#724049 Error: Use of the encoding pragma is deprecated at /usr/bin/gwhois line 80

#724049#5
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2013-09-22 14:47:13 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

When running gwhois, it outputs to stderr:
Use of the encoding pragma is deprecated at /usr/bin/gwhois line 80.

Line 80 is:
use encoding ':locale';