Fix(Py3): Fix `unicode` compatibility

[bookmarks_db.git] / compat.py

diff --git a/compat.py b/compat.py
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+import sys
+
+# Compatability definitions (inspired by six)
+PY2 = sys.version_info[0] < 3
+if PY2:
+    # disable flake8 checks on python 3
+    string_type = basestring  # noqa
+    unicode = unicode  # noqa
+else:
+    string_type = str
+    unicode = str