UnicodeEncodeError

[trunksn1]

First of all, I like this extension very much!

I'm using it to store fleeting notes of scientific articles I read. However, I've encountered a significant issue when trying to grasp strings containing non-English characters.

For example, if I try to grasp the string "protein α-actinin", I receive the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\trunk\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\grasp_backend\__main__.py", line 125, in do_POST
    self.handle_POST()
  File "C:\Users\trunk\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\grasp_backend\__main__.py", line 110, in handle_POST
    res = capture(**payload)
  File "C:\Users\trunk\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\grasp_backend\__main__.py", line 90, in capture
    append_org(
  File "C:\Users\trunk\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\grasp_backend\__main__.py", line 35, in append_org
    fo.write(org)
  File "C:\Users\trunk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 19, in encode
    return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_table)[0]
UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u03b1' in position 242: character maps to <undefined>
127.0.0.1 - - [05/Oct/2024 17:18:36] "POST /capture HTTP/1.1" 500 -

It seems that the issue arises from using characters like the Greek letter α. The encoding cp1252 cannot handle these characters, leading to a UnicodeEncodeError.

Is there a way to ensure that the extension supports Unicode characters, such as those used in non-English languages (e.g., Greek, accented letters, etc.)?

This is crucial for my workflow since I often work with scientific terms that include these symbols.

Thank you for your help and for developing this great tool!

[danilbraun]

same with cyrillic (russian) letters