Bug Report: Assembly 2 - Import a part from another FreeCAD document

[Buddy Hy]

When trying to do this in a new document I get this error:

importing part from C:/Users/Lenovo Yoga/3D Objects/disc.FCStd
Running the Python command 'assembly2_importPart' failed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Lenovo Yoga\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod\assembly2\assembly2\importPart\__init__.py", line 152, in Activated
importedObject = importPart( filename )
File "C:\Users\Lenovo Yoga\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod\assembly2\assembly2\importPart\__init__.py", line 39, in importPart
doc = Fcstd_File_Parser( filename )
File "C:\Users\Lenovo Yoga\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod\assembly2\assembly2\importPart\fcstd_parser.py", line 79, in __init__
obj.Shape.importBrepFromString( z.open( shape_zip_name ).read() )

argument 1 must be str, not bytes

Nothing is imported.

[wandererfan]

argument 1 must be str, not bytes

My understanding is that Assembly2 is no longer maintained and that A2plus_Workbench should be used instead.

The error message looks to be python2 style string handling in a python3 environment.

[Buddy Hy]

Thanks All, I'll give A2Plus a go.

[chrisb]

I have moved some of the posts in this topic to a new one: State of Assembly2.

I hope you agree.

[vocx]

I have moved some of the posts in this topic to a new one: State of Assembly2.

I hope you agree.

I don't agree with the split. The other posts give context as to why Assembly2 should be considered obsolete, and should not be used anymore. It provided an explanation as to why the error is probably in the string handling of Assembly2, and not in FreeCAD itself. A future user who finds this thread may not follow the link to that discussion.

Well, you provided a link to the other thread, so I guess it's fine.