Xcode 4.2 (build 4D199) + Python: Console output is different to the expected (e.g. no UTF-8 characters)

Question

I am using Python 3.2.2 in Xcode 4.2 (build 4D199) on Mac OS X 10.7.2 and as follows:

main.py

#coding=utf-8
print("ľťď", 1+1)
print("ľťď")

Output in the console (Shift+Cmd+C):

('\xc4\xbe\xc5\xa5\xc4\x8f', 2)
ľťď

Expected output (eg IDLE works well):

ľťď 2
ľťď

Now given the fact that it also includes the brackets, apostrophes and comma, I presume that this behaviour is a result of the console's debugging nature, hence the real question is probably how to make the console to show the final output. The behaviour however seems a bit inconsistent and since this is my first encounter with Xcode and Python, my question is rather broad.

TL;DR: Is it possible to make the Xcode's console to output the same as eg IDLE?

Answer 1

Now given the fact that it also includes the brackets, apostrophes and comma, I presume that this behaviour is a result of the console's debugging nature

It's not. This is the difference between Python 2 and 3.

$ python2
>>> print("ľťď", 1+1)
('\xc4\xbe\xc5\xa5\xc4\x8f', 2)

$ python3
>>> print("ľťď", 1+1)
ľťď 2

You're actually running two different Python versions. Since Python 3 is not backwards compatible, you should pick either 2 or 3 for your project and stick with it.