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diff --git a/python/lilylib.py b/python/lilylib.py
index 4372234593..f9cbff2c60 100644
--- a/python/lilylib.py
+++ b/python/lilylib.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import glob
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
-import string
 import sys
 import optparse
 
@@ -38,19 +37,36 @@ if os.environ.has_key ('LILYPOND_DATADIR') :
 sys.path.insert (0, os.path.join (datadir, 'python'))
 
 
-
+# Python 2.5 only accepts strings with proper Python internal encoding
+# (i.e. ASCII or Unicode) when writing to stdout/stderr, so we must
+# use ugettext iso gettext, and encode the string when writing to
+# stdout/stderr
 
 localedir = '@localedir@'
 try:
     import gettext
-    gettext.bindtextdomain ('lilypond', localedir)
-    gettext.textdomain ('lilypond')
-    _ = gettext.gettext
+    t = gettext.translation ('lilypond', localedir)
+    _ = t.ugettext
 except:
     def _ (s):
 	return s
 underscore = _
-progress = sys.stderr.write 
+
+# Urg, Python 2.4 does not define stderr/stdout encoding
+# Maybe guess encoding from LANG/LC_ALL/LC_CTYPE?
+
+def encoded_write(f, s):
+    f.write (s.encode (f.encoding or 'utf_8'))
+
+# ugh, Python 2.5 optparse requires Unicode strings in some argument
+# functions, and refuse them in some other places
+def display_encode (s):
+    return s.encode (sys.stderr.encoding or 'utf_8')
+
+def stderr_write (s):
+    encoded_write (sys.stderr, s)
+
+progress = stderr_write
 
 # Modified version of the commands.mkarg(x), which always uses 
 # double quotes (since Windows can't handle the single quotes:
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ def strip_extension (f, ext):
 
 def search_exe_path (name):
     p = os.environ['PATH']
-    exe_paths = string.split (p, ':')
+    exe_paths = p.split (':')
     for e in exe_paths:
 	full = os.path.join (e, name)
 	if os.path.exists (full):