[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2009780 ] UnicodeDecodeError on version 211

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Bugs item #2009780, was opened at 2008-07-03 15:42
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Category: pythonwin
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Steven Doyle (steven_doyle)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: UnicodeDecodeError on version 211

Initial Comment:
Clean install of python 2.5.2 and windows extensions version 211.

After calling my own COM object

moniker = win32com.client.Dispatch('MXApi.MXMoniker')
moniker.ParseDisplayName("live/chain.fx/global/usd/default")

results in a UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte ... error.

Reinstalling version 210 again and the problem goes away.

Any ideas?

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>Comment By: Steven Doyle (steven_doyle)
Date: 2008-07-04 10:50

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ok here is my traceback for the error:

>>> import win32com.client
>>> moniker = win32com.client.Dispatch('MXApi.MXMoniker')
>>> moniker.ParseDisplayName("live/chain.fx/global/usd/default")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
    moniker.ParseDisplayName("live/chain.fx/global/usd/default")
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
line 467, in __getattr__
    if self._olerepr_.mapFuncs.has_key(attr): return
self._make_method_(attr)
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
line 295, in _make_method_
    methodCodeList =
self._olerepr_.MakeFuncMethod(self._olerepr_.mapFuncs[name], methodName,0)
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
297, in MakeFuncMethod
    return self.MakeDispatchFuncMethod(entry, name, bMakeClass)
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
318, in MakeDispatchFuncMethod
    s = linePrefix + 'def ' + name + '(self' + BuildCallList(fdesc, names,
defNamedOptArg, defNamedNotOptArg, defUnnamedArg, defOutArg) + '):'
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
604, in BuildCallList
    argName = MakePublicAttributeName(argName)
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in MakePublicAttributeName
    return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars,
className)
  File "C:\apps\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in <lambda>
    return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars,
className)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x83 in position 52:
ordinal not in range(128)
>>> 


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Comment By: Michiel Overtoom (motoom)
Date: 2008-07-04 09:40

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I get the same error as steven_doyle with version 211 when I try to access
MS-Word or ADO via Win32com.  I include a full traceback:

>>> import win32com.client
>>> word = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch ("Word.Application")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
    word = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch ("Word.Application")
  File "C:\Ap\Python\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\gencache.py", line
536, in EnsureDispatch
    mod = EnsureModule(tla[0], tla[1], tla[3], tla[4],
bForDemand=bForDemand)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\gencache.py", line
520, in EnsureModule
    module = MakeModuleForTypelib(typelibCLSID, lcid, major, minor,
progressInstance, bForDemand = bForDemand, bBuildHidden = bBuildHidden)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\gencache.py", line
287, in MakeModuleForTypelib
    makepy.GenerateFromTypeLibSpec( (typelibCLSID, lcid, major, minor),
progressInstance=progressInstance, bForDemand = bForDemand, bBuildHidden =
bBuildHidden)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\makepy.py", line
275, in GenerateFromTypeLibSpec
    gen.generate(fileUse, bForDemand)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\genpy.py", line
770, in generate
    self.do_generate()
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\genpy.py", line
831, in do_generate
    oleItems, enumItems, recordItems, vtableItems =
self.BuildOleItemsFromType()
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\genpy.py", line
739, in BuildOleItemsFromType
    newItem = EnumerationItem(info, attr, doc)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\genpy.py", line
180, in __init__
    build.OleItem.__init__(self, doc)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line 91,
in __init__
    self.python_name = MakePublicAttributeName(self.doc[0])
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in MakePublicAttributeName
    return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars,
className)
  File "C:\Ap\Python\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in <lambda>
    return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars,
className)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x83 in position 52:
ordinal not in range(128)
>>> 





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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2008-07-04 00:22

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Can you please include the full traceback you see?

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