More python2 suport

blink1073 · blink1073 · commit 4c826a5e8aec · 2017-03-11T05:48:10.000-06:00
diff --git a/matlab_kernel/kernel.py b/matlab_kernel/kernel.py
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ def _execute_async(self, code):
     def _execute_sync(self, code):
         out = StringIO()
         err = StringIO()
+        if not isinstance(code, str):
+            code = code.encode('utf8')
         try:
             self._matlab.eval(code, nargout=0, stdout=out, stderr=err)
         except (SyntaxError, MatlabExecutionError) as exc:
