--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_copy.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_copy.py
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
 
 class TestProgressHandler(object):
   def begin(self, id, total, source, target):
-    print '+++ begin(): %d, total: %d' % (id, total)
-    print '+++ source: %s' % source
-    print '+++ target: %s' % target
+    print('+++ begin(): %d, total: %d' % (id, total))
+    print('+++ source: %s' % source)
+    print('+++ target: %s' % target)
 
   def end(self, jobId, status):
-    print '+++ end(): jobId: %s, status: %s'  % (jobId, status)
+    print('+++ end(): jobId: %s, status: %s'  % (jobId, status))
 
   def update(self, jobId, processed, total):
-    print '+++ update(): jobid: %s, processed: %d, total: %d' % (jobId, processed, total)
+    print('+++ update(): jobid: %s, processed: %d, total: %d' % (jobId, processed, total))
 
 def test_copy_progress_handler():
   c = client.CopyProcess()
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_file.py
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@
   for i, l in enumerate(lines):
     total += len(l)
     if l != pylines[i]:
-      print '!!!!!', total, i
-      print '+++++ py: %r' % pylines[i]
-      print '+++++ me: %r' % l
+      print('!!!!!', total, i)
+      print('+++++ py: %r' % pylines[i])
+      print('+++++ me: %r' % l)
       break
     if pylines[i].endswith('\n'):
       assert l.endswith('\n')
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_filesystem.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_filesystem.py
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@
   status, response = f.open(smallfile, OpenFlags.NEW)
 
   for func, args, hasReturnObject in funcspecs:
-      async(func, args, hasReturnObject)
+      run_async(func, args, hasReturnObject)
 
 def sync(func, args, hasReturnObject):
   status, response = func(*args)
-  print status
+  print(status)
   assert status.ok
   if hasReturnObject:
-      print response
+      print(response)
       assert response
 
-def async(func, args, hasReturnObject):
+def run_async(func, args, hasReturnObject):
   handler = AsyncResponseHandler()
   status = func(callback=handler, *args)
-  print status
+  print(status)
   assert status.ok
   status, response, hostlist = handler.wait()
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
   for host in hostlist:
     assert host.url
-    print host.url
+    print(host.url)
 
   if hasReturnObject:
     assert response
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
   try:
     os.remove('/tmp/eggs')
-  except OSError, __:
+  except OSError as __:
     pass
 
 def test_locate_sync():
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
   for item in response:
     assert item.name
-    print item.statinfo
+    print(item.statinfo)
     assert item.statinfo
     assert item.hostaddr
     
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@
   assert status.ok
 
   for h in hostlist:
-    print h.url
+    print(h.url)
 
   for item in response:
     assert item.name
-    print item.statinfo
+    print(item.statinfo)
     assert item.statinfo
     assert item.hostaddr
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
   status, response = c.query(QueryCode.STATS, 'a')
   assert status.ok
   assert response
-  print response
+  print(response)
 
 def test_query_async():
   c = client.FileSystem(SERVER_URL)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   status, response, hostlist = handler.wait()
   assert status.ok
   assert response
-  print response
+  print(response)
   
 def test_mkdir_flags():
   c = client.FileSystem(SERVER_URL)
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_glob.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_glob.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import glob as norm_glob
 import XRootD.client.glob_funcs as glob
-from pathlib2 import Path
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     subdir2.mkdir()
     for i in range(3):
         dummy = subdir1 / ("a_file_%d.txt" % i)
-        dummy.write_text(u"This is file %d\n" % i, encoding="utf-8")
+        dummy.write_text("This is file %d\n" % i, encoding="utf-8")
     return tmpdir
 
 
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_threads.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_threads.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     s, _ = self.file.write(smallbuffer)
     assert s.ok
 
-    print '+++ thread %d says: %s' % (self.id, self.file.read())
+    print('+++ thread %d says: %s' % (self.id, self.file.read()))
 
     for line in self.file:
-      print '+++ thread %d says: %s' % (self.id, line)
+      print('+++ thread %d says: %s' % (self.id, line))
 
     self.file.close()
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #   assert f.is_open()
 #   f.write(smallbuffer)
 
-  for i in xrange(3):
+  for i in range(3):
     tt = TestThread(f, i)
     tt.start()
     tt.join()