Fixed an issue where the PSQL tool would hang when the database encoding was set to SQL_ASCII and certain commands were executed.

docs/en_US/release_notes_9_4.rst

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Bug fixes
 *********
 
   | `Issue #6564 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/6564>`_ -  Fix the issue where an error is displayed when a table is dropped while a query is running.
+  | `Issue #6968 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/6968>`_ -  Fixed an issue where the options key was not working as expected in the PSQL tool.
   | `Issue #8595 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/8595>`_ -  Enhance contrast for selected and hovered items in the Object Explorer to improve visibility and accessibility.
   | `Issue #8607 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/8607>`_ -  Fixed an issue where the query tool returns "cannot unpack non-iterable Response object" when running any query with a database name change.
   | `Issue #8608 <https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/8608>`_ -  Handle result grid data changes in View/Edit Data mode by automatically reconnecting to the server if a disconnection occurs.

web/pgadmin/tools/psql/__init__.py

@@ -205,9 +205,16 @@ def read_terminal_data(parent, data_ready, max_read_bytes, sid):
     if parent in data_ready:
         # Read the output from parent fd (terminal).
         output = os.read(parent, max_read_bytes)
+        try:
+            decode_data = output.decode()
+        except Exception:
+            try:
+                decode_data = output.decode('UTF-8')
+            except Exception:
+                decode_data = output.decode('UTF-8', errors='replace')
 
         sio.emit('pty-output',
-                 {'result': output.decode(),
+                 {'result': decode_data,
                   'error': False},
                  namespace='/pty', room=sid)
 

web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg3/typecast.py

@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@ class TextLoaderpgAdmin(TextLoader):
                     return bytes(data).decode(python_encoding)
                 return data.decode(python_encoding)
             except Exception:
-                if isinstance(data, memoryview):
-                    return bytes(data).decode('UTF-8')
-                return data.decode('UTF-8')
-            else:
-                if isinstance(data, memoryview):
-                    return bytes(data).decode('ascii', errors='replace')
-                return data.decode('ascii', errors='replace')
+                try:
+                    if isinstance(data, memoryview):
+                        return bytes(data).decode('UTF-8')
+                    return data.decode('UTF-8')
+                except Exception:
+                    if isinstance(data, memoryview):
+                        return bytes(data).decode('ascii',
+                                                  errors='replace')
+                    return data.decode('ascii', errors='replace')