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Wimpie · (This post was last modified: 2018-02-12, 15:51 by Wimpie.)

Is it possible that PyXBMCt returns str type strings instead of unicode strings?

My addon relies heavely on PyXBMCt . I did a test (used: from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui, xbmcvfs) and browse_dialog.browseSingle() returns now a unicode instead of a str.

So far, success...

If I put this unicode string in a label (using the pyXBMCt module), then it get's displayed correctly (this unicode string has some non-ascii char inside to test).

However, if I do a getLabel() on this pyXBMCt label, it returns a str type string. I was hoping that this getLabel() call would return an unicode type string.

Is there a wrapper or new version of pyXBMCt that would return unicode type strings?

PS: this is all tested in Kodi 17.6

**Roman_V_M** · 2018-02-12, 18:50

Python 3 compatible version is almost ready, and I'll publish it soon.

Wimpie · 2018-02-12, 18:59

(2018-02-12, 18:50)Roman_V_M Wrote: Python 3 compatible version is almost ready, and I'll publish it soon.

Thanks!

**Roman_V_M** · 2018-03-12, 18:42

I have submitted an updated Python 3-compatible version of PyXBMCt to Leia branch: https://github.com/xbmc/repo-scripts/pull/808

I've given some thoughts on which branch to submit the library to, and decided not to push it to lower branches/Kodi versions because of possible incompatibilities with existing addons.

docwra · 2018-05-01, 12:24

Just wanted to say thanks for this, I've been testing a few things and it works great!

lunamoon · 2020-11-25, 12:57

Hi, I have an addon that uses this incredible Pyxbmct library.

I'm trying to migrate it to Python 3 to make it work on Matrix, but when testing it I get this error: TypeError: 'focusTexture' is an invalid keyword argument for this function.

It seems to be related to a RadioButton that I use. From what I can read, that property (focusTexture) has been removed from the ControlRadioButton.

Would it be possible to correct this error in PyXbmct?

Thank you very much for your attention.

**Roman_V_M** · 2020-11-29, 17:21

I know about the issue: https://github.com/romanvm/script.module.../issues/16 but still struggling to find some free time to fully investigate and fix it.

**Roman_V_M** · 2020-12-06, 01:38

As it turned out, it is a Kodi bug that should be fixed in next versions: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/18900

lunamoon · 2020-12-08, 15:58

(2020-12-06, 01:38)Roman_V_M Wrote: As it turned out, it is a Kodi bug that should be fixed in next versions: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/18900

Thanks you very much, Roman !!!

docwra · 2020-12-08, 16:59

Yes thanks from me also, time to start writing new Add-ons Smile