X-Git-Url: http://git.veekun.com/zzz-pokedex.git/blobdiff_plain/bad044d1d8753cf96a3cf0dc2236ffcb416dcc47..4c89607b64096bf6662c80da3a0ee420738cd63b:/pokedex/db/__init__.py

diff --git a/pokedex/db/__init__.py b/pokedex/db/__init__.py
index 0641391..c9b739d 100644
--- a/pokedex/db/__init__.py
+++ b/pokedex/db/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ def connect(uri):
         if 'charset' not in uri:
             uri += '?charset=utf8'
 
-        # Tables should be InnoDB, in the event that we're creating them
+        # Tables should be InnoDB, in the event that we're creating them, and
+        # use UTF-8 goddammit!
         for table in metadata.tables.values():
             table.kwargs['mysql_engine'] = 'InnoDB'
+            table.kwargs['mysql_charset'] = 'utf8'
 
     ### Connect
     engine = create_engine(uri)