Explicitly specify encoding when opening text files in Python code

test/functional/feature_notifications.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class NotificationsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         wait_until(lambda: os.path.isfile(self.block_filename) and os.stat(self.block_filename).st_size >= (block_count * 65), timeout=10)
 
         # file content should equal the generated blocks hashes
-        with open(self.block_filename, 'r') as f:
+        with open(self.block_filename, 'r', encoding="utf-8") as f:
             assert_equal(sorted(blocks), sorted(l.strip() for l in f.read().splitlines()))
 
         self.log.info("test -walletnotify")
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NotificationsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # file content should equal the generated transaction hashes
         txids_rpc = list(map(lambda t: t['txid'], self.nodes[1].listtransactions("*", block_count)))
-        with open(self.tx_filename, 'r') as f:
+        with open(self.tx_filename, 'r', encoding="ascii") as f:
             assert_equal(sorted(txids_rpc), sorted(l.strip() for l in f.read().splitlines()))
         os.remove(self.tx_filename)
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class NotificationsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # file content should equal the generated transaction hashes
         txids_rpc = list(map(lambda t: t['txid'], self.nodes[1].listtransactions("*", block_count)))
-        with open(self.tx_filename, 'r') as f:
+        with open(self.tx_filename, 'r', encoding="ascii") as f:
             assert_equal(sorted(txids_rpc), sorted(l.strip() for l in f.read().splitlines()))
 
         # Mine another 41 up-version blocks. -alertnotify should trigger on the 51st.

test/functional/rpc_getblockstats.py

@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ class GetblockstatsTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             'mocktime': int(mocktime),
             'stats': self.expected_stats,
         }
-        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        with open(filename, 'w', encoding="utf8") as f:
             json.dump(to_dump, f, sort_keys=True, indent=2)
 
     def load_test_data(self, filename):
-        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+        with open(filename, 'r', encoding="utf8") as f:
             d = json.load(f)
             blocks = d['blocks']
             mocktime = d['mocktime']

test/functional/test_framework/util.py

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def get_auth_cookie(datadir):
                     assert password is None  # Ensure that there is only one rpcpassword line
                     password = line.split("=")[1].strip("\n")
     if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(datadir, "regtest", ".cookie")):
-        with open(os.path.join(datadir, "regtest", ".cookie"), 'r') as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(datadir, "regtest", ".cookie"), 'r', encoding="ascii") as f:
             userpass = f.read()
             split_userpass = userpass.split(':')
             user = split_userpass[0]

test/functional/test_runner.py

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def main():
     # Read config generated by configure.
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
     configfile = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)) + "/../config.ini"
-    config.read_file(open(configfile))
+    config.read_file(open(configfile, encoding="utf8"))
 
     passon_args.append("--configfile=%s" % configfile)
 
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class RPCCoverage():
         if not os.path.isfile(coverage_ref_filename):
             raise RuntimeError("No coverage reference found")
 
-        with open(coverage_ref_filename, 'r') as coverage_ref_file:
+        with open(coverage_ref_filename, 'r', encoding="utf8") as coverage_ref_file:
             all_cmds.update([line.strip() for line in coverage_ref_file.readlines()])
 
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(self.dir):
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ class RPCCoverage():
                     coverage_filenames.add(os.path.join(root, filename))
 
         for filename in coverage_filenames:
-            with open(filename, 'r') as coverage_file:
+            with open(filename, 'r', encoding="utf8") as coverage_file:
                 covered_cmds.update([line.strip() for line in coverage_file.readlines()])
 
         return all_cmds - covered_cmds

test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class MultiWalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(['-walletdir=bad'], 'Error: Specified -walletdir "bad" does not exist')
         # should not initialize if the specified walletdir is not a directory
         not_a_dir = wallet_dir('notadir')
-        open(not_a_dir, 'a').close()
+        open(not_a_dir, 'a', encoding="utf8").close()
         self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(['-walletdir=' + not_a_dir], 'Error: Specified -walletdir "' + not_a_dir + '" is not a directory')
 
         self.log.info("Do not allow -zapwallettxes with multiwallet")