ID 500198 - SymLink Generator fails to export in NukeStudio on Windows.

Problem summary
SymLink Generator fails to export in NukeStudio on Windows.

Customer reported version
nuke.13.1v1

Customer reported platform

Steps to reproduce
1) In Nuke Studio, import footage and add it to the Timeline to create a Sequence.
2) Right-click the shot on the Timeline, then choose Effects > Create Comp Special.
3) Select a preset for Basic Nuke Shot, then add a new file entry for the export.
4) Add the key {fileext} then choose the Content for Symlink Generator.
5) Export the comp and view any errors.

Expected behavior
The Create Comp dialog should complete and create a comp on the Timeline without error.

Actual behavior
The Create Comp render fails with an error for:

hiero.exporters.FnSymLinkExporter.SymLinkExporter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files\Nuke13.0v1\pythonextensions\site-packages\hiero\exporters\FnFrameExporter.py", line 123, in taskStep
    self.doFrame(srcPath, dstPath)
  File "C:\Program Files\Nuke13.0v1\pythonextensions\site-packages\hiero\exporters\FnSymLinkExporter.py", line 48, in doFrame
    if stdout is None or "Hardlink created" not in stdout:
TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'