Load cookies txt file in to Python

Question

I am trying to read and load a cookies.txt file saved on my local computer in Python.

But I keep getting the following error:

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

My code looks as follow:

with open ("cookies.txt", "r") as text_file:
    yup = requests.utils.cookiejar_from_dict(pickle.load(text_file))
cookies = yup

What am I doing wrong or what am I missing here? I downloaded the cookies with the cookies.txt extension.

Possible duplicate of [Using cookies.txt file with Python Requests](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14742899/using-cookies-txt-file-with-python-requests) — Nazim Kerimbekov, Jun 16 '18 at 16:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 16 '18 at 16:41

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try rb read-bytes

with open ("cookies.txt", "rb") as text_file:
    ...

answered Jun 16 '18 at 16:41

Druta Ruslan

Hi, I tried that. I get the following: EOFError: Ran out of input – Solaiman Jun 16 '18 at 16:42
@Solaiman do you have something in your file? i think it is empty – Druta Ruslan Jun 16 '18 at 16:47

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