Index: packages/Python/lldbsuite/support/encoded_file.py
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--- packages/Python/lldbsuite/support/encoded_file.py
+++ packages/Python/lldbsuite/support/encoded_file.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
         # If we were asked to write a `str` (in Py2) or a `bytes` (in Py3) decode it
         # as unicode before attempting to write.
         if isinstance(s, six.binary_type):
-            s = s.decode(encoding)
+            # When decoding the string, replace invalid characters with (U+FFFD, 'REPLACEMENT CHARACTER').
+            # This may result in data loss
+            s = s.decode(encoding, 'replace')
         return old_write(s)
     return impl