display() - maps - renderer google raises "a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'" error in Python 3.x

[ptitzler]

PixieDust 1.0.8: Using a Python 3.x kernel in DSX, the pixiedust google maps renderer fails with a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'. The problemn is not observed if Python 2.x is used.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Simple data frame containing 2 columns: STATE and count, e.g. ("FL",1)

display(df)

• Choose Map as the chart type.
• Put STATE into the Keys box.
• Put count in the Values box.
• Set Aggregation to COUNT.
• Click OK.
• From the Renderer list, choose google.
• From the Display Mode list, choose region.
• From the Region list, choose US.

[vabarbosa]

more info: https://docs.python.org/release/3.0.1/whatsnew/3.0.html#text-vs-data-instead-of-unicode-vs-8-bit