python3: utils.exec_command now returns str and not bytes

[mirror_ifupdown2.git] / ifupdown2 / ifupdownaddons / modulebase.py

diff --git a/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py b/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
index f32a0dafd1ab0a7ac727eb2677afdc2db44b1dd4..c2adcc8b19e8c9f06fb278126a48b2c8fc8ea2a2 100644 (file)
--- a/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
+++ b/ifupdown2/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class moduleBase(object):
         """ get value of sysctl variable """
         output = utils.exec_command('%s %s' %
                                     (utils.sysctl_cmd, variable))
-        split = output.split(b'=')
+        split = output.split('=')
         if len(split) > 1:
             return split[1].strip()
         return None