If you are porting from 2.7 and don't require compatibility with earlier Python versions, then "future" [1] is a better, cleaner alternative to six. [1] https:

If you are porting from 2.7 and don't require compatibility with earlier Python versions, then "future" [1] is a better, cleaner alternative to six. [1] https://pypi.python.org/pypi/future https://pypi.python.org/pypi/future