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Windows console notes

Rob Hagemans edited this page Jul 2, 2022 · 2 revisions

When using PC-BASIC with a text-based interface on Windows, please note:

  • You need to set the console font to one of the TrueType fonts, for example Lucida Console. The raster fonts will not display non-ASCII letters correctly.

  • In Python 2.7, if the Windows console codepage is set to 65001, strange errors may occur when using pcbasic -n or the Session API through standard I/O. For example, IOError: [Errno 0] Error. This is a known issue with Python 2.7 and Windows. There is no fix; to work around it, change to another console codepage or use Python 3.