another string issue...

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/binoculars/backends/sixs.py b/binoculars/backends/sixs.py
index f635b73..54cdf60 100644
--- a/binoculars/backends/sixs.py
+++ b/binoculars/backends/sixs.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from pyFAI.detectors import ALL_DETECTORS
 from gi.repository import Hkl
 
 from .. import backend, errors, util
+from ..util import as_string
 
 # TODO
 # - Angles delta gamma. nom de 2 ou 3 moteurs. omega puis delta
@@ -209,11 +210,6 @@ def get_nxclass(hfile, nxclass, path="/"):
             pass
     return None
 
-def as_string(text):
-    if hasattr(text, "decode"):
-        text = text.decode()
-    return text
-
 def node_as_string(node):
     if node.shape == ():
         content = node.read().tostring()
diff --git a/binoculars/util.py b/binoculars/util.py
index 4ef8377..7eca101 100755
--- a/binoculars/util.py
+++ b/binoculars/util.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ else:
     import cPickle as pickle
     import ConfigParser as configparser
 
+
+def as_string(text):
+    if hasattr(text, "decode"):
+        text = text.decode()
+    return text
+
+
 class OrderedOperation(argparse.Action):
     def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
         oops = getattr(namespace, 'ordered_operations', [])
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ class ConfigFile(MetaBase):
             try:
                 config = fp['configuration']
                 if 'command' in config.attrs:
-                    configobj.command = json.loads(config.attrs['command'].decode('utf8'))
+                    configobj.command = json.loads(as_string(config.attrs['command']))
                 for section in config:
                     if isinstance(config[section],  h5py._hl.group.Group):  # new
                         setattr(configobj, section, dict((key, config[section][key].value) for key in config[section]))