Ticket #15778: django-createsuperuser-8bit-username-bug.diff

django/contrib/auth/management/commands/createsuperuser.py

@@ -58 +58 @@
 
         # Try to determine the current system user's username to use as a default.
         try:
-            default_username = getpass.getuser().replace(' ', '').lower()
+            default_username = str(getpass.getuser().decode('ascii', 'ignore')).replace(' ', '').lower()
         except (ImportError, KeyError):
             # KeyError will be raised by os.getpwuid() (called by getuser())
             # if there is no corresponding entry in the /etc/passwd file