diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 1e86292..e20f70b 100755
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@
 try:
     from Tkinter import *
 except ImportError:
-    print>>sys.__stderr__, "** IDLE can't import Tkinter.  " \
-                           "Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **"
+    print("** IDLE can't import Tkinter.\n"
+          "Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **", file=sys.__stderr__)
     sys.exit(1)
 import tkMessageBox
 
@@ -587,14 +588,14 @@
             console = self.tkconsole.console
             if how == "OK":
                 if what is not None:
-                    print >>console, repr(what)
+                    print(repr(what), file=console)
             elif how == "EXCEPTION":
                 if self.tkconsole.getvar("<<toggle-jit-stack-viewer>>"):
                     self.remote_stack_viewer()
             elif how == "ERROR":
                 errmsg = "PyShell.ModifiedInterpreter: Subprocess ERROR:\n"
-                print >>sys.__stderr__, errmsg, what
-                print >>console, errmsg, what
+                print(errmsg, what, file=sys.__stderr__)
+                print(errmsg, what, file=console)
             # we received a response to the currently active seq number:
             try:
                 self.tkconsole.endexecuting()
@@ -658,9 +659,9 @@
             code = compile(source, filename, "exec")
         except (OverflowError, SyntaxError):
             self.tkconsole.resetoutput()
-            tkerr = self.tkconsole.stderr
-            print>>tkerr, '*** Error in script or command!\n'
-            print>>tkerr, 'Traceback (most recent call last):'
+            print('*** Error in script or command!\n'
+                  'Traceback (most recent call last):',
+                  file=self.tkconsole.stderr)
             InteractiveInterpreter.showsyntaxerror(self, filename)
             self.tkconsole.showprompt()
         else:
@@ -810,14 +811,14 @@
                 raise
         except:
             if use_subprocess:
-                print >>self.tkconsole.stderr, \
-                         "IDLE internal error in runcode()"
+                print("IDLE internal error in runcode()",
+                      file=self.tkconsole.stderr)
                 self.showtraceback()
                 self.tkconsole.endexecuting()
             else:
                 if self.tkconsole.canceled:
                     self.tkconsole.canceled = False
-                    print >>self.tkconsole.stderr, "KeyboardInterrupt"
+                    print("KeyboardInterrupt", file=self.tkconsole.stderr)
                 else:
                     self.showtraceback()
         finally:
@@ -1480,8 +1481,7 @@
     try:
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "c:deihnr:st:")
     except getopt.error as msg:
-        sys.stderr.write("Error: %s\n" % str(msg))
-        sys.stderr.write(usage_msg)
+        print("Error: %s\n%s" % (msg, usage_msg), file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(2)
     for o, a in opts:
         if o == '-c':
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@
             if os.path.isfile(script):
                 pass
             else:
-                print "No script file: ", script
+                print("No script file: ", script, file=sys.stderr)
                 sys.exit()
             enable_shell = True
         if o == '-s':
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
index 173751e..9091258 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 the retrieval of config information. When a default is returned instead of
 a requested config value, a message is printed to stderr to aid in
 configuration problem notification and resolution.
-
 """
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import sys
 import string
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@
         if userDir != '~': # expanduser() found user home dir
             if not os.path.exists(userDir):
                 warn = ('\n Warning: os.path.expanduser("~") points to\n '+
-                        userDir+',\n but the path does not exist.\n')
+                        userDir+',\n but the path does not exist.')
                 try:
-                    sys.stderr.write(warn)
+                    print(warn, file=sys.stderr)
                 except IOError:
                     pass
                 userDir = '~'
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@
                 os.mkdir(userDir)
             except (OSError, IOError):
                 warn = ('\n Warning: unable to create user config directory\n'+
-                        userDir+'\n Check path and permissions.\n Exiting!\n\n')
-                sys.stderr.write(warn)
+                        userDir+'\n Check path and permissions.\n Exiting!\n')
+                print(warn, file=sys.stderr)
                 raise SystemExit
         return userDir
 
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@
         except ValueError:
             warning = ('\n Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetOption -\n'
                        ' invalid %r value for configuration option %r\n'
-                       ' from section %r: %r\n' %
+                       ' from section %r: %r' %
                        (type, option, section,
                         self.userCfg[configType].Get(section, option,
                                                      raw=raw)))
             try:
-                sys.stderr.write(warning)
+                print(warning, file=sys.stderr)
             except IOError:
                 pass
         try:
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@
             warning = ('\n Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetOption -\n'
                        ' problem retrieving configuration option %r\n'
                        ' from section %r.\n'
-                       ' returning default value: %r\n' %
+                       ' returning default value: %r' %
                        (option, section, default))
             try:
-                sys.stderr.write(warning)
+                print(warning, file=sys.stderr)
             except IOError:
                 pass
         return default
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@
                 warning=('\n Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict'
                            ' -\n problem retrieving theme element %r'
                            '\n from theme %r.\n'
-                           ' returning default value: %r\n' %
+                           ' returning default value: %r' %
                            (element, themeName, theme[element]))
                 try:
-                    sys.stderr.write(warning)
+                    print(warning, file=sys.stderr)
                 except IOError:
                     pass
             colour=cfgParser.Get(themeName,element,default=theme[element])
@@ -634,10 +634,10 @@
                     warning=('\n Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetCoreKeys'
                                ' -\n problem retrieving key binding for event %r'
                                '\n from key set %r.\n'
-                               ' returning default value: %r\n' %
+                               ' returning default value: %r' %
                                (event, keySetName, keyBindings[event]))
                     try:
-                        sys.stderr.write(warning)
+                        print(warning, file=sys.stderr)
                     except IOError:
                         pass
         return keyBindings
@@ -704,18 +704,18 @@
 ### module test
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     def dumpCfg(cfg):
-        print '\n',cfg,'\n'
+        print('\n', cfg, '\n')
         for key in cfg.keys():
             sections=cfg[key].sections()
-            print key
-            print sections
+            print(key)
+            print(sections)
             for section in sections:
                 options=cfg[key].options(section)
-                print section
-                print options
+                print(section)
+                print(options)
                 for option in options:
-                    print option, '=', cfg[key].Get(section,option)
+                    print(option, '=', cfg[key].Get(section,option))
     dumpCfg(idleConf.defaultCfg)
     dumpCfg(idleConf.userCfg)
-    print idleConf.userCfg['main'].Get('Theme','name')
-    #print idleConf.userCfg['highlight'].GetDefHighlight('Foo','normal')
+    print(idleConf.userCfg['main'].Get('Theme','name'))
+    #print(idleConf.userCfg['highlight'].GetDefHighlight('Foo','normal'))