python: TypeError: can't write str to text stream

Question

I must be doing something obviously wrong here. But what is it, and how do I fix?

Python 2.6.5 (r265:79096, Mar 19 2010, 21:48:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)         


        

Answer 1

Try:

>>> f1.write(u'bingo')      # u specifies unicode

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