6 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/branding.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/branding.py
index 1d463c5b..7e531011 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/branding.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/branding.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class BrandingManager(commands.Cog):
 
     def _read_config(self) -> t.Dict[str, bool]:
         """Read and return persistent config file."""
-        with self.config_file.open("r") as persistent_file:
+        with self.config_file.open("r", encoding="utf8") as persistent_file:
             return json.load(persistent_file)
 
     def _write_config(self, key: str, value: bool) -> None:
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class BrandingManager(commands.Cog):
         current_config = self._read_config()
         current_config[key] = value
 
-        with self.config_file.open("w") as persistent_file:
+        with self.config_file.open("w", encoding="utf8") as persistent_file:
             json.dump(current_config, persistent_file)
 
     async def _daemon_func(self) -> None:
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/magic_8ball.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/magic_8ball.py
index c10f1f51..f974e487 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/magic_8ball.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/magic_8ball.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Magic8ball(commands.Cog):
 
     def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
         self.bot = bot
-        with open(Path("bot/resources/evergreen/magic8ball.json"), "r") as file:
+        with open(Path("bot/resources/evergreen/magic8ball.json"), "r", encoding="utf8") as file:
             self.answers = json.load(file)
 
     @commands.command(name="8ball")
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/recommend_game.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/recommend_game.py
index 7cd52c2c..5e262a5b 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/recommend_game.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/recommend_game.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ game_recs = []
 
 # Populate the list `game_recs` with resource files
 for rec_path in Path("bot/resources/evergreen/game_recs").glob("*.json"):
-    with rec_path.open(encoding='utf-8') as file:
+    with rec_path.open(encoding='utf8') as file:
         data = json.load(file)
     game_recs.append(data)
 shuffle(game_recs)
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/snakes/converter.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/snakes/converter.py
index d4e93b56..55609b8e 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/snakes/converter.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/snakes/converter.py
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ class Snake(Converter):
         """Build list of snakes from the static snake resources."""
         # Get all the snakes
         if cls.snakes is None:
-            with (SNAKE_RESOURCES / "snake_names.json").open() as snakefile:
+            with (SNAKE_RESOURCES / "snake_names.json").open(encoding="utf8") as snakefile:
                 cls.snakes = json.load(snakefile)
 
         # Get the special cases
         if cls.special_cases is None:
-            with (SNAKE_RESOURCES / "special_snakes.json").open() as snakefile:
+            with (SNAKE_RESOURCES / "special_snakes.json").open(encoding="utf8") as snakefile:
                 special_cases = json.load(snakefile)
             cls.special_cases = {snake['name'].lower(): snake for snake in special_cases}
 
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/speedrun.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/speedrun.py
index 4e8d7aee..21aad5aa 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/speedrun.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/speedrun.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from random import choice
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-with Path('bot/resources/evergreen/speedrun_links.json').open(encoding="utf-8") as file:
+with Path('bot/resources/evergreen/speedrun_links.json').open(encoding="utf8") as file:
     LINKS = json.load(file)
 
 
diff --git a/bot/exts/evergreen/trivia_quiz.py b/bot/exts/evergreen/trivia_quiz.py
index c1a271e8..8dceceac 100644
--- a/bot/exts/evergreen/trivia_quiz.py
+++ b/bot/exts/evergreen/trivia_quiz.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TriviaQuiz(commands.Cog):
     def load_questions() -> dict:
         """Load the questions from the JSON file."""
         p = Path("bot", "resources", "evergreen", "trivia_quiz.json")
-        with p.open() as json_data:
+        with p.open(encoding="utf8") as json_data:
             questions = json.load(json_data)
             return questions