Tidy up the Unit constructor for the py2 case, so that it is easier t…

…o see that the code can be deleted when the codebase becomes py3 only.
SciTools · Jan 22, 2019 · ba5fbcd · ba5fbcd
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commit ba5fbcd
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/cf_units/__init__.py b/cf_units/__init__.py
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ def __init__(self, unit, calendar=None):
         else:
             unit = str(unit).strip()
 
-        # For the sake of python 2, ensure that the string is a unicode.
-        if not isinstance(unit, six.text_type):
+        if six.PY2:
+            # Ensure that the string is a unicode object.
             unit = six.text_type(unit.decode('utf8'))
 
         if unit.lower().endswith(' utc'):