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diff --git a/src/isodate/isoduration.py b/src/isodate/isoduration.py
index d64b3c0..88829f7 100644
--- a/src/isodate/isoduration.py
+++ b/src/isodate/isoduration.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ format timedelta or Duration instances as ISO conforming strings.
from datetime import timedelta
from decimal import Decimal
import re
-import sys
+
+from six import string_types
from isodate.duration import Duration
from isodate.isoerror import ISO8601Error
@@ -52,9 +53,6 @@ ISO8601_PERIOD_REGEX = re.compile(
r"(?P<seconds>[0-9]+([,.][0-9]+)?S)?)?$")
# regular expression to parse ISO duartion strings.
-if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
- basestring = str
-
def parse_duration(datestring):
"""
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ def parse_duration(datestring):
The alternative format does not support durations with years, months or
days set to 0.
"""
- if not isinstance(datestring, basestring):
+ if not isinstance(datestring, string_types):
raise TypeError("Expecting a string %r" % datestring)
match = ISO8601_PERIOD_REGEX.match(datestring)
if not match: