isinstance(sys.stdout, WinUnicodeOutputBase) or
+      isinstance(sys.stderr, WinUnicodeOutputBase)):
+    return False
+
+  try:
+    # SetConsoleCP and SetConsoleOutputCP could be used to change the code page
+    # but it's not really useful since the code here is using WriteConsoleW().
+    # Also, changing the code page is 'permanent' to the console and needs to be
+    # reverted manually.
+    # In practice one needs to set the console font to a TTF font to be able to
+    # see all the characters but it failed for me in practice. In any case, it
+    # won't throw any exception when printing, which is the important part.
+    # -11 and -12 are defined in stdio.h
+    sys.stdout = win_get_unicode_stream(sys.stdout, 1, -11, encoding)
+    sys.stderr = win_get_unicode_stream(sys.stderr, 2, -12, encoding)
+    # TODO(maruel): Do sys.stdin with ReadConsoleW(). Albeit the limitation is
+    # "It doesn't appear to be possible to read Unicode characters in UTF-8
+    # mode" and this appears to be a limitation of cmd.exe.
+  except Exception, e:
+    complain('exception %r while fixing up sys.stdout and sys.stderr' % e)
+  return True
+
+
+def fix_encoding():
+  """Fixes various encoding problems on all platforms.
+
+  Should be called at the very begining of the process.
+  """
+  ret = True
+  if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    ret &= fix_win_codec()
+
+  ret &= fix_default_encoding()
+
+  if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    encoding = sys.getdefaultencoding()
+    ret &= fix_win_sys_argv(encoding)
+    ret &= fix_win_console(encoding)
+  return ret