TypeError: decoding with 'utf-8' codec failed (TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str')

[TeddLouis]

Hi guys,

I'm running a little problem. I'm trying to build an experiment test but I stumble a lil problem.

practiceEndLookup = { "English" : practiceEndEng, "French" : codecs.decode(practiceEndFr,'utf-8')}
TypeError: decoding with 'utf-8' codec failed (TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str')

can someone assist me, how to fix this problem?

[n3storm]

Do not decode codecs.decode(practiceEndFr,'utf-8') but practiceEndFr

On the other hand, are you using python2 or 3?