diff --git a/rophako/app.py b/rophako/app.py
index e36335d..4209060 100644
--- a/rophako/app.py
+++ b/rophako/app.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Flask app for Rophako."""
 
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ from rophako.log import logger
 #import rophako.model.tracking as Tracking
 import rophako.utils
 
+# String escaping for the secret key (processes \ escapes properly), the
+# escape encoding name varies between Python 2 and 3.
+string_escape = "string_escape" if sys.version_info[0] == 2 \
+                else "unicode_escape"
+
 app.DEBUG      = Config.site.debug == "true"
-app.secret_key = Config.security.secret_key.decode("string_escape")
+app.secret_key = bytes(Config.security.secret_key.encode("utf-8")) \
+                 .decode(string_escape)
 
 # Security?
 if Config.security.force_ssl == "true":
diff --git a/rophako/jsondb.py b/rophako/jsondb.py
index e5921ca..cdfe16d 100644
--- a/rophako/jsondb.py
+++ b/rophako/jsondb.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
 
 """JSON flat file database system."""
 
 import codecs
 import os
 import os.path
-import glob
 import re
 from fcntl import flock, LOCK_EX, LOCK_SH, LOCK_UN
 import redis
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ def get_redis():
             )
             redis_client.ping()
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("Couldn't connect to Redis; memory caching will be disabled! {}".format(e.message))
+            logger.error("Couldn't connect to Redis; memory caching will be disabled! {}".format(e))
             redis_client  = None
             disable_redis = True
     return redis_client
diff --git a/rophako/log.py b/rophako/log.py
index 44956c6..8e2bb70 100644
--- a/rophako/log.py
+++ b/rophako/log.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
 
 """Debug and logging functions."""
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-from flask import g, request
 import logging
 
 from rophako.settings import Config
@@ -17,9 +14,6 @@ class LogHandler(logging.Handler):
         # The initial log line, which has the $prefix$ in it.
         line = self.format(record)
 
-        # Is the user logged in?
-        name = "-nobody-"
-
         line = line.replace('$prefix$', '')
         print(line)
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/blog.py b/rophako/model/blog.py
index fff0d3f..a9f9255 100644
--- a/rophako/model/blog.py
+++ b/rophako/model/blog.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Blog models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/comment.py b/rophako/model/comment.py
index 7b815ed..36939be 100644
--- a/rophako/model/comment.py
+++ b/rophako/model/comment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Commenting models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/emoticons.py b/rophako/model/emoticons.py
index 1216028..a8d5b1f 100644
--- a/rophako/model/emoticons.py
+++ b/rophako/model/emoticons.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Emoticon models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/photo.py b/rophako/model/photo.py
index 6b58e31..09b37e3 100644
--- a/rophako/model/photo.py
+++ b/rophako/model/photo.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Photo album models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/tracking.py b/rophako/model/tracking.py
index f4a5561..b710953 100644
--- a/rophako/model/tracking.py
+++ b/rophako/model/tracking.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Visitor tracking models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/user.py b/rophako/model/user.py
index 819a995..cc998ee 100644
--- a/rophako/model/user.py
+++ b/rophako/model/user.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """User account models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/model/wiki.py b/rophako/model/wiki.py
index e34bd42..993e1a1 100644
--- a/rophako/model/wiki.py
+++ b/rophako/model/wiki.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Wiki models."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/account/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/account/__init__.py
index 09ebd03..505de3c 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/account/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/account/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for user login and out."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/admin/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/admin/__init__.py
index 46dd7bc..2a39a27 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/admin/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for admin functions."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/blog/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/blog/__init__.py
index f6a8846..69401a6 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/blog/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/blog/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for the web blog."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/comment/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/comment/__init__.py
index fffeb2b..42bf4d8 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/comment/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/comment/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for the commenting subsystem."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/contact/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/contact/__init__.py
index df468e9..590b2b5 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/contact/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/contact/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for contacting the site owner."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/emoticons/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/emoticons/__init__.py
index 3bad49d..77e1d0e 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/emoticons/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/emoticons/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for the commenting subsystem."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/photo/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/photo/__init__.py
index b8bb2fb..a387fb0 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/photo/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/photo/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for the photo albums."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/tracking/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/tracking/__init__.py
index 621c93c..ebb4145 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/tracking/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/tracking/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for visitor tracking functions."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/modules/wiki/__init__.py b/rophako/modules/wiki/__init__.py
index abe6ebb..322d81f 100644
--- a/rophako/modules/wiki/__init__.py
+++ b/rophako/modules/wiki/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Endpoints for the wiki."""
 
diff --git a/rophako/plugin.py b/rophako/plugin.py
index 49bdb60..f1d3a62 100644
--- a/rophako/plugin.py
+++ b/rophako/plugin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
 """Dynamic CMS plugin loader."""
 
 import os
 from importlib import import_module
-from rophako.app import app, BLUEPRINT_PATHS
 
 def load_plugin(name, as_blueprint=True, template_path=None):
     """Load a Rophako CMS plugin.
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ def load_plugin(name, as_blueprint=True, template_path=None):
     * `template_path` is a filesystem path where the blueprint's templates
       can be found. If not provided, the path is automatically determined
       based on the module name, which is suitable for the built-in plugins."""
+    from rophako.app import app, BLUEPRINT_PATHS
     module = import_module(name)
     if as_blueprint:
         mod = getattr(module, "mod")
diff --git a/rophako/settings.py b/rophako/settings.py
index f5cffbf..c938c38 100644
--- a/rophako/settings.py
+++ b/rophako/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
 
 import os
 import datetime
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ConfigHandler(object):
 
     def print_settings(self):
         """Pretty-print the contents of the configuration."""
-        print self.settings
+        print(self.settings)
 
     def load_plugins(self):
         """Load all the plugins specified by the config file."""
diff --git a/rophako/utils.py b/rophako/utils.py
index e54baaa..7f7cf3a 100644
--- a/rophako/utils.py
+++ b/rophako/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
 
 from flask import (g, session, request, render_template, flash, redirect,
     url_for, current_app)
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import importlib
 import smtplib
 import markdown
 import json
-import urlparse
+try:
+    import urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    from urllib import parse as urlparse
 import traceback
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ def send_email(to, subject, message, sender=None, reply_to=None):
 def handle_exception(error):
     """Send an e-mail to the site admin when an exception occurs."""
     if current_app.config.get("DEBUG"):
-        print traceback.format_exc()
+        print(traceback.format_exc())
         raise
 
     import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
diff --git a/runserver.py b/runserver.py
index 8d37d05..11a1f9a 100644
--- a/runserver.py
+++ b/runserver.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
-import sys
 import argparse
 
 from rophako.app import app
@@ -49,4 +48,3 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         flask_options["ssl_context"] = context
 
     app.run(**flask_options)
-
diff --git a/scripts/orphaned-photos.py b/scripts/orphaned-photos.py
index 7dc171c..47620d3 100644
--- a/scripts/orphaned-photos.py
+++ b/scripts/orphaned-photos.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
 
 """Locate any orphaned photos.
 
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ import json
 import glob
 
 sys.path.append(".")
+from rophako.settings import Config
+Config.load_settings()
+
 import rophako.jsondb as JsonDB
 
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) == 1:
-        print "Usage: {} <path/to/static/photos>".format(__file__)
+        print("Usage: {} <path/to/static/photos>".format(__file__))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     photo_root = sys.argv[1]
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ def main():
     for img in glob.glob("{}/*.*".format(photo_root)):
         fname = img.split("/")[-1]
         if not fname in photos:
-            print "Orphan:", fname
+            print("Orphan:", fname)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()