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Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 PointsTypeError: Expected bytes
So as soon as I submit a name for my bear I get an TypeError: Expected bytes. Any help would be much appreciated! The error log goes like this:
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File "C:\Users\arnal_000\Desktop\Python\Flask\FlaskFirstProject\lib\site-packages\werkzeug_compat.py", line 190, in to_bytes raise TypeError('Expected bytes')
1 Answer
David Stevens
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,270 PointsHey Arnaldo!
Check the save method in app.py. It may be that it contains response.set_cookie('character', data) when it really should be response.set_cookie('character', json.dumps(data)).
Hope this helps!