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IPython/core/ultratb.py

@@ -381,6 +381,8 b' def _format_traceback_lines(lnum, index, lines, Colors, lvals=None, _line_forma'
     i = lnum - index
 
     for line in lines:
+        line = py3compat.cast_unicode(line)
+
         new_line, err = _line_format(line, 'str')
         if not err: line = new_line
 
@@ -685,7 +687,7 b' class ListTB(TBTools):'
         have_filedata = False
         Colors = self.Colors
         list = []
-        stype = Colors.excName + etype.__name__ + Colors.Normal
+        stype = py3compat.cast_unicode(Colors.excName + etype.__name__ + Colors.Normal)
         if value is None:
             # Not sure if this can still happen in Python 2.6 and above
             list.append(stype + '\n')
@@ -701,10 +703,10 b' class ListTB(TBTools):'
                     textline = ''
                 list.append('%s  File %s"%s"%s, line %s%s%s\n' % \
                             (Colors.normalEm,
-                             Colors.filenameEm, value.filename, Colors.normalEm,
+                             Colors.filenameEm, py3compat.cast_unicode(value.filename), Colors.normalEm,
                              Colors.linenoEm, lineno, Colors.Normal  ))
                 if textline == '':
-                    textline = value.text
+                    textline = py3compat.cast_unicode(value.text, "utf-8")
 
                 if textline is not None:
                     i = 0
@@ -769,7 +771,7 b' class ListTB(TBTools):'
     def _some_str(self, value):
         # Lifted from traceback.py
         try:
-            return str(value)
+            return py3compat.cast_unicode(str(value))
         except:
             return u'<unprintable %s object>' % type(value).__name__
 
@@ -866,6 +868,7 b' class VerboseTB(TBTools):'
                     # strange entries...
                     pass
 
+        file = py3compat.cast_unicode(file, util_path.fs_encoding)
         link = tpl_link % util_path.compress_user(file)
         args, varargs, varkw, locals = inspect.getargvalues(frame)
 
@@ -1043,7 +1046,8 b' class VerboseTB(TBTools):'
             etype, evalue = str, sys.exc_info()[:2]
             etype_str, evalue_str = map(str, (etype, evalue))
         # ... and format it
-        return ['%s%s%s: %s' % (colors.excName, etype_str, colorsnormal, evalue_str)]
+        return ['%s%s%s: %s' % (colors.excName, etype_str,
+                                colorsnormal, py3compat.cast_unicode(evalue_str))]
 
     def format_exception_as_a_whole(self, etype, evalue, etb, number_of_lines_of_context, tb_offset):
         """Formats the header, traceback and exception message for a single exception.