3 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/events/__init__.py b/synapse/events/__init__.py
index e673e96cc0..c3ff85c49a 100644
--- a/synapse/events/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/events/__init__.py
@@ -47,14 +47,26 @@ class _EventInternalMetadata(object):
 
 
 def _event_dict_property(key):
+    # We want to be able to use hasattr with the event dict properties.
+    # However, (on python3) hasattr expects AttributeError to be raised. Hence,
+    # we need to transform the KeyError into an AttributeError
     def getter(self):
-        return self._event_dict[key]
+        try:
+            return self._event_dict[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError(key)
 
     def setter(self, v):
-        self._event_dict[key] = v
+        try:
+            self._event_dict[key] = v
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError(key)
 
     def delete(self):
-        del self._event_dict[key]
+        try:
+            del self._event_dict[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError(key)
 
     return property(
         getter,
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 824f4a42e3..29ae086786 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from frozendict import frozendict
 
 import re
 
+from six import string_types
+
 # Split strings on "." but not "\." This uses a negative lookbehind assertion for '\'
 # (?<!stuff) matches if the current position in the string is not preceded
 # by a match for 'stuff'.
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ def serialize_event(e, time_now_ms, as_client_event=True,
 
     if only_event_fields:
         if (not isinstance(only_event_fields, list) or
-                not all(isinstance(f, basestring) for f in only_event_fields)):
+                not all(isinstance(f, string_types) for f in only_event_fields)):
             raise TypeError("only_event_fields must be a list of strings")
         d = only_fields(d, only_event_fields)
 
diff --git a/synapse/events/validator.py b/synapse/events/validator.py
index 2f4c8a1018..e0e5bf818c 100644
--- a/synapse/events/validator.py
+++ b/synapse/events/validator.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from synapse.types import EventID, RoomID, UserID
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 
+from six import string_types
+
 
 class EventValidator(object):
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class EventValidator(object):
             strings.append("state_key")
 
         for s in strings:
-            if not isinstance(getattr(event, s), basestring):
+            if not isinstance(getattr(event, s), string_types):
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Not '%s' a string type" % (s,))
 
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
@@ -88,5 +90,5 @@ class EventValidator(object):
         for s in keys:
             if s not in d:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "'%s' not in content" % (s,))
-            if not isinstance(d[s], basestring):
+            if not isinstance(d[s], string_types):
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Not '%s' a string type" % (s,))