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diff --git a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
index dc6adacee4..bb0cc68b72 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # file tex_copy.py
@@ -53,7 +52,13 @@ def main(argv):
     latex_file = argv[3]
     latex_base, latex_ext = os.path.splitext(latex_file)
 
+    # convert strings to bytes since we are using binary files
+    from_base = from_base.encode()
+    latex_base = latex_base.encode()
+
     # Read the input file and write the output file
+    if(not os.path.isfile(abs_from_file)):
+         error("%s is not a valid file.\n" % abs_from_file)
     from_file = open(abs_from_file, 'rb')
     to_file = open(abs_to_file, 'wb')
     lines = from_file.readlines()