Defining an image throws an error (encoding declaration in Unicode string)

[PastelWolf88]

I've been trying to put in an image like this in the beginning of script.rpy:

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image begin = "image1.png"

And call that image.

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show begin

But this throws an error:

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File "game/script.rpy", line 0: encoding declaration in Unicode string

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 7.4.8.1895

What does that mean? What's wrong with my picture? How can I fix it?

[Per K Grok]

I've been trying to put in an image like this in the beginning of script.rpy:

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image begin = "image1.png"

And call that image.

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show begin

But this throws an error:

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File "game/script.rpy", line 0: encoding declaration in Unicode string

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 7.4.8.1895

What does that mean? What's wrong with my picture? How can I fix it?

Are you sure it is a problem with the image?

If you remove the code defining and showing that image, does the script work then?
If so. If you put the code back but with a different image, does it work then?

[PastelWolf88]

I've been trying to put in an image like this in the beginning of script.rpy:

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image begin = "image1.png"

And call that image.

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show begin

But this throws an error:

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File "game/script.rpy", line 0: encoding declaration in Unicode string

Ren'Py Version: Ren'Py 7.4.8.1895

What does that mean? What's wrong with my picture? How can I fix it?

Are you sure it is a problem with the image?

If you remove the code defining and showing that image, does the script work then?
If so. If you put the code back but with a different image, does it work then?

I changed the picture and apparently the picture is not the problem. I can put that picture into previous projects... But for some reason I can't put background pictures into this one. Maybe this is an OS problem, this didn't happen before I switched to Linux Ubuntu. Or maybe a problem with Atom. Maybe I'll try with Windows 10 before I start pointing fingers.