Had the same problem with
pitivi --help
i modified the file /usr/lib/python2.7/optparse.py
from
file.write(self.format_help().encode(encoding, "replace"))
to
file.write(self.format_help().decode(encoding, "replace"))
after that --help works
Had the same problem with
pitivi --help
i modified the file /usr/lib/ python2. 7/optparse. py
from
file.write( self.format_ help(). encode( encoding, "replace"))
to
file.write( self.format_ help(). decode( encoding, "replace"))
after that --help works