Re: [weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-20 Thread kheller2
you were using? tke...@gmail.com > > -tk > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 5:04 PM kheller2 wrote: > >> It's also related to python2. I installed 4.7 and most of the python3 >> components on Centos7 forced installed the rpm for EL8. Works good, and of >> course the

Re: [weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-22 Thread kheller2
ion number, > but try this: > > *python -c "import configobj;print(configobj.__version__)"* > > > -tk > > > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 1:26 PM kheller2 wrote: > >> I was not using any driver, just the simulated one. Vince reproduced the >> s

[weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-18 Thread kheller2
in vagrant using a clean VM and centos-7 > > Since you have a clean install, I'd recommend you use almalinux-8 (a > centos clone) which 'does' work ok if you run 'wee_config --reconfig" > > > On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 8:11:59 AM UTC-7 kheller2 wrote: > &

[weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-18 Thread kheller2
nt os that is not well past it's end-of-life. > > On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 12:35:36 PM UTC-7 kheller2 wrote: > >> But the install guide and support guide for weewx says its supported on >> C7. Moving to Linux8 would also take me to python3 and a few other >>

[weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-18 Thread kheller2
I appreciate the help folks. I really do. I need to go to Linux8 (probably OEL8) to test a few things anyway... On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:45:12 PM UTC-4 kheller2 wrote: > About staying current -- so I should be testing this on RHEL 9 beta? LOL > > > On Monday, April 18,

[weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-19 Thread kheller2
Actually, the fix mentioned in #172 is not in my copy of cheetahgenerator.py. But even after adding it and recompiling it still bombs out. On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:05:58 PM UTC-4 matthew wall wrote: > On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:11:59 AM UTC-4 kheller2 wrote: > >> Fi

[weewx-user] Re: wee_config --reconfigure returns UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: ordinal not in range(128)

2022-04-19 Thread kheller2
2:38:24 PM UTC-4 kheller2 wrote: > Actually, the fix mentioned in #172 is not in my copy > of cheetahgenerator.py. But even after adding it and recompiling it still > bombs out. > > > On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:05:58 PM UTC-4 matthew wall wrote: > >> On Monday, Apr