@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ def request(query, params):
3333 offset = (params['pageno'] - 1) * 10 + 1
3434
3535 if params['language'] != 'all':
36− query = u'language:{} {}'.format(params['language'].split('_')[0].upper(), query)
36+ query = u'language:{} {}'.format(params['language'].split('_')[0].upper(), query.decode('utf-8'))
3737
3838 search_path = search_string.format(
39− query=urlencode({'q': query}),
39+ query=urlencode({'q': query.encode('utf-8')}),
4040 offset=offset)
4141
4242 params['url'] = base_url + search_path