diff --git a/contrib/tdepyuic b/contrib/tdepyuic
index 147711b..48444a8 100755
--- a/contrib/tdepyuic
+++ b/contrib/tdepyuic
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def getOptions ():
         args    = []
 
     if opterr or (len (args) != 1):
-        print """\nUsage:
+        print("""\nUsage:
 
   tdepyuic [options] filename.ui
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def getOptions ():
     -i, --noimport  Don't add tdecore, tdeui import statements
     -p, --pyuic Path to pyuic program
     --usetdei18n Adds TDEs default i18n functions to your Python TDE ui file
-  """
+  """)
         return FALSE
 
     filename = args[0]
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def doPyuic ():
 
 
     if os.system (pyuicPath + opts + fn + ' ' + filename) != 0:
-        print pyuicPath + opts + fn + ' ' + filename + " failed"
+        print(pyuicPath + opts + fn + ' ' + filename + " failed")
         sys.exit (-1)
 
     if addApp or addImport:
@@ -134,16 +134,16 @@ def doPyuic ():
         buff = m.readlines ()
 
         for line in buff:
-            if addImport and (string.strip (line) == 'from PyTQt.qt import *'):
+            if addImport and (line.strip() == 'from PyTQt.qt import *'):
                 n.write (line)
                 addimport (n)
-            elif addApp and (string.strip (line) == 'a = TQApplication(sys.argv)'):
+            elif addApp and (line.strip() == 'a = TQApplication(sys.argv)'):
                 indent = 0
                 while line [indent] in string.whitespace:
                     indent = indent + 1
                 addapp (line[:indent], n)
-            elif string.find(line, " = KDatePicker(") != -1:
-                o = string.find(line, ",")
+            elif line.find(" = KDatePicker(") != -1:
+                o = line.find(",")
                 n.write (line[:o] + ",TQDate.currentDate()" + line[o:])
             else:
                 n.write (line)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def doPyuic ():
         os.unlink (fn)
         os.rename (fn + '.tmp', fn)
 
-    print fn + ' written'
+    print(fn + ' written')
 
 
 # --------- main ----------