TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not str but my str-object is bytes

Asked Oct 26 '16 at 15:34

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I am receiving the

TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not str

but my str-object is bytes and have searched for an answer.

This is where the decoding happens without error:

for line in tmpFile:
    sl = codecs.decode(bytes(line, encoding = 'utf-8'), encoding  = 'utf-8').strip().split('\t')
    writer.writerow(sl)

If I take out the (bytes(line,encofing = 'utf-8') part then I get the TypeError.
This is how I'm opening the file:

with open(output_path, mode = 'w') as out_file:
        write_final_output(out_file, delimiter, tmpFile)

I've tried opening it with mode = 'w+' and with codecs and I still have the same problem which is that my csv file comes out encoded with the beginning reading like this:

b'101361\x01

edited Oct 26 '16 at 16:37

UrhoKarila

asked Oct 26 '16 at 15:34

LMP

IS this about getting the output to write as a string? If so, the answer may be as simple as writer.writerow(str(sl)) – UrhoKarila Oct 26 '16 at 15:38
I'm trying to properly decode the file and yes output it as a string. – LMP Nov 15 '16 at 19:35

TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not str but my str-object is bytes

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