Index: iniparse-0.5/iniparse/compat.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/iniparse/compat.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/iniparse/compat.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ from .configparser import DuplicateSecti
 from .configparser import Error, InterpolationError, \
                    MissingSectionHeaderError, ParsingError
 
-import six
-
 from . import ini
 
 
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ class RawConfigParser(object):
         filename may also be given.
         """
         files_read = []
-        if isinstance(filenames, six.string_types):
+        if isinstance(filenames, str):
             filenames = [filenames]
         for filename in filenames:
             try:
@@ -284,7 +282,7 @@ class SafeConfigParser(ConfigParser):
     _badpercent_re = re.compile(r"%[^%]|%$")
 
     def set(self, section, option, value):
-        if not isinstance(value, six.string_types):
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
             raise TypeError("option values must be strings")
         # check for bad percent signs:
         # first, replace all "good" interpolations
Index: iniparse-0.5/iniparse/config.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/iniparse/config.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/iniparse/config.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class BasicConfig(ConfigNamespace):
 
     Finally, values can be read from a file as follows:
 
-    >>> from six import StringIO
+    >>> from io import StringIO
     >>> sio = StringIO('''
     ... # comment
     ... ui.height = 100
Index: iniparse-0.5/iniparse/ini.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/iniparse/ini.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/iniparse/ini.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Example:
 
-    >>> from six import StringIO
+    >>> from io import StringIO
     >>> sio = StringIO('''# configure foo-application
     ... [foo]
     ... bar1 = qualia
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ Example:
 import re
 from .configparser import DEFAULTSECT, ParsingError, MissingSectionHeaderError
 
-import six
-
 from . import config
 
 
@@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ class INIConfig(config.ConfigNamespace):
 
         for line in readline_iterator(fp):
             # Check for BOM on first line
-            if line_count == 0 and isinstance(line, six.text_type):
+            if line_count == 0 and isinstance(line, str):
                 if line[0] == u'\ufeff':
                     line = line[1:]
                     self._bom = True
Index: iniparse-0.5/setup.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/setup.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use.''',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
       ],
       packages = ['iniparse'],
-      install_requires=['six'],
       data_files = [
         ('share/doc/iniparse-%s' % VERSION, ['README.md', 'LICENSE-PSF',
                                              'LICENSE', 'Changelog',
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_compat.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_compat.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_compat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from iniparse import compat as ConfigParser
-from six import StringIO
+from io import StringIO
 try:
     import UserDict
 except ImportError:
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_fuzz.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_fuzz.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_fuzz.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import os
 import random
 import sys
 import unittest
-from six import StringIO
-from six.moves import configparser
+from io import StringIO
+import configparser
 from iniparse import compat, ini, tidy
 
 # TODO:
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_ini.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_ini.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_ini.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-from six import StringIO
+from io import StringIO
 
 from iniparse import ini
 from iniparse import compat
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_misc.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_misc.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import re
 import unittest
 import pickle
-from six.moves import configparser
-from six import StringIO
+import configparser
+from io import StringIO
 from textwrap import dedent
 from iniparse import compat, ini
 
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_tidy.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_tidy.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_tidy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 from textwrap import dedent
-from six import StringIO
+from io import StringIO
 
 from iniparse import tidy, INIConfig
 from iniparse.compat import ConfigParser
Index: iniparse-0.5/tests/test_unicode.py
===================================================================
--- iniparse-0.5.orig/tests/test_unicode.py
+++ iniparse-0.5/tests/test_unicode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
-import six
+from io import StringIO
 from iniparse import ini
 
 
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ baz = Marc-Andr\202
     """
 
     def basic_tests(self, s, strable):
-        f = six.StringIO(s)
+        f = StringIO(s)
         i = ini.INIConfig(f)
-        self.assertEqual(six.text_type(i), s)
-        self.assertEqual(type(i.foo.bar), six.text_type)
+        self.assertEqual(str(i), s)
+        self.assertEqual(type(i.foo.bar), str)
         if strable:
             self.assertEqual(str(i), str(s))
         else:
-            self.assertRaises(UnicodeEncodeError, lambda: six.text_type(i).encode('ascii'))
+            self.assertRaises(UnicodeEncodeError, lambda: str(i).encode('ascii'))
         return i
 
     def test_ascii(self):