I'm trying to write a python script under z/OS, using IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3.13. I wrote the code under TSO OMVS and I got the following error trying to execute the code: SyntaxError: Non-UTF-8 code starting with 'çx97' in file /u/u0n6758/prova5.py on line 1, but no encoding declared; see peps.python.org/pep-0263/ for details In the text there some # and {}. If I change the # in £ and delete the {} the code is working. The problem is that I need the {} (I have to deal with json). I would not like to change all the special character on my script (the script was written on a Linux machine and there is working properly - I need to have it on USS now). I've tried to put in the second line the enconding statement, using both IBM1047 than UTF-8 ma it didn't work. I'm not sure about the encoding statement syntax on z/OS. I've used £-- coding: IBM1047 -- Can anybody help me please? thanks Fabiana Can anyone please me help me? where can I find documentation about syntax python under z/OS? Thanks everybody, have a nice day, Fabiana Continue reading...