diff --git a/utils/convert.py b/utils/convert.py
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--- a/utils/convert.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# coding: utf-8
-"""
-    Converts files with 2to3
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-    Creates a Python 3 version of each file.
-
-    The Python3 version of a file foo.py will be called foo3.py.
-
-    :copyright: Copyright 2007-2014 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS.
-    :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
-"""
-import os
-import sys
-from glob import iglob
-from optparse import OptionParser
-from shutil import copy
-from distutils.util import run_2to3
-
-def main(argv):
-    parser = OptionParser(usage='%prog [path]')
-    parser.add_option('-i', '--ignorepath', dest='ignored_paths',
-                      action='append', default=[])
-    options, args = parser.parse_args(argv)
-
-    ignored_paths = {os.path.abspath(p) for p in options.ignored_paths}
-
-    path = os.path.abspath(args[0]) if args else os.getcwd()
-    convertables = []
-    for filename in iglob(os.path.join(path, '*.py')):
-        if filename in ignored_paths:
-            continue
-        basename, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
-        if basename.endswith('3'):
-            continue
-        filename3 = basename + '3' + ext
-        copy(filename, filename3)
-        convertables.append(filename3)
-    run_2to3(convertables)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main(sys.argv[1:])