Ticket #184: core.py.patch

core.py.

@@ -402 +402 @@
             return cls()
         if type(text) is cls:
             return text
-        text = unicode(text).replace('&', '&') \
+        if isinstance(text,str):
+            text=text.decode('utf-8')
+        else:
+            text = unicode(text)
+        text=text.replace('&', '&') \
                             .replace('<', '&lt;') \
                             .replace('>', '&gt;')
         if quotes: