bug: error on redirecting output on unicode file paths on Windows (can be pyinstaller-related)

[timepp]

when there are unicode file names, rclip runs well only in the console window. However, if you redirect the output to file, pipe, etc. it will throw errors. This blocks me from integrating rclip into my app.

See below screenshot:

• 1st run: [OK] console output
• 2nd run: [FAILED] redirecting output

[yurijmikhalevich]

Hi @timepp! Thank you for the report. I'll give it a closer look when I have some time.

[timepp]

related:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44780476/windows-cmd-piping-python-3-5-py-file-results-works-but-pyinstaller-exes-leads

[yurijmikhalevich]

@timepp, great find! Thanks for sharing this.

[TanyaKansal]

@yurijmikhalevich can i work on this issue?

[yurijmikhalevich]

@TanyaKansal, hi! Of course! The issue is yours. Thank you for reaching out 😄

Let me know if you need more context on rclip, the issue, or have any other questions 🙂

[TanyaKansal]

thanks @yurijmikhalevich I'll work on it

[TanyaKansal]

@yurijmikhalevich
I am not able to replicate the above issue. It works fine for me when I redirect. please have a look at the below snap. Let me know if I am missing something.

[yurijmikhalevich]

@TanyaKansal, thanks for looking into this. Good to know that the issue isn't relevant to macOS users.

From the original report and from this Stackoverflow discussion, it looks like it's related to the Windows build of rclip, which uses pyinstaller.

[TanyaKansal]

@yurijmikhalevich I think I will not be able to replicate this issue as I dont have windows setup. You can remove my assignment to this issue. please suggest if you have any idea how I can replicate the same on MacOS

[yurijmikhalevich]

@TanyaKansal, you can try running the Windows build of the app under wine (can be installed with brew installed wine-stable) or in Windows running in an emulator, for example UTM or Parallels.

Can be worth trying it with wine, just in case it will be enough to reproduce, but it most likely will be tricky for you to debug it without a Windows machine (or a Windows in an emulator).

[yurijmikhalevich]

@TanyaKansal, let me know if you want to give it another shot or if I should remove your assignment to this issue.

[TanyaKansal]

thanks for sugegsting...let me give it a shot @yurijmikhalevich

[yurijmikhalevich]

@TanyaKansal, I have unassigned you from the issue. Let me know if you still want to work on it.