[SWE-bench] psf__requests-3362

[kkipngenokoech]

Uncertain about content/text vs iter_content(decode_unicode=True/False)
When requesting an application/json document, I'm seeing next(r.iter_content(16*1024, decode_unicode=True)) returning bytes, whereas r.text returns unicode. My understanding was that both should return a unicode object. In essence, I thought "iter_content" was equivalent to "iter_text" when decode_unicode was True. Have I misunderstood something? I can provide an example if needed.

For reference, I'm using python 3.5.1 and requests 2.10.0.

Thanks!

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SWE-bench instance: psf__requests-3362 Base commit: 36453b95

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Branch: phoenix/issue-115

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Approach: The issue is that iter_content with decode_unicode=True is returning bytes instead of unicode strings. Need to examine the iter_content method in requests/models.py and ensure it properly decodes bytes to unicode when decode_unicode=True, similar to how the text property works.
Files: requests/models.py
Risk: medium

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🔬 Reproduction test written

Phoenix confirmed the issue is reproducible via tests/test_iter_content_unicode_bug.py.
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Run ID: f9ea094b6dc6

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Phoenix Failure Analysis

Run ID: f9ea094b6dc6
Summary: Implementation step failed because the coder produced no file changes despite having a clear plan and successful reproduction of the bug.
Root cause: The implementation step failed to generate any code changes, likely due to the coder not being able to locate or modify the correct file (requests/models.py) or encountering an issue with the file modification process.
Confidence: high

Suggested fixes:

• Verify that requests/models.py exists in the repository and contains the iter_content method that needs to be modified
• Check if the project structure differs from expectations - the context mentions source files live under src/core/ but the plan targets requests/models.py directly
• Ensure the coder has proper file access permissions and can read/write to the target file
• Re-examine the iter_content method implementation to identify the specific lines that need modification for decode_unicode=True functionality

Relabeling to ai:revise for another attempt (1/3).

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Keeping label ai:failed. Manually relabel to ai:revise to retry.