The prepare request should be processed ok if you give a 'byte' string, e.g. status, _ = myclient.prepare([b"/path/to/file.txt"], PrepareFlags.STAGE) -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/2011#issuecomment-1553265138 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: <[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1