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+"""
+Python 3 compatibility tools.
+
+"""
+
+__all__ = ['bytes', 'asbytes', 'isfile']
+
+import sys
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    import io
+    bytes = bytes
+    def asbytes(s):
+        if isinstance(s, bytes):
+            return s
+        return s.encode('iso-8859-1')
+    def isfile(f):
+        return isinstance(f, io.IOBase)
+else:
+    bytes = str
+    asbytes = str
+    def isfile(f):
+        return isinstance(f, file)