[tor-bugs] #8755 [Stem]: Python 3 Compatibility

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#8755: Python 3 Compatibility
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 Reporter:  aj00200  |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:        
Component:  Stem     |        Version:        
 Keywords:           |         Parent:        
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:        
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Comment(by aj00200):

 Hello,

 The switch was necessary for Python 3 compatibility as Python 3 does not
 have a ''decode'' method on strings.

 I gave this some thought and I found a way to do that with the ''codecs''
 module. Example:

 {{{
 >>> d = codecs.getdecoder('hex_codec')
 >>> d(b'00021011ffab3a4b')
 (b'\x00\x02\x10\x11\xff\xab:K', 16)

 }}}
 The only issue with this is that Python 3 still requires a bytes object to
 be passed. This can be accomplished with the following code:

 {{{
 >>> d('00bb5385c0df28dc6765ac465d0cc7bc6a41ad33'.encode('ascii'))
 (b'\x00\xbbS\x85\xc0\xdf(\xdcge\xacF]\x0c\xc7\xbcjA\xad3', 40)
 }}}
 I have tested this code with Python 2.7 and Python 3.2. If you would like
 to use this solution I can code it and submit a new patch if you like. Let
 me know.

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