UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xeb in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

[fly1004@…]

How to Reproduce

While doing a POST operation on /admin/ticket/type, Trac issued an internal error.

I changed the ticket type name from "defect" to "문제점"(korean characters) in the admin tab. and then I apply the default ticket type to "문제점".

Request parameters:

{'__FORM_TOKEN': u'0b08e91046e2399a50f575e1',
 'apply': u'Apply changes',
 'cat_id': u'ticket',
 'default': u'\ubb38\uc81c\uc810',
 'panel_id': u'type',
 'path_info': None,
 'value_1': u'1',
 'value_2': u'2',
 'value_3': u'3'}

System Information

Trac	0.11dev
Python	2.4.3 (#1, Aug 8 2006, 21:04:55) [GCC 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1)]
setuptools	0.6c7
SQLite	3.3.3
pysqlite	2.3.2
Genshi	0.4.4
Pygments	None
Subversion	1.4.4 (r25188)

Python Traceback

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/web/main.py", line 386, in dispatch_request
    dispatcher.dispatch(req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/web/main.py", line 195, in dispatch
    resp = chosen_handler.process_request(req)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/admin/web_ui.py", line 108, in process_request
    path_info)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/ticket/admin.py", line 41, in render_admin_panel
    return self._render_admin_panel(req, cat, page, version)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/ticket/admin.py", line 336, in _render_admin_panel
    self.config.save()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Trac-0.11dev-py2.4.egg/trac/config.py", line 154, in save
    if current is not False and current != default:
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xeb in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

[cboos]

Which 0.11dev? Which browser and which server platform?

Setting a new ticket type of "문제점" as the default one works fine for me using latest trunk (Firefox 2.0 + tracd, both on Windows).

[fly1004@…]

Thanks for your fast reply.

I used

• Trac-0.11dev-r6153 trunk version.
• Firefox 2.0.0.9, and mod_python and apache for trac server.

[cboos]

Windows or not?

[ThurnerRupert]

just in case ... did you set "main_interpreter" like suggested in TracModPython?

[fly1004@…]

• Client is Windows and Trac server is linux(FedoraCore5).
• Yes I setted "main_interpreter".

  SetHandler mod_python
  PythonInterpreter main_interpreter
  PythonHandler trac.web.modpython_frontend
  PythonOption TracEnv /home/Trac/MyEnv
  PythonOption TracLocale "ko_KR.utf8"
  SetEnv PYTHON_EGG_CACHE /home/Trac/MyEnv
  

When setting the ticket type name to korean character, There is no problem.

I think that the problem occurs when writing the korean character to the trac.ini file.

[fly1004@…]

In admin tab, When I change the name to korean character and set the default value.

Ticket System	Changing the name	Setting the default
Components	Ok	Ok
Milestones	Ok	Ok
Priorities	Ok	Failed
Resolutions	Ok	Ok
Severities	Ok	Ok
Ticket Types	Ok	Failed
Version	(Unknown date format error)	(#2182)

[cboos]

Replying to fly1004@gmail.com:

I think that the problem occurs when writing the korean character to the trac.ini file.

You were right. The same problem was reported again (#6535) and that time it got fixed ;-)