Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/pairoptions.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/pairoptions.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/pairoptions.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 		#go through arg and build list of objects
 		for i in xrange(numoptions):
-			if isinstance(arg[2*i],str):
+			if isinstance(arg[2*i],(str,unicode)):
 				self.list[arg[2*i]] = arg[2*i+1];
 			else:
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 	def addfield(self,field,value):    # {{{
 		"""ADDFIELD - add a field to an options list"""
-		if isinstance(field,str):
+		if isinstance(field,(str,unicode)):
 			if field in self.list:
 				print "WARNING: field '%s' with value=%s exists and will be overwritten with value=%s." % (field,str(self.list[field]),str(value))
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 	def addfielddefault(self,field,value):    # {{{
 		"""ADDFIELDDEFAULT - add a field to an options list if it does not exist"""
-		if isinstance(field,str):
+		if isinstance(field,(str,unicode)):
 			if field not in self.list:
 				self.list[field] = value
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@
 			s+="   list: (%ix%i)\n\n" % (len(self.list),2)
 			for item in self.list.iteritems():
-				if   isinstance(item[1],str):
+				if   isinstance(item[1],(str,unicode)):
 					s+="     field: %-10s value: '%s'\n" % (item[0],item[1])
 				elif isinstance(item[1],(bool,int,long,float)):
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@
 		if field == None or field == '':
 			raise ValueError('exist error message: bad usage');
-		if not isinstance(field,str):
+		if not isinstance(field,(str,unicode)):
 			raise TypeError("exist error message: field '%s' should be a string." % str(field));
 
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@
 		if field == None or field == '':
 			raise ValueError('getfieldvalue error message: bad usage');
-		if not isinstance(field,str):
+		if not isinstance(field,(str,unicode)):
 			raise TypeError("getfieldvalue error message: field '%s' should be a string." % str(field));
 
@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@
 
 			#Write option value
-			if   isinstance(value,str):
+			if   isinstance(value,(str,unicode)):
 				WriteData(fid,'enum',(firstindex-1)+2*i+2,'data',value,'format','String')
 			elif isinstance(value,(bool,int,long,float)):
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solver.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solver.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/solver.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 				else:
 					#option with value. value can be string or scalar
-					if   isinstance(optionvalue,(bool,int,float)):
+					if   isinstance(optionvalue,(bool,int,long,float)):
 						fid.write("-%s %g\n" % (optionname,optionvalue))
-					elif isinstance(optionvalue,str):
+					elif isinstance(optionvalue,(str,unicode)):
 						fid.write("-%s %s\n" % (optionname,optionvalue))
 					else:
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/verbose.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/verbose.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/verbose.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@
 		elif len(args) == 1:
 			binary=args[0]
-			if   isinstance(binary,str):
+			if   isinstance(binary,(str,unicode)):
 				if strcmpi(binary,'all'):
 					binary=2**11-1    #all ones
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 					binary=int(binary,2)
 					self.BinaryToVerbose(binary)
-			elif isinstance(binary,(int,float)):
+			elif isinstance(binary,(int,long,float)):
 				self.BinaryToVerbose(int(binary))
 
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
 			listproperties=vars(self)
 			for [fieldname,fieldvalue] in listproperties.iteritems():
-				if isinstance(fieldvalue,bool) or isinstance(fieldvalue,(int,float)):
+				if isinstance(fieldvalue,bool) or isinstance(fieldvalue,(int,long,float)):
 					setattr(self,fieldname,bool(fieldvalue))
 				else:
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/geometry/FlagElements.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/geometry/FlagElements.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/geometry/FlagElements.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 	"""
 
-	if   isinstance(region,str):
+	if   isinstance(region,(str,unicode)):
 		if   not region:
 			flag=numpy.zeros(md.mesh.numberofelements,'bool')
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/miscellaneous/fielddisplay.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/miscellaneous/fielddisplay.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/miscellaneous/fielddisplay.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 	#string
-	if isinstance(field,str):
+	if isinstance(field,(str,unicode)):
 		if len(field)>30:
 			string=displayunit(offset,name,"not displayed",comment)
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
 
 	#numeric
-	elif isinstance(field, int):
+	elif isinstance(field, (int,long)):
 		string=displayunit(offset,name,"%i" % (field),comment) 
 
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
 		string="%s%-23s: %-15s" % (offset,name,characterization)
 	else:
-		if isinstance(comment,str):
+		if isinstance(comment,(str,unicode)):
 			string="%s%-23s: %-15s -- %s" % (offset,name,characterization,comment)
 		elif isinstance(comment,list):
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/WriteData.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/WriteData.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/WriteData.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@
 	elif strcmpi(format,'IntMat'):    # {{{
 
-		if isinstance(data,int):
+		if isinstance(data,(int,long)):
 			data=numpy.array([data])
 		if len(data.shape) == 1:
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/loadresultsfromdisk.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/loadresultsfromdisk.py	(revision 13097)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/loadresultsfromdisk.py	(revision 13098)
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 	else:
 
-		if not isinstance(md.private.solution,str):
+		if not isinstance(md.private.solution,(str,unicode)):
 			[md.private.solution]=EnumToString(md.private.solution)
 		md=postqmu(md)