diff --git a/troveclient/compat/auth.py b/troveclient/compat/auth.py
index 89d7239a..f5bfdbdb 100644
--- a/troveclient/compat/auth.py
+++ b/troveclient/compat/auth.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 from troveclient.compat import exceptions
 
 
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@ class Authenticator(object):
                                       service_url=self.service_url,
                                       root_key=root_key)
             except exceptions.AmbiguousEndpoints:
-                print "Found more than one valid endpoint. Use a more " \
-                      "restrictive filter"
+                print("Found more than one valid endpoint. Use a more "
+                      "restrictive filter")
                 raise
             except KeyError:
                 raise exceptions.AuthorizationFailure()
             except exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
-                print "Could not find any suitable endpoint. Correct region?"
+                print("Could not find any suitable endpoint. Correct region?")
                 raise
 
         elif resp.status == 305:
diff --git a/troveclient/compat/base.py b/troveclient/compat/base.py
index 1ffdae60..78875223 100644
--- a/troveclient/compat/base.py
+++ b/troveclient/compat/base.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Manager(utils.HookableMixin):
         cache_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join(base_dir, uniqifier))
 
         try:
-            os.makedirs(cache_dir, 0755)
+            os.makedirs(cache_dir, 0o755)
         except OSError:
             # NOTE(kiall): This is typicaly either permission denied while
             #              attempting to create the directory, or the directory
diff --git a/troveclient/compat/client.py b/troveclient/compat/client.py
index 3b637c2c..030e3833 100644
--- a/troveclient/compat/client.py
+++ b/troveclient/compat/client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import httplib2
 import logging
 import os
 import time
-import urlparse
 import sys
 
 try:
@@ -25,10 +24,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import simplejson as json
 
-# Python 2.5 compat fix
-if not hasattr(urlparse, 'parse_qsl'):
-    import cgi
-    urlparse.parse_qsl = cgi.parse_qsl
 
 from troveclient.compat import auth
 from troveclient.compat import exceptions
@@ -234,7 +229,7 @@ class TroveHTTPClient(httplib2.Http):
         # re-authenticate and try again. If it still fails, bail.
         try:
             return request()
-        except exceptions.Unauthorized, ex:
+        except exceptions.Unauthorized as ex:
             self.authenticate()
             return request()
 
diff --git a/troveclient/compat/common.py b/troveclient/compat/common.py
index 85c3a632..531b1bf7 100644
--- a/troveclient/compat/common.py
+++ b/troveclient/compat/common.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from troveclient.compat import client
 from troveclient.compat.xml import TroveXmlClient
 from troveclient.compat import exceptions
 
-from urllib import quote
+from troveclient.openstack.common.py3kcompat import urlutils
 
 
 def methods_of(obj):
@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ def check_for_exceptions(resp, body):
 
 def print_actions(cmd, actions):
     """Print help for the command with list of options and description"""
-    print ("Available actions for '%s' cmd:") % cmd
+    print(("Available actions for '%s' cmd:") % cmd)
     for k, v in actions.iteritems():
-        print "\t%-20s%s" % (k, v.__doc__)
+        print("\t%-20s%s" % (k, v.__doc__))
     sys.exit(2)
 
 
 def print_commands(commands):
     """Print the list of available commands and description"""
 
-    print "Available commands"
+    print("Available commands")
     for k, v in commands.iteritems():
-        print "\t%-20s%s" % (k, v.__doc__)
+        print("\t%-20s%s" % (k, v.__doc__))
     sys.exit(2)
 
 
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ def limit_url(url, limit=None, marker=None):
 def quote_user_host(user, host):
     quoted = ''
     if host:
-        quoted = quote("%s@%s" % (user, host))
+        quoted = urlutils.quote("%s@%s" % (user, host))
     else:
-        quoted = quote("%s" % user)
+        quoted = urlutils.quote("%s" % user)
     return quoted.replace('.', '%2e')
 
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class CommandsBase(object):
         except:
             if self.debug:
                 raise
-            print sys.exc_info()[1]
+            print(sys.exc_info()[1])
 
     def _safe_exec(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.debug:
@@ -320,17 +320,17 @@ class CommandsBase(object):
                 return  # Verbose already shows the output, so skip this.
             if result and len(result) > 0:
                 for item in result:
-                    print self._dumps(item._info)
+                    print(self._dumps(item._info))
                 if result.links:
                     print("Links:")
                     for link in result.links:
-                        print self._dumps((link))
+                        print(self._dumps((link)))
             else:
                 print("OK")
         except:
             if self.debug:
                 raise
-            print sys.exc_info()[1]
+            print(sys.exc_info()[1])
 
 
 class Auth(CommandsBase):
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Auth(CommandsBase):
         except:
             if self.debug:
                 raise
-            print sys.exc_info()[1]
+            print(sys.exc_info()[1])
 
 
 class AuthedCommandsBase(CommandsBase):