diff --git a/zxcvbn/__init__.py b/zxcvbn/__init__.py
index 7b444a4..19a64a7 100644
--- a/zxcvbn/__init__.py
+++ b/zxcvbn/__init__.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
     for line in fileinput.input():
         pw = line.strip()
-        print "Password: " + pw
+        print("Password: " + pw)
         out = password_strength(pw)
         for key, value in out.iteritems():
             if key not in ignored:
-                print "\t%s: %s" % (key, value)
+                print("\t%s: %s" % (key, value))
diff --git a/zxcvbn/matching.py b/zxcvbn/matching.py
index a5b31a8..495e94b 100644
--- a/zxcvbn/matching.py
+++ b/zxcvbn/matching.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _build_ranked_dict(unranked_list):
 
 
 def _load_frequency_lists():
-    data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'generated/frequency_lists.json')
+    data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'generated/frequency_lists.json').decode("utf-8")
     dicts = json.loads(data)
     for name, wordlist in dicts.items():
         DICTIONARY_MATCHERS.append(_build_dict_matcher(name, _build_ranked_dict(wordlist)))
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def _load_frequency_lists():
 
 def _load_adjacency_graphs():
     global GRAPHS
-    data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'generated/adjacency_graphs.json')
+    data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, 'generated/adjacency_graphs.json').decode("utf-8")
     GRAPHS = json.loads(data)