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Document that basestring has been replaced by str. Issue #1931.

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* There is only one string type; its name is ``str`` but its behavior * There is only one string type; its name is ``str`` but its behavior
and implementation are more like ``unicode`` in 2.x. and implementation are more like ``unicode`` in 2.x.
* The ``basestring`` superclass has been removed. The ``2to3`` tool
replaces every occurence of ``basestring`` with ``str``.
* PEP 3137: There is a new type, ``bytes``, to represent binary data * PEP 3137: There is a new type, ``bytes``, to represent binary data
(and encoded text, which is treated as binary data until you decide (and encoded text, which is treated as binary data until you decide
to decode it). The ``str`` and ``bytes`` types cannot be mixed; you to decode it). The ``str`` and ``bytes`` types cannot be mixed; you