3 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/mailman/core/logging.py b/src/mailman/core/logging.py
index edbacef31..e90367aae 100644
--- a/src/mailman/core/logging.py
+++ b/src/mailman/core/logging.py
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ class ReopenableFileHandler(logging.Handler):
     """A file handler that supports reopening."""
 
     def __init__(self, name, filename):
+        logging.Handler.__init__(self)
         self.name = name
         self._filename = filename
         self._stream = self._open()
-        logging.Handler.__init__(self)
 
     def _open(self):
         return codecs.open(self._filename, 'a', 'utf-8')
diff --git a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.txt b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.txt
index 6ded4f2a9..0062ec7e6 100644
--- a/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.txt
+++ b/src/mailman/docs/NEWS.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ REST
 ----
  * Add Basic Auth support for REST API security.  (given by Jimmy Bergman)
 
+Build
+-----
+ * Support Python 2.7. (LP: #667472)
+
 
 3.0 alpha 6 -- "Cut to the Chase"
 =================================
diff --git a/src/mailman/tests/test_documentation.py b/src/mailman/tests/test_documentation.py
index f4ecd924c..f4b382714 100644
--- a/src/mailman/tests/test_documentation.py
+++ b/src/mailman/tests/test_documentation.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ def call_http(url, data=None, method=None, username=None, password=None):
         for header in sorted(response):
             print '{0}: {1}'.format(header, response[header])
         return None
+    # XXX Workaround http://bugs.python.org/issue10038
+    content = unicode(content)
     return json.loads(content)
 
 
@@ -170,18 +172,18 @@ def dump_json(url, data=None, method=None, username=None, password=None):
         from the configuration.
     :type username: str
     """
-    data = call_http(url, data, method, username, password)
-    if data is None:
+    results = call_http(url, data, method, username, password)
+    if results is None:
         return
-    for key in sorted(data):
+    for key in sorted(results):
         if key == 'entries':
-            for i, entry in enumerate(data[key]):
+            for i, entry in enumerate(results[key]):
                 # entry is a dictionary.
                 print 'entry %d:' % i
                 for entry_key in sorted(entry):
                     print '    {0}: {1}'.format(entry_key, entry[entry_key])
         else:
-            print '{0}: {1}'.format(key, data[key])
+            print '{0}: {1}'.format(key, results[key])