1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index 29b14f6c32..6fb37128ea 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ BitBake build tools.
 
 import os, sys
 import warnings
-try:
-    import cPickle as pickle
-except ImportError:
-    import pickle
+import pickle
 import logging
 import atexit
 import traceback
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ def fire_class_handlers(event, d):
 
     eid = str(event.__class__)[8:-2]
     evt_hmap = _event_handler_map.get(eid, {})
-    for name, handler in _handlers.iteritems():
+    for name, handler in list(_handlers.items()):
         if name in _catchall_handlers or name in evt_hmap:
             if _eventfilter:
                 if not _eventfilter(name, handler, event, d):
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ def register(name, handler, mask=None, filename=None, lineno=None):
 
     if handler is not None:
         # handle string containing python code
-        if isinstance(handler, basestring):
+        if isinstance(handler, str):
             tmp = "def %s(e):\n%s" % (name, handler)
             try:
                 code = bb.methodpool.compile_cache(tmp)