add support for python3, still works for python2
add Windows support to Makefile
Merge pull request #24 from mckennapsean/windows

add Windows support to Makefile
update readme to show support for Python3
Merge pull request #23 from mckennapsean/python3

add support for python 3
Update README.markdown
fix #26: cannot handle utf-8 strings
update and merge with original fork