diff --git a/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py b/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
index ea6168d..066131b 100755
--- a/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
+++ b/clyx-python/clyx/clyx.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class Clyx:
     else:
       r = fd.readline() if (fd is sys.stdin or fd.__class__.__name__ in ('FD0', 'Sock')) else fd.read()
       r = r.rstrip(b'\r\n' if isinstance(r, bytes) else '\r\n')
-      res = list(r) if isinstance(r, (bytes, bytearray)) else [ord(c) for c in r]
-      self._stack.append(res)
+      data = r.encode('utf-8') if isinstance(r, str) else r
+      self._stack.append(list(data))
   def _cmd_qset(self): i, v, x = self._stack.pop(), self._stack.pop(), self._stack.pop(); (v.pop(int(i)), v.insert(int(i), x)) if isinstance(v, list) else None; self._stack.append(v if isinstance(v, list) else None)
   def _exec_loop(self, c, b):
     while (self._exec_qform(c), self._stack.pop())[1]: self._exec_qform(b)