gistfile1.txt

Error is first, contents of relevant .sls file is at the end

$ sudo salt 'dvskatzvm01*' state.apply test=True -t 60
dvskatzvm01.ny3.corp.portware.net:
    Data failed to compile:
----------
    Rendering SLS common.states.salt-pip-packages failed, render error: unacceptable character #x0007: special characters are not allowed
  in "<unicode string>", position 443
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/salt/state.py", line 2971, in render_state
    rendered_sls=mods
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/salt/template.py", line 101, in compile_template
    ret = render(input_data, saltenv, sls, **render_kwargs)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/salt/renderers/yaml.py", line 54, in render
    data = load(yaml_data, Loader=get_yaml_loader(argline))
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml/__init__.py", line 69, in load
    loader = Loader(stream)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/salt/renderers/yaml.py", line 39, in yaml_loader
    return SaltYamlSafeLoader(*args, dictclass=OrderedDict)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/salt/utils/yamlloader.py", line 39, in __init__
    yaml.SafeLoader.__init__(self, stream)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml/loader.py", line 24, in __init__
    Reader.__init__(self, stream)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml/reader.py", line 74, in __init__
    self.check_printable(stream)
  File "/opt/factset-salt-minion/env/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yaml/reader.py", line 144, in check_printable
    'unicode', "special characters are not allowed")
ReaderError: unacceptable character #x0007: special characters are not allowed
  in "<unicode string>", position 443



content of common/states/salt-pip-packages.sls:

{% from "common/states/map.jinja" import env_dir with context %}
python-dateutil:
  pip.installed:
  - bin_env: {{ env_dir }}
  - cwd: {{ env_dir }}
  - onchanges_in:
    - cmd: Restart Salt minion