src/addresses.py

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def decodeAddress(address):
         integer = decodeBase58(address)
     if integer == 0:
         status = 'invalidcharacters'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
     # after converting to hex, the string will be prepended
     # with a 0x and appended with a L in python2
     hexdata = hex(integer)[2:].rstrip('L')
@@ -200,23 +200,23 @@ def decodeAddress(address):
 
     if checksum != double_sha512(data[:-4])[0:4]:
         status = 'checksumfailed'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
 
     try:
         addressVersionNumber, bytesUsedByVersionNumber = decodeVarint(data[:9])
     except varintDecodeError as e:
         logger.error(str(e))
         status = 'varintmalformed'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
 
     if addressVersionNumber > 4:
         logger.error('cannot decode address version numbers this high')
         status = 'versiontoohigh'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
     elif addressVersionNumber == 0:
         logger.error('cannot decode address version numbers of zero.')
         status = 'versiontoohigh'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
 
     try:
         streamNumber, bytesUsedByStreamNumber = \
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def decodeAddress(address):
     except varintDecodeError as e:
         logger.error(str(e))
         status = 'varintmalformed'
-        return status, 0, 0, ''
+        return status, 0, 0, b''
 
     status = 'success'
     if addressVersionNumber == 1:
@@ -242,21 +242,21 @@ def decodeAddress(address):
             return status, addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, \
                 b'\x00\x00' + embeddedRipeData
         elif len(embeddedRipeData) < 18:
-            return 'ripetooshort', 0, 0, ''
+            return 'ripetooshort', 0, 0, b''
         elif len(embeddedRipeData) > 20:
-            return 'ripetoolong', 0, 0, ''
+            return 'ripetoolong', 0, 0, b''
-        return 'otherproblem', 0, 0, ''
+        return 'otherproblem', 0, 0, b''
     elif addressVersionNumber == 4:
         embeddedRipeData = \
             data[bytesUsedByVersionNumber + bytesUsedByStreamNumber:-4]
         if embeddedRipeData[0:1] == b'\x00':
             # In order to enforce address non-malleability, encoded
             # RIPE data must have NULL bytes removed from the front
-            return 'encodingproblem', 0, 0, ''
+            return 'encodingproblem', 0, 0, b''
         elif len(embeddedRipeData) > 20:
-            return 'ripetoolong', 0, 0, ''
+            return 'ripetoolong', 0, 0, b''
         elif len(embeddedRipeData) < 4:
-            return 'ripetooshort', 0, 0, ''
+            return 'ripetooshort', 0, 0, b''
         x00string = b'\x00' * (20 - len(embeddedRipeData))
         return status, addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, \
             x00string + embeddedRipeData

src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py

@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             "GROUP BY toaddress, folder")
         for row in queryreturn:
             toaddress, folder, cnt = row
+            toaddress = toaddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            folder = folder.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             total += cnt
             if toaddress in db and folder in db[toaddress]:
                 db[toaddress][folder] = cnt
@@ -1044,6 +1046,8 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         normalUnread = {}
         broadcastsUnread = {}
         for addr, fld, count in queryReturn:
+            addr = addr.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            fld = fld.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             try:
                 normalUnread[addr][fld] = count
             except KeyError:
@@ -1211,11 +1215,11 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
         items = [
             MessageList_AddressWidget(
-                toAddress, unicode(acct.toLabel, 'utf-8'), not read),
+                toAddress, acct.toLabel, not read),
             MessageList_AddressWidget(
-                fromAddress, unicode(acct.fromLabel, 'utf-8'), not read),
+                fromAddress, acct.fromLabel, not read),
             MessageList_SubjectWidget(
-                str(subject), unicode(acct.subject, 'utf-8', 'replace'),
+                subject, acct.subject,
                 not read),
             MessageList_TimeWidget(
                 l10n.formatTimestamp(received), not read, received, msgid)
@@ -1243,7 +1247,14 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             xAddress, account, "sent", where, what, False)
 
         for row in queryreturn:
-            self.addMessageListItemSent(tableWidget, *row)
+            r = []
+            r.append(row[0].decode("utf-8", "replace"))  # toaddress
+            r.append(row[1].decode("utf-8", "replace"))  # fromaddress
+            r.append(row[2].decode("utf-8", "replace"))  # subject
+            r.append(row[3].decode("utf-8", "replace"))  # status
+            r.append(row[3])  # ackdata
+            r.append(row[4])  # lastactiontime
+            self.addMessageListItemSent(tableWidget, *r)
 
         tableWidget.horizontalHeader().setSortIndicator(
             3, QtCore.Qt.DescendingOrder)
@@ -1284,6 +1295,10 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
         for row in queryreturn:
             toAddress, fromAddress, subject, _, msgid, received, read = row
+            toAddress = toAddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            fromAddress = fromAddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            subject = subject.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            received = received.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             self.addMessageListItemInbox(
                 tableWidget, toAddress, fromAddress, subject,
                 msgid, received, read)
@@ -1369,6 +1384,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         SELECT msgid, toaddress, read FROM inbox where folder='inbox'
         ''')
         for msgid, toAddress, read in queryreturn:
+            toAddress = toAddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
 
             if not read:
                 # increment the unread subscriptions if True (1)
@@ -1447,7 +1463,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
     # Adapters and converters for QT <-> sqlite
     def sqlInit(self):
-        register_adapter(QtCore.QByteArray, str)
+        register_adapter(QtCore.QByteArray, bytes)
 
     def indicatorInit(self):
         """
@@ -1995,9 +2011,9 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
     def rerenderAddressBook(self):
         def addRow (address, label, type):
             self.ui.tableWidgetAddressBook.insertRow(0)
-            newItem = Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemLabel(address, unicode(label, 'utf-8'), type)
+            newItem = Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemLabel(address, label, type)
             self.ui.tableWidgetAddressBook.setItem(0, 0, newItem)
-            newItem = Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemAddress(address, unicode(label, 'utf-8'), type)
+            newItem = Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemAddress(address, label, type)
             self.ui.tableWidgetAddressBook.setItem(0, 1, newItem)
 
         oldRows = {}
@@ -2015,6 +2031,8 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         queryreturn = sqlQuery('SELECT label, address FROM subscriptions WHERE enabled = 1')
         for row in queryreturn:
             label, address = row
+            label = label.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             newRows[address] = [label, AccountMixin.SUBSCRIPTION]
         # chans
         for address in config.addresses(True):
@@ -2025,6 +2043,8 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         queryreturn = sqlQuery('SELECT * FROM addressbook')
         for row in queryreturn:
             label, address = row
+            label = label.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             newRows[address] = [label, AccountMixin.NORMAL]
 
         completerList = []
@@ -2038,7 +2058,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
                 self.ui.tableWidgetAddressBook.removeRow(oldRows[address][2])
         for address in newRows:
             addRow(address, newRows[address][0], newRows[address][1])
-            completerList.append(unicode(newRows[address][0], encoding="UTF-8") + " <" + address + ">")
+            completerList.append(newRows[address][0] + " <" + address + ">")
 
         # sort
         self.ui.tableWidgetAddressBook.sortByColumn(
@@ -2273,6 +2293,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
                         if queryreturn != []:
                             for row in queryreturn:
                                 toLabel, = row
+                            toLabel = toLabel.decode("utf-8", "replace")
 
                         self.displayNewSentMessage(
                             toAddress, toLabel, fromAddress, subject, message, ackdata)
@@ -2920,6 +2941,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         if queryreturn != []:
             for row in queryreturn:
                 messageText, = row
+            messageText = messageText.decode("utf-8", "replace")
 
         lines = messageText.split('\n')
         totalLines = len(lines)
@@ -3043,6 +3065,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         if queryreturn != []:
             for row in queryreturn:
                 messageAtCurrentInboxRow, = row
+            messageAtCurrentInboxRow = messageAtCurrentInboxRow.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         acct.parseMessage(
             toAddressAtCurrentInboxRow, fromAddressAtCurrentInboxRow,
             tableWidget.item(currentInboxRow, 2).subject,
@@ -3274,6 +3297,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
         if queryreturn != []:
             for row in queryreturn:
                 message, = row
+            message = message.decode("utf-8", "replace")
 
         defaultFilename = "".join(x for x in subjectAtCurrentInboxRow if x.isalnum()) + '.txt'
         filename = QtGui.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
@@ -3285,7 +3309,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             return
         try:
             f = open(filename, 'w')
-            f.write(message)
+            f.write(message.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
             f.close()
         except Exception:
             logger.exception('Message not saved', exc_info=True)
@@ -4020,6 +4044,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             queryreturn = sqlQuery('''SELECT status FROM sent where ackdata=?''', ackData)
             for row in queryreturn:
                 status, = row
+            status = status.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             if status == 'toodifficult':
                 self.popMenuSent.addAction(self.actionForceSend)
 
@@ -4124,6 +4149,7 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
         try:
             message = queryreturn[-1][0]
+            message = message.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         except NameError:
             message = ""
         except IndexError:

src/bitmessageqt/account.py

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def getSortedSubscriptions(count=False):
     ret = {}
     for row in queryreturn:
         label, address, enabled = row
+        label = label.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+        address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         ret[address] = {}
         ret[address]["inbox"] = {}
         ret[address]["inbox"]['label'] = label
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ def getSortedSubscriptions(count=False):
             GROUP BY inbox.fromaddress, folder''', str_broadcast_subscribers)
         for row in queryreturn:
             address, folder, cnt = row
+            address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            folder = folder.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             if folder not in ret[address]:
                 ret[address][folder] = {
                     'label': ret[address]['inbox']['label'],
@@ -137,12 +141,14 @@ class BMAccount(object):
         if queryreturn != []:
             for row in queryreturn:
                 label, = row
+            label = label.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         else:
             queryreturn = sqlQuery(
                 '''select label from subscriptions where address=?''', address)
             if queryreturn != []:
                 for row in queryreturn:
                     label, = row
+                label = label.replace("utf-8", "replace")
         return label
 
     def parseMessage(self, toAddress, fromAddress, subject, message):
@@ -150,9 +156,6 @@ class BMAccount(object):
 
         self.toAddress = toAddress
         self.fromAddress = fromAddress
-        if isinstance(subject, unicode):
-            self.subject = str(subject)
-        else:
         self.subject = subject
         self.message = message
         self.fromLabel = self.getLabel(fromAddress)
@@ -202,11 +205,11 @@ class GatewayAccount(BMAccount):
         sqlExecute(
             '''INSERT INTO sent VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)''',
             '',
-            self.toAddress,
+            self.toAddress.encode("utf-8", "replace"),
             ripe,
-            self.fromAddress,
+            self.fromAddress.encode("utf-8", "replace"),
-            self.subject,
+            self.subject.encode("utf-8", "replace"),
-            self.message,
+            self.message.encode("utf-8", "replace"),
             ackdata,
             int(time.time()),  # sentTime (this will never change)
             int(time.time()),  # lastActionTime

src/bitmessageqt/blacklist.py

@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ class Blacklist(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
             if isinstance(addressitem, QtGui.QTableWidgetItem):
                 if self.radioButtonBlacklist.isChecked():
                     sqlExecute('''UPDATE blacklist SET label=? WHERE address=?''',
-                            str(item.text()), str(addressitem.text()))
+                            item.text().encode("utf-8", "replace"), addressitem.text().encode("utf-8", "replace"))
                 else:
                     sqlExecute('''UPDATE whitelist SET label=? WHERE address=?''',
-                            str(item.text()), str(addressitem.text()))
+                            item.text().encode("utf-8", "replace"), addressitem.text().encode("utf-8", "replace"))
 
     def init_blacklist_popup_menu(self, connectSignal=True):
         # Popup menu for the Blacklist page
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ class Blacklist(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
         self.tableWidgetBlacklist.setSortingEnabled(False)
         for row in queryreturn:
             label, address, enabled = row
+            label = label.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             self.tableWidgetBlacklist.insertRow(0)
             newItem = QtGui.QTableWidgetItem(unicode(label, 'utf-8'))
             if not enabled:
@@ -198,11 +200,11 @@ class Blacklist(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
         if config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'blackwhitelist') == 'black':
             sqlExecute(
                 '''DELETE FROM blacklist WHERE label=? AND address=?''',
-                str(labelAtCurrentRow), str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                labelAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"), addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
         else:
             sqlExecute(
                 '''DELETE FROM whitelist WHERE label=? AND address=?''',
-                str(labelAtCurrentRow), str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                labelAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"), addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
         self.tableWidgetBlacklist.removeRow(currentRow)
 
     def on_action_BlacklistClipboard(self):
@@ -227,11 +229,11 @@ class Blacklist(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
         if config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'blackwhitelist') == 'black':
             sqlExecute(
                 '''UPDATE blacklist SET enabled=1 WHERE address=?''',
-                str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
         else:
             sqlExecute(
                 '''UPDATE whitelist SET enabled=1 WHERE address=?''',
-                str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
 
     def on_action_BlacklistDisable(self):
         currentRow = self.tableWidgetBlacklist.currentRow()
@@ -243,10 +245,10 @@ class Blacklist(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
             currentRow, 1).setTextColor(QtGui.QColor(128, 128, 128))
         if config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'blackwhitelist') == 'black':
             sqlExecute(
-                '''UPDATE blacklist SET enabled=0 WHERE address=?''', str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                '''UPDATE blacklist SET enabled=0 WHERE address=?''', addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
         else:
             sqlExecute(
-                '''UPDATE whitelist SET enabled=0 WHERE address=?''', str(addressAtCurrentRow))
+                '''UPDATE whitelist SET enabled=0 WHERE address=?''', addressAtCurrentRow.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
 
     def on_action_BlacklistSetAvatar(self):
         self.window().on_action_SetAvatar(self.tableWidgetBlacklist)

src/bitmessageqt/foldertree.py

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class AccountMixin(object):
             if queryreturn != []:
                 for row in queryreturn:
                     retval, = row
-                    retval = unicode(retval, 'utf-8')
+                retval = retval.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         elif self.address is None or self.type == AccountMixin.ALL:
             return unicode(
                 str(_translate("MainWindow", "All accounts")), 'utf-8')
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ class Ui_SubscriptionWidget(Ui_AddressWidget):
         if queryreturn != []:
             for row in queryreturn:
                 retval, = row
-            return unicode(retval, 'utf-8', 'ignore')
+            return retval.decode("utf-8", "replace")
-        return unicode(self.address, 'utf-8')
+        return self.address
 
     def setType(self):
         """Set account type"""
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ class MessageList_AddressWidget(BMAddressWidget):
                 '''select label from subscriptions where address=?''', self.address)
         if queryreturn:
             for row in queryreturn:
-                newLabel = unicode(row[0], 'utf-8', 'ignore')
+                newLabel = row[0]
+            newLabel = newLabel.decode("utf-8", "replace")
 
         self.label = newLabel
 
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ class MessageList_SubjectWidget(BMTableWidgetItem):
         if role == QtCore.Qt.UserRole:
             return self.subject
         if role == QtCore.Qt.ToolTipRole:
-            return escape(unicode(self.subject, 'utf-8'))
+            return escape(self.subject)
         return super(MessageList_SubjectWidget, self).data(role)
 
     # label (or address) alphabetically, disabled at the end

src/bitmessageqt/safehtmlparser.py

@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ class SafeHTMLParser(HTMLParser):
     def feed(self, data):
         try:
             data = unicode(data, 'utf-8')
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             data = unicode(data, 'utf-8', errors='replace')
         HTMLParser.feed(self, data)

src/class_singleCleaner.py

@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ class singleCleaner(StoppableThread):
                     tick - state.maximumLengthOfTimeToBotherResendingMessages
                 )
                 for toAddress, ackData, status in queryreturn:
+                    toAddress = toAddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+                    status = status.decode("utf-8", "replace")
                     if status == 'awaitingpubkey':
                         self.resendPubkeyRequest(toAddress)
                     elif status == 'msgsent':

src/class_singleWorker.py

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class singleWorker(StoppableThread):
             '''SELECT DISTINCT toaddress FROM sent'''
             ''' WHERE (status='awaitingpubkey' AND folder='sent')''')
         for toAddress, in queryreturn:
+            toAddress = toAddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             toAddressVersionNumber, toStreamNumber, toRipe = \
                 decodeAddress(toAddress)[1:]
             if toAddressVersionNumber <= 3:
@@ -538,6 +539,9 @@ class singleWorker(StoppableThread):
 
         for row in queryreturn:
             fromaddress, subject, body, ackdata, TTL, encoding = row
+            fromaddress = fromaddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            subject = subject.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            body = body.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             # status
             _, addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, ripe = \
                 decodeAddress(fromaddress)
@@ -726,6 +730,11 @@ class singleWorker(StoppableThread):
         for row in queryreturn:
             toaddress, fromaddress, subject, message, \
                 ackdata, status, TTL, retryNumber, encoding = row
+            toaddress = toaddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            fromaddress = fromaddress.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            subject = subject.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            message = message.decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            status = status.decode("utf-8", "replace")
             # toStatus
             _, toAddressVersionNumber, toStreamNumber, toRipe = \
                 decodeAddress(toaddress)

src/class_sqlThread.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
         helper_sql.sql_available = True
         config_ready.wait()
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(state.appdata + 'messages.dat')
-        self.conn.text_factory = str
+        self.conn.text_factory = bytes
         self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
 
         self.cur.execute('PRAGMA secure_delete = true')
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
                 shutil.move(
                     paths.lookupAppdataFolder() + 'messages.dat', paths.lookupExeFolder() + 'messages.dat')
                 self.conn = sqlite3.connect(paths.lookupExeFolder() + 'messages.dat')
-                self.conn.text_factory = str
+                self.conn.text_factory = bytes
                 self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
             elif item == 'movemessagstoappdata':
                 logger.debug('the sqlThread is moving the messages.dat file to the Appdata folder.')
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class sqlThread(threading.Thread):
                 shutil.move(
                     paths.lookupExeFolder() + 'messages.dat', paths.lookupAppdataFolder() + 'messages.dat')
                 self.conn = sqlite3.connect(paths.lookupAppdataFolder() + 'messages.dat')
-                self.conn.text_factory = str
+                self.conn.text_factory = bytes
                 self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
             elif item == 'deleteandvacuume':
                 self.cur.execute('''delete from inbox where folder='trash' ''')

src/helper_msgcoding.py

@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class MsgEncode(object):
 
     def encodeSimple(self, message):
         """Handle simple encoding"""
-        self.data = 'Subject:%(subject)s\nBody:%(body)s' % message
+        data = 'Subject:%(subject)s\nBody:%(body)s' % message
+        self.data = data.encode("utf-8", "replace")
         self.length = len(self.data)
 
     def encodeTrivial(self, message):

src/shared.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def isAddressInMySubscriptionsList(address):
     """Am I subscribed to this address?"""
     queryreturn = sqlQuery(
         '''select * from subscriptions where address=?''',
-        str(address))
+        address.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
     return queryreturn != []
 
 
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def reloadBroadcastSendersForWhichImWatching():
     logger.debug('reloading subscriptions...')
     for row in queryreturn:
         address, = row
+        address = address.decode("utf-8", "replace")
         # status
         addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, hashobj = decodeAddress(address)[1:]
         if addressVersionNumber == 2:

src/tests/test_shared.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestShared(unittest.TestCase):
         address = sample_address
 
         # if address is in MyAddressbook
-        mock_sql_query.return_value = [address]
+        mock_sql_query.return_value = [address.encode("utf-8", "replace")]
         return_val = isAddressInMyAddressBook(address)
         mock_sql_query.assert_called_once()
         self.assertTrue(return_val)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TestShared(unittest.TestCase):
         address = sample_address
 
         # if address is in MySubscriptionsList
-        mock_sql_query.return_value = [address]
+        mock_sql_query.return_value = [address.encode("utf-8", "replace")]
         return_val = isAddressInMySubscriptionsList(address)
         self.assertTrue(return_val)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TestShared(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_reloadBroadcastSendersForWhichImWatching(self, mock_sql_query):
         """Test for reload Broadcast Senders For Which Im Watching"""
         mock_sql_query.return_value = [
-            (sample_address,),
+            (sample_address.encode("utf-8", "replace"),),
         ]
         # before reload
         self.assertEqual(len(MyECSubscriptionCryptorObjects), 0)