diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/patches/python3-fix-comparison-with-literal.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/patches/python3-fix-comparison-with-literal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9425ea1eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/patches/python3-fix-comparison-with-literal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+upstream: yes
+
+From bdf8c8ce38cff8938bab3544c6dbb0d509ce7720 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eric Le Lay <elelay@macports.org>
+Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:19:08 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] use == for comparison with literal
+
+See https://bugs.python.org/issue34850
+---
+ mygpoclient/locator.py | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/mygpoclient/locator.py b/mygpoclient/locator.py
+index c0dc9d7..810f973 100644
+--- mygpoclient/locator.py
++++ mygpoclient/locator.py
+@@ -317,17 +317,17 @@ def settings_uri(self, type, scope_param1, scope_param2):
+ 
+         filename = self._username + '/%(type)s.json' % locals()
+ 
+-        if type is 'device':
++        if type == 'device':
+             if scope_param1 is None:
+                 raise ValueError('Devicename not specified')
+             filename += '?device=%(scope_param1)s' % locals()
+ 
+-        if type is 'podcast':
++        if type == 'podcast':
+             if scope_param1 is None:
+                 raise ValueError('Podcast URL not specified')
+             filename += '?podcast=%s' % quote(scope_param1)
+ 
+-        if type is 'episode':
++        if type == 'episode':
+             if (scope_param1 is None) or (scope_param2 is None):
+                 raise ValueError('Podcast or Episode URL not specified')
+             filename += '?podcast=%s&episode=%s' % (quote(scope_param1), quote(scope_param2))
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/template b/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/template
index a3d39790977..6ed17293703 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-mygpoclient/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-mygpoclient'
 pkgname=python3-mygpoclient
 version=1.8
-revision=5
+revision=6
 wrksrc="mygpoclient-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ checksum=65fcb3ab220a2ba2d32a77f969b423a2f663413b6c485b7b02e5a955b28e68d2
 conflicts="python-mygpoclient>=0"
 
 pre_build() {
-	sed -i '/share\/man\/man1/d' setup.py
+	vsed -i '/share\/man\/man1/d' setup.py
 }