1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
index 8eac2cc4..db21d44c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import binascii
 import os
-from hashlib import sha1
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class Token(models.Model):
         return super(Token, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def generate_key(self):
-        return binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(20))
+        return binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(20)).decode()
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.key