Python: AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'decompressUnknownOriginalSize'

Question

First off, I'm not a programmer by any means. I just try to follow instructions.

So, I'm trying to use a script to decode game files. The problem is that I'm getting an error. I've tried the script on 2 different machines wheres both give the same error. At the same time, I have friends using the exact same script w/o getting this error. Does anyone have any clue what is wrong?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "F:\Frostbite Decoding\Decoding Files\bf4dumper.py", line 258, in <module>
    if "tocRoot" in locals():  dumpRoot(tocRoot)
  File "F:\Frostbite Decoding\Decoding Files\bf4dumper.py", line 249, in dumpRoot
    dump(fname,targetDirectory)
  File "F:\Frostbite Decoding\Decoding Files\bf4dumper.py", line 198, in dump
    LZ77.decompressUnknownOriginalSize(catEntry.path,catEntry.offset,catEntry.size,targetPath)
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'decompressUnknownOriginalSize'

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Answer 1

Python is saying that it is receiving a string and that there is no method for decompressUnknownOriginalSize. This sounds like the script needs to get some other data type or argument type than string. Look for where "decompressUnknownOriginalSize" is called and see what data type is being passed to that argument.