diff --git a/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/openstack/rest_api.py b/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/openstack/rest_api.py
index 611553d7..64551b45 100755
--- a/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/openstack/rest_api.py
+++ b/nfv/nfv-plugins/nfv_plugins/nfvi_plugins/openstack/rest_api.py
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 #
 import json
 import re
+from six.moves import BaseHTTPServer
 from six.moves import http_client as httplib
+from six.moves import socketserver as SocketServer
 from six.moves import urllib
+
 import socket
 import struct
 
-import BaseHTTPServer
-import SocketServer
-
 from nfv_common import debug
 from nfv_common import selobj
 from nfv_common import timers
diff --git a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/webserver/_webserver.py b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/webserver/_webserver.py
index 44133cd8..01964756 100755
--- a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/webserver/_webserver.py
+++ b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/webserver/_webserver.py
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@
 import datetime
 import json
 import re
+from six.moves import BaseHTTPServer
 from six.moves import http_client as httplib
+from six.moves import socketserver
 import socket
 import threading
 
-from BaseHTTPServer import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
-from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
-from SocketServer import ThreadingMixIn
-
 from nfv_common import debug
 from nfv_plugins.nfvi_plugins import config
 from nfv_plugins.nfvi_plugins.openstack import fm
@@ -38,10 +36,10 @@ def _bare_address_string(self):
     return "%s" % host
 
 
-BaseHTTPRequestHandler.address_string = _bare_address_string
+BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler.address_string = _bare_address_string
 
 
-class HTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+class HTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     """
     HTTP Request Handler
     """
@@ -569,7 +567,7 @@ class HTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     self.wfile.write(f.read())
 
 
-class ThreadedHTTPServer(ThreadingMixIn, HTTPServer):
+class ThreadedHTTPServer(socketserver.ThreadingMixIn, BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
     """
     Threaded HTTP Server
     """
@@ -577,7 +575,7 @@ class ThreadedHTTPServer(ThreadingMixIn, HTTPServer):
 
     def shutdown(self):
         self.socket.close()
-        HTTPServer.shutdown(self)
+        BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer.shutdown(self)
 
 
 class SimpleHttpServer(object):
diff --git a/nfv/pylint.rc b/nfv/pylint.rc
index d07e8d54..881e9ce3 100755
--- a/nfv/pylint.rc
+++ b/nfv/pylint.rc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ load-plugins=
 # can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
 # multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
 # it should appear only once).
+# W0107: Unnecessary pass statement (unnecessary-pass)
 # W0120 useless-else-on-loop
 # W0125 using-constant-test
 # W0212 protected-access  var starting with _ used outside class or descendant
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@ load-plugins=
 # W0621 redefined-outer-name
 # W0622 redefined-builtin
 # W0703 broad except warning
+# W0706: The except handler raises immediately (try-except-raise)
 # W1401 anomalous-backslash-in-string
+# W1505: Using deprecated method getargspec() (deprecated-method)
 disable=C, R, W0120, W0125, W0212, W0221, W0223, W0231, W0235,
-    W0401, W0404, W0511, W0603, W0612, W0613, W0621, W0622, W0703, W1401
+    W0401, W0404, W0511, W0603, W0612, W0613, W0621, W0622, W0703, W1401,
+    W0107, W0706, W1505
 
 
 [REPORTS]
@@ -98,7 +102,13 @@ ignore-mixin-members=yes
 # List of classes names for which member attributes should not be checked
 # (useful for classes with attributes dynamically set).
 # The following VIM objects are ignored:  ObjectData, GuestService, Network, SwUpdate
-ignored-classes=SQLObject,sqlalchemy,scoped_session,_socketobject,ObjectData,GuestService,Network,SwUpdate
+# The following Openstack plugin object is ignored: OpenStackRestAPIException
+ignored-classes=SQLObject,sqlalchemy,scoped_session,_socketobject,ObjectData,GuestService,
+  Network,SwUpdate,OpenStackRestAPIException
+
+# For compatibility of python2 and python 3, we import six.moves module, and 
+# the following py3 modules are ignored: http.client, urllib.request
+ignored-modules=http.client,urllib.request
 
 # List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
 # system, and so shouldn't trigger E0201 when accessed. Python regular
diff --git a/nfv/tox.ini b/nfv/tox.ini
index 07f9aa7c..0d76b63c 100755
--- a/nfv/tox.ini
+++ b/nfv/tox.ini
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ deps = {[nfv]deps}
        mock
        testtools
        pylint
-basepython = python2.7
 commands = pylint {[nfv]nfv_client_src_dir}  \
                   {[nfv]nfv_common_src_dir}  \
                   {[nfv]nfv_plugins_src_dir} \
diff --git a/nova-api-proxy/nova-api-proxy/nova_api_proxy/apps/proxy.py b/nova-api-proxy/nova-api-proxy/nova_api_proxy/apps/proxy.py
index 80e8b97b..3793bff7 100644
--- a/nova-api-proxy/nova-api-proxy/nova_api_proxy/apps/proxy.py
+++ b/nova-api-proxy/nova-api-proxy/nova_api_proxy/apps/proxy.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-import httplib
 from paste.proxy import parse_headers
 from paste.proxy import TransparentProxy
+from six.moves import http_client as httplib
 import urllib
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging