diff --git a/general/g.proj/input.c b/general/g.proj/input.c
index 9c6f3eb071c..a4f39829d65 100644
--- a/general/g.proj/input.c
+++ b/general/g.proj/input.c
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ int input_wkt(char *wktfile)
 <<<<<<< HEAD
 <<<<<<< HEAD
 <<<<<<< HEAD
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+>>>>>>> 7e7871fd90 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
         size_t wktlen;
 
         wktlen = fread(buff, 1, sizeof(buff), infd);
@@ -133,8 +136,11 @@ int input_wkt(char *wktfile)
         /* Get rid of newlines */
         G_squeeze(buff);
 =======
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 =======
 >>>>>>> 7c10386e82 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
+=======
+>>>>>>> 7e7871fd90 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
 	size_t wktlen;
 
 	wktlen = fread(buff, 1, sizeof(buff), infd);
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ int input_wkt(char *wktfile)
 	buff[wktlen] = '\0';
 	/* Get rid of newlines */
 	G_squeeze(buff);
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 >>>>>>> b3579a4902 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
 =======
         size_t wktlen;
@@ -171,6 +178,9 @@ int input_wkt(char *wktfile)
 >>>>>>> 6cf60c76a4 (wxpyimgview: explicit conversion to int (#2704))
 =======
 >>>>>>> 8422103f4c (wxpyimgview: explicit conversion to int (#2704))
+=======
+>>>>>>> 7c10386e82 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
+>>>>>>> 7e7871fd90 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
     }
     else
         G_fatal_error(_("Unable to open file '%s' for reading"), wktfile);
diff --git a/python/grass/.flake8 b/python/grass/.flake8
index 39d17847f48..913ecdad159 100644
--- a/python/grass/.flake8
+++ b/python/grass/.flake8
@@ -5,16 +5,22 @@ ignore =
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 <<<<<<< HEAD
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+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+>>>>>>> 7e7871fd90 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
 =======
     E722, # do not use bare 'except'
 >>>>>>> 7e8f036e2d (pythonlib: Remove star imports (#1546))
 =======
 >>>>>>> 7c10386e82 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 =======
 =======
     E722, # do not use bare 'except'
 >>>>>>> 7e8f036e2d (pythonlib: Remove star imports (#1546))
 >>>>>>> 57aff3a06a (pythonlib: Remove star imports (#1546))
+=======
+>>>>>>> 7e7871fd90 (g.proj: fix reading input WKT (#1582))
 
 per-file-ignores =
     # C wrappers call libgis.G_gisinit before importing other modules.
diff --git a/scripts/g.extension/g.extension.py b/scripts/g.extension/g.extension.py
index c2cf45bb89a..7e1c3130789 100644
--- a/scripts/g.extension/g.extension.py
+++ b/scripts/g.extension/g.extension.py
@@ -584,6 +584,29 @@ def replace_shebang_win(python_file):
     os.rename(tmp_name, python_file)  # rename temp to original name
 
 
+def replace_shebang_win(python_file):
+    """
+    Replaces "python" with "python3" in python files
+    using UTF8 encoding on MS Windows
+    """
+
+    cur_dir = os.path.dirname(python_file)
+    tmp_name = os.path.join(cur_dir, gscript.tempname(12))
+
+    with codecs.open(python_file, "r", encoding="utf8") as in_file, codecs.open(
+        tmp_name, "w", encoding="utf8"
+    ) as out_file:
+
+        for line in in_file:
+            new_line = line.replace(
+                "#!/usr/bin/env python\n", "#!/usr/bin/env python3\n"
+            )
+            out_file.write(new_line)
+
+    os.remove(python_file)  # remove original
+    os.rename(tmp_name, python_file)  # rename temp to original name
+
+
 def urlretrieve(url, filename, *args, **kwargs):
     """Same function as 'urlretrieve', but with the ability to
     define headers.