Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'args': 0.07; 'binary': 0.07; 'to)': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'from:addr:cs': 0.16; 'from:addr:zip.com.au': 0.16; 'from:name:cameron simpson': 0.16; 'message-id:@cskk.homeip.net': 0.16; 'received:211.29': 0.16; 'received:211.29.132': 0.16; 'received:optusnet.com.au': 0.16; 'received:syd.optusnet.com.au': 0.16; 'self.stdin': 0.16; 'simpson': 0.16; 'subject:ideas': 0.16; 'typeerror:': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'passing': 0.19; 'input': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'sorry,': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'mode': 0.30; 'interface': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'open': 0.33; 'received:com.au': 0.36; 'charset:us- ascii': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'being': 0.38; 'received:211': 0.38; 'whatever': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'till': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'content-disposition:inline': 0.62; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'subject:. ': 0.67; 'subject:This': 0.74; 'subject:gets': 0.84; 'str.': 0.91 Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 10:28:09 +1000 From: Cameron Simpson To: =?utf-8?B?zp3Or866zr/PgiDOk866z4EzM866?= Subject: Re: This mail never gets delivered. Any ideas why? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130527002229.GA12740@cskk.homeip.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) References: <20130527002229.GA12740@cskk.homeip.net> X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=e4Ne0tV/ c=1 sm=1 a=wom5GMh1gUkA:10 a=tfKMDS7sHdYA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=vrnE16BAAAAA:8 a=ZtCCktOnAAAA:8 a=oU5zinON0TkA:10 a=aeDd9O_JnVBZKBOMftIA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=ChdAjXE5lkUvdteQbhpnkQ==:117 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1369614504 news.xs4all.nl 15881 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52161 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46149 On 27May2013 10:22, I wrote: | | => 903 self.stdin.write(input) [...] | | self = , self.stdin = <_io.BufferedWriter name=5>, self.stdin.write = , input = 'kdsjfksdjkfjksdjfs\r\n\t' | | TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface | | args = ("'str' does not support the buffer interface",) | | with_traceback = | | This is symptomatic of sys.stdin (well, whatever you're writing to) | being open in binary mode instead of text mode. And you're passing | a str. Try passing std.encode(). Sorry, that should be "input.encode()". -- Cameron Simpson PCs are like a submarine, it will work fine till you open Windows. - zollie101