try:
            return NameObject(name.decode('utf-8'))
        except (UnicodeEncodeError, UnicodeDecodeError) as e:
            # Name objects should represent irregular characters
            # with a '#' followed by the symbol's hex number
            if not pdf.strict:
                warnings.warn("Illegal character in Name Object", utils.PdfReadWarning)
                return NameObject(name)
            else:
                # raise utils.PdfReadError("Illegal character in Name Object")
                return NameObject(name)