Set mysql connection charset to utf8

services/utils.py

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_mirror(status, id, row):
 def getconn():
     db = settings.SERVICES_DATABASE
     return mysql.connect(host=db['HOST'], user=db['USER'],
-                         passwd=db['PASSWORD'], db=db['NAME'])
+                         passwd=db['PASSWORD'], db=db['NAME'], charset='utf8')
 
 
 mypool = pool.QueuePool(getconn, max_overflow=10, pool_size=5, recycle=300)