merge from futz2 branch

pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py

@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
         else:
             # TODO: out_path should be sanity checked.
             out_dir = os.path.dirname(self.out_path)
-            if not os.path.isdir(out_dir):
+            if not os.path.isdir(out_dir) and out_dir != '':
                 log.info("Creating directory '%s'" % out_dir)
                 os.makedirs(out_dir)
             try:
-                self.out_fh = open(self.out_path, 'w')
+                self.out_fh = codecs.open(self.out_path, 'w', 'cp1252')
                 log.debug("out_path %s opened as %s" % (self.out_path, self.out_fh))
             except:
                 log.error("out_path %s couldn't be opened" % (self.out_path))
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ which it expects to find at self.re_TailSplitHands -- see for e.g. Everleaf.py.
         self.obs = self.obs.replace('\r\n', '\n')
         if self.obs == "" or self.obs == None:
             log.info("Read no hands.")
-            return
+            return []
         return re.split(self.re_SplitHands,  self.obs)
         
     def processHand(self, handText):