yes, check this out: http://python3porting.com/noconv.html http://python3porting.com/noconv.html then read the source code (very short) to six: https://bitbuck

yes, check this out: http://python3porting.com/noconv.html http://python3porting.com/noconv.html then read the source code (very short) to six: https://bitbucket.org/gutworth/six/src/64891e65200f9853aa64d370184de838deee249c/six.py?at=default https://bitbucket.org/gutworth/six/src/64891e65200f9853aa64d... I don't actually pull in six, I just include those functions which I need locally, usually with some tweaks.