{"id":8120,"library":"django-utils-six","title":"django-utils-six","description":"django-utils-six is a Python library (version 2.0) designed to provide forward compatibility for `django.utils.six` in Django 3.0 and later versions. `django.utils.six` was a Python 2/3 compatibility module bundled with Django, but it was removed in Django 3.0. This library fills that gap, allowing older third-party applications that still depend on `from django.utils import six` to function correctly without modification in Django 3+ environments. It is a niche compatibility layer with infrequent releases.","status":"maintenance","version":"2.0","language":"en","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/whtsky/django-utils-six","tags":["django","compatibility","six","python2-python3"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install django-utils-six","lang":"bash","label":"Install latest version"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"This library bundles and re-exposes the 'six' compatibility library.","package":"six","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"`django.utils.six` was removed in Django 3.0. This library makes the 'wrong' import work for older third-party dependencies. For new code, consider directly importing `six` (if installed) or using native Python 3 features.","wrong":"from django.utils import six","symbol":"six","correct":"from django_utils_six import six"}],"quickstart":{"code":"pip install django-utils-six","lang":"bash","description":"Install django-utils-six. This package automatically makes `django.utils.six` available, allowing third-party libraries that rely on this deprecated import to function on Django 3+ without modification. There is no typical direct code usage; its primary role is passive compatibility."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Install `django-utils-six` to restore the `django.utils.six` path, or upgrade affected third-party packages to versions compatible with Django 3+, or refactor custom code to remove `six` usage for Python 3-only projects.","message":"Django 3.0 and later versions removed `django.utils.six`. Projects or third-party applications attempting to import `django.utils.six` will raise an `ImportError`.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"Django 3.0+"},{"fix":"For new projects targeting Python 3 exclusively, avoid `six` and refactor code to use native Python 3 features (e.g., `str` instead of `six.text_type`). For older projects, use this library as a temporary bridge while migrating away from `six`.","message":"The underlying `six` library, and thus `django-utils-six`, is primarily for Python 2/3 compatibility. With Python 2 end-of-life, `six` is largely unnecessary for new Python 3-only projects.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"All versions"},{"fix":"Prioritize updating or replacing third-party packages that depend on `django.utils.six`. If maintaining custom code, refactor `six` imports and usage to directly use `import six` (if necessary) or Python 3 constructs.","message":"This library is a temporary solution for legacy dependencies. Relying on `django-utils-six` long-term is not ideal; the recommended approach is to ensure all dependencies are compatible with modern Django and Python versions that do not require `six`.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All versions"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install `django-utils-six` using `pip install django-utils-six`. This provides the `six` module at the `django.utils` path, allowing the problematic import to resolve.","cause":"A project or one of its dependencies is attempting to import `six` from `django.utils`, but this module was removed in Django 3.0.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'six' from 'django.utils'"},{"fix":"Ensure `django-utils-six` is the only installed package providing `django.utils.six`. If the issue persists, update the problematic third-party package to a version that doesn't rely on `django.utils.six` or fully refactor the code to use standard Python 3 constructs instead of `six`.","cause":"While `django-utils-six` makes `django.utils.six` importable, an older or incompatible dependency might be expecting specific `six` features or an older version of `six` that is not fully satisfied, or the global `six` package might be interfering.","error":"AttributeError: module 'six' has no attribute 'string_types'"}]}