UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xe9 in position 17: invalid continuation byte

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#1

Hi,

I am confronted with ERROR (MainThread) [root] Uncaught exception
Traceback (most recent call last) during execution of:

[python.exe -m homeassistant]

on a Windows 10 machine with Python 3.8.5 on it. It stopped with the message

UnicodeDecodeError: ‘utf-8’ codec can’t decode byte 0xe9 in position 17: invalid continuation byte

Unfortunatly I was not able to find the solution on the web.

2020-08-12_15h20_00
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Thanks in advance,
LLL

#2

Hi All,

Nobody has a clue how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance,
LLL

#4

Does your username on Windows have an ‘é’ character in it?