Yea, use Python2, don't use Unicode, but please add information to a registration form like:
"due to our programmers' limitations please don't enter your first name or last name as your write it, use only ASCII characters, otherwise our servers may blow up".
PS) This is what I had to work on last year. Happy US programmers who know nothing except English. And suddenly the software blew up, just because a client wanted to enter his name.
PS) This is what I had to work on last year. Happy US programmers who know nothing except English. And suddenly the software blew up, just because a client wanted to enter his name.