Index: pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0/pytest_verbose_parametrize.py
===================================================================
--- pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0.orig/pytest_verbose_parametrize.py
+++ pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0/pytest_verbose_parametrize.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from six import string_types, text_type
 
 
 def _strize_arg(arg):
     try:
         s = arg.__name__
     except AttributeError:
-        s = text_type(arg)
+        s = str(arg)
     if len(s) > 32:
         s = s[:29] + '...'
     return s
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     if 'ids' not in markers.kwargs:
         list_names = []
         for i, argvalue in enumerate(markers.args[1]):
-            if (not isinstance(argvalue, Iterable)) or isinstance(argvalue, string_types):
+            if (not isinstance(argvalue, Iterable)) or isinstance(argvalue, str):
                 argvalue = (argvalue,)
             name = '-'.join(_strize_arg(arg) for arg in argvalue)
             if len(name) > 64:
Index: pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0/setup.py
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--- pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0.orig/setup.py
+++ pytest-verbose-parametrize-1.8.0/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 
 install_requires = ['pytest',
-                    'six',
                     ]
 
 tests_require = ['mock; python_version<"3.3"',