Svn log: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte error

[fabiodeuzebio]

While viewing the Svn log, I got the following error

Here is the contents of the log file
2019-07-01 09:43:02,432 ERROR rabbitvcs.util.__init__ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/__init__.py", line 120, in start func.start() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/__init__.py", line 45, in start self.result = self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/ui/log.py", line 478, in refresh msg = helper.format_long_text(item.message, cols = 80, line1only = True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/helper.py", line 193, in format_long_text text = text.strip().replace(u"\n", LINE_BREAK_CHAR) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 9: ordinal not in range(128) 2019-07-01 09:43:02,433 ERROR rabbitvcs.ui.action 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 9: ordinal not in range(128) None

[pinguingman]

Have similar issue:

[gabrielfin]

I'm having the same issue. Don't know what's causing it but here's a quick and dirty hack:

In /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/helper.py line 193 add:

text = text.decode('utf-8')

right before

text = text.strip().replace(u"\n", LINE_BREAK_CHAR)

[monnerat]

There is currently an experimental branch named encoding in the github repo. It is supposed fixing most encoding-related problems (though filenames with invalid characters in subversion repos are not yet handled). Can you check it out and reinstall everything from there to see if your problems disappear?
Once you'll have installed this version, you must restart the service checker (menu --> RabbitVCS Git --> Settings --> Status Checker --> Restart Checker).

Thanks in advance for feedback.

[fabiodeuzebio]

I reinstalled everything from there as suggested but the problem still occurs.

2019-08-14 07:57:37,636 ERROR rabbitvcs.util.__init__ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/__init__.py", line 120, in start func.start() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/__init__.py", line 45, in start self.result = self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/ui/log.py", line 482, in refresh msg = helper.format_long_text(item.message, cols = 80, line1only = True) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/rabbitvcs/util/helper.py", line 181, in format_long_text text = text.strip().replace(u"\n", LINE_BREAK_CHAR) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 9: ordinal not in range(128) 2019-08-14 07:57:37,636 ERROR rabbitvcs.ui.action 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 9: ordinal not in range(128) None

[monnerat]

Many thanks for the feedback.
I just pushed commit e0abbbc to the encoding branch: this should resolve your issue.

[fabiodeuzebio]

With this setting now it worked, Thanks !!

[monnerat]

Many thanks for reporting. This will land in master branch in a few days or weeks, when I'll have some more feedbacks on it from other issues.
Thanks again.

[monnerat]

It should be fixed now in the master branch. If the problem persists, please reopen this issue. Thanks.