Issue #3544

README.rst

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ####
 boto
 ####
-boto 2.49.0
+boto 2.49.1
 
-Released: 11-July-2018
+Released: TBD
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/boto/boto.svg?branch=develop
         :target: https://travis-ci.org/boto/boto

boto/__init__.py

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 from boto.compat import urlparse
 from boto.exception import InvalidUriError
 
-__version__ = '2.49.0'
+__version__ = '2.49.1'
 Version = __version__  # for backware compatibility
 
 # http://bugs.python.org/issue7980

boto/mws/connection.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     'OffAmazonPayments': ('2013-01-01', 'SellerId',
                           '/OffAmazonPayments/2013-01-01'),
 }
-content_md5 = lambda c: encodebytes(hashlib.md5(c).digest()).strip()
+content_md5 = lambda c: encodebytes(hashlib.md5(c).digest()).strip().decode('utf-8')
 decorated_attrs = ('action', 'response', 'section',
                    'quota', 'restore', 'version')
 api_call_map = {}
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ def _post_request(self, request, params, parser, body='', headers=None):
     def _parse_response(self, parser, contenttype, body):
         if not contenttype.startswith('text/xml'):
             return body
+        if hasattr(parser, 'GetReportResult'):
+            return body
         handler = XmlHandler(parser, self)
         xml.sax.parseString(body, handler)
         return parser