Index: vobject-0.9.8/vobject/base.py
===================================================================
--- vobject-0.9.8.orig/vobject/base.py
+++ vobject-0.9.8/vobject/base.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import copy
 import codecs
 import logging
 import re
-import six
+import io
 import sys
 
 # ------------------------------------ Python 2/3 compatibility challenges  ----
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ def getLogicalLines(fp, allowQP=True):
     Quoted-printable data will be decoded in the Behavior decoding phase.
 
     # We're leaving this test in for awhile, because the unittest was ugly and dumb.
-    >>> from six import StringIO
+    >>> from io import StringIO
     >>> f=StringIO(testLines)
     >>> for n, l in enumerate(getLogicalLines(f)):
     ...     print("Line %s: %s" % (n, l[0]))
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ def getLogicalLines(fp, allowQP=True):
 
     else:
         quotedPrintable = False
-        newbuffer = six.StringIO
+        newbuffer = io.StringIO
         logicalLine = newbuffer()
         lineNumber = 0
         lineStartNumber = 0
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ def defaultSerialize(obj, buf, lineLengt
     """
     Encode and fold obj and its children, write to buf or return a string.
     """
-    outbuf = buf or six.StringIO()
+    outbuf = buf or io.StringIO()
 
     if isinstance(obj, Component):
         if obj.group is None:
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ def defaultSerialize(obj, buf, lineLengt
         if obj.behavior and not startedEncoded:
             obj.behavior.encode(obj)
 
-        s = six.StringIO()
+        s = io.StringIO()
 
         if obj.group is not None:
             s.write(obj.group + ".")
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ def readComponents(
     Generate one Component at a time from a stream.
     """
     if isinstance(streamOrString, basestring):
-        stream = six.StringIO(streamOrString)
+        stream = io.StringIO(streamOrString)
     else:
         stream = streamOrString
 
Index: vobject-0.9.8/vobject/hcalendar.py
===================================================================
--- vobject-0.9.8.orig/vobject/hcalendar.py
+++ vobject-0.9.8/vobject/hcalendar.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ and an equivalent event in hCalendar for
 </span>
 """
 
-import six
+import io
 
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class HCalendar(VCalendar2_0):
         Serialize iCalendar to HTML using the hCalendar microformat (http://microformats.org/wiki/hcalendar)
         """
 
-        outbuf = buf or six.StringIO()
+        outbuf = buf or io.StringIO()
         level = 0  # holds current indentation level
         tabwidth = 3
 
Index: vobject-0.9.8/vobject/icalendar.py
===================================================================
--- vobject-0.9.8.orig/vobject/icalendar.py
+++ vobject-0.9.8/vobject/icalendar.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import string
 import base64
 
 from dateutil import rrule, tz
-import six
+import io
 
 try:
     import pytz
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def toUnicode(s):
     """
     Take a string or unicode, turn it into unicode, decoding as utf-8
     """
-    if isinstance(s, six.binary_type):
+    if isinstance(s, bytes):
         s = s.decode("utf-8")
     return s
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class TimezoneComponent(Component):
             "tzid",
         )
         # serialize encodes as utf-8, cStringIO will leave utf-8 alone
-        buffer = six.StringIO()
+        buffer = io.StringIO()
         # allow empty VTIMEZONEs
         if len(self.contents) == 0:
             return None
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class RecurringComponent(Component):
                     self.add(name).value = setlist
             elif name in RULENAMES:
                 for rule in setlist:
-                    buf = six.StringIO()
+                    buf = io.StringIO()
                     buf.write("FREQ=")
                     buf.write(FREQUENCIES[rule._freq])
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ class VCalendar2_0(VCalendarComponentBeh
             transformed = obj
             undoTransform = False
         out = None
-        outbuf = buf or six.StringIO()
+        outbuf = buf or io.StringIO()
         if obj.group is None:
             groupString = ""
         else: