B2 backup resume fails for TypeError

Asked by Brian Wiebe

Duplicity 0.8.12 on Debian.

Ran initial backup but it terminated prior to finishing. Destination was a B2 bucket in backblaze.

Upon re-running, it found the the backup and processed to restart, but failed due to a TypeError: (note, output has been sanitized)

<host>:~# python2 /usr/local/bin/duplicity /home b2://[account]:[key]@[B2bucket]
Local and Remote metadata are synchronized, no sync needed.
Last full backup left a partial set, restarting.
Last full backup date: Fri Mar 27 21:43:32 2020
GnuPG passphrase:
Retype passphrase to confirm:
RESTART: Volumes 210 to 211 failed to upload before termination.
         Restarting backup at volume 210.
Attempt 1 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
Attempt 2 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
Attempt 3 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
Attempt 4 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
Giving up after 5 attempts. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
<host>:~#

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Kenneth Loafman (kenneth-loafman) said :
#1

I'd like a log file, please. Please run with -v9, redirect to a log file.
Attach, don't copy/paste, log file to this bug report.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 12:59 PM Brian Wiebe <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> New question #689587 on Duplicity:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/689587
>
> Duplicity 0.8.12 on Debian.
>
> Ran initial backup but it terminated prior to finishing. Destination was
> a B2 bucket in backblaze.
>
> Upon re-running, it found the the backup and processed to restart, but
> failed due to a TypeError: (note, output has been sanitized)
>
> <host>:~# python2 /usr/local/bin/duplicity /home
> b2://[account]:[key]@[B2bucket]
> Local and Remote metadata are synchronized, no sync needed.
> Last full backup left a partial set, restarting.
> Last full backup date: Fri Mar 27 21:43:32 2020
> GnuPG passphrase:
> Retype passphrase to confirm:
> RESTART: Volumes 210 to 211 failed to upload before termination.
> Restarting backup at volume 210.
> Attempt 1 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
> Attempt 2 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
> Attempt 3 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
> Attempt 4 failed. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
> Giving up after 5 attempts. TypeError: argument can't be <type 'unicode'>
> <host>:~#
>
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Brian Wiebe (bwiebe) said :
#2

I just created a but report so that I could attach the log.

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