[3.14] gh-87587: Fix os.device_encoding() for any console on Windows (GH-155410) - #156596
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…ythonGH-155410) It was hard coded to map file descriptors 0, 1 and 2 to the console code page, but a console can be opened as any file descriptor, and other character devices, like NUL, are not consoles. The file handle is now queried. The UTF-8 code page is also now reported as "utf-8" instead of "cp65001". (cherry picked from commit b4aea41)
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It was hard coded to map file descriptors 0, 1 and 2 to the console code page, but a console can be opened as any file descriptor, and other character devices, like NUL, are not consoles.
The file handle is now queried. The UTF-8 code page is also now reported as "utf-8" instead of "cp65001".
(cherry picked from commit b4aea41)
The test is added to
Lib/test/test_os.py, becauseLib/test/test_os/test_windows.pydoes not exist in 3.14.