Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test243.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test243.py	(revision 23752)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test243.py	(revision 23753)
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #Test Name: SquareShelfSMBGemb
 import numpy as np
+import sys
 from model import *
 from socket import gethostname
@@ -23,5 +24,8 @@
 
 #load hourly surface forcing date from 1979 to 2009:
-inputs = np.load('../Data/gemb_input.npy',encoding='bytes').item()
+if sys.version_info.major == 2:
+  inputs = np.load('../Data/gemb_input.npy').item()
+else:
+  inputs = np.load('../Data/gemb_input.npy',encoding='bytes').item()
 
 #setup the inputs: