Drop Python 2 (1/n): remove unicode string and url_utils

searx/plugins/__init__.py

@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ from importlib import import_module
 from os import listdir, makedirs, remove, stat, utime
 from os.path import abspath, basename, dirname, exists, join
 from shutil import copyfile
-from sys import version_info
 from traceback import print_exc
 
 from searx import logger, settings, static_path
 
-if version_info[0] == 3:
-    unicode = str
 
 logger = logger.getChild('plugins')
 
@@ -38,8 +35,8 @@ from searx.plugins import (oa_doi_rewrite,
                            tracker_url_remover,
                            vim_hotkeys)
 
-required_attrs = (('name', (str, unicode)),
-                  ('description', (str, unicode)),
+required_attrs = (('name', str),
+                  ('description', str),
                   ('default_on', bool))
 
 optional_attrs = (('js_dependencies', tuple),

searx/plugins/https_rewrite.py

@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
 '''
 
 import re
-import sys
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from lxml import etree
 from os import listdir, environ
 from os.path import isfile, isdir, join
 from searx.plugins import logger
 from flask_babel import gettext
 from searx import searx_dir
-from searx.url_utils import urlparse
 
-if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
-    unicode = str
 
 name = "HTTPS rewrite"
 description = gettext('Rewrite HTTP links to HTTPS if possible')

searx/plugins/oa_doi_rewrite.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qsl
 from flask_babel import gettext
 import re
-from searx.url_utils import urlparse, parse_qsl
 from searx import settings
 
 

searx/plugins/tracker_url_remover.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
 
 from flask_babel import gettext
 import re
-from searx.url_utils import urlunparse, parse_qsl, urlencode
+from urllib.parse import urlunparse, parse_qsl, urlencode
 
 regexes = {re.compile(r'utm_[^&]+'),
            re.compile(r'(wkey|wemail)[^&]*'),