Always return unicode string

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ldtpd/text.py b/ldtpd/text.py
index 1b0919f..12d68c8 100644
--- a/ldtpd/text.py
+++ b/ldtpd/text.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Text(Utils):
         else:
             end = texti.characterCount
 
-        return texti.getText(start, end)
+        return unicode(texti.getText(start, end))
 
     def verifypartialmatch(self, window_name, object_name, partial_text):
         '''