Hi Hugh,
The patch I submitted was tested both in python 2 and 3 and it worked for me.The single line of code added in the patch runs only in python 3. I dont think it can break python2. Would like to see the error you got in python 2 Good to know the reported issue is a valid one in windows.I tested your patch as well and it is also working fine. -- Cheers Ram 4.0