--- a/eric7/DebugClients/Python/coverage/files.py Sun Mar 20 17:26:35 2022 +0100 +++ b/eric7/DebugClients/Python/coverage/files.py Sun Mar 20 17:49:44 2022 +0100 @@ -145,13 +145,7 @@ @contract(returns='unicode') def abs_file(path): """Return the absolute normalized form of `path`.""" - try: - path = os.path.realpath(path) - except UnicodeError: - pass - path = os.path.abspath(path) - path = actual_path(path) - return path + return actual_path(os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(path))) def python_reported_file(filename):