Load and save character files in UTF-8

modules/chat.py

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def load_character(_character, name1, name2):
     shared.history['visible'] = []
     if _character != 'None':
         shared.character = _character
-        data = json.loads(open(Path(f'characters/{_character}.json'), 'r').read())
+        data = json.loads(open(Path(f'characters/{_character}.json'), 'r', encoding='utf-8').read())
         name2 = data['char_name']
         if 'char_persona' in data and data['char_persona'] != '':
             context += f"{data['char_name']}'s Persona: {data['char_persona']}\n"
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ def upload_character(json_file, img, tavern=False):
         i += 1
     if tavern:
         outfile_name = f'TavernAI-{outfile_name}'
-    with open(Path(f'characters/{outfile_name}.json'), 'w') as f:
+    with open(Path(f'characters/{outfile_name}.json'), 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         f.write(json_file)
     if img is not None:
         img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(img))