How to write string as unicode byte in python?

Question

When i write '你' in agend and save it as test-unicode.txt in unicode mode,open it with xxd g:\\test-unicode.txt ,i got :

0000000: fffe 604f                                ..`O

1.fffe stand for little endian
2.the unicode of 你 is \x4f\x60

I want to write the 你 as 604f or 4f60 in the file.

output=open("g://test-unicode.txt","wb")
str1="你"
output.write(str1)
output.close()

error:

TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface

When i change it into the following ,there is no errror.

output=open("g://test-unicode.txt","wb")
str1="你"
output.write(str1.encode())
output.close()

when open it with xxd g:\\test-unicode.txt ,i got :

0000000: e4bd a0                                  ...

How can i write 604f or 4f60 into my file the same way as microsoft aengda do(save as unicode format)?

it is not good to take english as an example,i change it as chinese. — showkey
– showkey, Commented Apr 4, 2014 at 6:11

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-05 00:57:33Z

1

"Unicode" as an encoding is actually UTF-16LE.

with open("g:/test-unicode.txt", "w", encoding="utf-16le") as output:
  output.write(str1)

edited Apr 5, 2014 at 0:57

answered Apr 4, 2014 at 6:21

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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2 Comments

showkey Over a year ago

I have tried there is a bug in it ,it should be with open("g:/test-unicode.txt", "w", encoding="utf-16le") as output: not with open("g:/test-unicode.txt", "wb", encoding="utf-16le") as output:.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Over a year ago

@it_is_a_literature: Right, fixed.

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