=== modified file 'IPython/Magic.py'
--- IPython/Magic.py	2008-07-06 16:54:20 +0000
+++ IPython/Magic.py	2008-07-13 11:45:55 +0000
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@
         import timeit
         import math
 
-        units = ["s", "ms", "\xc2\xb5s", "ns"]
+        units = [u"s", u"ms", u"\xb5s", u"ns"]
         scaling = [1, 1e3, 1e6, 1e9]
 
         opts, stmt = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'n:r:tcp:',
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@
             order = min(-int(math.floor(math.log10(best)) // 3), 3)
         else:
             order = 3
-        print "%d loops, best of %d: %.*g %s per loop" % (number, repeat,
+        print u"%d loops, best of %d: %.*g %s per loop" % (number, repeat,
                                                           precision,
                                                           best * scaling[order],
                                                           units[order])