%b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that implements __bytes__, not 'str'

[BetuelDerman]

Hey I was testing the script (https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/main/t/t9391/commit_info.py) from newren on my own commits but everytime it stucks and gives the error:

file_.write(b'data %d\n%s%s' %
TypeError: %b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that implements bytes, not 'str'
fatal: Expected 'data n' command, found:

Is there any solution to it?
Thanks!

This is the script
#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
Please see the
***** API BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY CAVEAT *****
near the top of git-filter-repo
"""

import re
import datetime

import git_filter_repo as fr

def change_up_them_commits(commit, metadata):

Change the commit author

if commit.author_name == b"Copy N. Paste":
commit.author_name = b"Ima L. Oser"
commit.author_email = b"[email protected]"

Fix the author email

commit.author_email = re.sub(b"@my.crp", b"@my.corp", commit.author_email)

Fix the committer date (bad timezone conversion in initial import)

oldtime = fr.string_to_date(commit.committer_date)
newtime = oldtime + datetime.timedelta(hours=-5)
commit.committer_date = fr.date_to_string(newtime)

Fix the commit message

commit.message = re.sub(b"Marketing is staffed with pansies", b"",
commit.message)

args = fr.FilteringOptions.parse_args(['--force'])
filter = fr.RepoFilter(args, commit_callback = change_up_them_commits)
filter.run()