Python 2.4 does not support the 'b' string literal or the
keyword 'as' in exception handling. Python 3 does not accept
the old method of exception handling and defaults to unicode.
The b() function converts strings to bytes on Python 3 and
using sys.exc_info() avoids the exception handling syntax.
(From OE-Core rev: 1e2ec5f576f167673d7980737826987fefdc74a9)
Signed-off-by: Konrad Scherer <Konrad.Scherer@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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