old_contents: import time
  import sys
  import os
  import glob
  
  sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], '../../'))
  from instabot import Bot
  
  posted_pic_list = []
  try:
      with open('pics.txt', 'r') as f:
          posted_pic_list = f.read().splitlines()
  except Exception:
      posted_pic_list = []
  
  timeout = 24 * 60 * 60  # pics will be posted every 24 hours
  
  bot = Bot()
  bot.login()
  
  while True:
      pics = glob.glob("./pics/*.jpg")
      pics = sorted(pics)
      try:
          for pic in pics:
              if pic in posted_pic_list:
                  continue
  
              caption = pic[:-4].split(" ")
              caption = " ".join(caption[1:])
  
              print("upload: " + caption)
              bot.uploadPhoto(pic, caption=caption)
              if bot.LastResponse.status_code != 200:
                  print(bot.LastResponse)
                  # snd msg
                  break
  
              if pic not in posted_pic_list:
                  posted_pic_list.append(pic)
                  with open('pics.txt', 'a') as f:
                      f.write(pic + "\n")
  
              time.sleep(timeout)
  
      except Exception as e:
          print(str(e))
      time.sleep(60)
  
new_contents: import glob
  import os
  import sys
  import time
  
  from io import open
  
  sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], '../../'))
  from instabot import Bot
  
  posted_pic_list = []
  try:
      with open('pics.txt', 'r', encoding='utf8') as f:
          posted_pic_list = f.read().splitlines()
  except Exception:
      posted_pic_list = []
  
  timeout = 24 * 60 * 60  # pics will be posted every 24 hours
  
  bot = Bot()
  bot.login()
  
  while True:
      pics = glob.glob("./pics/*.jpg")
      pics = sorted(pics)
      try:
          for pic in pics:
              if pic in posted_pic_list:
                  continue
  
              caption = pic[:-4].split(" ")
              caption = " ".join(caption[1:])
  
              print("upload: " + caption)
              bot.uploadPhoto(pic, caption=caption)
              if bot.LastResponse.status_code != 200:
                  print(bot.LastResponse)
                  # snd msg
                  break
  
              if pic not in posted_pic_list:
                  posted_pic_list.append(pic)
                  with open('pics.txt', 'a', encoding='utf8') as f:
                      f.write(pic + "\n")
  
              time.sleep(timeout)
  
      except Exception as e:
          print(str(e))
      time.sleep(60)
  
subject: Add utf-8 in autopost example