Gracefully handle programs that write garbled output by replacing pro…

…blematic characters.
aibasel · Mar 30, 2024 · d73e761 · d73e761
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diff --git a/docs/news.rst b/docs/news.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v8.2 (unreleased)
+-----------------
+
+Lab
+^^^
+* Gracefully handle programs that write garbled output by replacing problematic characters (Jendrik Seipp).
+
+Downward Lab
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* None.
+
 v8.1 (2024-02-28)
 -----------------
 

diff --git a/lab/tools.py b/lab/tools.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 def get_string(s):
     if isinstance(s, bytes):
-        return s.decode(DEFAULT_ENCODING)
+        return s.decode(DEFAULT_ENCODING, errors="replace")
     else:
         raise ValueError("tools.get_string() only accepts byte strings")