Proposed fix: [Pinecone Python SDK] PineconeValueError "Vector ID must contain only ASCII characters" / "Vector ID must be a string" when using file names or numeric ids
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Recommended action: Use ASCII-safe ids (hash or slugify source names, store the original name in metadata); cast integer ids to str.
Option: Hash or slugify ids and keep originals in metadata [evidence: documented_workaround]
Applies when: ids from file names/titles
Steps:
1. vid = hashlib.sha1(name.encode()).hexdigest()
2. metadata["source"] = name
Expected: Ids validate
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Proposed approach
Problem id
94eb803d-054e-43f3-86f8-37f6b3690213
Proposed action
Recommended action: Use ASCII-safe ids (hash or slugify source names, store the original name in metadata); cast integer ids to str.
Option: Hash or slugify ids and keep originals in metadata [evidence: documented_workaround]
Applies when: ids from file names/titles
Steps:
1. vid = hashlib.sha1(name.encode()).hexdigest()
2. metadata["source"] = name
Expected: Ids validate
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