Fix _resolve_model to work with unicode strings

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_serializers.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializers.py
index 082a400c..120510ac 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializers.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 
 from rest_framework.serializers import _resolve_model
 from rest_framework.tests.models import BasicModel
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 class ResolveModelTests(TestCase):
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ class ResolveModelTests(TestCase):
         resolved_model = _resolve_model('tests.BasicModel')
         self.assertEqual(resolved_model, BasicModel)
 
+    def test_resolve_unicode_representation(self):
+        resolved_model = _resolve_model(six.text_type('tests.BasicModel'))
+        self.assertEqual(resolved_model, BasicModel)
+
     def test_resolve_non_django_model(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             _resolve_model(TestCase)