# utf8

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## Understanding Unicode and UTF-8 Character Encoding

DevFeed: [Understanding Unicode and UTF-8 Character Encoding](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/finally-understanding-unicode-and-utf-8-35398.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/software/finally-understanding-unicode-and-utf-8/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2012-05-31T22:25:18Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [ASCII](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ascii.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>)

Tags: [ascii](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ascii.md>), [c-sharp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-sharp.md>), [encoding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encoding.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [unicode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unicode.md>), [utf8](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/utf8.md>)

### AI overview

This guide explains how Unicode code points represent characters and how UTF-8 stores them using one to four bytes. It compares Unicode, UTF-8, UTF-32, ASCII, and ISO-8859-1, with examples in Python and references to Java, .NET, Go, and Python.

### Source excerpt

Demystifying Unicode and UTF-8: A byte-sized guide to character encoding.

## Unicode in Python 2: Decode in, encode out

DevFeed: [Unicode in Python 2: Decode in, encode out](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/unicode-in-python-2-decode-in-encode-out-35482.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/software/unicode-in-python-2-decode-in-encode-out/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2011-08-10T23:24:40Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Django](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/django.md>)

Tags: [decoding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/decoding.md>), [encoding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encoding.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [practical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/practical.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [string](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/string.md>), [unicode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unicode.md>), [utf8](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/utf8.md>)

### AI overview

A practical guide to handling Unicode in Python 2. It explains how to decode input strings into Unicode, work with Unicode internally, and encode Unicode when producing output, with examples of input sources and common encodings.

### Source excerpt

"Decoding the Python 2 Unicode puzzle: A practical guide."

## MySQL quick reference

DevFeed: [MySQL quick reference](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mysql-quick-reference-35436.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/software/mysql-quick-reference/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2008-08-16T00:30:37Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Cheat sheet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cheatsheet.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [cheat-sheet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cheat-sheet.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [reference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reference.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [utf8](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/utf8.md>)

### AI overview

A concise MySQL command reference covering database and table queries, columns, indexes, foreign keys, auto-increment values, character-set variables, command-line database dumps and loads, imports and exports, DDL operations, and replication status commands.

### Source excerpt

"Your go-to MySQL command cheat sheet for quick reference."