[#367] fix reveal file for Windows

NaturalHistoryMuseum · Oct 25, 2016 · 39084d5 · 39084d5
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ This is an overview of major changes. Refer to the git repository for a full log
 
 Version 0.1.35
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+- #367 Reveal file doesn't work on Windows
 - #273 Inselect as a package
 - #83 Architecture and code organisation
 

diff --git a/inselect/lib/utils.py b/inselect/lib/utils.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def user_name():
     """
     if pwd:
         # Strip trailing commas seen on Linux
-        return pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_gecos.rstrip(',')
+        return unicode(pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()), 'utf8').pw_gecos.rstrip(',')
     else:
         try:
             import pywintypes