diff --git a/stix2/base.py b/stix2/base.py
index f933d3b..4d4b080 100644
--- a/stix2/base.py
+++ b/stix2/base.py
@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ class _Observable(_STIXBase):
 
             if streamlined_obj_vals:
                 data = canonicalize(streamlined_obj_vals, utf8=False)
-                # print (str(type(data)))
+
+                # try/except here to enable python 2 compatibility
                 try:
                     return required_prefix + six.text_type(uuid.uuid5(namespace, data))
                 except UnicodeDecodeError:
                     return required_prefix + six.text_type(uuid.uuid5(namespace, six.binary_type(data)))
-                # return required_prefix + six.text_type(uuid.uuid5(namespace, data))
 
         # We return None if there are no values specified for any of the id-contributing-properties
         return None
diff --git a/stix2/canonicalization/Canonicalize.py b/stix2/canonicalization/Canonicalize.py
index daf0616..78145be 100644
--- a/stix2/canonicalization/Canonicalize.py
+++ b/stix2/canonicalization/Canonicalize.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 import re
 
+import six
+
 from stix2.canonicalization.NumberToJson import convert2Es6Format
 
 try:
@@ -395,7 +397,8 @@ def _make_iterencode(
         else:
             items = dct.items()
         for key, value in items:
-            if isinstance(key, str):
+            # Replaced isinstance(key, str) with below to enable simultaneous python 2 & 3 compatibility
+            if isinstance(key, six.string_types) or isinstance(key, six.binary_type):
                 pass
             # JavaScript is weakly typed for these, so it makes sense to
             # also allow them.  Many encoders seem to do something like this.
@@ -454,7 +457,8 @@ def _make_iterencode(
             del markers[markerid]
 
     def _iterencode(o, _current_indent_level):
-        if isinstance(o, str):
+        # Replaced isinstance(o, str) with below to enable simultaneous python 2 & 3 compatibility
+        if isinstance(o, six.string_types) or isinstance(o, six.binary_type):
             yield _encoder(o)
         elif o is None:
             yield 'null'
diff --git a/stix2/datastore/filters.py b/stix2/datastore/filters.py
index 806f672..4f72b82 100644
--- a/stix2/datastore/filters.py
+++ b/stix2/datastore/filters.py
@@ -90,23 +90,6 @@ class Filter(collections.namedtuple('Filter', ['property', 'op', 'value'])):
             filter_value = self.value
 
         if self.op == "=":
-            boolA = stix_obj_property == filter_value
-            if boolA is False:
-                print ('$$$$$')
-                print (stix_obj_property)
-                print ('\n')
-                print (filter_value)
-                print ('\n')
-                print ('$$$$$')
-                pass
-            else:
-                # print ('222222222')
-                # print (stix_obj_property)
-                # print ('\n')
-                # print (filter_value)
-                # print ('\n')
-                # print ('222222222')
-                pass
             return stix_obj_property == filter_value
         elif self.op == "!=":
             return stix_obj_property != filter_value
@@ -114,23 +97,6 @@ class Filter(collections.namedtuple('Filter', ['property', 'op', 'value'])):
             return stix_obj_property in filter_value
         elif self.op == "contains":
             if isinstance(filter_value, dict):
-                boolB = filter_value in stix_obj_property.values()
-                if boolB is False:
-                    print ('@@@@@@')
-                    print (filter_value)
-                    print ('\n')
-                    print (stix_obj_property.values())
-                    print ('\n')
-                    print ('@@@@@@@')
-                    pass
-                else:
-                    # print ('55555555555')
-                    # print (filter_value)
-                    # print ('\n')
-                    # print (stix_obj_property.values())
-                    # print ('\n')
-                    # print ('55555555555')
-                    pass
                 return filter_value in stix_obj_property.values()
             else:
                 return filter_value in stix_obj_property
diff --git a/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py b/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
index 96ac17f..b7b41a0 100644
--- a/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
+++ b/stix2/test/v21/test_datastore_filters.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ stix_objs = [
                 "spec_version": "2.1",
                 "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876",
                 "name": "HAL 9000.exe",
+                "defanged": False,
             },
         },
 
@@ -111,8 +112,14 @@ filters = [
     Filter("object_marking_refs", "=", "marking-definition--613f2e26-0000-4000-8000-b8e91df99dc9"),
     Filter("granular_markings.selectors", "in", "description"),
     Filter("external_references.source_name", "=", "CVE"),
-    Filter("objects", "=", {"0": {"type": "file", "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876", "name": "HAL 9000.exe", "spec_version": "2.1"}}),
-    Filter("objects", "contains", {"type": "file", "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876", "name": "HAL 9000.exe", "spec_version": "2.1"}),
+    Filter(
+        "objects", "=",
+        {"0": {"type": "file", "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876", "name": "HAL 9000.exe", "spec_version": "2.1", "defanged": False}},
+    ),
+    Filter(
+        "objects", "contains",
+        {"type": "file", "id": "file--42a7175a-42cc-508f-8fa7-23b330aff876", "name": "HAL 9000.exe", "spec_version": "2.1", "defanged": False},
+    ),
     Filter("labels", "contains", "heartbleed"),
 ]