macOS Python 2.7: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte

[ManuelW77]

PIO Core Call Error: "Error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/main.py", line 102, in main\n cli() # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 700, in call\n return self.main(*args, **kwargs)\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 680, in main\n rv = self.invoke(ctx)\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/commands/init.py", line 44, in invoke\n return super(PlatformioCLI, self).invoke(ctx)\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1027, in invoke\n return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1027, in invoke\n return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 873, in invoke\n return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 508, in invoke\n return callback(*args, *kwargs)\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/commands/lib.py", line 383, in lib_builtin\n return click.echo(dump_json_to_unicode(items))\n File "/Users/manuel/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/compat.py", line 73, in dump_json_to_unicode\n obj, encoding=get_filesystem_encoding(), ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True\n File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/init.py", line 251, in dumps\n sort_keys=sort_keys, kw).encode(obj)\n File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/encoder.py", line 210, in encode\n return ''.join(chunks)\nUnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc4 in position 19: ordinal not in range(128)\n\n============================================================\n\nAn unexpected error occurred. Further steps:\n\n Verify that you have the latest version of PlatformIO using\n pip install -U platformio command\n\n Try to find answer in FAQ Troubleshooting section\n https://docs.platformio.org/page/faq.html\n\n Report this problem to the developers\n https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues\n\n============================================================"

[onkelbeh]

Same here, when I click on Libraries -> Builtin:

PIO Core Call Error: "Error: Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/__main__.py\", line 102, in main\n cli() # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 700, in __call__\n return self.main(*args, **kwargs)\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 680, in main\n rv = self.invoke(ctx)\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/commands/__init__.py\", line 44, in invoke\n return super(PlatformioCLI, self).invoke(ctx)\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 1027, in invoke\n return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 1027, in invoke\n return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 873, in invoke\n return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py\", line 508, in invoke\n return callback(*args, **kwargs)\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/commands/lib.py\", line 383, in lib_builtin\n return click.echo(dump_json_to_unicode(items))\n File \"/Users/b/.platformio/penv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/platformio/compat.py\", line 73, in dump_json_to_unicode\n obj, encoding=get_filesystem_encoding(), ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True\n File \"/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/__init__.py\", line 250, in dumps\n sort_keys=sort_keys, **kw).encode(obj)\n File \"/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/json/encoder.py\", line 210, in encode\n return ''.join(chunks)\nUnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc4 in position 19: ordinal not in range(128)\n\n============================================================\n\nAn unexpected error occurred. Further steps:\n\n* Verify that you have the latest version of PlatformIO using\n `pip install -U platformio` command\n\n* Try to find answer in FAQ Troubleshooting section\n https://docs.platformio.org/page/faq.html\n\n* Report this problem to the developers\n https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues\n\n============================================================"

[ivankravets]

Please open PlatformIO IDE Terminal and type

pio upgrade --dev

Restart VSCode. Does it work now?