Python 3 fixes

setup.py

@@ -7,12 +7,19 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
+def read_file(filename):
+    try:
+        return open(filename, "r").read()
+    except IOError:
+        return ""
+
+
 setup(
     name="circuits",
     description="Asynchronous Component based Event Application Framework",
     long_description=open("README.rst").read().replace(
         ".. include:: examples/index.rst",
-        open("examples/index.rst", "r").read()
+        read_file("examples/index.rst")
     ),
     author="James Mills",
     author_email="prologic@shortcircuit.net.au",

tests/protocols/test_irc.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pytest import fixture
 
 
-from circuits.six import u
+from circuits.six import b, u
 
 from circuits import handler, Event, Component
 
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ def test_joinprefix():
 
 
 def test_parsemsg():
-    s = ":foo!bar@localhost NICK foobar"
+    s = b(":foo!bar@localhost NICK foobar")
     source, command, args = parsemsg(s)
     assert source == (u("foo"), u("bar"), u("localhost"))
     assert command == "NICK"
     assert args == [u("foobar")]
 
-    s = ""
+    s = b("")
     source, command, args = parsemsg(s)
     assert source == (None, None, None)
     assert command is None