The default encoding of Python sources is UTF-8

Python 3 assumes the encoding is UTF-8 by default, and so do or should do tools such as text editors when opening Python files. No need to explicitly set `*- coding: utf-8 -*-`.
pypa · Nov 20, 2022 · 069dca9 · 069dca9
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diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',

diff --git a/setuptools/command/upload_docs.py b/setuptools/command/upload_docs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """upload_docs
 
 Implements a Distutils 'upload_docs' subcommand (upload documentation to

diff --git a/setuptools/dist.py b/setuptools/dist.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 __all__ = ['Distribution']
 
 import io

diff --git a/setuptools/tests/script-with-bom.py b/setuptools/tests/script-with-bom.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-result = 'passed'
+result = 'passed'
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py b/setuptools/tests/test_manifest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """sdist tests"""
 
 import contextlib

diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_msvc14.py b/setuptools/tests/test_msvc14.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 Tests for msvc support module (msvc14 unit tests).
 """

diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_wheel.py b/setuptools/tests/test_wheel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 """wheel tests
 """