rpkg

#205 Unicode error in command new
Closed: Fixed Opened by cqi.

Closed: Fixed
Reopen Issue

This happens with GitPython 2.x. When string returned from Commands.new contains Unicode characters, this error occurs

Could not execute new: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xed' in position 2074: ordinal not in range(128)

Metadata Update from @cqi:
- Issue set to the milestone: 1.50

Metadata Update from @cqi:
- Issue assigned to cqi

fedpkg-1.28-1.fc25.noarch

Steps to replicate

docker run --rm -i -t fedora:25 /bin/bash
dnf install -y fedpkg
fedpkg clone -a rpkg
cd rpkg
fedpkg -d -v new
Creating repo object from /root/rpkg
Diffing from tag 1.47
Could not execute new: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xed' in position 1497: ordinal not in range(128)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/fedpkg", line 16, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/fedpkg/__main__.py", line 77, in main
    sys.exit(client.args.command())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyrpkg/cli.py", line 1271, in new
    print(self.cmd.new())
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xed' in position 1497: ordinal not in range(128)

Metadata Update from @cqi:
- Issue close_status updated to: Fixed
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
Metadata
None
None
None
None
Static archive. pagure.io was sunset in 2026; this is a read-only snapshot.
Red Hat Logo

Fedora is sponsored by Red Hat. Learn more about the relationship between Red Hat and Fedora »

© Red Hat, Inc. and others.