BUG: closes #777, high ascii cannot be displayed in console

Author: adamklein

pandas/core/common.py

@@ -502,7 +502,10 @@ def _asarray_tuplesafe(values, dtype=None):
 
 def _stringify(col):
     # unicode workaround
-    return unicode(col)
+    try:
+        return unicode(col)
+    except UnicodeError:
+        return console_encode(col)
 
 def _maybe_make_list(obj):
     if obj is not None and not isinstance(obj, (tuple, list)):

pandas/tests/test_format.py

@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ def test_to_string_unicode_two(self):
         buf = StringIO()
         dm.to_string(buf)
 
+    def test_to_string_unicode_three(self):
+        dm = DataFrame(['\xc2'])
+        buf = StringIO()
+        dm.to_string(buf)
+
     def test_to_string_with_formatters_unicode(self):
         df = DataFrame({u'c/\u03c3':[1,2,3]})
         result = df.to_string(formatters={u'c/\u03c3': lambda x: '%s' % x})