Index: mysql-connector-python/python23/django/base.py
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--- mysql-connector-python.orig/python23/django/base.py	2014-08-15 07:47:44.000000000 +1000
+++ mysql-connector-python/python23/django/base.py	2014-09-11 09:00:39.894957233 +1000
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@
         return 'MATCH ({0}) AGAINST (%s IN BOOLEAN MODE)'.format(field_name)
 
     def last_executed_query(self, cursor, sql, params):
-        return cursor.statement
+        from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+        return force_text(cursor.statement)
 
     def no_limit_value(self):
         # 2**64 - 1, as recommended by the MySQL documentation