PH60060: [PYTHON] SANITIZE UNPRINTABLE CHARACTERS IN TEXT MODE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This APAR includes a change that when reading output from
  Python will replace any characters with a space that
  are outside the UTF-8 code point. These characters do not
  correspond to UTF-8 requirements and are sanitized so that the
  resulting log can be printed. This will resolve any
  UnicodeDecodeError that would previously had occurred during job
  processing in Python.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Z Open Automation Utilities     *
  *                 (ZOAU) version 1.2.x                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In the ZOAU Python language pack,       *
  *                      calling ZOAU APIs may result in output  *
  *                      that contains unprintable characters.   *
  *                      These can result from job output,       *
  *                      datasets, command responses, or log     *
  *                      output. These characters will cause a   *
  *                      UnicodeDecodeError to be raised in the  *
  *                      Python script during conversion to a    *
  *                      string.                                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      This APAR detects these unprintable     *
  *                      characters and converts them to spaces  *
  *                      so an exception is no longer raised.    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY APAR/PTF. Follow instructions in PTF   *
  *                  HOLDs.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  This is a maintenance release with a single bug fix.
  It is a full replacement for all prior versions of ZOAU 1.2.x.
  

Problem conclusion

• *****
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI96141

Modules/Macros

• BGYPX001 BGYPX002 BGYPX003 BGYPX004 BGYPX005 BGYPX006 BGYPX007
  BGYPX008 BGYPX009 BGYPX010 BGYPX011 BGYPX012 BGYPX013 BGYPX014
  BGYSHZOA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z OPEN AUTO UTL

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0753

Applicable component levels

• R120 PSY UI96141

     UP24/03/21 P F403

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