Fixing a dict.keys() problem in layer2.py and an encoding problem in layer1.py.neo

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/boto/dynamodb/layer1.py b/boto/dynamodb/layer1.py
index 161dc846..db04729d 100644
--- a/boto/dynamodb/layer1.py
+++ b/boto/dynamodb/layer1.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class Layer1(AWSAuthConnection):
         status = None
         if response.status == 400:
             response_body = response.read()
+            response_body = response_body.decode('utf-8')
             boto.log.debug(response_body)
             data = compat.json.loads(response_body)
             if self.ThruputError in data.get('__type'):
diff --git a/boto/dynamodb/layer2.py b/boto/dynamodb/layer2.py
index f0daca15..4e430b2d 100644
--- a/boto/dynamodb/layer2.py
+++ b/boto/dynamodb/layer2.py
@@ -181,13 +181,15 @@ class Layer2(object):
         """
         dynamodb_key = {}
         dynamodb_value = dynamize_value(hash_key)
-        if dynamodb_value.keys()[0] != schema.hash_key_type:
+        keys = list(dynamodb_value.keys())
+        if keys[0] != schema.hash_key_type:
             msg = 'Hashkey must be of type: %s' % schema.hash_key_type
             raise TypeError(msg)
         dynamodb_key['HashKeyElement'] = dynamodb_value
         if range_key is not None:
             dynamodb_value = dynamize_value(range_key)
-            if dynamodb_value.keys()[0] != schema.range_key_type:
+            keys = list(dynamodb_value.keys())
+            if keys[0] != schema.range_key_type:
                 msg = 'RangeKey must be of type: %s' % schema.range_key_type
                 raise TypeError(msg)
             dynamodb_key['RangeKeyElement'] = dynamodb_value