mapi.BinFromHex does not accept python3 'str' argument
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mapi.BinFromHex fails to convert a hex string id retrieved from the outlook object model.
Sample code:
from future import print_function
from win32com.client import Dispatch, constants
from win32com.mapi import mapi
ol = Dispatch('Outlook.Application')
inbox = ol.Session.GetDefaultFolder(constants.olFolderInbox)
sid = inbox.Parent.StoreID
mapi.BinFromHex(sid)
yields a
ValueError: FBinFromHex failed - input data is invalid
This happens with build 219 and pyhton 3.4.1