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Old 06-01-2020, 10:32 PM   #1
tamarissa
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Embed Metadata Error

I have a number of books that I can't seem to add updated metadata too. I get this error message:

Quote:
calibre, version 4.16.0
WARNING: Failed for some files: Failed to embed metadata into some book files. Click "Show details" for details.

The EPUB format of Witch at Sea:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/ui.py", line 447, in set_file_type_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/builtins.py", line 467, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/epub.py", line 264, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf.py", line 113, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf.py", line 56, in set_metadata_opf2
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf2.py", line 1315, in smart_update
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 564, in smart_update
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found



The KEPUB format of Witch at Sea:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/ui.py", line 447, in set_file_type_metadata
File "calibre_plugins.kepubmdwriter.metadata.writer ", line 61, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/builtins.py", line 467, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/epub.py", line 264, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf.py", line 113, in set_metadata
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf.py", line 56, in set_metadata_opf2
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf2.py", line 1315, in smart_update
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 564, in smart_update
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, list found
How can I get the metadata updated? Thanks
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