Hack for existing installs without python-future.

alarmdecoder/decoder.py

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ Provides the main AlarmDecoder class.
 import time
 import re
 
-from builtins import chr
+try:
+    from builtins import chr
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 from .event import event
 from .util import InvalidMessageError
@@ -456,7 +459,7 @@ class AlarmDecoder(object):
     def _handle_version(self, data):
         """
         Handles received version data.
-        
+
         :param data: Version string to parse
         :type data: string
         """

alarmdecoder/devices.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import serial
 import serial.tools.list_ports
 import socket
 import select
-from builtins import bytes
+import sys
 
 from .util import CommError, TimeoutError, NoDeviceError, InvalidMessageError
 from .event import event
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ except ImportError:
     have_openssl = False
 
 
+def bytes_hack(buf):
+    """
+    Hacky workaround for old installs of the library on systems without python-future that were
+    keeping the 2to3 update from working after auto-update.
+    """
+    ub = None
+    if sys.version_info > (3,):
+        ub = buf
+    else:
+        ub = bytes(buf)
+
+    return ub
+
+
 class Device(object):
     """
     Base class for all `AlarmDecoder`_ (AD2) device types.
@@ -550,9 +564,11 @@ class USBDevice(Device):
                 buf = self._device.read_data(1)
 
                 if buf != b'':
-                    self._buffer += buf
+                    ub = bytes_hack(buf)
+
+                    self._buffer += ub
 
-                    if buf == b"\n":
+                    if ub == b"\n":
                         self._buffer = self._buffer.rstrip(b"\r\n")
 
                         if len(self._buffer) > 0:
@@ -846,9 +862,11 @@ class SerialDevice(Device):
 
                 # NOTE: AD2SERIAL apparently sends down \xFF on boot.
                 if buf != b'' and buf != b"\xff":
-                    self._buffer += buf
+                    ub = bytes_hack(buf)
 
-                    if buf == b"\n":
+                    self._buffer += ub
+
+                    if ub == b"\n":
                         self._buffer = self._buffer.rstrip(b"\r\n")
 
                         if len(self._buffer) > 0:
@@ -1149,9 +1167,11 @@ class SocketDevice(Device):
                 buf = self._device.recv(1)
 
                 if buf != b'':
-                    self._buffer += buf
+                    ub = bytes_hack(buf)
+
+                    self._buffer += ub
 
-                    if buf == b"\n":
+                    if ub == b"\n":
                         self._buffer = self._buffer.rstrip(b"\r\n")
 
                         if len(self._buffer) > 0:

alarmdecoder/messages.py

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ devices.
 import re
 import datetime
 
-from reprlib import repr
+try:
+    from reprlib import repr
+except ImportError:
+    from repr import repr
 
 from .util import InvalidMessageError
 from .panels import PANEL_TYPES, ADEMCO, DSC