ansi_to_utf8.py

#!/bin/python

# References:
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/15502713/6846888
# http://python-notes.curiousefficiency.org/en/latest/python3/text_file_processing.html

import os
import sys

path = os.path.dirname(__file__)

file_name = 'some_input_ansi_file.txt'

if __name__ == "__main__":
    with open(os.path.join(path, './' + file_name), 'r', encoding='cp1252') as f1:
        lines = f1.read()
        
        f2 = open(os.path.join(path, './' + 'output_utf8_file.txt'), 'w', encoding='utf-8')
        f2.write(lines)
        f2.close()