Trying to prepare any file for staging using the python bindings client.FileSystem.prepare() method results in an unexpected error and a core dump, specifically:

from XRootD import client
from XRootD.client.flags import PrepareFlags

myclient = client.FileSystem("root://server_name")
status, _ = myclient.prepare(["/path/to/file.txt"], PrepareFlags.STAGE)

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
  what():  basic_string::_S_construct null not valid
Aborted (core dumped)

Calling the equivalent prepare command with xrdfs prepare -s etc. works successfully on the same system. Slightly unsure what the format should be for the list of files (the documentation is not super clear on this). I have tried a list of File objects, and paths to the relevant files as strings, but to no avail.

Versions
xrootd==5.5.5
python==3.9.15

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