Python: Office 365 alerts on Linux

It is possible to use Microsoft's Office 365 with native Linux clients for mail and calendar:

• Mozilla's Thunderbird with the Lightning plugin and the EWS provider
• GNOME's Evolution

However, neither have proven reliable. The web interface is good but being browser based has meeting and new mail alert limitations. Fortunately, Office 365 has a REST API...

Some familiarity with Python is assumed.

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I18N: comparing character encoding in C, C#, Java, Python and Ruby

Don't assume that the character handling conventions you've learnt in one language/platform will automatically apply in others. I've selected a cross-section of popular languages to contrast the different ways character encoding is handled.

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