diff -Nru python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/changelog python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/changelog
--- python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/changelog	2014-04-26 09:19:25.000000000 +0000
+++ python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/changelog	2015-06-02 00:32:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-socketio-client (0.5.3-1~ubuntu12.04.1) precise; urgency=medium
+
+  * Support requests 0.8.2 as well
+
+ -- Tim Landscheidt <scfc@toolsbeta-test-precise.eqiad.wmflabs>  Sun, 31 May 2015 04:05:27 +0000
+
 python-socketio-client (0.5.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Initial release (Closes: #744690)
diff -Nru python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/0001-Support-requests-0.8.2-as-well.patch python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/0001-Support-requests-0.8.2-as-well.patch
--- python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/0001-Support-requests-0.8.2-as-well.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/0001-Support-requests-0.8.2-as-well.patch	2015-05-31 03:13:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+From: Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de>
+Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 05:28:14 +0000
+Subject: Support requests 0.8.2 as well
+
+---
+ socketIO_client/__init__.py   |    7 ++++++-
+ socketIO_client/transports.py |   12 ++++++++++--
+ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/socketIO_client/__init__.py b/socketIO_client/__init__.py
+index aee4543..1ce5e2b 100644
+--- a/socketIO_client/__init__.py
++++ b/socketIO_client/__init__.py
+@@ -399,7 +399,12 @@ def _get_socketIO_session(is_secure, base_url, **kw):
+         response = _get_response(requests.get, server_url, **kw)
+     except TimeoutError as e:
+         raise ConnectionError(e)
+-    response_parts = response.text.split(':')
++    # Support requests 0.8.2 as well.
++    try:
++        response_text = response.text
++    except AttributeError:
++        response_text = response.content
++    response_parts = response_text.split(':')
+     return _SocketIOSession(
+         id=response_parts[0],
+         heartbeat_timeout=int(response_parts[1]),
+diff --git a/socketIO_client/transports.py b/socketIO_client/transports.py
+index ed4e59c..f53c858 100644
+--- a/socketIO_client/transports.py
++++ b/socketIO_client/transports.py
+@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ class _XHR_PollingTransport(_AbstractTransport):
+             self._url,
+             params=self._params,
+             timeout=TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS)
+-        response_text = response.text
++        # Support requests 0.8.2 as well.
++        try:
++            response_text = response.text
++        except AttributeError:
++            response_text = response.content
+         if not response_text.startswith(BOUNDARY):
+             yield response_text
+             return
+@@ -252,7 +256,11 @@ class _JSONP_PollingTransport(_AbstractTransport):
+             params=self._params,
+             headers={'content-type': 'text/javascript; charset=UTF-8'},
+             timeout=TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS)
+-        response_text = response.text
++        # Support requests 0.8.2 as well.
++        try:
++            response_text = response.text
++        except AttributeError:
++            response_text = response.content
+         try:
+             self._id, response_text = self.RESPONSE_PATTERN.match(
+                 response_text).groups()
+-- 
diff -Nru python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/series python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/series
--- python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ python-socketio-client-0.5.3/debian/patches/series	2015-05-31 03:13:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0001-Support-requests-0.8.2-as-well.patch