cannot use bytes as filename #383

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1. SG420 commented on Oct 4, 2024

   

   SG420

   on Oct 4, 2024

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   This isn't a pylatex issue, you're trying to concatanate filepath, which presumably isn't a string, to '.tex', which is a string. You need to first cast filepath to a str
2. petaflot commented on Oct 4, 2024

   

   petaflot

   on Oct 4, 2024

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   I disagree. not all bytestrings can be casted to str. some filesystems (ie. xfs, zfs) accept bytes that cannot be encoded in human-readable strings (ie. ascii, utf)

   the code should read sth like

   try:
       with open(filepath + '.tex', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as newf:
          ...
   except TypeError:
       with open(filepath + b'.tex', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as newf:
          ...
   
3. petaflot commented on Oct 4, 2024

   

   petaflot

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   better still:

   try:
       full_filename = filepath + '.tex'
   except TypeError:
       full_filename = filepath + b'.tex'
   with open(full_filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as newf:
       ...
   

   you get the point. one can also check on the type of filepath. however you prefer, there are a number of somewhat equivalent way to do it.