diff --git a/examples/echo_client.py b/examples/echo_client.py
index 1eb5f1b..d4fa3b7 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client.py
+++ b/examples/echo_client.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import websocket
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     websocket.enableTrace(True)
     ws = websocket.create_connection("ws://echo.websocket.org/")
-    print "Sending 'Hello, World'..."
+    print("Sending 'Hello, World'...")
     ws.send("Hello, World")
-    print "Sent"
-    print "Receiving..."
-    result =  ws.recv()
-    print "Received '%s'" % result
+    print("Sent")
+    print("Receiving...")
+    result = ws.recv()
+    print("Received '%s'" % result)
     ws.close()
diff --git a/examples/echoapp_client.py b/examples/echoapp_client.py
index 438e4b3..e5232f7 100644
--- a/examples/echoapp_client.py
+++ b/examples/echoapp_client.py
@@ -3,28 +3,32 @@ import thread
 import time
 import sys
 
+
 def on_message(ws, message):
-    print message
+    print(message)
+
 
 def on_error(ws, error):
-    print error
+    print(error)
+
 
 def on_close(ws):
-    print "### closed ###"
+    print("### closed ###")
+
 
 def on_open(ws):
     def run(*args):
         for i in range(3):
-            # send the message, then wait 
+            # send the message, then wait
             # so thread doesnt exit and socket
             # isnt closed
             ws.send("Hello %d" % i)
             time.sleep(1)
-        
+
         time.sleep(1)
         ws.close()
-        print "Thread terminating..."
-    
+        print("Thread terminating...")
+
     thread.start_new_thread(run, ())
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/websocket.py b/websocket.py
index 53141a9..0ba0d00 100644
--- a/websocket.py
+++ b/websocket.py
@@ -765,10 +765,10 @@ class WebSocketApp(object):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     enableTrace(True)
     ws = create_connection("ws://echo.websocket.org/")
-    print "Sending 'Hello, World'..."
+    print("Sending 'Hello, World'...")
     ws.send("Hello, World")
-    print "Sent"
-    print "Receiving..."
+    print("Sent")
+    print("Receiving...")
     result = ws.recv()
-    print "Received '%s'" % result
+    print("Received '%s'" % result)
     ws.close()