specify encoding when reading text files

files/__main__.py

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def before_request():
 
 	ua = g.agent.lower()
 
-	with open('site_settings.json', 'r') as f:
+	with open('site_settings.json', 'r', encoding='utf_8') as f:
 		app.config['SETTINGS'] = json.load(f)
 
 	if request.host != app.config["SERVER_NAME"]: return {"error":"Unauthorized host provided."}, 401

files/routes/admin.py

@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@ def admin_git_head():
 	# Also, a malicious branch name would mean someone already owned the server
 	# or repo, so I think this isn't a weak link.
 	try:
-		with open('.git/HEAD') as head_f:
+		with open('.git/HEAD', encoding='utf_8') as head_f:
 			head_txt = head_f.read()
 			head_path = re.match('ref: (refs/.+)', head_txt).group(1)
-			with open('.git/' + head_path) as ref_f:
+			with open('.git/' + head_path, encoding='utf_8') as ref_f:
 				gitref = ref_f.read()[0:short_len]
 	except:
 		return '<unable to read>'
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def admin_git_head():
 def change_settings(v, setting):
 	site_settings = app.config['SETTINGS']
 	site_settings[setting] = not site_settings[setting] 
-	with open("site_settings.json", "w") as f:
+	with open("site_settings.json", "w", encoding='utf_8') as f:
 		json.dump(site_settings, f)
 
 	if site_settings[setting]: word = 'enable'

files/routes/static.py

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def settings_security(v):
 
 @app.get("/.well-known/assetlinks.json")
 def googleplayapp():
-	with open("files/assets/assetlinks.json", "r") as f:
+	with open("files/assets/assetlinks.json", "r", encoding='utf_8') as f:
 		return Response(f.read(), mimetype='application/json')