diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8bdbe9..a5d05a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 language: python
+dist: xenial
 python:
-  - "2.6"
   - "2.7"
+  - "3.5"
+  - "3.6"
+  - "3.7"
 # command to install dependencies
 install: "pip install -r requirements-dev.txt"
 # command to run tests
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ccf2a42..a45ed2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* Fri Mar 08 2019 Sundeep Anand <suanand@redhat.com> - 1.5.3
+- ZNTA-2791 - Port Zanata Python client to Python 3
+
 * Mon Apr 16 2018 Sundeep Anand <suanand@redhat.com> - 1.5.2
 - ZNTA-1390 - Python client fuzzies my strings
 - ZNTA-1382 - Should "--push-trans-only" be deprecated in the python client?
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d76143c..45db0f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ clean:
 	python setup.py clean
 	rm -f zanataclient/VERSION-FILE
 
+clean-pyc:
+	find . -name '*.pyc' -exec rm -f {} +
+	find . -name '*.pyo' -exec rm -f {} +
+	find . -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} +
+
 run:
 	python zanata help
 
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ lint-report:
 	pylint --reports=n zanata zanataclient
 
 flake8:
-	flake8 --ignore=E501,F403,F841,F401 zanataclient
+	flake8 --ignore=E402,E501,F403,F841,F401 zanataclient
 
 test:
 	(cd zanataclient/test; nosetests ${NOSE_FLAGS} test_all.py)
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 9c998a0..df23342 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 -r requirements.txt
-coverage==4.0.3
-flake8==2.4.1
-flake8-import-order==0.6.1
-funcsigs==0.4
-linecache2==1.0.0
-mccabe==0.3.1
-MiniMock==1.2.8
-mock==1.3.0
-nose==1.3.7
-pbr==1.8.1
-pep8==1.5.7
-pyflakes==0.8.1
-six==1.10.0
-traceback2==1.4.0
-unittest2==1.1.0
+coverage
+flake8<3.8
+flake8-import-order
+mock
+nose
+unittest2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1312935..21a0af6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+future
 httplib2
 lxml
-ordereddict
 polib
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fec649b..97970d1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_client_version():
     path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
     version_file = os.path.join(path, 'zanataclient', 'VERSION-FILE')
     try:
-        version = open(version_file, 'rb')
+        version = open(version_file, 'r')
         client_version = version.read()
         version.close()
         version_number = client_version.rstrip().strip('version: ')
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ def get_client_version():
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)',
         'Operating System :: Unix',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
     ],
 )
diff --git a/zanataclient/VERSION-FILE b/zanataclient/VERSION-FILE
index 2905a79..0babd5f 100644
--- a/zanataclient/VERSION-FILE
+++ b/zanataclient/VERSION-FILE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version: 1.5.2
+version: 1.5.3
diff --git a/zanataclient/cmdbase.py b/zanataclient/cmdbase.py
index a4c3629..64ddac7 100644
--- a/zanataclient/cmdbase.py
+++ b/zanataclient/cmdbase.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ def check_plural_support(self, server_version):
 
         version = str(server_version.split('-')[0])
         main_ver = version[:3]
-        version_number = string.atof(main_ver)
+        version_number = float(main_ver)
 
         if version_number >= 1.6:
             return True
diff --git a/zanataclient/command.py b/zanataclient/command.py
index f54ea9c..3cde349 100644
--- a/zanataclient/command.py
+++ b/zanataclient/command.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def handle_program(
             path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
             version_file = os.path.join(path, 'VERSION-FILE')
             try:
-                version = open(version_file, 'rb')
+                version = open(version_file, 'r')
                 client_version = version.read()
                 version.close()
                 version_number = client_version.rstrip().strip('version: ')
diff --git a/zanataclient/context.py b/zanataclient/context.py
index 4556e93..952c4cf 100644
--- a/zanataclient/context.py
+++ b/zanataclient/context.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def _update_client_version(self):
         version_file = os.path.join(path, client_version_file)
 
         try:
-            version = open(version_file, 'rb')
+            version = open(version_file, 'r')
             client_version = version.read()
             version.close()
             version_number = client_version.rstrip()[len('version: '):]
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def _update_locale_mapping(self):
             locale_map = self.process_locales(locales)
             self.remote_config.update({'locale_map': locale_map})
 
-    def _update_project_type(self):
+    def update_project_type(self):
         """
         This fetches project_type from server
         """
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def get_remote_configs(self):
         """
         context_remote_configs = {
             'default': [self._update_server_version, self._update_locale_mapping,
-                        self._update_project_type],
+                        self.update_project_type],
             'init': [],
         }
         return context_remote_configs[self.mode]
@@ -287,14 +287,18 @@ def get_context_data(self):
         """
         updates context_data with remote_config, local_config and command_dict
         """
+
+        def merge_dicts(i, j):
+            z = i.copy()
+            z.update(j)
+            return z
+
         build_configs = [self.build_local_config,
                          self.build_remote_config]
         [method() for method in build_configs]
-        # lowest to higest
+        # lowest to highest
         precedence = [self.remote_config, self.local_config, self.command_dict]
-        context_data = functools.reduce(
-            lambda option, value: dict(option.items() + value.items()), precedence
-        )
+        context_data = functools.reduce(lambda option, value: merge_dicts(option, value), precedence)
         return self.filter_context_data(context_data)
 
     def filter_context_data(self, data):
diff --git a/zanataclient/csvconverter.py b/zanataclient/csvconverter.py
index dcf441e..64ddcac 100644
--- a/zanataclient/csvconverter.py
+++ b/zanataclient/csvconverter.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def convert_to_json(self, filepath, locale_map, comments_header):
         # glossary = {'source-locales':srclocales, 'glossary-entries':entries, 'target-locales':targetlocales}
         return json.dumps(glossary)
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     converter = CSVConverter()
     converter.convert_to_json("~/Downloads/test_data.csv", {'es': 'es-ES'}, ["description", "pos"])
diff --git a/zanataclient/initcmd.py b/zanataclient/initcmd.py
index 93fba51..ab103c7 100644
--- a/zanataclient/initcmd.py
+++ b/zanataclient/initcmd.py
@@ -23,27 +23,21 @@
 import fnmatch
 import os
 import sys
-from datetime import datetime
-
-from .cmdbase import CommandsBase, CommandsInit
-from .context import ContextBase
-from .parseconfig import ZanataConfig
-from .zanatalib.logger import Logger, TextColour
-from .zanatalib.projectutils import ToolBox
-
-
 try:
-    from collections import OrderedDict
+    from builtins import input
 except ImportError:
-    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
+    from __builtin__ import input
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from datetime import datetime
 
+from zanataclient.cmdbase import CommandsBase, CommandsInit
+from zanataclient.context import ContextBase
+from zanataclient.parseconfig import ZanataConfig
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.logger import Logger, TextColour
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.projectutils import ToolBox
 
-log = Logger()
 
-try:
-    input = raw_input
-except NameError:
-    pass
+log = Logger()
 
 
 class ZanataInit(CommandsInit, ContextBase):
@@ -69,7 +63,7 @@ def get_init_stages(self):
                         self._update_user_config, self._update_http_headers,
                         self._update_client_version, self.check_config_exists,
                         self.set_zanata_command, self.project_options,
-                        self.version_options, self._update_project_type,
+                        self.version_options, self.update_project_type,
                         self.post_project_version, self.source_target_dirs,
                         self.dump_project_config, self.whats_next]
         }
@@ -170,8 +164,8 @@ def _create_new_project(self):
             log.info("Creating project on the server...")
             if not self.zanata_cmd.create_project(input_project_id, input_project_name,
                                                   input_project_desc, project_type):
-                raise
-        except:
+                raise Exception
+        except Exception as e:
             if self.print_yes_no("[?] Do you want to try again (y/n)? "):
                 return self._create_new_project()
             else:
@@ -214,8 +208,8 @@ def _create_new_version(self):
             log.info("Creating version on the server...")
             if not self.zanata_cmd.create_version(self.local_config.get('project_id'),
                                                   input_version_id):
-                raise
-        except:
+                raise Exception
+        except Exception as e:
             if self.print_yes_no("[?] Do you want to try again (y/n)? "):
                 return self._create_new_version()
             else:
@@ -335,7 +329,7 @@ def dump_project_config(self):
         xmldoc = ToolBox.dict2xml('config', project_config_dict)
         try:
             with open('zanata.xml', 'w') as project_config_file:
-                project_config_file.write(xmldoc)
+                project_config_file.write(xmldoc.decode("utf-8"))
         except IOError:
             log.error("Something went wrong. Try Again.")
         else:
diff --git a/zanataclient/parseconfig.py b/zanataclient/parseconfig.py
index 98d3ce0..f6d4cfc 100644
--- a/zanataclient/parseconfig.py
+++ b/zanataclient/parseconfig.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 )
 
 import os.path
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
 from .zanatalib.logger import Logger
@@ -34,10 +35,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     from configparser import ConfigParser
 
-try:
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
 project_config = {}
 
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ def set_userconfig(self, path):
         try:
             self.configparser = ConfigParser()
             self._config = self.configparser.read(['zanata.ini', path])
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.log.error("Invalid User Config")
 
     def get_server(self, url):
diff --git a/zanataclient/publicanutil.py b/zanataclient/publicanutil.py
index 7066001..5a4ee93 100644
--- a/zanataclient/publicanutil.py
+++ b/zanataclient/publicanutil.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def create_txtflowtarget(self, pofile):
 
     def validate_content_type(self, content_type, object_type):
         PATTERN = r'.+? charset=([\w_\-:\.]+)'
-        rxt = re.compile(unicode(PATTERN))
+        rxt = re.compile(PATTERN)
 
         match = rxt.search(content_type)
         if match:
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_all.py b/zanataclient/test/test_all.py
index 1c5f8e9..76d4ba2 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_all.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_all.py
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from test_client import RestHandleTest
-
-from test_context import ProjectContextTest
-
-from test_parseconfig import ConfigTest
-
-from test_publicanutil import PublicanUtilityTest
-
-from test_service import ServiceTest
+from zanataclient.test.test_client import RestHandleTest
+from zanataclient.test.test_context import ProjectContextTest
+from zanataclient.test.test_parseconfig import ConfigTest
+from zanataclient.test.test_publicanutil import PublicanUtilityTest
+from zanataclient.test.test_service import ServiceTest
 
 # from test_zanata import ZanataTest
-
 # from test_zanatacmd import ZanataCmdTest
 
 suite = unittest.TestSuite()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_client.py b/zanataclient/test/test_client.py
index 940fbd1..e3d8cda 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_client.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_client.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def previous(self):
     def status(self):
         return 200
 
+
 response = FalseDict()
 response.update({'status': '200', 'access-control-allow-headers': 'X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept,',
                  'content-location': 'http://localhost:8080/zanata/seam/resource/restv1/projects',
@@ -67,9 +68,9 @@ def status(self):
                  'access-control-allow-origin': '*', 'access-control-allow-methods': 'GET',
                  'content-type': 'application/json'})
 
-content = u'[{"id":"black-silver","defaultType":"","name":"Black Silver",' \
-          u'"links":[{"href":"p/black-silver","rel":"self","type":"application/vnd.zanata.project+json"}],' \
-          u'"status":"ACTIVE"}]'
+content = b'[{"id":"black-silver","defaultType":"","name":"Black Silver",' \
+          b'"links":[{"href":"p/black-silver","rel":"self","type":"application/vnd.zanata.project+json"}],' \
+          b'"status":"ACTIVE"}]'
 
 
 class RestHandleTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -98,5 +99,6 @@ def test_get_response_content(self, mock_call_request):
         self.assertTrue('links' in response_content[1], 'links should be in content')
         self.assertTrue('status' in response_content[1], 'project status should be in content')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_context.py b/zanataclient/test/test_context.py
index fd360a9..e6d00ae 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_context.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_context.py
@@ -172,5 +172,6 @@ def test_init_context(self):
         self.assertTrue('servers' in context_data)
         self.assertTrue('http://localhost:8080/zanata' in context_data['servers'])
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_parseconfig.py b/zanataclient/test/test_parseconfig.py
index 83acabd..3204062 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_parseconfig.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_parseconfig.py
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ def test_project_config(self):
         self.assertEqual(project_config['file_mapping_rules']['**/po/*.pot'],
                          '{path}/{locale_with_underscore}.po')
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_publicanutil.py b/zanataclient/test/test_publicanutil.py
index f06af36..872ce8d 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_publicanutil.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_publicanutil.py
@@ -81,5 +81,7 @@ def test_msgstrplural(self):
         self.assertEqual(result['extensions'], expect_json['extensions'])
         json_data.close()
     """
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_service.py b/zanataclient/test/test_service.py
index 71c7745..5a61d97 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_service.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_service.py
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@ def test_messages_status_401_503(self):
             self.service.messages(SERVICE_RESPONSE_503, RESPONSE_CONTENT)
         self.assertEqual(ex.exception.code, 1)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/test/test_zanatacmd.py b/zanataclient/test/test_zanatacmd.py
index 0fef3ae..3878dad 100644
--- a/zanataclient/test/test_zanatacmd.py
+++ b/zanataclient/test/test_zanatacmd.py
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ def test_pull_command(self):
     def test_push_command(self):
         pass
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatacmd.py b/zanataclient/zanatacmd.py
index d42b666..235bdfe 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatacmd.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatacmd.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def del_server_content(self, tmlfolder, project_id, iteration_id, push_files, fo
 
             for name in filelist:
                 delete = False
-                request = name.replace(',', '\,').replace('/', ',')
+                request = name.replace(",", "\\,").replace("/", ",")
 
                 if ".pot" in name:
                     path = os.path.join(tmlfolder, name)
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ def list_projects(self):
             sys.exit(1)
 
         for project in projects:
-            print("\nProject ID:          %s") % project.id
-            print("Project Name:        %s") % project.name
+            print("\nProject ID:          {0}".format(project.id))
+            print("Project Name:        {0}".format(project.name))
             if hasattr(project, 'defaultType') and project.defaultType.strip():
-                print("Project Type:        %s") % project.defaultType
-            print("Project Links:       %s") % [{'href': link.href, 'type': link.type, 'rel': link.rel} for link in project.links]
+                print("Project Type:        {0}".format(project.defaultType))
+            print("Project Links:       {0}".format([{'href': link.href, 'type': link.type, 'rel': link.rel} for link in project.links]))
             if hasattr(project, 'status'):
-                print("Project Status:      %s") % project.status
+                print("Project Status:      {0}".format(project.status))
 
     def project_info(self, project_id):
         """
@@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ def project_info(self, project_id):
         """
         try:
             p = self.zanata_resource.projects.get(project_id)
-            print("\nProject ID:        %s") % p.id
-            print("Project Name:      %s") % p.name
+            print("\nProject ID:        {0}".format(p.id))
+            print("Project Name:      {0}".format(p.name))
             if hasattr(p, 'defaultType') and p.defaultType.strip():
-                print("Project Type:      %s") % p.defaultType
+                print("Project Type:      {0}".format(p.defaultType))
             if hasattr(p, 'description') and p.description.strip():
-                print("Project Desc:      %s") % p.description
+                print("Project Desc:      {0}".format(p.description))
             if hasattr(p, 'status'):
-                print("Project Status:    %s") % p.status
+                print("Project Status:    {0}".format(p.status))
             versions = self.get_project_versions(project_id)
             if versions:
-                print(" %s Version(s):    [%s]") % (len(versions), ", ".join(versions))
+                print("{0} Version(s):     [ {1} ]".format(len(versions), ", ".join(versions)))
             print("\n")
         except NoSuchProjectException as e:
             self.log.error(str(e))
@@ -256,11 +256,15 @@ def version_info(self, project_id, iteration_id):
         try:
             project = self.zanata_resource.projects.get(project_id)
             iteration = project.get_iteration(iteration_id)
-            print("\nVersion ID: %s") % iteration.id
+            print("\nVersion ID:          {0}".format(iteration.id))
             if hasattr(iteration, 'name'):
-                print("Version Name: %s") % iteration.name
+                print("Version Name:        {0}".format(iteration.name))
             if hasattr(iteration, 'description'):
-                print("Version Description: %s") % iteration.description
+                print("Version Description:  {0}".format(iteration.description))
+            if hasattr(iteration, 'projectType') and iteration.projectType.strip():
+                print("Version Type:        {0}".format(iteration.projectType))
+            if hasattr(iteration, 'status'):
+                print("Version Status:      {0}".format(iteration.status))
             # This can be implemented with some flag etc.
             # filelist = self.zanata_resource.documents.get_file_list(project_id, iteration_id)
             # if filelist:
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatalib/logger.py b/zanataclient/zanatalib/logger.py
index 057d5c1..b88e5ab 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatalib/logger.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatalib/logger.py
@@ -48,28 +48,24 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def success(self, message):
         if self.enable_successprefix:
-            print(TextColour.OKGREEN + self.success_prefix
-                  + message + TextColour.ENDC)
+            print(TextColour.OKGREEN + self.success_prefix + message + TextColour.ENDC)
         else:
             print(message)
 
     def info(self, message):
         if self.enable_infoprefix:
-            print(TextColour.OKBLUE + self.info_prefix
-                  + message + TextColour.ENDC)
+            print(TextColour.OKBLUE + self.info_prefix + message + TextColour.ENDC)
         else:
             print(message)
 
     def warn(self, message):
         if self.enable_warnprefix:
-            print(TextColour.WARNING + self.warn_prefix
-                  + message + TextColour.ENDC)
+            print(TextColour.WARNING + self.warn_prefix + message + TextColour.ENDC)
         else:
             print(message)
 
     def error(self, message):
         if self.enable_errprefix:
-            print(TextColour.FAIL + self.error_prefix
-                  + message + TextColour.ENDC)
+            print(TextColour.FAIL + self.error_prefix + message + TextColour.ENDC)
         else:
             print(message)
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectservice.py b/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectservice.py
index dad63b5..6665574 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectservice.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectservice.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def create(self, project):
         res, content = self.restclient.process_request(
             'create_project', project.id, body=self._to_unicode(body), headers=self.http_headers
         )
-        return self.messages(res, content, "The project is already exist on server")
+        return self.messages(res, content, "The project {0} could not be created.".format(project.id))
 
     def delete(self):
         pass
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectutils.py b/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectutils.py
index ba1359f..b2a74e4 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectutils.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatalib/projectutils.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ def _get_doc_trans_percent(self, doc_name, stats_dict):
         for stat in stats_dict:
             if stat.get('locale'):
                 trans_percent.update({
-                    stat['locale']: int((float(stat.get('translated', 0) * 100) //
-                                         float(stat.get('total', 0))))
+                    stat['locale']: int((float(stat.get('translated', 0) * 100) // float(stat.get('total', 0))))
                 })
         return {doc_name: trans_percent}
 
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ def populate_etree(element, data):
                 element.text = v
             else:
                 # set attribute
-                element.set(k, unicode(v))
+                element.set(k, str(v))
 
     @staticmethod
     def dict2xml(root_elem, dict_object):
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatalib/rest/config.py b/zanataclient/zanatalib/rest/config.py
index 225ee41..b91c02c 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatalib/rest/config.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatalib/rest/config.py
@@ -19,20 +19,15 @@
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
 # Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 
-try:
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
-
-
 middle_url = '/seam/resource/restv1'
 http_methods = ('GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'HEAD', 'PATCH', 'OPTIONS')
 media_types = ('application/json', 'application/vnd.zanata.projects+json', 'application/vnd.zanata.Version+json',
                'application/vnd.zanata.project.iteration+json', 'application/vnd.zanata.glossary+json',
-               'application/vnd.zanata.project.locales+json', 'application/xml')
+               'application/vnd.zanata.project.locales+json', 'application/xml', 'application/json;charset=ISO-8859-1')
 
 # based on https://zanata.ci.cloudbees.com/job/zanata-api-site/site/zanata-common-api/rest-api-docs/index.html
 # please add, modify resource details here, and make entry in service-to-resource mappings and in zpc_services
diff --git a/zanataclient/zanatalib/service.py b/zanataclient/zanatalib/service.py
index dae5656..7adf037 100644
--- a/zanataclient/zanatalib/service.py
+++ b/zanataclient/zanatalib/service.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import sys
 
-from error import (
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.error import (
     BadRequestBodyException,
     ForbiddenException,
     InternalServerError,
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
     UnavailableServiceError,
     UnexpectedStatusException,
 )
-from projectutils import ToolBox
-
-from rest.client import RestClient
-from rest.config import media_types
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.projectutils import ToolBox
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.rest.client import RestClient
+from zanataclient.zanatalib.rest.config import media_types
 
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class Service(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kargs):
         for name, val in zip(self._fields, args):
             setattr(self, name, val)
-        for key, value in kargs.iteritems():
+        for key, value in kargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
         self.restclient = RestClient(self.base_url)
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ def excption_handler(self, exception_class, error, error_msg):
         try:
             raise exception_class(error, error_msg)
         except exception_class as e:
-            print '', e
+            print(str(e))
         finally:
             sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def messages(self, res, content, extra_msg=None):
             try:
                 rst = ToolBox.xmlstring2dict(content) \
                     if res.get('content-type') and 'xml' in res['content-type'] else json.loads(content)
-            except ValueError, e:
+            except ValueError as e:
                 if content.strip() == "":
                     return rst
                 if res.get('content-type') and res['content-type'] not in media_types:
@@ -74,6 +73,8 @@ def messages(self, res, content, extra_msg=None):
                     sys.exit(1)
                 else:
                     print("Exception while decoding: %s" % e)
+                    if isinstance(content, str):
+                        print(content)
             return rst
         elif res['status'] == '201':
             return True
@@ -84,6 +85,6 @@ def messages(self, res, content, extra_msg=None):
                                   'Error', 'Unexpected Status (%s), failed to push: %s' % (res['status'], extra_msg or ""))
 
     def _to_unicode(self, some_string):
-        if not isinstance(some_string, unicode):
-            return unicode(some_string)
+        if not isinstance(some_string, str):
+            return str(some_string)
         return some_string