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On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wr=
ote:
> How can I get that =E2=80=98__import__=E2=80=99 call, complete with its =
=E2=80=98fromlist=E2=80=99
> parameter, working correctly under both Python 2 and Python 3, keeping
> the =E2=80=98unicode_literals=E2=80=99 setting?

How about "str('bar')"?

> If some kind of kludge is needed to make it work between versions, is
> this a bug which should be fixed so =E2=80=9Cuse Unicode for text=E2=80=
=9D remains
> applicable advice?

Fixed in which version?  The problem is that Python 2 mixes the
notions of strings and bytestrings, and the solution is Python 3.

I believe six also has a "give me a native string" function to help with th=
is.

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Zach