TypeError: decode() argument 1 must be string, not None

[Linuturk]

The new sync_folder_to_container looks awesome, but I'm getting a type error when I attempt to call it.

My script: https://github.com/Linuturk/www.onitato.com/blob/master/cf_pyrax.py

Output after the various credentials are supplied at the top of the file.

Syncing all objects to www.onitato.com container from folder /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/www.onitato.com/output/.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "cf_pyrax.py", line 25, in <module>
    upload_key, total_bytes = cf_ord.sync_folder_to_container(folder, container, delete=True, include_hidden=True, ignore_timestamps=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py", line 516, in sync_folder_to_container
    include_hidden=include_hidden, ignore_timestamps=ignore_timestamps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py", line 534, in _sync_folder_to_container
    include_hidden=include_hidden, ignore_timestamps=ignore_timestamps)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py", line 542, in _sync_folder_to_container
    obj = cont.get_object(fullname)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py", line 85, in get_object
    name = name.decode(pyrax.encoding)
TypeError: decode() argument 1 must be string, not None

[dustinfarris]

I got this error, too. I solved by setting encoding to UTF-8.

pyrax.encoding = "utf-8"

According to the documentation, the encoding is supposed to be UTF-8 by default. I think this is a bug.

[EdLeafe]

There is an error in line 25 of your script:

 upload_key, total_bytes = cf_ord.sync_folder_to_container(folder, container, delete=True, include_hidden=True, ignore_timestamps=True)

You are using the method signature for cf.upload_folder(); cf.sync_folder_to_container() doesn't run in the background.

That doesn't explain the encoding issue, though. Make sure that you don't have an encoding = entry in your .pyrax.cfg file, and then in your script, add this line right after you import pyrax:

print "Encoding:", pyrax.encoding

That should print 'utf-8', which is the default.

[Linuturk]

No pyrax.cfg in use.

Updated the code: https://github.com/Linuturk/www.onitato.com/blob/master/cf_pyrax.py

Updated Output:

Encoding: None
Syncing all objects to www.onitato.com container from folder /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/www.onitato.com/output/.
Sync complete.

[dustinfarris]

@EdLeafe I, too, have experienced this error without using a configuration file at all:

>>> import pyrax
>>> pyrax.set_credentials('dustinfarris', 'xxxapikeyxxx')
>>> connection = pyrax.connect_to_couldfiles(region="ORD")
>>> container = connection.get_container("dustinfarris")
>>> connection.sync_folder_to_container("/Users/dustin/Documents/", container)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Users/dustin/.virtualenvs/dustinfarris/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py", line 516, in sync_folder_to_container
    include_hidden=include_hidden, ignore_timestamps=ignore_timestamps)
  File "/Users/dustin/.virtualenvs/dustinfarris/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py", line 542, in _sync_folder_to_container
    obj = cont.get_object(fullname)
  File "/Users/dustin/.virtualenvs/dustinfarris/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyrax/cf_wrapper/container.py", line 85, in get_object
    name = name.decode(pyrax.encoding)
TypeError: decode() argument 1 must be string, not None
>>>

As I mentioned above, explicitly setting pyrax.encoding to "utf-8" resolves the error.

[simonklee]

@EdLeafe Unless _read_config_settings is actually called, encoding is set to None. You never actually set this variable anywhere else than in the mentioned function.

[EdLeafe]

Ah, I see it now - thanks. I will have this fixed soon, and will include the fix to issue #10, too.

[EdLeafe]

Please test with the current 'working' branch and let me know if you still see any issues.