Re: Cube-info dictionary type error on linux cli using Python 3.9.2

[Jim Segrave]

I'mhopingtogetacloselook at this this week

On 22/02/2022 15:39, Christian Anthon wrote:
> Yeah, no code is going to work on both python2 and python3. Feel free 
> to post a bug report on https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=gnubg, 
> but this is not likely to be a priority. You are also welcome to 
> update the c code if you know a little c and python, it probably isn't 
> difficult.
>
> C
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> On 2/19/22 11:53, Rose Menninger wrote:
> > Hi. First of all, thanks for your efforts in creating such a good 
> > software / package. I have been using gnubg cli in the last few years 
> > and really enjoyed it. But recently I have encountered a weird error.
> >
> > Using Gnubg 1.06.002 on Debian 11 (wirh Python 3.9.2) and also on 
> > ubuntu 20.4 lts (with Python 3.8.10), every Python script that uses 
> > “cube-info” dictionary as argument, gives this type error:
> > TypeError: expected bytes, str found
> >
> > Steps to reproduce this error:
> > Using gnubg 1.06.002 and Python 3.9.2 on linux
> > 1- start cli using “gnubg -t”
> > 2- start a new game using “new game”
> > 3- set turn using “set turn 1”
> > 4- set dice using “set dice 6 2”
> > 5- enter Python command line using “>”
> > 6- passing cube-info dictionary to any of gnubg methods that accept 
> > it as argument. For example:
> >       myCubeInfo = gnubg.cubeinfo()
> >       gnubg.calcgammonprice(myCubeInfo)
> >
> > Expected result: cube-info with updated gammon prices
> >
> > Result:
> > TypeError: expected bytes, str found
> >
> > Note that the same code was working on older versions on gnubg. This 
> > same exact code also works correctly on gnubg 1.06.002 on Mac OS 
> > using Python 2.7.18. So, this error seems to be related to Python > 
> > 3.8.10. I have also built latest cvs version from savannah on a fresh 
> > and updated debian 11, but still got this same exact error.
> >
> > Also, every other gnubg method that accepts “cube-info” dictionary 
> > results in the same exact error (calcgammonprice, cfevaluate, 
> > eq2mwc…). Everything else works as expected as far as I can see.
> >
> > I have been struggling with this error for 3 weeks, searching about 
> > it on different forums and reproducing it on different machines. Am I 
> > missing something?
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks