1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compat.py b/compat.py
index e1bc0ed673..32c685f5b8 100644
--- a/compat.py
+++ b/compat.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ if sys.version_info < (3,):
         return cStringIO.StringIO()
     def encode_utf8(x):
         return x
+    def decode_utf8(x):
+        return x
     def iteritems(d):
         return d.iteritems()
     def escape_string(s):
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ else:
     import codecs
     def encode_utf8(x):
         return codecs.utf_8_encode(x)[0]
+    def decode_utf8(x):
+        return codecs.utf_8_decode(x)[0]
     def iteritems(d):
         return iter(d.items())
     def charcode_to_c_escapes(c):