diff --git a/py/cmdline/pywhich.py b/py/cmdline/pywhich.py
index 644ba8436..b1b940437 100755
--- a/py/cmdline/pywhich.py
+++ b/py/cmdline/pywhich.py
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ def main():
         try:
             location = mod.__file__ 
         except AttributeError:
-            sys.stderr.write("module (has no __file__): " + mod)
+            sys.stderr.write("module (has no __file__): " + str(mod))
         else:
             print(location)
diff --git a/py/thread/testing/test_io.py b/py/thread/testing/test_io.py
index 0ed9feb9a..52d6c3d59 100644
--- a/py/thread/testing/test_io.py
+++ b/py/thread/testing/test_io.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestThreadOut:
             defaults = []
             def f(l):
                 out.setwritefunc(l.append)
-                print(id(l))
+                sys.stdout.write(str(id(l)))
                 out.delwritefunc()
                 print(1)
             out.setdefaultwriter(defaults.append)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestThreadOut:
                 pool.dispatch(f, l)
             pool.shutdown()
             for name, value in out.__dict__.items():
-                sys.stderr.write("%s: %s\n" %(name, value))
+                sys.stderr.write("%s: %s" %(name, value))
             pool.join(2.0)
             for i in range(num):
                 item = listlist[i]
diff --git a/py/xmlobj/html.py b/py/xmlobj/html.py
index a1a1ec66a..32a26d470 100644
--- a/py/xmlobj/html.py
+++ b/py/xmlobj/html.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 """ 
+import sys
 from py.xml import Namespace, Tag
 from py.__.xmlobj.visit import SimpleUnicodeVisitor