QPID-2524: Always use the file:// prefix
diff --git a/mllib/__init__.py b/mllib/__init__.py
index af192df..7d0ba99 100644
--- a/mllib/__init__.py
+++ b/mllib/__init__.py
@@ -66,12 +66,7 @@
     return InputSource(systemId)
 
 def xml_parse(filename, path=()):
-  if sys.version_info[0:2] == (2,3):
-    # XXX: this is for older versions of python
-    from urllib import pathname2url
-    source = "file:%s" % pathname2url( os.path.abspath( filename ) )
-  else:
-    source = filename
+  source = "file://%s" % os.path.abspath(filename)
   h = parsers.XMLParser()
   p = xml.sax.make_parser()
   p.setContentHandler(h)