Posts with incorrect encoding

[arzoriac]

The encoding for Scripting.com is being set incorrectly. Take a look at the screenshots below to see how it is being delivered and displayed. The first one is from Python's dominant and wildly used feedparser module, the other is how it looks on NewsBlur.

[scripting]

I linked to this from scripting.com. Hopefully other people will be able to help by telling us how it looks in their readers.

[brentsimmons]

Looks fine in my RSS reader Evergreen. Also looked at the source in BBEdit, and used xmllint on the file. All looks good to me.

[brentsimmons]

If the top of the feed had <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> — if it set the encoding there — then it would probably work fine.

[arzoriac]

The culprit is probably Python's feedparser.

[scripting]

I’m going to add the encoding info next chance I get. I think a Brent is probably right (see above).

[scripting]

The feed has been updated. @arz could you try running your test again and report the result.

http://xmlviewer.scripting.com/?url=http://scripting.com/rss.xml

Dave

[arzoriac]

Hooray! It works! Thank you Dave & Brent!