Remove assert in check for basestring

JazzCore · JazzCore · commit 50d863775156 · 2021-03-20T15:29:01.000+03:00
Fixes #157
diff --git a/pdfkit/pdfkit.py b/pdfkit/pdfkit.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 import codecs
 try:
     # Python 2.x and 3.x support for checking string types
-    assert basestring
-    assert unicode
+    basestring
+    unicode
 except NameError:
     basestring = str
     unicode = str
