Drop Python 2 (1/n): remove unicode string and url_utils

searx/engines/yahoo_news.py

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from lxml import html
 from searx.engines.xpath import extract_text, extract_url
 from searx.engines.yahoo import (
     parse_url, _fetch_supported_languages, supported_languages_url, language_aliases
 )
 from dateutil import parser
-from searx.url_utils import urlencode
 from searx.utils import match_language
 
 # engine dependent config
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def request(query, params):
 
 def sanitize_url(url):
     if ".yahoo.com/" in url:
-        return re.sub(u"\\;\\_ylt\\=.+$", "", url)
+        return re.sub("\\;\\_ylt\\=.+$", "", url)
     else:
         return url