UnicodeEncodeError on win7 64bit OS

[ahkab]

UnicodeEncodeError on win7 64bit OS

[ggventurini]

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback. I will look into this issue.

I have updated the script file to take into account unrelated changes in the library. Would you like to download it again and run it directly with Python? Do you get the same error? with both 3 and 2?

I do not have easy access to a WIndows PC, I will be looking into this issue but it may take a bit.

Thanks.

Cheers,

GV

[chinghua0731]

Hi GV,

I download the script file from below link, and run it again.But I got same error message .
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahkab/ahkab/master/doc/misc/script.py

I also noted another error message show: " Error: The system can not find the path specified "
if i run the script in command line. Is this the same situation mentioned in Issue#30 ?
(#30)
You mentioned that many OS's delete the temporary files when they are closed.

if so, could you show me how to specify an output file in python code ?

Anthony

[ggventurini]

Hi,

Did you try to run the latest master? I have merged a commit
specifically for your case, I'd like to know if it makes things
better.

The error message you refer to is a harmless error that happens on
windows when the program checks for matplotlib. you can safely ignore
that.

Cheers,

GV

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 7:46 PM, chinghua0731 [email protected] wrote:

Hi GV,

I download the script file from below link, and run it again.But I got same
error message .
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahkab/ahkab/master/doc/misc/script.py

I also noted another error message show: " Error: The system can not find
the path specified "
if i run the script in command line. Is this the same situation mentioned in
Issue#30 ?
(#30)
You mentioned that many OS's delete the temporary files when they are
closed.

if so, could you show me how to specify an output file in python code ?

Anthony

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[chinghua0731]

Hi GV,

Yes , i tried the latest master but it doesn't make anything change. I still got the same error message.

I take a look into the code today and have some finding. I found the define functions of _get_elements_op() in results.py (line 339) return some character that can't be identified in windows . But not a problem in Mac .

In Windows

In Mac

[ggventurini]

Hi,

Thanks for your update!

I think it's the Ohm and flux (*edit) unit symbols. I will be trying to use the same encoding
as you do and see if i can reproduce that.

Unicode handling sometimes is complicated.

Cheers

GV

On 18:13, Tue, Jun 23, 2015 chinghua0731 [email protected] wrote:

Hi GV,

Yes , i tried the latest master but it doesn't make anything change. I
still got the same error message.

I take a look into the code today and have some finding. I found the
define functions of _get_elements_op() in results.py (line 339) return some
character that can't be identified in windows . But not a problem in Mac .

In Windows
[image: image]
https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8695699/8310724/6ec64b84-1a04-11e5-892e-cb5e23c9c705.png

In Mac
[image: mac]
https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8695699/8310920/9e70c322-1a05-11e5-847f-11eb55c16171.png

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[ggventurini]

Hi Anthony,

Thanks for your detailed reply. I think I understood what goes on.

If I am right, Python3 does not open files as utf-8 on systems where utf-8 is not the standard. Now, starting with 69b1063 we enforce that files are always opened as utf-8.

That should fix your problem, I believe. Can you please give the latest master a try and let me know?

If that works I'll shortly put out a bugfix release.

Thanks!

Cheers, GV

[chinghua0731]

Hi GV,

Good news, it works!! I could run the script normally on Windows.

I am glad to have such a great package to run the circuit simulation in python.
It really help me a lot : ) and thanks for your effort on this issue.

Anthony

[ggventurini]

Hi Anthony,

I am pleased to hear the good news. Thanks for your report, and for the nice words. I am pleased it is useful.

Cheers,

GV