diff --git a/tests/run_test.py b/tests/run_test.py
index 6252d6f..5c99644 100644
--- a/tests/run_test.py
+++ b/tests/run_test.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             gbls = {"__name__":"__main__",
                     "__file__":"../ircmeeting/meeting.py"}
-            execfile("../ircmeeting/meeting.py", gbls)
+            exec(compile(open("../ircmeeting/meeting.py", "rb").read(), "../ircmeeting/meeting.py", 'exec'), gbls)
             assert "M" in gbls, "M object not in globals: did it run?"
         finally:
             del sys.path[0]
@@ -152,31 +152,31 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
         M = process_meeting(contents=self.all_commands_test_contents,
                             extraConfig={'writer_map':self.full_writer_map})
         results = M.save()
-        for name, output in results.iteritems():
-            self.assert_('h6k4orkac' in output, "Topic failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('blaoulrao' in output, "Info failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('alrkkcao4' in output, "Idea failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('ntoircoa5' in output, "Help failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('http://bnatorkcao.net' in output,
+        for name, output in results.items():
+            self.assertTrue('h6k4orkac' in output, "Topic failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('blaoulrao' in output, "Info failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('alrkkcao4' in output, "Idea failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('ntoircoa5' in output, "Help failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('http://bnatorkcao.net' in output,
                                                   "Link(1) failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('kroacaonteu' in output, "Link(2) failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('http://jrotjkor.net' in output,
+            self.assertTrue('kroacaonteu' in output, "Link(2) failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('http://jrotjkor.net' in output,
                                         "Link detection(1) failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('krotroun' in output,
+            self.assertTrue('krotroun' in output,
                                         "Link detection(2) failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('xrceoukrc' in output, "Action failed for %s"%name)
-            self.assert_('okbtrokr' in output, "Nick failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('xrceoukrc' in output, "Action failed for %s"%name)
+            self.assertTrue('okbtrokr' in output, "Nick failed for %s"%name)
 
             # Things which should only appear or not appear in the
             # notes (not the logs):
             if 'log' not in name:
-                self.assert_( 'ckmorkont' not in output,
+                self.assertTrue( 'ckmorkont' not in output,
                               "Undo failed for %s"%name)
-                self.assert_('topic_doeschange' in output,
+                self.assertTrue('topic_doeschange' in output,
                              "Chair changing topic failed for %s"%name)
-                self.assert_('topic_doesntchange' not in output,
+                self.assertTrue('topic_doesntchange' not in output,
                              "Non-chair not changing topic failed for %s"%name)
-                self.assert_('topic_doesnt2change' not in output,
+                self.assertTrue('topic_doesnt2change' not in output,
                             "Un-chaired was able to chang topic for %s"%name)
 
     #def test_contents_test(self):
@@ -274,19 +274,19 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_css_embed(self):
         extraConfig={ }
         results = self.M_trivial(extraConfig={}).save()
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('body {'                      in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
-        self.assert_('body {'                      in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('body {'                      in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('body {'                      in results['.log.html'])
     def test_css_noembed(self):
         extraConfig={'cssEmbed_minutes':False,
                      'cssEmbed_log':False,}
         M = self.M_trivial(extraConfig=extraConfig)
         results = M.save()
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('body {'                  not in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.log.html'])
-        self.assert_('body {'                  not in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('body {'                  not in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('body {'                  not in results['.log.html'])
     def test_css_file(self):
         tmpf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
         magic_string = '546uorck6o45tuo6'
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
                      'cssFile_log':      tmpf.name,}
         M = self.M_trivial(extraConfig=extraConfig)
         results = M.save()
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_(magic_string                  in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
-        self.assert_(magic_string                  in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue(magic_string                  in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue(magic_string                  in results['.log.html'])
     def test_css_file_embed(self):
         tmpf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
         magic_string = '546uorck6o45tuo6'
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
                      'cssEmbed_log':     False,}
         M = self.M_trivial(extraConfig=extraConfig)
         results = M.save()
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_(tmpf.name                     in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.log.html'])
-        self.assert_(tmpf.name                     in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue(tmpf.name                     in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" '     in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue(tmpf.name                     in results['.log.html'])
     def test_css_none(self):
         tmpf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
         magic_string = '546uorck6o45tuo6'
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ class MeetBotTest(unittest.TestCase):
                      'cssFile_log':      'none',}
         M = self.M_trivial(extraConfig=extraConfig)
         results = M.save()
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<style type="text/css" ' not in results['.html'])
-        self.assert_('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
-        self.assert_('<style type="text/css" ' not in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<style type="text/css" ' not in results['.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<link rel="stylesheet" ' not in results['.log.html'])
+        self.assertTrue('<style type="text/css" ' not in results['.log.html'])
 
     def test_filenamevars(self):
         def getM(fnamepattern):
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         unittest.main()
     else:
         for testname in sys.argv[1:]:
-            print testname
+            print(testname)
             if hasattr(MeetBotTest, testname):
                 MeetBotTest(methodName=testname).debug()
             else: