1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libmproxy/utils.py b/libmproxy/utils.py
index e9c90320..337d4378 100644
--- a/libmproxy/utils.py
+++ b/libmproxy/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-import os, datetime, urlparse, string, urllib
+import os, datetime, urlparse, string, urllib, re
 import time, functools, cgi
 import json
 
@@ -309,3 +309,15 @@ def parse_size(s):
         return int(s) * mult
     except ValueError:
         raise ValueError("Invalid size specification: %s"%s)
+
+
+def safe_subn(pattern, repl, target, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+        There are Unicode conversion problems with re.subn. We try to smooth
+        that over by casting the pattern and replacement to strings. We really
+        need a better solution that is aware of the actual content ecoding.
+    """
+    return re.subn(str(pattern), str(repl), target, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+