fix #483

Author: seeM

fastcore/foundation.py

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def save_config_file(file, d, **kwargs):
 # %% ../nbs/02_foundation.ipynb 130
 def read_config_file(file, **kwargs):
     config = ConfigParser(**kwargs)
-    config.read(file)
+    config.read(file, encoding='utf8')
     return config['DEFAULT']
 
 # %% ../nbs/02_foundation.ipynb 133
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def __init__(self, cfg_path, cfg_name, create=None, save=True, extra_files=None,
         self.config_path,self.config_file = cfg_path,cfg_path/cfg_name
         self._cfg = ConfigParser()
         self.d = self._cfg['DEFAULT']
-        found = [Path(o) for o in self._cfg.read(L(extra_files)+[self.config_file])]
+        found = [Path(o) for o in self._cfg.read(L(extra_files)+[self.config_file], encoding='utf8')]
         if self.config_file not in found and create is not None:
             self._cfg.read_dict({'DEFAULT':create})
             if save:

nbs/02_foundation.ipynb

@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@
     "#|export\n",
     "def read_config_file(file, **kwargs):\n",
     "    config = ConfigParser(**kwargs)\n",
-    "    config.read(file)\n",
+    "    config.read(file, encoding='utf8')\n",
     "    return config['DEFAULT']"
    ]
   },
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@
     "        self.config_path,self.config_file = cfg_path,cfg_path/cfg_name\n",
     "        self._cfg = ConfigParser()\n",
     "        self.d = self._cfg['DEFAULT']\n",
-    "        found = [Path(o) for o in self._cfg.read(L(extra_files)+[self.config_file])]\n",
+    "        found = [Path(o) for o in self._cfg.read(L(extra_files)+[self.config_file], encoding='utf8')]\n",
     "        if self.config_file not in found and create is not None:\n",
     "            self._cfg.read_dict({'DEFAULT':create})\n",
     "            if save:\n",