@Dennis that explains the problem. I need a pythonic way to get byte length then... hrm
those Unicode bytes cause headaches, i have to first Unicode-encode the strings, then do a length check on the bytes... that explains some headaches.
from this though that should fix my code.
@Dennis just saw the starred message about your friend passing away, my condolences.
(starwall didn't show on my tablet, but it shows here on my computer now)