# How Can I read non-ascii FileNames from pvpython

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-read-non-ascii-filenames-from-pvpython/3121
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [December 5, 2019, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-read-non-ascii-filenames-from-pvpython/3121 "2019-12-05T08:32:51Z")
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### Author: ![ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ymjia)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-read-non-ascii-filenames-from-pvpython/3121/15 "2020-04-10T11:33:52Z")

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Thanks for your reply, I have tested master(12606e87b7bd9b258c79f9146a48b001541fffb0) cloned today(2020.04.10).  
Things seems got worse:  
I compiled from master, it can read files with all ascii charactors path, but when I try to open a file with non-ascii char, here is the gif:

 ![pv_encode](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4810d075781cb9a62db218708cdb837bd1a90fce.gif)

If I drag that file in, ParaView will print error message:

 ![drag](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/41c859d67b480984fcea2abddbac21b5f83ca3f0.gif)

I have tested both the windows installer [here](https://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/download.php?submit=Download&version=v5.8&type=binary&os=Windows&downloadFile=ParaView-5.8.0-Windows-Python3.7-msvc2015-64bit.exe) and compiled version from master, error message is same.

I have a version 5.6 build, in my pc, it can read this file:

 ![pv56](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/db34d2a911f62560ce235830180f9f6eff34b6ec.gif)

So Is there somothing I have missed in CMake Configuration or Operating System settings?

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