[Python-checkins] buildbot failure in x86 W2k8 3.0

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The Buildbot has detected a new failure of x86 W2k8 3.0.
Full details are available at:
 http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/x86%20W2k8%203.0/builds/258

Buildbot URL: http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/

Buildslave for this Build: nelson-windows

Build Reason: The web-page 'rebuild' button was pressed by '<unknown>': <no reason specified>

Build Source Stamp: [branch branches/py3k] HEAD
Blamelist: benjamin.peterson

BUILD FAILED: failed test

Excerpt from the test logfile:
1 test failed:
    test_codecs

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ERROR: test_basics (test.test_codecs.BasicUnicodeTest)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "S:\buildbots\python\3.0.nelson-windows\build\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 1344, in test_basics
    encodedresult += encoder.encode(c)
  File "S:\buildbots\python\3.0.nelson-windows\build\lib\encodings\ascii.py", line 22, in encode
    return codecs.ascii_encode(input, self.errors)[0]
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'ascii_encode'

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ERROR: test_decoder_state (test.test_codecs.BasicUnicodeTest)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "S:\buildbots\python\3.0.nelson-windows\build\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 1429, in test_decoder_state
    self.check_state_handling_decode(encoding, u, u.encode(encoding))
  File "S:\buildbots\python\3.0.nelson-windows\build\lib\test\test_codecs.py", line 30, in check_state_handling_decode
    part1 = d.decode(s[:i])
  File "S:\buildbots\python\3.0.nelson-windows\build\lib\encodings\ascii.py", line 26, in decode
    return codecs.ascii_decode(input, self.errors)[0]
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'ascii_decode'

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 -The Buildbot