rst2odt can't handle images in python 3: AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'decode'

Hi,
I found an old reference for this problem in Debian's bug tracker [1], where
it was mentioned that a solution was introduced in 0.11-1. I have the same
problem on 0.12 and python 3.4. I have manually applied the changes that I
found in [2] and the problem is solved here. Is it possible that the fix was
applied by Debian and not upstream?


Jorge

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=714313
[2] http://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/patches/113/

Minimal example triggering the bug (copy/paste between ---, adapt to use an
existing image):
---------------------------------
####
Test
####

.. image:: images/test.png
----------------------------------

Result:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/rst2odt", line 29, in <module>
    description=description)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/core.py", line 551, in
publish_cmdline_to_binary
    config_section=config_section, enable_exit_status=enable_exit_status)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/core.py", line 219, in publish
    output = self.writer.write(self.document, self.destination)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/writers/__init__.py", line
80, in write
    self.translate()
  File
"/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/writers/odf_odt/__init__.py",
line 554, in translate
    self.assemble_my_parts()
  File
"/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/writers/odf_odt/__init__.py",
line 573, in assemble_my_parts
    self.store_embedded_files(zfile)
  File
"/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/docutils/writers/odf_odt/__init__.py",
line 598, in store_embedded_files
    destination1 = destination.decode('latin-1').encode('utf-8')
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'decode


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