diff --git a/snippets/language-python.cson b/snippets/language-python.cson
index a4a6eac..35fd746 100644
--- a/snippets/language-python.cson
+++ b/snippets/language-python.cson
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 '.source.python':
   '#!/usr/bin/env python':
     'prefix': 'py'
-    'body': '#!/usr/bin/env python\n'
+    'body': '#!/usr/bin/env python\n# coding=utf-8\n'
   'Assert Equal':
     'prefix': 'ase'
     'body': 'self.assertEqual(${1:expected}, ${2:actual}${3:, \'${4:message}\'})$0'