diff --git a/scripts/arcamax.py b/scripts/arcamax.py
index f0309c5b0..93acabe75 100755
--- a/scripts/arcamax.py
+++ b/scripts/arcamax.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Script to get arcamax comics and save the info in a JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -75,14 +76,17 @@ def has_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    for name, shortname in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        if has_comic(name):
-            prefix = '#'
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r)" % (prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(shortname)))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, shortname in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            if has_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'#'
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r)\n" % (prefix, str(truncate_name(name)),
+              str(shortname)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/comicfury.py b/scripts/comicfury.py
index 9d8a2b50a..283275794 100755
--- a/scripts/comicfury.py
+++ b/scripts/comicfury.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Script to get arcamax comics and save the info in a JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -296,20 +297,22 @@ def has_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    min_comics = int(args[0])
-    for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        url, desc, num, genre, active = entry
-        if num < min_comics:
-            continue
-        if has_comic(name):
-            prefix = '#'
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r, %r)" % (
-          prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url), desc
-        ))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    min_comics = int(min_comics)
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            url, desc, num, genre, active = entry
+            if num < min_comics:
+                continue
+            if has_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'#'
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r, %r)\n" % (
+              prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url), desc
+            ))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/comicgenesis.py b/scripts/comicgenesis.py
index 633446781..52cdf8f66 100755
--- a/scripts/comicgenesis.py
+++ b/scripts/comicgenesis.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Script to get a list of ComicGenesis comics and save the info in a
 JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -429,19 +430,23 @@ def has_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    min_comics = int(args[0])
-    for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        url, num = entry
-        if num < min_comics:
-            continue
-        url = url.replace("comicgen.com", "comicgenesis.com")
-        if has_comic(name):
-            prefix = '#'
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r)" % (prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url)))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    min_comics = int(min_comics)
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            url, num = entry
+            if num < min_comics:
+                continue
+            url = url.replace("comicgen.com", "comicgenesis.com")
+            if has_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'#'
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r)\n" % (
+              prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url))
+            )
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/creators.py b/scripts/creators.py
index 51ac12a22..3f0778707 100755
--- a/scripts/creators.py
+++ b/scripts/creators.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Script to get a list of creators.com comics and save the info in a JSON file for
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
 import re
+import codecs
 import sys
 import os
 import requests
@@ -64,14 +65,18 @@ def has_gocomics_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print comics."""
-    for name, url in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        if has_gocomics_comic(name):
-            prefix = '# duplicate of gocomics '
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r)" % (prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url)))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, url in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            if has_gocomics_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'# duplicate of gocomics '
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r)\n" % (
+              prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url))
+            )
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/drunkduck.py b/scripts/drunkduck.py
index 4826581c8..1734b369f 100755
--- a/scripts/drunkduck.py
+++ b/scripts/drunkduck.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Script to get a list of drunkduck comics and save the info in a JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -205,18 +206,22 @@ def get_results():
     save_result(res, json_file)
 
 
-def print_results(min_strips):
+def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        path, num = entry
-        if num >= min_strips:
-            print("add(%r, %r)" % (str(truncate_name(name)), str(path)))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    min_comics = int(min_comics)
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            path, num = entry
+            if num >= min_comics:
+                fp.write(u"add(%r, %r)\n" % (
+                  str(truncate_name(name)), str(path)))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
-        print_results(int(sys.argv[1]))
+        print_results(sys.argv[1:])
     else:
         get_results()
diff --git a/scripts/gocomics.py b/scripts/gocomics.py
index 78ff8e7a8..51e67ae78 100755
--- a/scripts/gocomics.py
+++ b/scripts/gocomics.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Script to get a list of gocomics and save the info in a JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -97,10 +98,14 @@ def get_results():
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    for name, shortname in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        print("add(%r, %r)" % (str(truncate_name(name)), str(shortname)))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, shortname in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            fp.write(u"add(%r, %r)\n" % (
+              str(truncate_name(name)), str(shortname))
+            )
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/keenspot.py b/scripts/keenspot.py
index c8376b9fc..46fcbc918 100755
--- a/scripts/keenspot.py
+++ b/scripts/keenspot.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Script to get a list of KeenSpot comics and save the info in a
 JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -122,18 +123,20 @@ def has_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics."""
-    for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        url, desc = entry
-        if has_comic(name):
-            prefix = '#'
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        name = truncate_name(name).encode('utf-8')
-        url = url.encode('utf-8')
-        desc = desc.encode('utf-8')
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r, %r)" % (prefix, name, url, desc))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            url, desc = entry
+            if has_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'#'
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            name = truncate_name(name)
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r, %r)\n" % (
+              prefix, str(name), str(url), desc)
+            )
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/smackjeeves.py b/scripts/smackjeeves.py
index 417077786..7eb2e8013 100755
--- a/scripts/smackjeeves.py
+++ b/scripts/smackjeeves.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Script to get a list of smackjeeves.com comics and save the info in a JSON file for further processing.
 """
 from __future__ import print_function
+import codecs
 import re
 import sys
 import os
@@ -317,20 +318,22 @@ def has_comic(name):
 
 def print_results(args):
     """Print all comics that have at least the given number of minimum comic strips."""
-    min_comics = int(args[0])
-    for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
-        if name in exclude_comics:
-            continue
-        url, num, desc, adult, bounce = entry
-        if num < min_comics:
-            continue
-        if has_comic(name):
-            prefix = '#'
-        else:
-            prefix = ''
-        print("%sadd(%r, %r, %r, %s, %s)" % (
-          prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url), desc, adult, bounce
-        ))
+    min_comics, filename = args
+    min_comics = int(min_comics)
+    with codecs.open(filename, 'a', 'utf-8') as fp:
+        for name, entry in sorted(load_result(json_file).items()):
+            if name in exclude_comics:
+                continue
+            url, num, desc, adult, bounce = entry
+            if num < min_comics:
+                continue
+            if has_comic(name):
+                prefix = u'#'
+            else:
+                prefix = u''
+            fp.write(u"%sadd(%r, %r, %r, %s, %s)\n" % (
+              prefix, str(truncate_name(name)), str(url), desc, adult, bounce
+            ))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/update_plugins.sh b/scripts/update_plugins.sh
index a8433aa1f..59e17e00c 100755
--- a/scripts/update_plugins.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_plugins.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ for script in $list; do
   target="${d}/../dosagelib/plugins/${script}.py"
   echo "Upating $target"
   "${d}/removeafter.py" "$target" "# DO NOT REMOVE"
-  "${d}/${script}.py" $mincomics >> "$target"
+  "${d}/${script}.py" $mincomics "$target"
 done