--- dpdk-devbind.py.old 2020-02-05 19:22:30.768498821 +0100 +++ dpdk-devbind.py.new 2020-02-05 19:22:04.229477120 +0100 @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ # Clear previous device's data dev = {} else: - name, value = dev_line.decode().split("\t", 1) + name, value = dev_line.decode(errors='ignore').split("\t", 1) value_list = value.rsplit(' ', 1) if len(value_list) > 1: # String stored in _str