Add UTF-8 encoding to all open statements

setup.py

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ theme = handle_input(
 loader = Loader("Attempting to save your credentials...", "Done!").start()
 # you can also put a while loop here, e.g. while VideoIsBeingMade == True: ...
 console.print("Writing to the .env file...")
-with open(".env", "w") as f:
+with open(".env", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     f.write(
         f"""REDDIT_CLIENT_ID="{client_id}"
 REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET="{client_sec}"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ OPACITY={opacity}
 """
     )
 
-with open(".setup-done-before", "w") as f:
+with open(".setup-done-before", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     f.write(
         "This file blocks the setup assistant from running again. Delete this file to run setup again."
     )

utils/checker.py

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ def check_env() -> bool:
         return True
     if not os.path.exists(".env"):
         console.print("[red]Couldn't find the .env file, creating one now.")
-        with open(".env", "x") as file:
+        with open(".env", "x", encoding="utf-8") as file:
             file.write("")
     success = True
-    with open(".env.template", "r") as template:
+    with open(".env.template", "r", encoding="utf-8") as template:
         # req_envs = [env.split("=")[0] for env in template.readlines() if "=" in env]
         matching = {}
         explanations = {}
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def check_env() -> bool:
         console.print("[red]Aborting: Unresolved missing variables")
         return False
     if len(incorrect):
-        with open(".env", "r+") as env_file:
+        with open(".env", "r+", encoding="utf-8") as env_file:
             lines = []
             for line in env_file.readlines():
                 line.split("=")[0].strip() not in incorrect and lines.append(line)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def check_env() -> bool:
             env_file.write("\n".join(lines))
             env_file.truncate()
         console.print("[green]Successfully removed incorrectly set variables from .env")
-    with open(".env", "a") as env_file:
+    with open(".env", "a", encoding="utf-8") as env_file:
         for env in missing:
             env_file.write(
                 env

utils/subreddit.py

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ def get_subreddit_undone(submissions: list, subreddit):
     """
     recursively checks if the top submission in the list was already done.
     """
-    with open("./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r") as done_vids_raw:
+    with open(
+        "./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r", encoding="utf-8"
+    ) as done_vids_raw:
         done_videos = json.load(done_vids_raw)
     for submission in submissions:
         if already_done(done_videos, submission):

utils/videos.py

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ def check_done(
         dict[str]|None: Reddit object in args
     """
 
-    with open("./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r") as done_vids_raw:
+    with open(
+        "./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r", encoding="utf-8"
+    ) as done_vids_raw:
         done_videos = json.load(done_vids_raw)
     for video in done_videos:
         if video["id"] == str(redditobj):

video_creation/final_video.py

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def save_data(filename: str):
     Args:
         filename (str): The finished video title name
     """
-    with open("./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r+") as raw_vids:
+    with open("./video_creation/data/videos.json", "r+", encoding="utf-8") as raw_vids:
         done_vids = json.load(raw_vids)
         if str(subreddit.submission.id) in [video["id"] for video in done_vids]:
             return  # video already done but was specified to continue anyway in the .env file

video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py

@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ def download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object: dict[str], screenshot_nu
         context = browser.new_context()
 
         if getenv("THEME").upper() == "DARK":
-            cookie_file = open("./video_creation/data/cookie-dark-mode.json")
+            cookie_file = open(
+                "./video_creation/data/cookie-dark-mode.json", encoding="utf-8"
+            )
         else:
-            cookie_file = open("./video_creation/data/cookie-light-mode.json")
+            cookie_file = open(
+                "./video_creation/data/cookie-light-mode.json", encoding="utf-8"
+            )
         cookies = json.load(cookie_file)
         context.add_cookies(cookies)  # load preference cookies
         # Get the thread screenshot