--- a/makeitso/python_package/{{package}}/{{main}}.py	Fri Mar 31 18:12:09 2017 -0700
+++ b/makeitso/python_package/{{package}}/{{main}}.py	Fri Mar 31 18:16:36 2017 -0700
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@
 # module globals
 __all__ = ['main', 'Parser']
 here = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-string = (str, unicode)
+
+try:
+    # python 2
+    string = (str, unicode)
+except NameError:
+    # python 3
+    string = (str, )
+
 
 def ensure_dir(directory):
     """ensure a directory exists"""
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@
 
 class Parser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
     """CLI option parser"""
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('formatter_class', argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
         kwargs.setdefault('description', __doc__)
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@
     def validate(self, options):
         """validate options"""
 
+
 def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
     """CLI"""
 
@@ -75,6 +84,7 @@
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()