Index: config.py
==================================================================
--- config.py
+++ config.py
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@
            
 
         # store some configuration list/dict into a file                
         def save(self, name="settings", data=None, gz=0, nice=0):
             name = name + ".json"
-            if (data == None):
+            if (data is None):
                 data = dict(self.__dict__)  # ANOTHER WORKAROUND: typecast to plain dict(), else json filter_data sees it as object and str()s it
                 nice = 1
             # check for subdir
             if (name.find("/") > 0):
                 subdir = name[0:name.find("/")]
@@ -154,21 +154,21 @@
             name = name + ".json"
             file = self.dir + "/" + name
             try:
                 # .gz or normal file
                 if os.path.exists(file + ".gz"):
-                    f = gzip.open(file + ".gz", "r")
+                    f = gzip.open(file + ".gz", "rt")
                 elif os.path.exists(file):
-                    f = open(file, "r")
+                    f = open(file, "rt")
                 else:
                     return # file not found
                 # decode
                 r = json.load(f)
                 f.close()
                 return r
             except Exception as e:
-                print("PSON parsing error (in "+name+")", e)
+                print(dbg.ERR, "PSON parsing error (in "+name+")", e)
             
 
         # recursive dict update
         def update(self, with_new_data):
             for key,value in with_new_data.items():

Index: st2.py
==================================================================
--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -30,24 +30,17 @@
 
 
 """ project status """
 #
 # The application runs mostly stable. The GUI interfaces are workable.
+# It's supposed to run on Gtk2 and Gtk3. Python3 support is still WIP.
 # There haven't been any optimizations regarding memory usage and
-# performance. The current internal API is acceptable. Documentation is
-# coming up.
+# performance. The current internal API is vastly undocumented.
 #
 #  current bugs:
 #   - audio- and list-format support is not very robust / needs better API
-#   - lots of GtkWarning messages
 #   - not all keyboard shortcuts work
-#   - in-list search doesn't work in our treeviews (???)
-#   - JSON files are only trouble: loading of data files might lead to more
-#     errors now, even if pson module still falls back on old method
-#     (unicode strings from json.load are useless to us, require typecasts)
-#     (nonsupport of tuples led to regression in mygtk.app_restore)
-#     (sometimes we receive 8bit-content, which the json module can't save)
 #
 #  features:
 #   - treeview lists are created from datamap[] structure and stream{} dicts
 #   - channel categories are built-in defaults (can be freshened up however)
 #   - config vars and cache data get stored as JSON in ~/.config/streamtuner2/
@@ -66,15 +59,10 @@
 #     as they are passed to gtk.gdk.Pixbuf (OTOH data pre-filtered by Google)
 #   - MEDIUM: audio players / decoders are easily affected by buffer overflows
 #     from corrupt mp3/stream data, and streamtuner2 executes them
 #      - but since that's the purpose -> no workaround
 #
-#  still help wanted on:
-#   - any of the above
-#   - new plugins (local file viewer)
-#   - nicer logo (or donations accepted to consult graphics designer)
-#
 
 
 
 # standard modules
 import sys