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

[sriharshamadala]

The code expects string but receives a byte string instead. Hence the following error message.

sample prints:

Fixing id3 tags
a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'
error getting album and lyrics

Steps to reproduce:

download any song using instantmusic:
$ instantmusic
Enter songname/ lyrics/ artist.. or whatever

queen bohemian rhapsody
Searching...
Found: [0] b'Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)'
[1] b'Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen FULL HD'
[2] b'Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (lyrics)'
[3] b'Mix - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)'
[4] b'Bohemian Rhapsody | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX'
[5] b'Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Live At Wembley Stadium, Saturday 12 July 1986)'
[6] b'Queen Greatest Hits'
[7] b'Bohemian Rhapsody (Digital Remaster)'
[8] b'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Official Trailer (2018)'
[9] b'Queen - Live at LIVE AID 1985/07/13 [Best Version]'
[10] b'Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody [High Definition]'
[11] b'Bohemian Rhapsody'
[12] b"Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Official Video)"
[13] b'Extreme - More Than Words'
[14] b'Queen - Another One Bites the Dust (Official Video)'
[15] b'Bohemian Rhapsody | Teaser Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX'
[16] b'Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (with lyrics)'
[17] b'Bohemian Rhapsody | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets'
[18] b'[OFFICIAL VIDEO] Bohemian Rhapsody \xe2\x80\x93 Pentatonix'
Pick one: 0
Download "b'Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)'"? (y/n) y
Downloading
[generic] watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ: Requesting header
[redirect] Following redirect to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
[youtube] fJ9rUzIMcZQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] fJ9rUzIMcZQ: Downloading video info webpage
[download] Destination: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video).webm
[download] 100% of 5.73MiB in 00:03
[ffmpeg] Destination: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video).mp3
Deleting original file Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video).webm (pass -k to keep)
Fixing id3 tags
a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'
error getting album and lyrics
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)
name 'unicode' is not defined
couldnt get album art

[amisora]

@sriharshamadala did you already take a look at Issue #111 ?

[starxing123]

Hi @aminosora , It seems that is caused by the environment setting. However, I could not figure it out which part matters. Could you kindly specify what should be fixed?