Symptoms
Invoking the Export-EsxImageProfile cmdlet from the ImageBuilder PowerCLI module fails with error:
Error retrieving file for VIB '<vib_name>': ('<vib_location>', "Unable to open VIB archive in streaming mode: '_SharedFile' object has no attribute 'writing'").
Cause
The cause of this issue is a bug found in Python 3.7.0 related to working with compressed files. The issue has been fixed as of version 3.7.1.
Resolution
Currently there is no resolution to the issue.
Workaround
To workaround the issue,
For PowerCLI 13.0 - Please upgrade to a Python 3.7 version 3.7.1 or later.
For PowerCLI 13.1 or later - Please upgrade to Python 3.7.1 or later. VMware.ImageBuilder supports Python of versions 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11.
