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Python 2.7 encoding error

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General information

Addon version used

v15.0, github master branch

Description

python encoding error when installing this plugin on OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B

i had to downgrade to 14.6

Steps to Reproduce

Installing OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B
Follow theses step: https://discourse.osmc.tv/t/how-to-all-platforms-can-i-use-netflix-on-osmc-post-4/54741/4

to install the plugin with dependencies

installing the plugin with OSMC with the zip file installer

Expected behavior: Installing the plugin properly

Actual behavior: Getting an error when installing or trying to launch with the message “check the log for more information”

i had to downgrade to the 14.6 to make it work

Context (Environment)

Installation

I’m using this Netflix Repo
I’m using other Netflix Repo (Please specify which)
I’m using a different source (Please tell which)

Operating System

Linux (x86/x64)
OSX (x86/x64)
Windows (x86/x64)
Linux (ARM)
Android

Additional informatin on the environment

OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B

Debug log

2019-08-22 17:25:05.994 T:1790329568   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.LookupError'>
                                            Error Contents: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/service.py", line 18, in <module>
                                                g.init_globals(sys.argv)
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/globals.py", line 217, in init_globals
                                                self.PATH = unquote(self.URL[2][1:]).decode('utf-8')
                                            LookupError: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 4 years ago
Comments:27 (10 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

zjoasancommented, Aug 25, 2019

Tried on another OSMC system that was still stretch based, working there too.

Thanks for a quick fix.

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zjoasancommented, Aug 25, 2019

Working like a charm on OSMC 18.3, with the latest master repo.

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