Make sure we pass parameters as binary on windows.

This fixes #320 (thanks @adamkerz).
Changelog re #320

Closes #409
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Conflicts:
	sites/www/changelog.rst
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Update documentation of lookup method.

The documentation reflected pre #93 behaviour.
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Converted all staticmethod/classmethod instances to decorators.
Property decorators
Failing test proving #429
Improve byte/string interactions in debug logging.

Fixes #429
Changelog re #429
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Conflicts:
	tests/test_util.py
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Add a missing versionadded for get_banner
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