--- /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/iotop/data.py	2021-06-18 15:20:16.270575523 +0500
+++ /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/iotop/data.py.patched	2021-06-18 15:17:43.554572375 +0500
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 def parse_proc_pid_status(pid):
     result_dict = {}
     try:
-        for line in open('/proc/%d/status' % pid):
+        for line in open('/proc/%d/status' % pid, errors='replace'):
             key, value = line.split(':', 1)
             result_dict[key] = value.strip()
     except IOError: