Index: config.py
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--- config.py
+++ config.py
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 import sys
 import json
 import gzip
 import platform
 import re
-from compat2and3 import gzip_decode, find_executable
+from compat2and3 import gzip_decode, find_executable, PY2, PY3
 import zlib
 import zipfile
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
 import argparse
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@
         self.reuse_m3u = 1
         self.playlist_asis = 0
         self.window_title = 0
         self.google_homepage = 0
         self.windows = platform.system()=="Windows"
+        self.open_mode = "r" if self.windows and PY2 else "rt"
         self.pyquery = 1
         self.debug = 0
 
     # update old setting names
     def migrate(self):
@@ -237,13 +238,13 @@
         name = name + ".json"
         file = self.dir + "/" + name
         try:
             # .gz or normal file
             if os.path.exists(file + ".gz"):
-                f = gzip.open(file + ".gz", "rt")
+                f = gzip.open(file + ".gz", self.open_mode)
             elif os.path.exists(file):
-                f = open(file, "rt")
+                f = open(file, self.open_mode)
             else:
                 return # file not found
             # decode
             r = json.load(f)
             f.close()