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splunk client send error "a bytes-like object is require" with python script

Chandras11 — Wed, 23 May 2018 08:58:02 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to upload CSV file to a certain index and a certain sourcetype (already exist in Splunk) with a python script. I have already installed Python SDK Splunk and I am using Python 3 with anaconda

import splunklib.client as client
service = client.connect(host='localhost',port=8089,username='admin',password='Passwd')
myindex = service.indexes["Index1"]
mysocket = myindex.attach(sourcetype='ST1',host='My_PC')
file_data = ''
with open("ST1_23_Mai_2018.csv", "r") as lines:
    for line in lines:
        if line.isspace(): 
            line = ' '
            file_data += line 
            file_data += '\r\n'
    mysocket.send(file_data)
mysocket.close()

The SSL handshake is successful. However, I am getting following error through python:-

 File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\ssl.py", line 642, in write
    return self._sslobj.write(data)

TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

Does anyone have faced similar situation before. I try to check the splunk documentation at : http://dev.splunk.com/view/python-sdk/SP-CAAAEE6#add2index and http://docs.splunk.com/DocumentationStatic/PythonSDK/1.6.3/client.html#splunklib.client.Index.upload

Re: splunk client send error "a bytes-like object is require" with python script

xpac — Wed, 23 May 2018 10:35:30 GMT

Hey,

you're sending a string where Splunk expects bytes, a comparable situation is explained here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33054527/python-3-5-typeerror-a-bytes-like-object-is-required-not-str-when-writing-t?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_rich_qa&utm_campaign=google_rich_qa

I'd try to just change

 with open("ST1_23_Mai_2018.csv", "r") as lines:

 with open("ST1_23_Mai_2018.csv", "rb") as lines:

Hope that helps!

Re: splunk client send error "a bytes-like object is require" with python script

Chandras11 — Wed, 23 May 2018 10:52:58 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the answer. I already tried to make it rb (read as bytes) but I didn't get any success. The error is still the same.
Do I need to change some properties in anaconda3\lib\ssl.py ??