diff --git a/scripts/spdxcheck.py b/scripts/spdxcheck.py index 3e784cf9f401..ebd06ae642c9 100755 --- a/scripts/spdxcheck.py +++ b/scripts/spdxcheck.py @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def read_spdxdata(repo): continue exception = None - for l in open(el.path).readlines(): + for l in open(el.path, encoding="utf-8").readlines(): if l.startswith('Valid-License-Identifier:'): lid = l.split(':')[1].strip().upper() if lid in spdx.licenses: