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Bug fixes:
- Fix deprecated functions' compatibility with Python 2 (:issue:`1337`).
Thanks :user:`airstandley` for the catch and patch.
- Fix error message consistency for invalid input types on nested fields (:issue:`1303`).
This is a backport of the fix in :pr:`857`. Thanks :user:`cristi23` for the
thorough bug report and the PR.
Deprecation/Removal:
- Python 2.6 is no longer officially supported (:issue:`1274`).