ok, so it doesn't upload anything at all

ubuntu@saio:~$ openstack object create abc myfile™ --verbose --debug
START with options: [u'object', u'create', u'abc', u'myfile\u2122', u'--verbose', u'--debug']
options: Namespace(access_token='***', access_token_endpoint='', access_token_type='', auth_type='v1password', auth_url='http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', cacert=None, cert='', client_id='', client_secret='***', cloud='', code='', debug=True, default_domain='default', default_domain_id='', default_domain_name='', deferred_help=False, discovery_endpoint='', domain_id='', domain_name='', endpoint='', identity_provider='', identity_provider_url='', insecure=None, interface='', key='', log_file=None, openid_scope='', os_beta_command=False, os_compute_api_version='', os_identity_api_version='', os_image_api_version='', os_network_api_version='', os_object_api_version='', os_project_id=None, os_project_name=None, os_volume_api_version='', passcode='', password='***', project_domain_id='', project_domain_name='', project_id='', project_name='AUTH_test', protocol='', redirect_uri='', region_name='', remote_project_domain_id='', remote_project_domain_name='', remote_project_id='', remote_project_name='', service_provider='', service_provider_endpoint='', service_provider_entity_id='', timing=False, token='***', trust_id='', url='', user_domain_id='', user_domain_name='', user_id='', username='test:tester', verbose_level=3, verify=None)
Auth plugin v1password selected
auth_config_hook(): {'auth_type': 'v1password', 'beta_command': False, u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', u'metering_api_version': u'2', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', 'networks': [], u'image_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', 'username': 'test:tester', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', 'verbose_level': 3, 'region_name': '', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', 'auth': {'project_name': 'AUTH_test'}, 'default_domain': 'default', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'timing': False, 'password': '***', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'deferred_help': False, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'status': u'active', 'debug': True, u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
defaults: {u'auth_type': 'password', u'status': u'active', u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_version': u'2', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', u'metering_api_version': u'2', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
cloud cfg: {'auth_type': 'v1password', 'beta_command': False, u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', u'metering_api_version': u'2', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', 'networks': [], u'image_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', 'username': 'test:tester', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', 'verbose_level': 3, 'region_name': '', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', 'auth': {'project_name': 'AUTH_test'}, 'default_domain': 'default', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'timing': False, 'password': '***', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'deferred_help': False, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'status': u'active', 'debug': True, u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
compute API version 2, cmd group openstack.compute.v2
network API version 2, cmd group openstack.network.v2
image API version 2, cmd group openstack.image.v2
volume API version 2, cmd group openstack.volume.v2
identity API version 2.0, cmd group openstack.identity.v2
object_store API version 1, cmd group openstack.object_store.v1
Auth plugin v1password selected
auth_config_hook(): {'auth_type': 'v1password', 'beta_command': False, u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', u'metering_api_version': u'2', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', 'networks': [], u'image_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', 'username': 'test:tester', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', 'verbose_level': 3, 'region_name': '', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', 'auth': {'project_name': 'AUTH_test'}, 'default_domain': 'default', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'timing': False, 'password': '***', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'deferred_help': False, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'status': u'active', 'debug': True, u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
Auth plugin v1password selected
auth_config_hook(): {'auth_type': 'v1password', 'beta_command': False, u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', u'metering_api_version': u'2', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', 'networks': [], u'image_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', 'username': 'test:tester', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', 'verbose_level': 3, 'region_name': '', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', 'auth': {'project_name': 'AUTH_test'}, 'default_domain': 'default', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'timing': False, 'password': '***', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'deferred_help': False, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'status': u'active', 'debug': True, u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
command: object create -> openstackclient.object.v1.object.CreateObject (auth=True)
Auth plugin v1password selected
auth_config_hook(): {'auth_type': 'v1password', 'beta_command': False, u'compute_api_version': u'2', 'key': None, u'database_api_version': u'1.0', u'metering_api_version': u'2', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0', u'network_api_version': u'2', u'message': u'', u'image_format': u'qcow2', 'networks': [], u'image_api_version': u'2', 'verify': True, u'dns_api_version': u'2', u'object_store_api_version': u'1', 'username': 'test:tester', u'container_infra_api_version': u'1', 'verbose_level': 3, 'region_name': '', 'api_timeout': None, u'baremetal_api_version': u'1', 'auth': {'project_name': 'AUTH_test'}, 'default_domain': 'default', u'container_api_version': u'1', u'image_api_use_tasks': False, u'floating_ip_source': u'neutron', u'orchestration_api_version': u'1', 'timing': False, 'password': '***', u'application_catalog_api_version': u'1', 'cacert': None, u'key_manager_api_version': u'v1', u'workflow_api_version': u'2', 'deferred_help': False, u'identity_api_version': u'2.0', u'volume_api_version': u'2', 'cert': None, u'secgroup_source': u'neutron', u'status': u'active', 'debug': True, u'interface': None, u'disable_vendor_agent': {}}
Using auth plugin: v1password
Using parameters {'username': 'test:tester', 'password': '***', 'project_name': 'AUTH_test', 'auth_url': 'http://saio:8080/auth/v1.0'}
Get auth_ref
Starting new HTTP connection (1): saio
http://saio:8080 "GET /auth/v1.0 HTTP/1.1" 200 0
run(Namespace(columns=[], container=u'abc', fit_width=False, formatter='table', max_width=0, name=None, noindent=False, objects=[u'myfile\u2122'], print_empty=False, quote_mode='nonnumeric', sort_columns=[]))
u'\u2122'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cliff/app.py", line 400, in run_subcommand
    result = cmd.run(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/osc_lib/command/command.py", line 41, in run
    return super(Command, self).run(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cliff/display.py", line 116, in run
    column_names, data = self.take_action(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py", line 71, in take_action
    name=parsed_args.name,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstackclient/api/object_store_v1.py", line 241, in object_create
    urllib.parse.quote(object_name_str))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 1299, in quote
    return ''.join(map(quoter, s))
KeyError: u'\u2122'
clean_up CreateObject: u'\u2122'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/osc_lib/shell.py", line 134, in run
    ret_val = super(OpenStackShell, self).run(argv)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cliff/app.py", line 279, in run
    result = self.run_subcommand(remainder)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/osc_lib/shell.py", line 169, in run_subcommand
    ret_value = super(OpenStackShell, self).run_subcommand(argv)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cliff/app.py", line 400, in run_subcommand
    result = cmd.run(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/osc_lib/command/command.py", line 41, in run
    return super(Command, self).run(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cliff/display.py", line 116, in run
    column_names, data = self.take_action(parsed_args)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py", line 71, in take_action
    name=parsed_args.name,
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstackclient/api/object_store_v1.py", line 241, in object_create
    urllib.parse.quote(object_name_str))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib.py", line 1299, in quote
    return ''.join(map(quoter, s))
KeyError: u'\u2122'

END return value: 1


python-swiftclient handles this great (of course)

ubuntu@saio:~$ swift upload abc myfile™ 
myfile™
ubuntu@saio:~$ swift list abc
myfile™