plugin.video.netflix: Python 2.7 encoding error

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General information

Addon version used

v15.0, github master branch

Description

python encoding error when installing this plugin on OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B

i had to downgrade to 14.6

Steps to Reproduce

Installing OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B
Follow theses step: https://discourse.osmc.tv/t/how-to-all-platforms-can-i-use-netflix-on-osmc-post-4/54741/4

to install the plugin with dependencies

installing the plugin with OSMC with the zip file installer

Expected behavior: Installing the plugin properly

Actual behavior: Getting an error when installing or trying to launch with the message “check the log for more information”

i had to downgrade to the 14.6 to make it work

Context (Environment)

Installation

I’m using this Netflix Repo
I’m using other Netflix Repo (Please specify which)
I’m using a different source (Please tell which)

Operating System

Linux (x86/x64)
OSX (x86/x64)
Windows (x86/x64)
Linux (ARM)
Android

Additional informatin on the environment

OSMC 18.3 on Raspberry Pi 3B

Debug log

2019-08-22 17:25:05.994 T:1790329568   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.LookupError'>
                                            Error Contents: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/service.py", line 18, in <module>
                                                g.init_globals(sys.argv)
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/globals.py", line 217, in init_globals
                                                self.PATH = unquote(self.URL[2][1:]).decode('utf-8')
                                            LookupError: no codec search functions registered: can't find encoding
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 5 years ago
Comments: 27 (10 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Tried on another OSMC system that was still stretch based, working there too.

Thanks for a quick fix.

zjoasan on Aug 25, 2019

Working like a charm on OSMC 18.3, with the latest master repo.

zjoasan on Aug 25, 2019

missing xbmc.translatePath(

CastagnaIT on Aug 25, 2019

@EliasHI you didn’t open a pull request. Just you referenced the issue in the commit description, so it appears here.

It allows the changes to be discussed, no need for any apologises.

Smeulf on Aug 24, 2019