1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/compat.py b/compat.py
index 5cfb0bf..bc4c1c2 100644
--- a/compat.py
+++ b/compat.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ if PY3:
 
 
 else:
+    if False:
+        unicode = str
 
     def utf8(s):
         # type: (unicode) -> str