how to avoid chcp when starting python from cmd

Question

I am a little tired of having to input first chcp 936 before using python with command line. (more details: my python version is 2.7, and os is Windows 8 and I am starting command line under the File menu of my project folder. )

936 represents coding for Simplified Chinese GBK; Python 2.7 seems to be unaware of code page 65001 (meaning utf-8) which is the default setting for my command line, and thus causes error whenever it runs a program.

So I wonder if it is possible to configure the cmd setting so that it uses code page 936 as the default setting.

Answer 1

Create a shortcut pointing to cmd /k "chcp 936"

EDITED - With the same idea, but to integrate into shell, save as .reg file and run

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;--------------------------------------------
; Create handler for right click on directory
;--------------------------------------------

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmdPython]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmdPython]
@="Open python command window here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmdPython\command]
@="cmd /k pushd \"%L\" & chcp 936"

;-------------------------------------------------------
; Create handler for right click on directory background
;-------------------------------------------------------

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmdPython]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmdPython]
@="Open python command window here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmdPython\command]
@="cmd /k pushd \"%L\" & chcp 936"

;----------------------------------------
; Create handler for right click on drive
;----------------------------------------

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmdPython]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmdPython]
@="Open python command window here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmdPython\command]
@="cmd /k pushd \"%L\" & chcp 936"

Answer 2

Create a batch file called c.bat and put it on the path: You can type c and press enter.

Additionally you can put the python command inside the batch file to accept parameters, if that fits in with your tasks.

@echo off
chcp 936

Alternately there is an autoexec.nt in the system32 folder which launches with cmd and you can add commands there.