diff --git a/scripts/builder/main.py b/scripts/builder/main.py
index 070e04a..07e7ba7 100755
--- a/scripts/builder/main.py
+++ b/scripts/builder/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 
 import sys
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def build (settings, repository):
 #			print "\nWARNING: repository has pending changes\n"
 			raise Exception("repository has pending changes, can't 'install'")
 		else:
-			print "\nWARNING: repository has pending changes\n"
+			print ( "\nWARNING: repository has pending changes\n" )
 
 	for frontend in settings['frontends']:
 		normalizedFrontendName = frontend.replace(".", "_")
@@ -120,17 +120,17 @@ def clean ():
 
 def usage (message):
 	if message != None:
-		print "ERROR: " + message
+		print ( "ERROR: " + message )
 	
-	print
+	print ()
 	# print "build clean"
 	# print "build clean install"
-	print "build install --ALL"
-	print "build install debug --ALL"
-	print "build install debug development --ALL"
-	# print "build clean install debug --ALL"
-	print "build install debug --backends php python --frontends beta gamma"
-	print "build install debug development --backends php python --frontends beta gamma gamma.mobile"
+	print ( "build install --ALL" )
+	print ( "build install debug --ALL" )
+	print ( "build install debug development --ALL" )
+	# print ( "build clean install debug --ALL" )
+	print ( "build install debug --backends php python --frontends beta gamma" )
+	print ( "build install debug development --backends php python --frontends beta gamma gamma.mobile" )
 	exit(1)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ def main ():
 				settings['backends'] = []
 			settings['backends'].append('checksum')
 		
-		if (not settings.has_key('versions')):
+		if 'versions' not in settings:
 			usage("missing 'versions'")
-		if (not settings.has_key('frontends')):
+		if 'frontends' not in settings:
 			usage("missing 'frontends'")
-		if (not settings.has_key('backends')):
+		if 'backends' not in settings:
 			usage("missing 'backends'")
 		
 		build(settings, currentRepository)
diff --git a/scripts/builder/repository.py b/scripts/builder/repository.py
index c5d84f4..7149c48 100755
--- a/scripts/builder/repository.py
+++ b/scripts/builder/repository.py
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ def repositoryWithPath (path):
 			from git import Repo
 			repo = Repo(path)
 			result = GitRepository(repo, path)
-		except ImportError, exception:
-			print "Failed to import git, please install http://gitorious.org/git-python"
-			print "Use sudo apt-get install python-git for Ubuntu/Debian"
-			print "Use sudo yum install GitPython for Fedora/RHEL/CentOS"
-			print "Or manually running the following command: easy_install gitpython"
+		except ImportError as exception:
+			import sys
+			print ( sys.version )
+			print ( "Failed to import git, please install http://gitorious.org/git-python" )
+			print ( "Use sudo apt-get install python-git for Ubuntu/Debian" )
+			print ( "Use sudo yum install GitPython for Fedora/RHEL/CentOS" )
+			print ( "Or manually running the following command: easy_install gitpython" )
 		except:
 			result = SnapshotRepository('', path)
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ class GitRepository(Repository):
 	def areTherePendingChanges (self):
 		try:
 			return self.repository.is_dirty()
-		except TypeError, te:
+		except TypeError as te:
 			return self.repository.is_dirty