[downloader/http] Remove gruesome import

[youtube-dl] / youtube_dl / compat.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/compat.py b/youtube_dl/compat.py
index ec685d50e2b27d5aef32cf97ab7cc33d3f8a7fac..e989cdbbd180abf4543726e86d088cd45225bfca 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/compat.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/compat.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ except NameError:
     compat_str = str
 
 try:
-    compat_basestr = basestring  # Python 2
+    compat_basestring = basestring  # Python 2
 except NameError:
-    compat_basestr = str
+    compat_basestring = str
 
 try:
     compat_chr = unichr  # Python 2
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ def workaround_optparse_bug9161():
 
 __all__ = [
     'compat_HTTPError',
+    'compat_basestring',
     'compat_chr',
     'compat_cookiejar',
     'compat_expanduser',