Python fails on startup with UnicodeDecodeError #40766

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Tony Mullen · 2014-06-23T08:29:02+02:00

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-23 08:29:02 +02:00

Python fails on startup with error: UnicodeDecodeError: 'mbcs' codec can't decode bytes in position 0--1: No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target code page.

Japanese Windows 8, Vaio Ultrabook.

Problem occurs in recent builds up through Jun 19, (b49e6d0) going back as far as 2.63a (2.62 and previous versions do not have this problem with Python failing, however Blender itself crashes on startup in those versions if there are Japanese characters in the path to the Blender install directory).

I have tested with the Blender install directory placed directly under C:\ to ensure that there are no Japanese characters in the path to Blender.

Screenshot of Traceback on startup:

Python fails on startup with error: UnicodeDecodeError: 'mbcs' codec can't decode bytes in position 0--1: No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target code page. Japanese Windows 8, Vaio Ultrabook. Problem occurs in recent builds up through Jun 19, (b49e6d0) going back as far as 2.63a (2.62 and previous versions do not have this problem with Python failing, however Blender itself crashes on startup in those versions if there are Japanese characters in the path to the Blender install directory). I have tested with the Blender install directory placed directly under C:\ to ensure that there are no Japanese characters in the path to Blender. Screenshot of Traceback on startup: ![blenderscreenshot.PNG](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F95322/blenderscreenshot.PNG)

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-23 08:29:02 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-23 08:29:02 +02:00

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Tamito Kajiyama commented

2014-06-23 08:43:49 +02:00

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Tamito Kajiyama commented

2014-06-23 08:43:49 +02:00

@TonyMullen
Thank you for the problem report. Could you please confirm that the name of the Windows user running Blender contains Japanese characters?

I guess the USERPROFILE environmental variable is in the form C:\Users<username> where contains Japanese characters (FYI, start the Command Prompt, type set and look for USERPROFILE).

@TonyMullen Thank you for the problem report. Could you please confirm that the name of the Windows user running Blender contains Japanese characters? I guess the USERPROFILE environmental variable is in the form C:\Users\<username> where <username> contains Japanese characters (FYI, start the Command Prompt, type `set` and look for `USERPROFILE`).

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-23 08:50:52 +02:00

Yes, the username is システム.

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-23 09:03:38 +02:00

I tested with a non-Japanese character username, and this solves the problem.

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-06-23 09:21:28 +02:00

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Tamito Kajiyama commented

2014-06-23 09:57:31 +02:00

@TonyMullen
Thanks for the confirmation. If you build Blender from source, applying D604 should solve the issue with Japanese user names.

@TonyMullen Thanks for the confirmation. If you build Blender from source, applying [D604](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D604) should solve the issue with Japanese user names.

Tony Mullen commented

2014-06-24 03:25:03 +02:00

Thanks!

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2014-07-21 17:35:35 +02:00

Sergey Sharybin commented

2014-07-21 17:35:35 +02:00

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