UnicodeDecodeError reading PDB file

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The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        macOS-14.6.1-x86_64-i386-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23 01:58:08 UTC)
Description
(Describe the actions that caused this problem to occur here)

Log:
Startup Messages  
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note | available bundle cache has not been initialized yet  
  
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23)  
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open /Users/d.bianchi/Desktop/ZnDNA_2x_QQSS_new.pdb

Summary of feedback from opening
/Users/d.bianchi/Desktop/ZnDNA_2x_QQSS_new.pdb  
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error | Non-ASCII character on line 1593 of PDB file  
warning | Ignored bad PDB record found on line 1592  
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Failed opening file /Users/d.bianchi/Desktop/ZnDNA_2x_QQSS_new.pdb:  
PDB file contains non-ASCII character or control character  

> open /Users/d.bianchi/Desktop/ZnDNA_2x_QQSS_new.pdb

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/dialog.py", line 334, in _qt_safe  
run(session, "open " + " ".join([FileNameArg.unparse(p) for p in paths]) + (""  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/run.py", line 49, in run  
results = command.run(text, log=log, return_json=return_json)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2908, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 131, in cmd_open  
models = Command(session, registry=registry).run(provider_cmd_text,
log=log)[0]  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2908, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 213, in provider_open  
models, status = collated_open(session, None, [data], data_format,
_add_models,  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 513, in collated_open  
return remember_data_format()  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/open_command/cmd.py", line 484, in remember_data_format  
models, status = func(*func_args, **func_kw)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/pdb/__init__.py", line 45, in open  
return pdb.open_pdb(session, data, file_name, **kw)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File
"/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/pdb/pdb.py", line 89, in open_pdb  
pointers = _pdbio.read_pdb_file(stream, session.logger, not coordsets, atomic,
segid_chains,  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "<frozen codecs>", line 322, in decode  
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xc8 in position 6005:
invalid continuation byte  
  
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xc8 in position 6005:
invalid continuation byte  
  
File "", line 322, in decode  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 4.1 INTEL-22.5.11
OpenGL renderer: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Plus Graphics OpenGL Engine
OpenGL vendor: Intel Inc.

Python: 3.11.2
Locale: UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.3.1, Qt 6.3.1
Qt runtime version: 6.3.2
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:

    Hardware Overview:

      Model Name: MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier: MacBookPro16,2
      Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i5
      Processor Speed: 2 GHz
      Number of Processors: 1
      Total Number of Cores: 4
      L2 Cache (per Core): 512 KB
      L3 Cache: 6 MB
      Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
      Memory: 16 GB
      System Firmware Version: 2022.140.5.0.0 (iBridge: 21.16.6074.0.0,0)
      OS Loader Version: 580.140.1~8

Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 14.6.1 (23G93)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 23.6.0
      Time since boot: 18 hours, 9 minutes

Graphics/Displays:

    Intel Iris Plus Graphics:

      Chipset Model: Intel Iris Plus Graphics
      Type: GPU
      Bus: Built-In
      VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
      Vendor: Intel
      Device ID: 0x8a53
      Revision ID: 0x0007
      Metal Support: Metal 3
      Displays:
        Color LCD:
          Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
          Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Retina
          Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010)
          Main Display: Yes
          Mirror: Off
          Online: Yes
          Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
          Connection Type: Internal


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