sigh...*NOW* fix it for py3k so the next transformer doesn't squash it

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py
index 82f28f8ec..11d4cdaf6 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/util/langhelpers.py
@@ -616,14 +616,15 @@ def counter():
     lock = threading.Lock()
     counter = itertools.count(1L)
 
-    def next():
+    # avoid the 2to3 "next" transformation...
+    def _next():
         lock.acquire()
         try:
             return counter.next()
         finally:
             lock.release()
 
-    return next
+    return _next
 
 def duck_type_collection(specimen, default=None):
     """Given an instance or class, guess if it is or is acting as one of