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diff --git a/numpy/core/numeric.py b/numpy/core/numeric.py
index dce617846..74b8ba8a4 100644
--- a/numpy/core/numeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/numeric.py
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ _mode_from_name_dict = {'v': 0,
'f' : 2}
def _mode_from_name(mode):
- if isinstance(mode, type("")):
+ if isinstance(mode, basestring):
return _mode_from_name_dict[mode.lower()[0]]
return mode