⚙️ Fix litellm Decode Error with UTF 8 Encoding CrewAI Tutorial

🔥 In this video, I show you how to fix the 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x81 error when working with litellm and CrewAI on Windows.

🛠️ This is a common issue that many developers face when using Python libraries like CrewAI which internally rely on litellm. Even if you're not directly using litellm, CrewAI pulls it in — and that's where this Windows-specific encoding problem comes from.

📌 Topics Covered:
00:00 - Introduction to the Problem
00:30 - Why this error happens
01:15 - Step-by-step Fix (Patch file-loading code)
02:30 - How to avoid litellm issues using OpenAI + LangChain
03:00 - Bonus Tip: Monkey-patch JSON decoding globally

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