Python - Descriptor 'split' requires a 'str' object but received a 'unicode'

Question

Erm, I have ready-to-use code, and I\'m sure it really works, but I get the following error:

TypeError: descriptor \'split\' requires a \'str\' object but

Answer 1

The problem is that str.split is a method of the str class, but is being called for an object of the unicode class. Call the method directly with ipSplit = self.serverVars[0].split('.') to have it work for anything (including str and unicode) with a split method.