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Opened 7 weeks ago
Closed 4 days ago
#18691 closed defect (fixed)
Preset file contains non-Unicode character
| Reported by: | Owned by: | pett | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | Input/Output | Version: | |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
| Notify when closed: | Platform: | all | |
| Project: | ChimeraX |
Description
The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: Windows-10-10.0.19045
ChimeraX Version: 1.11.dev202508300055 (2025-08-30 00:55:12 UTC)
Description
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Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.11.dev202508300055 (2025-08-30)
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX 1.11.dev202508300055\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\triggerset.py", line 149, in invoke
return self._func(self._name, data)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX 1.11.dev202508300055\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\preset_mgr\manager.py", line 153, in _new_custom_folder_cb
preset_info, subfolders = self._gather_presets(settings.folder)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX 1.11.dev202508300055\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\preset_mgr\manager.py", line 132, in _gather_presets
preset_info[entry[:-4].replace('_', ' ')] = f.read()
^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX
1.11.dev202508300055\bin\Lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 23, in decode
return codecs.charmap_decode(input,self.errors,decoding_table)[0]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeDecodeError: 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x90 in position 442:
character maps to <undefined>
Error processing trigger "setting changed":
UnicodeDecodeError: 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x90 in position 442:
character maps to
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX
1.11.dev202508300055\bin\Lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 23, in decode
return codecs.charmap_decode(input,self.errors,decoding_table)[0]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
See log for complete Python traceback.
OpenGL version: 3.3.0 Core Profile Context 25.8.1.250723
OpenGL renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
OpenGL vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Python: 3.11.9
Locale: de_DE.cp1252
Qt version: PyQt6 6.9.1, Qt 6.9.0
Qt runtime version: 6.9.1
Qt platform: windows
Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (Build 19045)
Memory: 137,291,546,624
MaxProcessMemory: 137,438,953,344
CPU: 12 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
OSLanguage: de-DE
Installed Packages:
alabaster: 1.0.0
appdirs: 1.4.4
asttokens: 3.0.0
babel: 2.17.0
beautifulsoup4: 4.13.5
blockdiag: 3.0.0
blosc2: 3.7.2
build: 1.3.0
certifi: 2025.8.3
cftime: 1.6.4.post1
charset-normalizer: 3.4.3
ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.5.20
ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.7
ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.6.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.1
ChimeraX-Alignments: 3.0.2
ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0
ChimeraX-Aniso: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.1
ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.60.16
ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 14.1.23
ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.4
ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0
ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 3.0.0
ChimeraX-Boltz: 1.1
ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.4
ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-BuildStructure: 2.13.1
ChimeraX-Bumps: 1.0
ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.6.0
ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0
ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.4
ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.1
ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.5
ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-Clashes: 2.3
ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.5
ChimeraX-ColorGlobe: 1.0
ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.8
ChimeraX-CommandLine: 1.3.0
ChimeraX-ConnectStructure: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-Contacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Core: 1.11.dev202508300055
ChimeraX-CoreFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-coulombic: 1.4.5
ChimeraX-Crosslinks: 1.0
ChimeraX-Crystal: 1.0
ChimeraX-CrystalContacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-DataFormats: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-Dicom: 1.2.7
ChimeraX-DistMonitor: 1.4.2
ChimeraX-DockPrep: 1.1.4
ChimeraX-Dssp: 2.0
ChimeraX-EMDB-SFF: 1.0
ChimeraX-ESMFold: 1.0
ChimeraX-FileHistory: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Geometry: 1.3
ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
ChimeraX-Graphics: 1.4.1
ChimeraX-Hbonds: 2.5.3
ChimeraX-Help: 1.3
ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3
ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1
ChimeraX-ImageFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-IMOD: 1.0
ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.4
ChimeraX-ItemsInspection: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-IUPAC: 1.0
ChimeraX-KVFinder: 1.7.1
ChimeraX-Label: 1.1.14
ChimeraX-ListInfo: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-Log: 1.2
ChimeraX-LookingGlass: 1.1
ChimeraX-Maestro: 1.9.2
ChimeraX-Map: 1.3
ChimeraX-MapData: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapEraser: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFilter: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapSeries: 2.1.1
ChimeraX-Markers: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mask: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MatchMaker: 2.2.2
ChimeraX-MCopy: 1.0
ChimeraX-MDcrds: 2.17.1
ChimeraX-MedicalToolbar: 1.1
ChimeraX-Meeting: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Minimize: 1.2
ChimeraX-MLP: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-mmCIF: 2.16
ChimeraX-MMTF: 2.2
ChimeraX-ModelArchive: 1.0
ChimeraX-Modeller: 1.5.22
ChimeraX-ModelPanel: 1.5.1
ChimeraX-ModelSeries: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mol2: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0
ChimeraX-Morph: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MouseModes: 1.2
ChimeraX-Movie: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MutationScores: 1.0
ChimeraX-Neuron: 1.0
ChimeraX-Nifti: 1.2
ChimeraX-NMRSTAR: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-NRRD: 1.2
ChimeraX-Nucleotides: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-OpenCommand: 1.15.1
ChimeraX-OrthoPick: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-PDB: 2.7.10
ChimeraX-PDBBio: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-PDBLibrary: 1.0.4
ChimeraX-PDBMatrices: 1.0
ChimeraX-PickBlobs: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Positions: 1.0
ChimeraX-PresetMgr: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-ProfileGrids: 1.3.1
ChimeraX-PubChem: 2.2
ChimeraX-ReadPbonds: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Registration: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-RemoteControl: 1.0
ChimeraX-RenderByAttr: 1.6.5
ChimeraX-RenumberResidues: 1.1
ChimeraX-ResidueFit: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-RestServer: 1.3.1
ChimeraX-RNALayout: 1.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibMgr: 4.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDunbrack: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDynameomics: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsRichardson: 2.0
ChimeraX-SaveCommand: 1.5.2
ChimeraX-Scenes: 0.2.1
ChimeraX-SchemeMgr: 1.0
ChimeraX-SDF: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-Segger: 1.0
ChimeraX-Segment: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Segmentations: 3.5.7
ChimeraX-SelInspector: 1.0
ChimeraX-SeqView: 2.17.2
ChimeraX-Shape: 1.1
ChimeraX-Shell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shortcuts: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-ShowSequences: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SimilarStructures: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0
ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0
ChimeraX-StdCommands: 1.19.1
ChimeraX-STL: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0
ChimeraX-StructMeasure: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-Struts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapAA: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapRes: 2.5.2
ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0
ChimeraX-TaskManager: 1.0
ChimeraX-Test: 1.0
ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.2.3
ChimeraX-ToolshedUtils: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-Topography: 1.0
ChimeraX-ToQuest: 1.0
ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-UI: 1.48.2
ChimeraX-Umap: 1.0
ChimeraX-uniprot: 2.3.1
ChimeraX-UnitCell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ViewDock: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-VIPERdb: 1.0
ChimeraX-Vive: 1.1
ChimeraX-VolumeMenu: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-vrml: 1.0
ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0
ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0
ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-WebServices: 1.1.5
ChimeraX-Zone: 1.0.1
colorama: 0.4.6
comm: 0.2.3
comtypes: 1.4.11
contourpy: 1.3.3
coverage: 7.10.6
cxservices: 1.2.3
cycler: 0.12.1
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wheel: 0.45.1
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widgetsnbextension: 4.0.14
WMI: 1.5.1
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 7 weeks ago
| Component: | Unassigned → Input/Output |
|---|---|
| Owner: | set to |
| Platform: | → all |
| Project: | → ChimeraX |
| Status: | new → accepted |
| Summary: | ChimeraX bug report submission → Preset file contains non-Unicode character |
comment:2 by , 4 days ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
|---|---|
| Status: | accepted → closed |
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Fix: https://github.com/RBVI/ChimeraX/commit/a9767d16213ad4c3ffe666da294d370a79dc0d34