updated for version 7.3.1227
Problem:    Inconsistent string conversion.
Solution:   Use 'encoding' instead of utf-8. Use METH_O in place of
	    METH_VARARGS where appropriate. (ZyX)
Added tag v7-3-1227 for changeset 5cee875f3096
updated for version 7.3.1228
Problem:    Python: various inconsistencies and problems.
Solution:   StringToLine now supports both bytes() and unicode() objects.
	    Make function names consistant.  Fix memory leak fixed in
	    StringToLine. (ZyX)
Added tag v7-3-1228 for changeset 620d9b59d4ed