script.module.inputstreamhelper: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc5 in position 29

I am running into the same error as in https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/issues/92

It happens during the extraction of widevine

I am on Kodi 18.6 Git_leia_pi4_18.6-Leia Inputstream Helper 0.4.6 InputStream adaptive 2.4.4.1

2020-05-01 07:18:42.860 T:2573202288   ERROR: [plugin.video.netflix (1)] Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/run_addon.py", line 207, in run
                                                route([part for part in g.PATH.split('/') if part])
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/run_addon.py", line 38, in lazy_login_wrapper
                                                return func(*args, **kwargs)
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/run_addon.py", line 62, in route
                                                play(videoid=pathitems[1:])
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/common/videoid.py", line 295, in wrapper
                                                return func(*args, **kwargs)
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/common/logging.py", line 143, in timing_wrapper
                                                return func(*args, **kwargs)
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/navigation/player.py", line 82, in play
                                                list_item = get_inputstream_listitem(videoid)
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/plugin.video.netflix/resources/lib/navigation/player.py", line 163, in get_inputstream_listitem
                                                if not is_helper.check_inputstream():
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/__init__.py", line 407, in check_inputstream
                                                return self._check_drm()
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/__init__.py", line 362, in _check_drm
                                                return self.install_widevine()
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/__init__.py", line 33, in clean_before_after
                                                result = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/__init__.py", line 223, in install_widevine
                                                result = install_widevine_arm(backup_path())
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/widevine/arm.py", line 240, in install_widevine_arm
                                                extract_widevine_from_img(os.path.join(backup_path, arm_device['version']))
                                              File "/storage/.kodi/addons/script.module.inputstreamhelper/lib/inputstreamhelper/widevine/arm.py", line 253, in extract_widevine_from_img
                                                for root, _, files in os.walk(mnt_path()):
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 296, in walk
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 296, in walk
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 296, in walk
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 286, in walk
                                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 73, in join
                                            UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc5 in position 29: ordinal not in range(128)

About this issue

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Created 4 years ago
Comments: 29 (1 by maintainers)

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Everyone in my house is eagerly waiting for v0.4.7. 'sfunny how until we had netflix, nobody wanted netflix. Thanks for proving me right, CoVid lol

npmstart-pray on May 3, 2020

It fixed the issue, updated Widevine and successfully played back from Netflix.

pfirestone on May 2, 2020

Here is the new release: https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/releases/tag/v0.4.7

mediaminister on May 3, 2020

Ok. horstle’s version works on my RPi3 test system. With my RPi4 I’ll wait for the 0.4.7. Old Widevine still works and I don’t want to delete it, so I can test the update process as well as the fresh install that I tested now.

And I’m proud to say that my self merged version, that I had finished just when I saw that horstle updated his stuff, does the trick, too (allthough the progress-/remain-time was missing).

Thanks for your work!

hierklapptnix on May 2, 2020