Fix #790

sendgrid/helpers/mail/email.py

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
     __html_parser__ = HTMLParser()
     html_entity_decode = __html_parser__.unescape
 
+try:
+     basestring = basestring
+except NameError:
+    # Define basestring when Python >= 3.0
+    basestring = str
+
 
 class Email(object):
     """An email address with an optional name."""
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ def name(self, value):
         :param value: Name associated with this email.
         :type value: string
         """
-        if not (value is None or isinstance(value, str)):
+        if not (value is None or isinstance(value, basestring)):
             raise TypeError('name must be of type string.')
 
         # Escape common CSV delimiters as workaround for

test/test_email.py

@@ -18,13 +18,26 @@ def test_add_name(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(email.name, name)
 
+    def test_add_unicode_name(self):
+        name = u"SomeName"
+        email = Email(name=name)
+
+        self.assertEqual(email.name, name)
+
     def test_add_name_email(self):
         name = "SomeName"
         address = "[email protected]"
         email = Email(email=address, name=name)
         self.assertEqual(email.name, name)
         self.assertEqual(email.email, "[email protected]")
 
+    def test_add_unicode_name_email(self):
+        name = u"SomeName"
+        address = u"[email protected]"
+        email = Email(email=address, name=name)
+        self.assertEqual(email.name, name)
+        self.assertEqual(email.email, u"[email protected]")
+
     def test_add_rfc_function_finds_name_not_email(self):
         name = "SomeName"
         email = Email(name)
@@ -60,3 +73,10 @@ def test_add_name_with_comma(self):
         email.name = name
 
         self.assertEqual(email.name, '"' + name + '"')
+
+    def test_add_unicode_name_with_comma(self):
+        email = Email()
+        name = u"Name, Some"
+        email.name = name
+
+        self.assertEqual(email.name, u'"' + name + u'"')