error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator

[Ranjan Maitra]

Hi,

I have been trying to create (in Fedora 42) a Fedora Live spin (I have done this for a while) using livecd-creator but I have been getting a python related error.

So, I decided to copy the kickstart files for the LXDE spin (and its associated) files but get:

sudo livecd-creator --config=fedora-live-lxde.ks --releasever=42 --cache=cache --tmpdir=tmp --fslabel=Fedora-LXDE --logfile=livecd.log

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 265, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ~~~~^^
  File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 195, in main
    ks = imgcreate.read_kickstart(options.kscfg)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/imgcreate/kickstart.py", line 54, in read_kickstart
    ksfile = urlgrabber.urlgrab(path, filename=tmpks)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 808, in urlgrab
    return default_grabber.urlgrab(url, filename, **kwargs)
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 1205, in urlgrab
    (url,parts) = opts.urlparser.parse(url, opts)
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 873, in parse
    pathname = pathname2url(url)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
    return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
    raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")

TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
    pathname = pathname2url(url)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
    return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
    raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")

TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes

What is wrong here? I got these kickstart files by using:

git clone ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git fedora-kickstarts

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions that you can provide, and my very best wishes,
Ranjan

[Ranjan Maitra]

Hi,

As an update, I was able to finally get livemedia-creator to work, and that worked on these (and my) kickstarts. So, perhaps there is a problem with livecd-creator which I understand is scheduled to go away anyway.

Best wishes,
Ranjan

On Wed Jun11'25 11:17:16AM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote:
> From: Ranjan Maitra via users 
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:16 -0500
> To: Community Support for Fedora Users 
> Cc: Ranjan Maitra 
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Subject: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to create (in Fedora 42) a Fedora Live spin (I have done this for a while) using livecd-creator but I have been getting a python related error.
>
> So, I decided to copy the kickstart files for the LXDE spin (and its associated) files but get:
>
> sudo livecd-creator --config=fedora-live-lxde.ks --releasever=42 --cache=cache --tmpdir=tmp --fslabel=Fedora-LXDE --logfile=livecd.log
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 265, in <module>
>     sys.exit(main())
>              ~~~~^^
>   File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 195, in main
>     ks = imgcreate.read_kickstart(options.kscfg)
>   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/imgcreate/kickstart.py", line 54, in read_kickstart
>     ksfile = urlgrabber.urlgrab(path, filename=tmpks)
>   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 808, in urlgrab
>     return default_grabber.urlgrab(url, filename, **kwargs)
>            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 1205, in urlgrab
>     (url,parts) = opts.urlparser.parse(url, opts)
>                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
>   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 873, in parse
>     pathname = pathname2url(url)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
>     return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
>     raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
>
> TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
>     pathname = pathname2url(url)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
>     return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
>     raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
>
> TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
>
> What is wrong here? I got these kickstart files by using:
>
> git clone ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git fedora-kickstarts
>
> Many thanks in advance for any suggestions that you can provide, and my very best wishes,
> Ranjan
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[EXT] Re: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator

[Weiner, Michael]

One quick question, where in cmsh is the node specs set (like the amount of memory)?
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Hi,

As an update, I was able to finally get livemedia-creator to work, and that worked on these (and my) kickstarts. So, perhaps there is a problem with livecd-creator which I understand is scheduled to go away anyway.

Best wishes,
Ranjan

On Wed Jun11'25 11:17:16AM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote:
> From: Ranjan Maitra via users 
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:16 -0500
> To: Community Support for Fedora Users 
> Cc: Ranjan Maitra 
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Subject: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to create (in Fedora 42) a Fedora Live spin (I have done this for a while) using livecd-creator but I have been getting a python related error.
>
> So, I decided to copy the kickstart files for the LXDE spin (and its associated) files but get:
>
> sudo livecd-creator --config=fedora-live-lxde.ks --releasever=42 --cache=cache --tmpdir=tmp --fslabel=Fedora-LXDE --logfile=livecd.log
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 265, in <module>
> sys.exit(main())
> File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 195, in main
> ks = imgcreate.read_kickstart(options.kscfg)
> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/imgcreate/kickstart.py", line 54, in read_kickstart
> ksfile = urlgrabber.urlgrab(path, filename=tmpks)
> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 808, in urlgrab
> return default_grabber.urlgrab(url, filename, **kwargs)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 1205, in urlgrab
> (url,parts) = opts.urlparser.parse(url, opts)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
> File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 873, in parse
> pathname = pathname2url(url)
> File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
> return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
> File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
> raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
>
> TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
> pathname = pathname2url(url)
> File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
> return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
> File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
> raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
>
> TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
>
> What is wrong here? I got these kickstart files by using:
>
> git clone ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git<ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git> fedora-kickstarts
>
> Many thanks in advance for any suggestions that you can provide, and my very best wishes,
> Ranjan
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[EXT] Re: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Thu Jun12'25 03:06:32PM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote:
> From: "Weiner, Michael via users" 
> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:06:32 +0000
> To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Cc: Ranjan Maitra , "Weiner, Michael" 
> Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using
>  livecd-creator
>
> One quick question, where in cmsh is the node specs set (like the amount of memory)?

Sorry, I do notknow the answer to your question. I only tried the following options, and for me they worked.

sudo livemedia-creator   --ks=file.ks --no-virt --resultdir isos --project project name  --make-iso --volid volume id  --iso-only --iso-name name.iso --releasever 42

I had not been able to get this working earlier, but I found the following helpful:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Livemedia-creator-_How_to_create_and_use_a_Li...)

HTH,
Ranjan
> From: Ranjan Maitra via users 
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 10:34:31 AM
> To: Community support for Fedora users 
> Cc: Ranjan Maitra 
> Subject: [EXT] Re: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator
>
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>
> Hi,
>
> As an update, I was able to finally get livemedia-creator to work, and that worked on these (and my) kickstarts. So, perhaps there is a problem with livecd-creator which I understand is scheduled to go away anyway.
>
> Best wishes,
> Ranjan
>
> On Wed Jun11'25 11:17:16AM, Community Support for Fedora Users wrote:
> > From: Ranjan Maitra via users 
> > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:16 -0500
> > To: Community Support for Fedora Users 
> > Cc: Ranjan Maitra 
> > Reply-To: Community support for Fedora users 
> > Subject: error in creating Fedora 42 remix using livecd-creator
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been trying to create (in Fedora 42) a Fedora Live spin (I have done this for a while) using livecd-creator but I have been getting a python related error.
> >
> > So, I decided to copy the kickstart files for the LXDE spin (and its associated) files but get:
> >
> > sudo livecd-creator --config=fedora-live-lxde.ks --releasever=42 --cache=cache --tmpdir=tmp --fslabel=Fedora-LXDE --logfile=livecd.log
> >
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 265, in <module>
> > sys.exit(main())
> > File "/usr/bin/livecd-creator", line 195, in main
> > ks = imgcreate.read_kickstart(options.kscfg)
> > File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/imgcreate/kickstart.py", line 54, in read_kickstart
> > ksfile = urlgrabber.urlgrab(path, filename=tmpks)
> > File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 808, in urlgrab
> > return default_grabber.urlgrab(url, filename, **kwargs)
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 1205, in urlgrab
> > (url,parts) = opts.urlparser.parse(url, opts)
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^
> > File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 873, in parse
> > pathname = pathname2url(url)
> > File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
> > return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
> > File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
> > raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
> >
> > TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
> > pathname = pathname2url(url)
> > File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/request.py", line 1679, in pathname2url
> > return quote(pathname, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
> > File "/usr/lib64/python3.13/urllib/parse.py", line 924, in quote
> > raise TypeError("quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes")
> >
> > TypeError: quote() doesn't support 'encoding' for bytes
> >
> > What is wrong here? I got these kickstart files by using:
> >
> > git clone ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git<ssh://[e-mail]/fedora-kickstarts.git> fedora-kickstarts
> >
> > Many thanks in advance for any suggestions that you can provide, and my very best wishes,
> > Ranjan
> > --
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