2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/jsonpointer.py b/jsonpointer.py
index 0f115d7..a465c69 100644
--- a/jsonpointer.py
+++ b/jsonpointer.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ __license__ = 'Modified BSD License'
 try:
     from urllib import unquote
     from itertools import izip
+    str = unicode
 except ImportError: # Python 3
     from urllib.parse import unquote
     izip = zip
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 44447da..e30f61e 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class SpecificationTests(unittest.TestCase):
             "/k\"l",
             "/ ",
             "/m~0n",
+            u'/\xee',
         ]
         for path in paths:
             ptr = JsonPointer(path)