--- src/binheader_writef_check.py
+++ src/binheader_writef_check.py
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@
 def find_format_string (s):
 	fmt = re.search ('"([^"]+)"', s)
 	if not fmt:
-		print "Bad format in :\n\n\t%s\n\n" % s
+		print("Bad format in :\n\n\t%s\n\n" % s)
 		sys.exit (1)
 	fmt = fmt.groups ()
 	if len (fmt) != 1:
-		print "Bad format in :\n\n\t%s\n\n" % s
+		print("Bad format in :\n\n\t%s\n\n" % s)
 		sys.exit (1)
 	return _whitespace_re.sub ("", fmt [0])
 
 def get_param_list (data):
 	dlist = re.search ("\((.+)\)\s*;", data)
 	dlist = dlist.groups ()[0]
-	dlist = string.split (dlist, ",")
-	dlist = [string.strip (x) for x in dlist]
+	dlist = dlist.split(",")
+	dlist = [x.strip() for x in dlist]
 	return dlist [2:]
 
 def handle_file (fname):
@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@
 			# print item
 			# print "    param [%d] %c : %s <-> %s" % (param_index, ch, params [param_index], params [param_index + 1])
 
-			if string.find (params [param_index + 1], "sizeof") < 0 \
-						and string.find (params [param_index + 1], "make_size_t") < 0 \
-						and string.find (params [param_index + 1], "strlen") < 0:
-				if errors == 0: print
-				print "\n%s :" % fname
-				print "    param [%d] %c : %s <-> %s" % (param_index, ch, params [param_index], params [param_index + 1])
-				print "    %s" % item
+			print(params[param_index + 1])
+			if params[param_index + 1].find("sizeof") < 0 \
+						and params[param_index + 1].find("make_size_t") < 0 \
+						and params[param_index + 1].find("strlen") < 0:
+				if errors == 0: print()
+				print("\n%s :" % fname)
+				print("    param [%d] %c : %s <-> %s" % (param_index, ch, params [param_index], params [param_index + 1]))
+				print("    %s" % item)
 				errors += 1
 			param_index += 2
 
@@ -103,14 +104,14 @@
 #===============================================================================
 
 if len (sys.argv) > 1:
-	print "\n    binheader_writef_check                   :",
+	print("\n    binheader_writef_check                   :")
 	sys.stdout.flush ()
 	errors = 0
 	for fname in sys.argv [1:]:
 		errors += handle_file (fname)
 	if errors > 0:
-		print "\nErrors : %d\n" % errors
+		print("\nErrors : %d\n" % errors)
 		sys.exit (1)
 
-print "ok\n"
+print("ok\n")
 
--- src/create_symbols_file.py
+++ src/create_symbols_file.py
@@ -79,61 +79,61 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def linux_symbols (progname, version):
-	print "# Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname
-	print "libsndfile.so.%s" % version
-	print "{"
-	print "  global:"
+	print("# Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname)
+	print("libsndfile.so.%s" % version)
+	print("{")
+	print("  global:")
 	for name, ordinal in ALL_SYMBOLS:
 		if  name == "sf_wchar_open":
 			continue
-		print "    %s ;" % name
-	print "  local:"
-	print "    * ;"
-	print "} ;"
-	print
+		print("    %s ;" % name)
+	print("  local:")
+	print("    * ;")
+	print("} ;")
+	print()
 	return
 
 def darwin_symbols (progname, version):
-	print "# Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname
+	print("# Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname)
 	for name, ordinal in ALL_SYMBOLS:
 		if  name == "sf_wchar_open":
 			continue
-		print "_%s" % name
-	print
+		print("_%s" % name)
+	print()
 	return
 
 def win32_symbols (progname, version, name):
-	print "; Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname
-	print "LIBRARY %s-%s.dll" % (name, re.sub ("\..*", "", version))
-	print "EXPORTS\n"
+	print("; Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname)
+	print("LIBRARY %s-%s.dll" % (name, re.sub ("\..*", "", version)))
+	print("EXPORTS\n")
 	for name, ordinal in ALL_SYMBOLS:
-		print "%-20s @%s" % (name, ordinal)
-	print
+		print("%-20s @%s" % (name, ordinal))
+	print()
 	return
 
 def os2_symbols (progname, version, name):
-	print "; Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname
-	print "LIBRARY %s%s" % (name, re.sub ("\..*", "", version))
-	print "INITINSTANCE TERMINSTANCE"
-	print "CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
-	print "DATA PRELOAD MOVEABLE MULTIPLE NONSHARED"
-	print "EXPORTS\n"
+	print("; Auto-generated by %s\n" %progname)
+	print("LIBRARY %s%s" % (name, re.sub ("\..*", "", version)))
+	print("INITINSTANCE TERMINSTANCE")
+	print("CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE")
+	print("DATA PRELOAD MOVEABLE MULTIPLE NONSHARED")
+	print("EXPORTS\n")
 	for name, ordinal in ALL_SYMBOLS:
 		if  name == "sf_wchar_open":
 			continue
-		print "_%-20s @%s" % (name, ordinal)
-	print
+		print("_%-20s @%s" % (name, ordinal))
+	print()
 	return
 
 def plain_symbols (progname, version, name):
 	for name, ordinal in ALL_SYMBOLS:
-		print name
+		print(name)
 
 def no_symbols (os_name):
-	print
-	print "No known way of restricting exported symbols on '%s'." % os_name
-	print "If you know a way, please contact the author."
-	print
+	print()
+	print("No known way of restricting exported symbols on '%s'." % os_name)
+	print("If you know a way, please contact the author.")
+	print()
 	return
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -141,17 +141,17 @@
 progname = re.sub (".*[\\/]", "", sys.argv [0])
 
 if len (sys.argv) != 3:
-	print
-	print "Usage : %s <target OS name> <libsndfile version>." % progname
-	print
-	print "    Currently supported values for target OS are:"
-	print "          linux"
-	print "          darwin     (ie MacOSX)"
-	print "          win32      (ie wintendo)"
-	print "          cygwin     (Cygwin on wintendo)"
-	print "          os2        (OS/2)"
-	print "          plain      (plain list of symbols)"
-	print
+	print()
+	print("Usage : %s <target OS name> <libsndfile version>." % progname)
+	print()
+	print("    Currently supported values for target OS are:")
+	print("          linux")
+	print("          darwin     (ie MacOSX)")
+	print("          win32      (ie wintendo)")
+	print("          cygwin     (Cygwin on wintendo)")
+	print("          os2        (OS/2)")
+	print("          plain      (plain list of symbols)")
+	print()
 	sys.exit (1)
 
 os_name = sys.argv [1]