Jython: how to paste chinese characters (unicode characters)

I am not the expert in JRuby.

But: You have to make sure, that the string is a unicode string, if it is not plain ASCII, when using paste().

In Python (Sikuli script) you would have to write
paste(u"some-unicode-characters")

hope it helps.

Today I download jython and write a scrip to do the same thing as the jruby script.
the jython script is :

# coding=utf-8
import sys

#print sys.getdefaultencoding()
#reload(sys)
#sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
#print sys.getdefaultencoding()

#print sys.path

from sikuli.Sikuli import *

switchApp("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE")
wait("D:\\script\\jy\\img\\url_input.png",10)
paste("D:\\script\\jy\\img\\url_input.png","http://www.google.com.hk")
sleep(2)
type(Key.ENTER)
sleep(3)
#seach_key = unicode('梅西','gbk')
seach_key = u'梅西'
paste("D:\\script\\jy\\img\\key_search.png",seach_key)
click("D:\\script\\jy\\img\\search_button.png",0)
sleep(3)
closeApp("Google");

I save the script file as UTF-8 ,if I don't do this ,I must meet a error:
D:\script\jy>jython test.py
  File "<string>", line None
SyntaxError: Illegal character in file 'test.py' for encoding 'utf-8'

after I save the script as UTF-8 ,I can run the script successly ,but I also met the same problem as jruby ,
It is distorted Character Code which was inputed in google search . and I can't search the correct result. hope for you help ,thanks .

 Thanks you soooooo much ,RaiMan , I resoved the problem as your suggestion
, at first ,I modify the jython.bat as :

set _FULL_CMD=%_JAVA_CMD% -Dfile.encoding=utf-8 %_JAVA_OPTS% %_JAVA_MEM%
%_JAVA_STACK% -Dpython.home=%_JYTHON_HOME% -Dpython.executable="%~f0"
%_BOOT_CP% -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.python.util.jython %_JYTHON_OPTS%
%_JYTHON_ARGS% %_ARGS%
echo %_FULL_CMD%

I add the paramter "-Dfile.encoding=utf-8 " in jython.bat

at second , I modify the test.py :
chage "seach_key = u'梅西' " to seach_key = '梅西'

when I run the test.rb, yes , It's successly to search what I want .

D:\script\jy>jython test.py
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java" -Dfile.encoding=utf-8 -Xmx512m
-Xss1152k
 -Dpython.home="D:\jython2.5.2"
-Dpython.executable="D:\jython2.5.2\jython.bat"
 -classpath
"D:\jython2.5.2\jython.jar;.;D:\jython2.5.2\sikuli-script.jar;D:\Pro
gram Files\Sikuli\sikuli-script.jar" org.python.util.jython test.py
[info] Sikuli vision engine loaded.
[info] Windows utilities loaded.
[info] VDictProxy loaded.
[log] App.focus C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE(0) #0
[log] CLICK on (509,126)
[log] TYPE "
"
[log] CLICK on (668,389)
[log] CLICK on (829,428)

thanks you again . you are so kind , sikuli is so good and I love it very
much .

2011/5/8 RaiMan <email address hidden>

> Your question #156443 on Sikuli changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/156443
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> RaiMan proposed the following answer:
> I confirm, that your approach does not solve the problem.
>
> But since I know, that it works in the Sikuli IDE, I had a look at the
> sources to find out, how they manage it.
>
> You need 2 things:
>
> --1. Python encoding directive (you did it already)
> in the first or second line os your script you need a magic comment that
> defines the encoding used for the script:
> # coding=utf-8
>
> there are some other options, but for a Jython script this works.
>
> --2. you have to tell the JVM, the same thing by giving this as a parameter
> when calling the JVM:
> -Dfile.encoding=utf-8
>
> When I did this with the Sikuli contained Jython 2.5.1 it worked, the
> same way as it does in the Sikuli-IDE:
>
> java -Dfile.encoding=utf-8 -cp absolute-path-to\sikuli-script.jar
> org.python.util.jython utftest.py
>
> The script successfully pastes a unicode character into a unicode aware
> inputfield, e.g.
> paste("<é>")
>
> So you have to find out, how to add this parameter to the Java/Jython
> environment of Jython2.5.2 (I remember, that the comments in the
> jython.bat give some hints about the recognized environment variables).
>
> hope it helps.
>
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I'm sorry to make a mistake because I'm too exciting . the correct change of code is :

at second , I modify the test.py :
modify the sentence ： seach_key = u'梅西' to seach_key = '梅西', it must delete the 'u' before the unicode words.

when I run the test.py, yes , It's successly to search what I want .
D:\script\jy>jython test.py
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java" -Dfile.encoding=utf-8 -Xmx512m
-Xss1152k
 -Dpython.home="D:\jython2.5.2"
-Dpython.executable="D:\jython2.5.2\jython.bat"
 -classpath
"D:\jython2.5.2\jython.jar;.;D:\jython2.5.2\sikuli-script.jar;D:\Pro
gram Files\Sikuli\sikuli-script.jar" org.python.util.jython test.py
[info] Sikuli vision engine loaded.
[info] Windows utilities loaded.
[info] VDictProxy loaded.
[log] App.focus C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE(0) #0
[log] CLICK on (509,126)
[log] TYPE "
"
[log] CLICK on (668,389)
[log] CLICK on (829,428)

Thanks RaiMan, that solved my question.

Thanks for the feedback.

As you might have already noticed, I changed the title and put the main things into the top of the question.

yes,I have noticed it , thnaks . ^-^

I just have resolved this poblem about how to input unicode by post method
in jruby yesteday , the key steps are :
1) It must save the rb file as no-bom UTF ( I saved it with bom UTF-8
file before I sent the email to you )
2) use : jruby -J-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

I use ultraEdit as the IDE and save the rb file as UTF-8 ,but the file has
BOM , so I use the notepad ++ to save the file as no-bom UTF-8 file and it
can be excuted successly .

thanks

2011/5/9 coldtest <email address hidden>

> Your question #156443 on Sikuli changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/156443
>
> coldtest posted a new comment:
> yes,I have noticed it , thnaks . ^-^
>
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> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

thanks for the feedback.

I will have a look at JRuby (since I am a Ruby fan) and integrate the usage in the docs besides Jython.

I wrote a simple sikuli script in java.

import org.sikuli.script.*;
import java.lang.String;
public class TestSkiuli{
   Screen s = new Screen(100);
   try{
              s.Click("imng/1317125108412.png",o);
              s.type(null"RealPlayer");
         }catch (FindFalse e)
 }
    e.printStackTrace();
}
it can work.
But when i change "RealPlayer"to chinese character,it will produce decoding character.
"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Cannot convert character"
what can i do???

@brian
type() only accepts ASCII characters.
see faq 933

BTW: your comment (question) has nothing to do with the original question.
pls. post questions as new ones.

can i use paste() or other methods to solve my problem?

@ Brian
paste() should work

i change type() to paste().
                 ....
                 ....
                 s.paste(null ,"記事本");

it shows me decoding characters and are not correct chinese characters.
how can i do?

@Brian
try paste("記事本") in the Sikuli IDE.
If that works, you have to encode the pasted string in Java as utf-8.