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# of bytes used to store a Unicode character - insearchofanswers87 - Jan-19-2019
I read somewhere that Python 3 uses 2 or 4 byte Unicode characters depending on how the particular implementation was built.
1. Does Python 3 always use 2 or 4 bytes by default?
2. How can I check my system to determine which size is actually being used?
Thanks.
RE: # of bytes used to store a Unicode character - ichabod801 - Jan-19-2019
By default, Python 3.0+ uses UTF-8. UTF-8 does not have a consistent character width. Details on the default are here.
RE: # of bytes used to store a Unicode character - insearchofanswers87 - Jan-19-2019
do you happen to know whether any python implementations default to an encoding other than UTF-8?
RE: # of bytes used to store a Unicode character - ichabod801 - Jan-19-2019
I have no idea.