diff --git a/couchpotato/__init__.py b/couchpotato/__init__.py
index b61cd843..966da0cf 100644
--- a/couchpotato/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/__init__.py
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ addView('', index)
 
 # API docs
 def apiDocs():
-    routes = []
-
-    for route in api.iterkeys():
-        routes.append(route)
+    routes = list(api.keys())
 
     if api_docs.get(''):
         del api_docs['']
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
index 22668d92..ef595ad7 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/updater/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import time
 import traceback
 import version
 import zipfile
+from six.moves import filter
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -350,8 +351,8 @@ class SourceUpdater(BaseUpdater):
         try:
             if os.path.isdir(path):
                 shutil.rmtree(path)
-        except OSError, inst:
-            os.chmod(inst.filename, 0777)
+        except OSError as inst:
+            os.chmod(inst.filename, 0o777)
             self.removeDir(path)
 
     def getVersion(self):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
index f8108492..e0d6a921 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class uTorrentAPI(object):
 
     def set_torrent(self, hash, params):
         action = 'action=setprops&hash=%s' % hash
-        for k, v in params.iteritems():
+        for k, v in params.items():
             action += '&s=%s&v=%s' % (k, v)
         return self._request(action)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/event.py b/couchpotato/core/event.py
index 88df65cf..a36c430d 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/event.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/event.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def addEvent(name, handler, priority = 100):
             has_parent = hasattr(handler, 'im_self')
             parent = None
             if has_parent:
-                parent = handler.im_self
+                parent = handler.__self__
                 bc = hasattr(parent, 'beforeCall')
                 if bc: parent.beforeCall(handler)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
index 1c418418..0b85f64b 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/encoding.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import traceback
 import unicodedata
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ def toUnicode(original, *args):
             return original
         else:
             try:
-                return unicode(original, *args)
+                return six.text_type(original, *args)
             except:
                 try:
                     return ek(original, *args)
@@ -102,10 +103,10 @@ def stripAccents(s):
 
 
 def tryUrlencode(s):
-    new = u''
+    new = six.u('')
     if isinstance(s, dict):
-        for key, value in s.iteritems():
-            new += u'&%s=%s' % (key, tryUrlencode(value))
+        for key, value in s.items():
+            new += six.u('&%s=%s') % (key, tryUrlencode(value))
 
         return new[1:]
     else:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
index fb91f453..8a10f078 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/request.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def getParams(params):
     reg = re.compile('^[a-z0-9_\.]+$')
 
     temp = {}
-    for param, value in sorted(params.iteritems()):
+    for param, value in sorted(params.items()):
 
         nest = re.split("([\[\]]+)", param)
         if len(nest) > 1:
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def dictToList(params):
 
     if type(params) is dict:
         new = {}
-        for x, value in params.iteritems():
+        for x, value in params.items():
             try:
-                new_value = [dictToList(value[k]) for k in sorted(value.iterkeys(), cmp = natcmp)]
+                new_value = [dictToList(value[k]) for k in sorted(value.keys(), cmp = natcmp)]
             except:
                 new_value = value
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
index b191d0a0..0a47f1de 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/helpers/variable.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import random
 import re
 import string
 import sys
+import six
+from six.moves import map, zip
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ def fnEscape(pattern):
 def link(src, dst):
     if os.name == 'nt':
         import ctypes
-        if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateHardLinkW(unicode(dst), unicode(src), 0) == 0: raise ctypes.WinError()
+        if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateHardLinkW(six.text_type(dst), six.text_type(src), 0) == 0: raise ctypes.WinError()
     else:
         os.link(src, dst)
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def link(src, dst):
 def symlink(src, dst):
     if os.name == 'nt':
         import ctypes
-        if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW(unicode(dst), unicode(src), 1 if os.path.isdir(src) else 0) in [0, 1280]: raise ctypes.WinError()
+        if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW(six.text_type(dst), six.text_type(src), 1 if os.path.isdir(src) else 0) in [0, 1280]: raise ctypes.WinError()
     else:
         os.symlink(src, dst)
 
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ def randomString(size = 8, chars = string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
 
 def splitString(str, split_on = ',', clean = True):
     l = [x.strip() for x in str.split(split_on)] if str else []
-    return filter(None, l) if clean else l
+    return [x for x in l if x] if clean else l
 
 
 def dictIsSubset(a, b):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/loader.py b/couchpotato/core/loader.py
index c14b55bd..ee94949f 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/loader.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/loader.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class Loader(object):
             self.paths['custom_plugins'] = (30, '', custom_plugin_dir)
 
         # Loop over all paths and add to module list
-        for plugin_type, plugin_tuple in self.paths.iteritems():
+        for plugin_type, plugin_tuple in self.paths.items():
             priority, module, dir_name = plugin_tuple
             self.addFromDir(plugin_type, priority, module, dir_name)
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class Loader(object):
         did_save = 0
 
         for priority in sorted(self.modules):
-            for module_name, plugin in sorted(self.modules[priority].iteritems()):
+            for module_name, plugin in sorted(self.modules[priority].items()):
 
                 # Load module
                 try:
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class Loader(object):
         for filename in os.listdir(root_path):
             path = os.path.join(root_path, filename)
             if os.path.isdir(path) and filename[:2] != '__':
-                if u'__init__.py' in os.listdir(path):
+                if six.u('__init__.py') in os.listdir(path):
                     new_base_path = ''.join(s + '.' for s in base_path) + filename
                     self.paths[new_base_path.replace('.', '_')] = (priority, new_base_path, path)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/logger.py b/couchpotato/core/logger.py
index c2a7a836..fc198cdd 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/logger.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/logger.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class CPLog(object):
                 else:
                     msg = msg % ss(replace_tuple)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.logger.error(u'Failed encoding stuff to log "%s": %s' % (msg, e))
+                self.logger.error('Failed encoding stuff to log "%s": %s' % (msg, e))
 
         if not Env.get('dev'):
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
index 6ff09728..17dc9b57 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/_base/searcher/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.media._base.searcher.base import SearcherBase
 import datetime
 import re
+from six.moves import filter
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
index 61d93ae9..3f07305c 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/media/movie/library/movie/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, LibraryTitle, File
 from string import ascii_letters
 import time
 import traceback
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class MovieLibraryPlugin(LibraryBase):
                 t = LibraryTitle(
                     title = title,
                     simple_title = self.simplifyTitle(title),
-                    default = (len(default_title) == 0 and counter == 0) or len(titles) == 1 or title.lower() == toUnicode(default_title.lower()) or (toUnicode(default_title) == u'' and toUnicode(titles[0]) == title)
+                    default = (len(default_title) == 0 and counter == 0) or len(titles) == 1 or title.lower() == toUnicode(default_title.lower()) or (toUnicode(default_title) == six.u('') and toUnicode(titles[0]) == title)
                 )
                 library.titles.append(t)
                 counter += 1
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
index 92e59562..16465101 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymyandroid/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import splitString
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.notifications.base import Notification
 import pynma
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class NotifyMyAndroid(Notification):
 
         successful = 0
         for key in keys:
-            if not response[str(key)]['code'] == u'200':
+            if not response[str(key)]['code'] == six.u('200'):
                 log.error('Could not send notification to NotifyMyAndroid (%s). %s', (key, response[key]['message']))
             else:
                 successful += 1
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymywp/main.py b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymywp/main.py
index 1cdd980a..74010441 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymywp/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/notifications/notifymywp/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import splitString
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.notifications.base import Notification
 from pynmwp import PyNMWP
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class NotifyMyWP(Notification):
         response = p.push(application = self.default_title, event = message, description = message, priority = self.conf('priority'), batch_mode = len(keys) > 1)
 
         for key in keys:
-            if not response[key]['Code'] == u'200':
+            if not response[key]['Code'] == six.u('200'):
                 log.error('Could not send notification to NotifyMyWindowsPhone (%s). %s', (key, response[key]['message']))
                 return False
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
index 73e41c75..f9280098 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/base.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Plugin(object):
             }
             method = 'post' if len(data) > 0 or files else 'get'
 
-            log.info('Opening url: %s %s, data: %s', (method, url, [x for x in data.iterkeys()] if isinstance(data, dict) else 'with data'))
+            log.info('Opening url: %s %s, data: %s', (method, url, [x for x in data.keys()] if isinstance(data, dict) else 'with data'))
             response = r.request(method, url, verify = False, **kwargs)
 
             data = response.content
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
index c8f7536b..956a7680 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/browser/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 import ctypes
 import os
 import string
+import six
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
     import imp
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class FileBrowser(Plugin):
 
     def has_hidden_attribute(self, filepath):
         try:
-            attrs = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetFileAttributesW(unicode(filepath)) #@UndefinedVariable
+            attrs = ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetFileAttributesW(six.text_type(filepath)) #@UndefinedVariable
             assert attrs != -1
             result = bool(attrs & 2)
         except (AttributeError, AssertionError):
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
index 3b684f9a..9c7e80c7 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/manage/main.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Manage(Plugin):
         groups = fireEvent('scanner.scan', folder = folder, files = files, single = True)
 
         if groups:
-            for group in groups.itervalues():
+            for group in groups.values():
                 if group['library'] and group['library'].get('identifier'):
                     fireEvent('release.add', group = group)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
index 97e59bde..f9f44d85 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import time
 import traceback
+import six
+from six.moves import filter
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -787,19 +789,19 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
             replacements['cd_nr'] = ''
 
         replaced = toUnicode(string)
-        for x, r in replacements.iteritems():
+        for x, r in replacements.items():
             if x in ['thename', 'namethe']:
                 continue
             if r is not None:
-                replaced = replaced.replace(u'<%s>' % toUnicode(x), toUnicode(r))
+                replaced = replaced.replace(six.u('<%s>') % toUnicode(x), toUnicode(r))
             else:
                 #If information is not available, we don't want the tag in the filename
                 replaced = replaced.replace('<' + x + '>', '')
 
         replaced = self.replaceDoubles(replaced.lstrip('. '))
-        for x, r in replacements.iteritems():
+        for x, r in replacements.items():
             if x in ['thename', 'namethe']:
-                replaced = replaced.replace(u'<%s>' % toUnicode(x), toUnicode(r))
+                replaced = replaced.replace(six.u('<%s>') % toUnicode(x), toUnicode(r))
         replaced = re.sub(r"[\x00:\*\?\"<>\|]", '', replaced)
 
         sep = self.conf('foldersep') if folder else self.conf('separator')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
index 4f8f2aba..803c63c1 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/scanner/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import re
 import threading
 import time
 import traceback
+from six.moves import filter, map, zip
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
 
         # Group files minus extension
         ignored_identifiers = []
-        for identifier, group in movie_files.iteritems():
+        for identifier, group in movie_files.items():
             if identifier not in group['identifiers'] and len(identifier) > 0: group['identifiers'].append(identifier)
 
             log.debug('Grouping files: %s', identifier)
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
 
         # Group the files based on the identifier
         delete_identifiers = []
-        for identifier, found_files in path_identifiers.iteritems():
+        for identifier, found_files in path_identifiers.items():
             log.debug('Grouping files on identifier: %s', identifier)
 
             group = movie_files.get(identifier)
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ class Scanner(Plugin):
 
         # Group based on folder
         delete_identifiers = []
-        for identifier, found_files in path_identifiers.iteritems():
+        for identifier, found_files in path_identifiers.items():
             log.debug('Grouping files on foldername: %s', identifier)
 
             for ff in found_files:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
index ad25d3c8..3ec2b45a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/status/main.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class StatusPlugin(Plugin):
 
         db = get_session()
 
-        for identifier, label in self.statuses.iteritems():
+        for identifier, label in self.statuses.items():
             s = db.query(Status).filter_by(identifier = identifier).first()
             if not s:
                 log.info('Creating status: %s', label)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
index 7504d6a9..56056c0a 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/subtitle/main.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Subtitle(Plugin):
         if self.isDisabled(): return
 
         try:
-            available_languages = sum(group['subtitle_language'].itervalues(), [])
+            available_languages = sum(group['subtitle_language'].values(), [])
             downloaded = []
             files = [toUnicode(x) for x in group['files']['movie']]
             log.debug('Searching for subtitles for: %s', files)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/letterboxd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/letterboxd/main.py
index ca457a21..efd04991 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/letterboxd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/automation/letterboxd/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt, splitString
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.providers.automation.base import Automation
 import re
+from six.moves import filter
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/couchpotatoapi/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/couchpotatoapi/main.py
index e5efbcf6..848cbf05 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/couchpotatoapi/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/couchpotatoapi/main.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class CouchPotatoApi(MovieProvider):
 
         result = self.getJsonData(self.urls['info'] % identifier, headers = self.getRequestHeaders())
         if result:
-            return dict((k, v) for k, v in result.iteritems() if v)
+            return dict((k, v) for k, v in result.items() if v)
 
         return {}
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
index 7c8be386..8f04d3b6 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/omdbapi/main.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class OMDBAPI(MovieProvider):
                 'writers': splitString(movie.get('Writer', '')),
                 'actors': splitString(movie.get('Actors', '')),
             }
-            movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.iteritems() if v)
+            movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.items() if v)
         except:
             log.error('Failed parsing IMDB API json: %s', traceback.format_exc())
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
index d2f48934..5207eb11 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/info/themoviedb/main.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TheMovieDb(MovieProvider):
                 'actor_roles': actors
             }
 
-            movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.iteritems() if v)
+            movie_data = dict((k, v) for k, v in movie_data.items() if v)
 
             # Add alternative names
             if extended:
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/passthepopcorn/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/passthepopcorn/main.py
index 48a7e2a1..66cad33c 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/passthepopcorn/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/passthepopcorn/main.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import json
 import re
 import time
 import traceback
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ class PassThePopcorn(TorrentProvider):
                 except KeyError:
                     pass
             return text # leave as is
-        return re.sub("&#?\w+;", fixup, u'%s' % text)
+        return re.sub("&#?\w+;", fixup, six.u('%s') % text)
 
     def unicodeToASCII(self, text):
         import unicodedata
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
index 46508506..f8b77787 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/main.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.providers.torrent.base import TorrentMagnetProvider
 import re
 import traceback
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class ThePirateBay(TorrentMagnetProvider):
                         download = result.find(href = re.compile('magnet:'))
 
                         try:
-                            size = re.search('Size (?P<size>.+),', unicode(result.select('font.detDesc')[0])).group('size')
+                            size = re.search('Size (?P<size>.+),', six.text_type(result.select('font.detDesc')[0])).group('size')
                         except:
                             continue
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py
index 669c28fd..f0cd5997 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/torrentshack/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.core.providers.torrent.base import TorrentProvider
 import traceback
+import six
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class TorrentShack(TorrentProvider):
 
                     results.append({
                         'id': link['href'].replace('torrents.php?torrentid=', ''),
-                        'name': unicode(link.span.string).translate({ord(u'\xad'): None}),
+                        'name': six.text_type(link.span.string).translate({ord(six.u('\xad')): None}),
                         'url': self.urls['download'] % url['href'],
                         'detail_url': self.urls['download'] % link['href'],
                         'size': self.parseSize(result.find_all('td')[4].string),
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
index 85dc7a8f..5e4952ae 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/settings/__init__.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Settings(object):
 
         self.addSection(section_name)
 
-        for option_name, option in options.iteritems():
+        for option_name, option in options.items():
             self.setDefault(section_name, option_name, option.get('default', ''))
 
             # Migrate old settings from old location to the new location