> update 2014-06-29: the problem persists, but i found it is not trivial to
> reproduce. to demonstrate, use this test plugin:
>
-> #!/usr/bin/env python
-> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
->
-> from proxy import IkiWikiProcedureProxy
->
-> def preprocess(self, proxy, *args):
-> return repr(self.rpc('pagetype', 'schön'))
->
-> proxy = IkiWikiProcedureProxy(__name__)
-> proxy.hook('preprocess', preprocess, id='testdirective')
-> proxy.run()
+> #!/usr/bin/env python
+> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+>
+> from proxy import IkiWikiProcedureProxy
+>
+> def preprocess(self, proxy, *args):
+> return repr(self.rpc('pagetype', 'schön'))
+>
+> proxy = IkiWikiProcedureProxy(__name__)
+> proxy.hook('preprocess', preprocess, id='testdirective')
+> proxy.run()
>
> note that when the 'schön' is stored in a variable, the exception changes --
> it seems to me that the issue is related to the way exceptions are encoded.
>>
>> Other than that it looks good to me. I like the use of `repr` in debug
>> messages. --[[smcv]]
+
+>>> afaict, encode is fine there -- the relevant methods in python2 are
+>>> `unicode.encode` which gives a `str`, and `str.decode` which usually gives
+>>> a `unicode`. (i'd happily ditch python2 and port all plugins to python3,
+>>> where this is all easier, but my [[todo/vCard rendering]] still uses an
+>>> ancient module.) --[[chrysn]]