1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
index f11bb6d6..dafc8077 100755
--- a/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/internal/message_test.py
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ import six
 import sys
 
 try:
-  import unittest2 as unittest  #PY26
+  import unittest2 as unittest  # PY26
 except ImportError:
   import unittest
+try:
+  cmp                                    # Python 2
+except NameError:
+  cmp = lambda(x, y): (x > y) - (x < y)  # Python 3
 
 from google.protobuf import map_unittest_pb2
 from google.protobuf import unittest_pb2