--- a/VirtualMailManager/cli/handler.py	Sun Nov 11 16:53:52 2012 +0000
+++ b/VirtualMailManager/cli/handler.py	Tue Nov 20 13:40:32 2012 +0000
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         elif self._cfg.has_section(section):
             self._cfg.configure([section])
         else:
-            raise VMMError(_(u"Invalid section: '%s'") % section,
+            raise VMMError(_("Invalid section: '%s'") % section,
                            INVALID_SECTION)
 
     def user_add(self, emailaddress, password=None):
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         """
         acc = self._get_account(emailaddress)
         if acc:
-            raise VMMError(_(u"The account '%s' already exists.") %
+            raise VMMError(_("The account '%s' already exists.") %
                            acc.address, ACCOUNT_EXISTS)
         self._is_other_address(acc.address, TYPE_ACCOUNT)
         rand_pass = self._cfg.dget('account.random_password')
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
         password dialog."""
         acc = self._get_account(emailaddress)
         if not acc:
-            raise VMMError(_(u"The account '%s' does not exist.") %
+            raise VMMError(_("The account '%s' does not exist.") %
                            acc.address, NO_SUCH_ACCOUNT)
-        if not isinstance(password, basestring) or not password:
+        if not isinstance(password, str) or not password:
             password = read_pass()
         acc.modify('password', password)