TypeError: the JSON object must be str, not 'bytes'

[emtoonst]

After using python3 gcexport3.py and logging in I get the error 'TypeError: the JSON object must be str, not 'bytes''

I have solved this issue by detecting the encoding :
Instead of LIST = json.loads(ACTIVITY_LIST) use:
LIST = json.loads(ACTIVITY_LIST.decode(chardet.detect(ACTIVITY_LIST)["encoding"]))

and instead of #JSON_SUMMARY = json.loads(ACTIVITY_SUMMARY) use:
JSON_SUMMARY = json.loads(ACTIVITY_SUMMARY.decode(chardet.detect(ACTIVITY_SUMMARY)["encoding"]))

you have to install and use the module chardet:
pip3 install chardet
add 'import chardet' to gcexport3.py

[moderation]

I've just merged #20. I think it may fix this - can you retest @emtoonst?

[emtoonst]

I have performed a retest, unfortunately the problems stills exists:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "gcexport3.py", line 375, in <module> LIST = json.loads(ACTIVITY_LIST) File "/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.5.0/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/json/__init__.py", line 312, in loads s.__class__.__name__)) TypeError: the JSON object must be str, not 'bytes'

[emtoonst]

explicitly stating the ascii encoding in the decode function also solves the problem:

LIST = json.loads(ACTIVITY_LIST.decode("ascii"))
and
JSON_SUMMARY = json.loads(ACTIVITY_SUMMARY.decode("ascii"))

[moderation]

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