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diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/common/future.py b/azurelinuxagent/common/future.py
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+import sys
+
+"""
+Add alies for python2 and python3 libs and fucntions.
+"""
+
+if sys.version_info[0]== 3:
+    import http.client as httpclient
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+    """Rename Python3 str to ustr"""
+    ustr = str
+
+    bytebuffer = memoryview
+
+    read_input = input
+
+elif sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+    import httplib as httpclient
+    from urlparse import urlparse
+
+    """Rename Python2 unicode to ustr"""
+    ustr = unicode
+
+    bytebuffer = buffer
+
+    read_input = raw_input
+
+else:
+    raise ImportError("Unknown python version:{0}".format(sys.version_info))
+