WebDec 6, 2024 · I am trying to implement a way to send and receive files using the socket library, but when I run the code, I keep getting the error "UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: invalid start byte". Sender code: WebUnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: invalid start byte You can't fix it in the sense of middling with the code and fix it. Is a bug which IMO will be quite easy to fix from the developer perspective (modify the encoding of the file).
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WebDec 1, 2014 · 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff is to read these files as Bytes. When you treat them as byte then you need not provide any encoding value here. So when you open them you should specify: with open (file_path, 'rb') as file: Or in your case, the code should be something like: import csv WebIf you try to open a utf-16 encoded document using open (... encoding='utf-8'), you will get the error: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 0: invalid start byte To fix either specify 'utf-16' encoding or change the encoding of the csv. Share Improve this answer Follow answered Apr 7, 2024 at 17:04 Timothy C. Quinn WebMar 9, 2024 · 1 Answer Sorted by: 1 You need to pass the encoding argument when you are reading the file: combined_csv = pd.concat ( [pd.read_csv (f, encoding=...) for f in all_filenames]) If utf-8 doesn't work, try ISO-8859-1. Share Improve this answer Follow answered Mar 9, 2024 at 14:24 TYZ 8,198 5 28 60 Add a comment Your Answer phone store hobart