Message 411764 - Python tracker

>> AFAIK, the Win32_OperatingSystem caption is always ASCII.
> 
> I think I was wrong here. The "Caption" field is localized, so the wmic.exe OEM encoded output to a pipe isn't reliable.

Correct. And while "Windows" itself is never translated, the caption may 
include terms that are translated (e.g., IIRC, the extra names for 
point-of-sales versions).