Translating Python 2 code to Python 3, can't seem to split

Question

I have run into a problem while trying some code I found here on Stack Overflow:

os_name = os_info.Name.encode('utf-8').split('|')[0]

Error:

a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

I found out that there could be problem that I use Python 3, and not Python 2.

@MrJLP: the error is pretty clear here, and is reproducible with any bytes value and `split()`. — Martijn Pieters, Nov 01 '17 at 17:39
Maybe try explaining the problem you're trying to solve, and then explain that you believe that code solves it in python 2 and work towards a solution in python 3. — Noah Clark, Nov 01 '17 at 17:52

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-01T17:50:36.703

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You encoded your string to a bytes object, but then tried to split it with a string object. bytes.split() only takes a bytes value:

os_name = os_info.Name.encode('utf-8').split(b'|')[0]

The answer you found was actually meant to work on Python 3; I've edited to correct the mistake.

edited Nov 01 '17 at 17:50

answered Nov 01 '17 at 17:38

Martijn Pieters

Thank you very much, that did the trick someone made me confused like this os_name = os_info.Name.encode(b'utf-8').split('|')[0] – Gintaras P. Nov 01 '17 at 17:42

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