use absolute imports (fixes #89)

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b89dca5..056b19e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This file lists the changes in each six version.
 Development version
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+- Issue #89: Make six use absolute imports.
+
 - Issue #85: Always accept *updated* and *assigned* arguments for wraps().
 
 - Issue #86: In reraise(), instantiate the exception if the second argument is
diff --git a/six.py b/six.py
index 7c285b1..6940d0d 100644
--- a/six.py
+++ b/six.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import functools
 import operator
 import sys