Try with bytes

libgit2 · Nov 29, 2024 · 375a635 · 375a635
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commit 375a635
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diff --git a/pygit2/utils.py b/pygit2/utils.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ def maybe_string(ptr):
     if not ptr:
         return None
 
-    return os.fsdecode(ffi.string(ptr))
+    try:
+        return ffi.string(ptr).decode("utf8")
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        return ffi.string(ptr)
 
 
 def to_bytes(s, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict'):