2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pathod/language/__init__.py b/pathod/language/__init__.py
index 32199e08..e27452dd 100644
--- a/pathod/language/__init__.py
+++ b/pathod/language/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import itertools
 import time
 
@@ -5,8 +7,7 @@ import pyparsing as pp
 
 from . import http, http2, websockets, writer, exceptions
 
-from exceptions import *
-from base import Settings
+from .base import Settings
 assert Settings  # prevent pyflakes from messing with this
 
 
diff --git a/pathod/language/base.py b/pathod/language/base.py
index a4302998..c53e6b20 100644
--- a/pathod/language/base.py
+++ b/pathod/language/base.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import os
 import abc
 import pyparsing as pp
 
+from six.moves import reduce
+
 from .. import utils
 from . import generators, exceptions
 
+
 class Settings(object):
 
     def __init__(
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ class Token(object):
 class _TokValueLiteral(Token):
 
     def __init__(self, val):
-        self.val = val.decode("string_escape")
+        self.val = val
 
     def get_generator(self, settings_):
         return self.val