diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a6b8c022e..93b8a55fd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>=9),
                automake,
                libtool,
                pkg-config,
-               python-minimal,
+               python3-minimal,
                libcdk5-dev,
                libtalloc-dev,
                libosmocore-dev (>= 1.2.0),
diff --git a/osmoappdesc.py b/osmoappdesc.py
index f5f18b235..08c3252c1 100644
--- a/osmoappdesc.py
+++ b/osmoappdesc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # (C) 2013 by Katerina Barone-Adesi <kat.obsc@gmail.com>
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py b/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
index 4d87b7407..e59827313 100755
--- a/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # (C) 2013 by Jacob Erlbeck <jerlbeck@sysmocom.de>
 # (C) 2014 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.proc = osmoutil.popen_devnull(osmo_ctrl_cmd)
         except OSError:
-            print >> sys.stderr, "Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd()
-            print >> sys.stderr, "Consider setting -b"
+            print("Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd(), file=sys.stderr)
+            print("Consider setting -b", file=sys.stderr)
         time.sleep(2)
 
         appstring = self.ctrl_app()[2]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def connect(self, host, port):
         if verbose:
-            print "Connecting to host %s:%i" % (host, port)
+            print("Connecting to host %s:%i" % (host, port))
 
         retries = 30
         while True:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def send(self, data):
         if verbose:
-            print "Sending \"%s\"" %(data)
+            print("Sending \"%s\"" %(data))
         data = Ctrl().add_header(data)
         return self.sock.send(data) == len(data)
 
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
         data = self.sock.recv(4096)
         while (len(data)>0):
             (head, data) = IPA().split_combined(data)
-            answer = Ctrl().rem_header(head)
+            answer = Ctrl().rem_header(head).decode()
             if verbose:
-                print "Got message:", answer
+                print("Got message:", answer)
             (mtype, id, msg) = answer.split(None, 2)
             id = int(id)
             rsp = {'mtype': mtype, 'id': id}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
             responses[id] = rsp
 
         if verbose:
-            print "Decoded replies: ", responses
+            print("Decoded replies: ", responses)
 
         return responses
 
@@ -159,80 +159,80 @@ class TestCtrlBSC(TestCtrlBase):
 
     def testCtrlErrs(self):
         r = self.do_get('invalid')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Command not found')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Command not found')
 
         r = self.do_set('rf_locked', '999')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Value failed verification.')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Value failed verification.')
 
         r = self.do_get('bts')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Error while parsing the index.')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Error while parsing the index.')
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.999')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Error while resolving object')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Error while resolving object')
 
     def testBtsLac(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.location-area-code')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '1')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '1')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.location-area-code', '23')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '23')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '23')
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.location-area-code')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '23')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.location-area-code')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '23')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.location-area-code', '-1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
 
     def testBtsCi(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.cell-identity')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '6969')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '6969')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.cell-identity', '23')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '23')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '23')
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.cell-identity')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '23')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.cell-identity')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '23')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.cell-identity', '-1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
 
     def testBtsGenerateSystemInformation(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.send-new-system-informations')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Write Only attribute')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Write Only attribute')
 
         # No RSL links so it will fail
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.send-new-system-informations', '1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Failed to generate SI')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Failed to generate SI')
 
     def testBtsChannelLoad(self):
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.channel-load', '1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Read Only attribute')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Read Only attribute')
 
         # No RSL link so everything is 0
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.channel-load')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'],
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'],
 		'CCCH+SDCCH4,0,0 TCH/F,0,0 TCH/H,0,0 SDCCH8,0,0'
 		+ ' TCH/F_PDCH,0,0 CCCH+SDCCH4+CBCH,0,0'
 		+ ' SDCCH8+CBCH,0,0 TCH/F_TCH/H_PDCH,0,0')
@@ -240,254 +240,254 @@ class TestCtrlBSC(TestCtrlBase):
     def testBtsOmlConnectionState(self):
         """Check OML state. It will not be connected"""
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.oml-connection-state', '1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Read Only attribute')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Read Only attribute')
 
         # No RSL link so everything is 0
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.oml-connection-state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'disconnected')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'disconnected')
 
     def testTrxPowerRed(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '20')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '20')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction', '22')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '22')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '22')
         
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '22')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '22')
         
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.trx.0.max-power-reduction', '1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Value must be even')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Value must be even')
 
     def testTrxArfcn(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '871')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '871')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.trx.0.arfcn', '873')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '873')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '873')
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '873')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.trx.0.arfcn')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '873')
 
         r = self.do_set('bts.0.trx.0.arfcn', '2000')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
-        self.assertEquals(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['error'], 'Input not within the range')
 
     def testRfLock(self):
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'inoperational,unlocked,on')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'inoperational,unlocked,on')
 
         r = self.do_set('rf_locked', '1')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '1')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '1')
 
         time.sleep(1.5)
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'inoperational,locked,off')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'inoperational,locked,off')
 
         r = self.do_get('rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'state=off,policy=off')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'state=off,policy=off')
 
         r = self.do_set('rf_locked', '0')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '0')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '0')
 
         time.sleep(1.5)
 
         r = self.do_get('bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'inoperational,unlocked,on')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'bts.0.rf_state')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'inoperational,unlocked,on')
 
         r = self.do_get('rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'state=off,policy=on')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'rf_locked')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'state=off,policy=on')
 
     def testTimezone(self):
         r = self.do_get('timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'off')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'off')
 
         r = self.do_set('timezone', '-2,15,2')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
 
         r = self.do_get('timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
 
         # Test invalid input
         r = self.do_set('timezone', '-2,15,2,5,6,7')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '-2,15,2')
 
         r = self.do_set('timezone', '-2,15')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
         r = self.do_set('timezone', '-2')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
         r = self.do_set('timezone', '1')
 
         r = self.do_set('timezone', 'off')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'off')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'off')
 
         r = self.do_get('timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'timezone')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'off')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'timezone')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'off')
 
     def testMcc(self):
         r = self.do_set('mcc', '23')
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '023')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '023')
 
         r = self.do_set('mcc', '023')
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '023')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '023')
 
     def testMnc(self):
         r = self.do_set('mnc', '9')
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '09')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '09')
 
         r = self.do_set('mnc', '09')
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '09')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '09')
 
         r = self.do_set('mnc', '009')
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '009')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '009')
 
 
     def testMccMncApply(self):
         # Test some invalid input
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', 'WRONG')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
 
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '1,')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'ERROR')
 
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '200,3')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
 
         # Set it again
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '200,3')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Nothing changed')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Nothing changed')
 
         # Change it
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '200,4')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
 
         # Change it
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '201,4')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
 
         # Verify
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '04')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '04')
 
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '201')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '201')
 
         # Change it
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '202,03')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
 
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '03')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '03')
 
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '202')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '202')
 
         # Test MNC with 3 digits
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '2,003')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Tried to drop the BTS')
 
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '003')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '003')
 
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '002')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '002')
 
         # Set same MNC with 3 digits
         r = self.do_set('mcc-mnc-apply', '2,003')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], 'Nothing changed')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'SET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc-mnc-apply')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], 'Nothing changed')
 
         r = self.do_get('mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mnc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '003')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mnc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '003')
 
         r = self.do_get('mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
-        self.assertEquals(r['var'], 'mcc')
-        self.assertEquals(r['value'], '002')
+        self.assertEqual(r['mtype'], 'GET_REPLY')
+        self.assertEqual(r['var'], 'mcc')
+        self.assertEqual(r['value'], '002')
 
 def add_bsc_test(suite, workdir):
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(workdir, "src/osmo-bsc/osmo-bsc")):
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if args.p:
         confpath = args.p
 
-    print "confpath %s, workdir %s" % (confpath, workdir)
+    print("confpath %s, workdir %s" % (confpath, workdir))
     os.chdir(workdir)
-    print "Running tests for specific control commands"
+    print("Running tests for specific control commands")
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
     add_bsc_test(suite, workdir)
     res = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=verbose_level).run(suite)
diff --git a/tests/vty_test_runner.py b/tests/vty_test_runner.py
index d2b3da4ff..a99bf4b63 100755
--- a/tests/vty_test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/vty_test_runner.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # (C) 2013 by Katerina Barone-Adesi <kat.obsc@gmail.com>
 # (C) 2013 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class TestVTYBase(unittest.TestCase):
     def checkForEndAndExit(self):
         res = self.vty.command("list")
         #print ('looking for "exit"\n')
-        self.assert_(res.find('  exit\r') > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('  exit\r') > 0)
         #print 'found "exit"\nlooking for "end"\n'
-        self.assert_(res.find('  end\r') > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('  end\r') > 0)
         #print 'found "end"\n'
 
     def vty_command(self):
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class TestVTYBase(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.proc = osmoutil.popen_devnull(osmo_vty_cmd)
         except OSError:
-            print >> sys.stderr, "Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd()
-            print >> sys.stderr, "Consider setting -b"
+            print("Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd(), file=sys.stderr)
+            print("Consider setting -b", file=sys.stderr)
 
         appstring = self.vty_app()[2]
         appport = self.vty_app()[0]
@@ -73,34 +73,34 @@ class TestVTYGenericBSC(TestVTYBase):
     def _testConfigNetworkTree(self, include_bsc_items=True):
         self.vty.enable()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("configure terminal",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("network",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("bts 0",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("trx 0",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts-trx')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts-trx')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.vty.command("write terminal")
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("bts 1",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("trx 1",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts-trx')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts-trx')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.vty.command("write terminal")
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net-bts')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-net')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-net')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit",['']))
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.node() is None)
 
@@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
     def testVtyTree(self):
         self.vty.enable()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("configure terminal", ['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("msc 0", ['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-msc')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-msc')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit", ['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("bsc", ['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config-bsc')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config-bsc')
         self.checkForEndAndExit()
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit", ['']))
-        self.assertEquals(self.vty.node(), 'config')
+        self.assertEqual(self.vty.node(), 'config')
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.verify("exit", ['']))
         self.assertTrue(self.vty.node() is None)
 
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assert_(res.find('bsc-msc-lost-text MSC disconnected') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('no bsc-msc-lost-text'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('bsc-welcome-text Hello MS') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('no bsc-welcome-text'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('bsc-grace-text In grace period') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('no bsc-grace-text'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('bsc-msc-lost-text MSC disconnected') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('no bsc-msc-lost-text'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('bsc-welcome-text Hello MS') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('no bsc-welcome-text'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('bsc-grace-text In grace period') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('no bsc-grace-text'), -1)
 
         # Now disable it..
         self.vty.verify("no bsc-msc-lost-text", [''])
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('bsc-msc-lost-text MSC disconnected'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('no bsc-msc-lost-text') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('bsc-welcome-text Hello MS'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('no bsc-welcome-text') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('bsc-grace-text In grace period'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('no bsc-grace-text') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('bsc-msc-lost-text MSC disconnected'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('no bsc-msc-lost-text') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('bsc-welcome-text Hello MS'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('no bsc-welcome-text') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('bsc-grace-text In grace period'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('no bsc-grace-text') > 0)
 
     def testUssdNotificationsBsc(self):
         self.vty.enable()
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assert_(res.find('missing-msc-text No MSC found') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('no missing-msc-text'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('missing-msc-text No MSC found') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('no missing-msc-text'), -1)
 
         # Now disable it..
         self.vty.verify("no missing-msc-text", [''])
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('missing-msc-text No MSC found'), -1)
-        self.assert_(res.find('no missing-msc-text') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('missing-msc-text No MSC found'), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('no missing-msc-text') > 0)
 
     def testNetworkTimezone(self):
         self.vty.enable()
@@ -213,32 +213,32 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assert_(res.find('timezone 2 30') > 0)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find('timezone 2 30 '), -1)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('timezone 2 30') > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find('timezone 2 30 '), -1)
 
         # Set time zone with DST
         self.vty.verify("timezone 2 30 1", [''])
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assert_(res.find('timezone 2 30 1') > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find('timezone 2 30 1') > 0)
 
         # Now disable it..
         self.vty.verify("no timezone", [''])
 
         # Verify settings
         res = self.vty.command("write terminal")
-        self.assertEquals(res.find(' timezone'), -1)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find(' timezone'), -1)
 
     def testShowNetwork(self):
         res = self.vty.command("show network")
-        self.assert_(res.startswith('BSC is on Country Code') >= 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.startswith('BSC is on Country Code') >= 0)
 
     def testMscDataCoreLACCI(self):
         self.vty.enable()
         res = self.vty.command("show running-config")
-        self.assertEquals(res.find("core-location-area-code"), -1)
-        self.assertEquals(res.find("core-cell-identity"), -1)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find("core-location-area-code"), -1)
+        self.assertEqual(res.find("core-cell-identity"), -1)
 
         self.vty.command("configure terminal")
         self.vty.command("msc 0")
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ class TestVTYBSC(TestVTYGenericBSC):
         self.vty.command("core-cell-identity 333")
 
         res = self.vty.command("show running-config")
-        self.assert_(res.find("core-location-area-code 666") > 0)
-        self.assert_(res.find("core-cell-identity 333") > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find("core-location-area-code 666") > 0)
+        self.assertTrue(res.find("core-cell-identity 333") > 0)
 
 
 def add_bsc_test(suite, workdir):
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if args.p:
         confpath = args.p
 
-    print "confpath %s, workdir %s" % (confpath, workdir)
+    print("confpath %s, workdir %s" % (confpath, workdir))
     os.chdir(workdir)
-    print "Running tests for specific VTY commands"
+    print("Running tests for specific VTY commands")
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
     add_bsc_test(suite, workdir)