More comments for delete shipments example, and making the FedexError exception less reliant on your Python version being aware of __unicode__().

Author: Greg Taylor

examples/delete_shipment.py

@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
 del_request = FedexDeleteShipmentRequest(CONFIG_OBJ)
 
 # Either delete all packages in a shipment, or delete an individual package.
+# Docs say this isn't required, but the WSDL won't validate without it.
 # DELETE_ALL_PACKAGES, DELETE_ONE_PACKAGE
 del_request.DeletionControlType = "DELETE_ALL_PACKAGES"
 
 # The tracking number of the shipment to delete.
 del_request.TrackingId.TrackingNumber = '794798682968'
 
 # What kind of shipment the tracking number used.
+# Docs say this isn't required, but the WSDL won't validate without it.
 # EXPRESS, GROUND, or USPS
 del_request.TrackingId.TrackingIdType = 'EXPRESS'
 

fedex/base_service.py

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ class FedexBaseServiceException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, error_code, value):
         self.error_code = error_code
         self.value = value
-    def __str__(self):
+    def __unicode__(self):
         return "%s (Error code: %s)" % (repr(self.value), self.error_code)
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.__unicode__()
 
 class FedexFailure(FedexBaseServiceException):
     """