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diff --git a/src/livestreamer/compat.py b/src/livestreamer/compat.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+
+orig_str = str
+
+def str(s, enc=None):
+    if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+        return orig_str(s, enc)
+    else:
+        return orig_str(s)
+
+
+orig_bytes = bytes
+
+def bytes(s, enc=None):
+    if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+        return orig_bytes(s, enc)
+    else:
+        return orig_bytes(s)
+
+try:
+    import urllib.request as urllib
+except ImportError:
+    import urllib2 as urllib
+