[MacPorts] #74002: icu @78.3_1: fails to upgrade on x86_64 Tahoe with: configure: error: Python failed to run: ValueError: source code string cannot contain null bytes

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#74002: icu @78.3_1: fails to upgrade on x86_64 Tahoe with: configure: error:
Python failed to run: ValueError: source code string cannot contain null
bytes
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  Reporter:  cooljeanius  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.12.5
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  tahoe
      Port:  icu          |
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Comment (by mohd-akram):

 Replying to [comment:5 cooljeanius]:
 > What I want to know is, why is this particular python getting used in
 the first place?

 It uses the system python to avoid a circular dependency I imagine.

 The file has a bunch of null bytes as suspected (`hexdump -C subprocess.py
 | grep " 00"`). You can re-install the Xcode command line tools.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/74002#comment:6>
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