--- a/QScintilla/QsciScintillaCompat.py Fri Jul 24 18:44:45 2015 +0200 +++ b/QScintilla/QsciScintillaCompat.py Sat Jul 25 12:58:42 2015 +0200 @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ except AttributeError: rangeHigh = list(range(40, 128)) - f = font.family().encode() + f = font.family().encode("utf-8") ps = font.pointSize() weight = -font.weight() italic = font.italic()