diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib b/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
index 1195f07e..61e1a25e 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeattrib
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@ else:
             sys.stderr.write(res['error'] + '\n')
             exitcode = 1
         else:
-            print res['item']['href'].replace('/', '')
+            print(res['item']['href'].replace('/', ''))
 
 sys.exit(exitcode)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
index e0f90d20..03f870c5 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
-sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+    sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
 
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
     usage="Usage: %prog [options] noderange [clear]")
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodelist b/confluent_client/bin/nodelist
index 61cf4a69..39c07c93 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodelist
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodelist
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def main():
                 sys.stderr.write(res['error'] + '\n')
                 exitcode = 1
             else:
-                print res['item']['href'].replace('/', '')
+                print(res['item']['href'].replace('/', ''))
 
     sys.exit(exitcode)
 
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors b/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
index 05a433a8..c86e1256 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def sensorpass(showout=True, appendtime=False):
                             showval += ' @' + time.strftime(
                                 '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
                         print(u'{0}: {1}:{2}'.format(
-                            node, sensedata['name'], showval).encode('utf-8'))
+                            node, sensedata['name'], showval))
                         sys.stdout.flush()
     return resultdata
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def main():
             orderedsensors.append(name)
         orderedsensors.sort()
         for name in orderedsensors:
-            headernames.append(sensorheaders[name].encode('utf-8'))
+            headernames.append(sensorheaders[name])
     if options.csv:
         linebyline = False
         csvwriter = csv.writer(sys.stdout)
diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
index 2c703421..bf8f15b3 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import anydbm as dbm
+try:
+    import anydbm as dbm
+except ImportError:
+    import dbm
 import csv
 import errno
 import fnmatch
@@ -322,14 +325,19 @@ class Command(object):
         if knownhosts:
             certdata = self.connection.getpeercert(binary_form=True)
             fingerprint = 'sha512$' + hashlib.sha512(certdata).hexdigest()
+            fingerprint = fingerprint.encode('utf-8')
             hostid = '@'.join((port, server))
             khf = dbm.open(os.path.join(clientcfgdir, "knownhosts"), 'c', 384)
             if hostid in khf:
                 if fingerprint == khf[hostid]:
                     return
                 else:
-                    replace = raw_input(
-                        "MISMATCHED CERTIFICATE DATA, ACCEPT NEW? (y/n):")
+                    try:
+                        replace = raw_input(
+                            "MISMATCHED CERTIFICATE DATA, ACCEPT NEW? (y/n):")
+                    except NameError:
+                        replace = input(
+                            "MISMATCHED CERTIFICATE DATA, ACCEPT NEW? (y/n):")
                     if replace not in ('y', 'Y'):
                         raise Exception("BAD CERTIFICATE")
             cprint('Adding new key for %s:%s' % (server, port))
@@ -393,7 +401,7 @@ def print_attrib_path(path, session, requestargs, options, rename=None):
         for node in sorted(res['databynode']):
             for attr, val in sorted(
                     res['databynode'][node].items(),
-                    key=lambda (k, v): v.get('sortid', k) if isinstance(v, dict) else k):
+                    key=lambda k: k[1].get('sortid', k[0]) if isinstance(k[1], dict) else k[0]):
                 if attr == 'error':
                     sys.stderr.write('{0}: Error: {1}\n'.format(node, val))
                     continue
@@ -655,4 +663,4 @@ def check_globbing(noderange):
                 'bash or change directories such that there is no filename '
                 'that would conflict.'
                 '\n'.format(noderange))
-            sys.exit(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+            sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent/tlvdata.py b/confluent_client/confluent/tlvdata.py
index 709801ed..18a3328b 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent/tlvdata.py
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent/tlvdata.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ def decodestr(value):
             ret = value.decode('cp437')
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             ret = value
+    except AttributeError:
+        return value
     return ret
 
 def unicode_dictvalues(dictdata):