=== modified file 'smburi.py'
--- smburi.py	2011-07-12 17:24:12 +0000
+++ smburi.py	2012-03-09 17:17:14 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
             if group or host or share or user or password:
                 raise RuntimeError
 
+            uri = uri.encode('utf-8')
+
             if uri.startswith ("smb://"):
                 uri = uri[6:]