--- anyjson-0.3.3/anyjson/__init__.py	2012-06-21 16:08:51.000000000 -0700
+++ anyjson-0.3.3/anyjson/__init__.py.new	2016-12-24 14:52:05.027940293 -0800
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Wraps the best available JSON implementation available in a common
 interface"""
 
+from six import (reraise, string_types)
 import sys
 
 VERSION = (0, 3, 3)
@@ -64,9 +65,9 @@
         self._encode_error = modinfo["encerror"]
         self._decode_error = modinfo["decerror"]
 
-        if isinstance(modinfo["encerror"], basestring):
+        if isinstance(modinfo["encerror"], string_types):
             self._encode_error = getattr(module, modinfo["encerror"])
-        if isinstance(modinfo["decerror"], basestring):
+        if isinstance(modinfo["decerror"], string_types):
             self._decode_error = getattr(module, modinfo["decerror"])
 
         self.name = modinfo["modname"]
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@
         TypeError if the object could not be serialized."""
         try:
             return self._encode(data)
-        except self._encode_error, exc:
-            raise TypeError, TypeError(*exc.args), sys.exc_info()[2]
+        except self._encode_error as exc:
+            reraise(TypeError, TypeError(*exc.args), sys.exc_info()[2])
     serialize = dumps
 
     def loads(self, s):
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@
         ValueError if the string could not be parsed."""
         # uses StringIO to support buffer objects.
         try:
-            if self._filedecode and not isinstance(s, basestring):
+            if self._filedecode and not isinstance(s, string_types):
                 return self._filedecode(StringIO(s))
             return self._decode(s)
-        except self._decode_error, exc:
-            raise ValueError, ValueError(*exc.args), sys.exc_info()[2]
+        except self._decode_error as exc:
+            reraise(ValueError, ValueError(*exc.args), sys.exc_info()[2])
     deserialize = loads
 
 
@@ -117,8 +118,7 @@
     # We do NOT try to load a compatible module because that may throw an
     # exception, which renders the package uninstallable with easy_install
     # (It trys to execfile the script when installing, to make sure it works)
-    print "Running anyjson as a stand alone script is not supported"
-    sys.exit(1)
+    sys.exit("Running anyjson as a stand alone script is not supported")
 else:
     for modspec in _modules:
         try: