Here's a small test that seems to confirm this is limited to py3: $ python3 Python 3.6.7rc1 (default, Sep 27 2018, 09:51:25) [GCC 8.2.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import binascii >>> binascii.hexlify('string') Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' >>> quit()
$ python2 Python 2.7.15+ (default, Oct 2 2018, 22:12:08) [GCC 8.2.0] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import binascii >>> binascii.hexlify('string') '737472696e67' >>> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1799746 Title: when uploading file as secret: TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/barbican/+bug/1799746/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs