diff --git a/config/config_python.py b/config/config_python.py

index b747045..2b1ac8d 100644

--- a/config/config_python.py

+++ b/config/config_python.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@

+from __future__ import print_function

+

 import sys

 from distutils import sysconfig

 if sys.argv[1] == "archlib":

-    print sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,1)

+    print(sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,1))

 elif sys.argv[1] == "lib":

-    print sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,1)

+    print(sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,1))

 elif sys.argv[1] == "archsitelib":

-    print sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0)

+    print(sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0))

 elif sys.argv[1] == "sitelib":

-    print sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0)

-

+    print(sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0))

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac

index 51166c3..4d8c9a0 100644

--- a/configure.ac

+++ b/configure.ac

@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ else

     if test `$SWIG -help 2>&1 | $EGREP -c '\-python *- Generate'` = 0; then

       use_python="No (swig does not support -python option)"

     else

-      AC_CHECK_PROG(PYTHON,python,python)

+      AC_CHECK_PROGS(PYTHON,[python3 python3])

       if test "x$PYTHON" = "x"; then

         use_python="No (python not available)"

       else

@@ -1167,8 +1167,11 @@ else

       if test "x$PYTHON" = "x"; then

 	use_python="No (python is too old)"

       else

-        PYTHON_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`

+        PYTHON_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"`

         PYTHON_INCLUDES=-I$PYTHON_PREFIX/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION_SHORT

+        if test $PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR -gt 2; then

+          PYTHON_INCLUDES="${PYTHON_INCLUDES}m"

+        fi

 #        PYTHON_LIBS="-lpython$PYTHON_VERSION_SHORT"

 	PYTHON_LIBS="-undefined dynamic_lookup"

         PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="`$PYTHON $srcdir/config/config_python.py archsitelib`"

@@ -1548,7 +1551,7 @@ else

       if test "x$PYTHON34" = "x"; then

 	    use_python34="No (python34 is too old)"

       else

-        PYTHON34_PREFIX=`$PYTHON3 -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`

+        PYTHON34_PREFIX=`$PYTHON3 -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"`

 #        PYTHON34_INCLUDES=-I$PYTHON34_PREFIX/include/python$PYTHON34_VERSION_SHORT

 # FIXME - whats the stupid "m" for?

         PYTHON34_INCLUDES=-I/usr/include/python3.4m