UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xcc - How to Fix

The error message 'UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xcc in position 1058: invalid continuation byte' indicates that there is an issue with decoding a byte sequence as UTF-8.

This error usually occurs when a byte sequence contains characters that are not valid UTF-8 encoded characters. UTF-8 is a common character encoding that represents Unicode characters using variable-length byte sequences.

To fix this error, you can try the following steps:

1. Identify the source of the byte sequence: Determine where the byte sequence is coming from, such as a file, network stream, or database.

2. Determine the correct encoding: If the byte sequence is not encoded in UTF-8, you need to determine the correct encoding. Common encodings include UTF-16, Latin-1 (ISO-8859-1), and others. If you're unsure about the encoding, you may need to consult the documentation or the source of the data.

3. Decode the byte sequence with the correct encoding: Once you know the correct encoding, you can use the appropriate decoding method or library to convert the byte sequence to a string. For example, if the correct encoding is UTF-16, you can use the decode method with the 'utf-16' argument: byte_sequence.decode('utf-16').

If the byte sequence is coming from an external source, such as a file, make sure to specify the correct encoding when reading the file. For example, if the file is encoded in Latin-1, you can use: open('filename.txt', encoding='latin-1').

Note that the specific solution may depend on the context and the source of the byte sequence.