follow up b8c7edf070

gui/qt/qrtextedit.py

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ class ScanQRTextEdit(ButtonsTextEdit, MessageBoxMixin):
         except BaseException as e:
             self.show_error(str(e))
             data = ''
-        data = str(data)
         self.setText(data)
         return data
 

lib/qrscanner.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def scan_barcode(device='', timeout=-1, display=True, threaded=False):
         return
     symbol = libzbar.zbar_symbol_set_first_symbol(symbols)
     data = libzbar.zbar_symbol_get_data(symbol)
-    return data
+    return data.decode('utf8')
 
 def _find_system_cameras():
     device_root = "/sys/class/video4linux"