WLED - Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte

[KitHubek]

The problem

Error at log, WLED config, but devices seems to be working ok

Iam using WLED devices on ESP8622, release 0.14.0

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2023.12.3

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

i dont know, maby november?

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant Core

Integration causing the issue

WLED

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/wled

Diagnostics information

No response

Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 300, in _async_refresh
    self.data = await self._async_update_data()
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/wled/coordinator.py", line 103, in _async_update_data
    device = await self.wled.update(full_update=not self.last_update_success)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/backoff/_async.py", line 151, in retry
    ret = await target(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/wled/wled.py", line 325, in update
    if not (state_info := await self.request("/json/si")):
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/backoff/_async.py", line 151, in retry
    ret = await target(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/wled/wled.py", line 211, in request
    response_data = await response.json()
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/aiohttp_client.py", line 71, in json
    return await super().json(*args, loads=loads, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py", line 1181, in json
    return loads(stripped.decode(encoding))
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x8a in position 861: invalid start byte

Additional information

Logger: homeassistant.components.wled
Source: helpers/update_coordinator.py:300
Integration: WLED (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 21 grudnia 2023 15:56:07 (71 occurrences)
Last logged: 11:18:02

Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xdb in position 861: invalid continuation byte
Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x8c in position 866: invalid start byte
Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xf5 in position 861: invalid start byte
Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xa4 in position 863: invalid start byte
Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xf2 in position 861: invalid continuation byte

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Hey there @frenck, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (wled) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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[nilvanis]

I guess it's the same as #103723

[saschachina]

Same issue over here.

Logger: homeassistant.components.wled
Source: helpers/update_coordinator.py:313
Integration: WLED (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 08:13:12 (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 08:13:12

Unexpected error fetching wled data: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xe8 in position 861: invalid continuation byte
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/update_coordinator.py", line 313, in _async_refresh
    self.data = await self._async_update_data()
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/wled/coordinator.py", line 103, in _async_update_data
    device = await self.wled.update(full_update=not self.last_update_success)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/backoff/_async.py", line 151, in retry
    ret = await target(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/wled/wled.py", line 325, in update
    if not (state_info := await self.request("/json/si")):
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/backoff/_async.py", line 151, in retry
    ret = await target(*args, **kwargs)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/wled/wled.py", line 211, in request
    response_data = await response.json()
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/aiohttp_client.py", line 71, in json
    return await super().json(*args, loads=loads, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py", line 1182, in json
    return loads(stripped.decode(encoding))
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xe8 in position 861: invalid continuation byte

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