diff --git a/dev/scripts/examples/OSXRun.py b/dev/scripts/examples/OSXRun.py
index 9cd3b884..bb746790 100644
--- a/dev/scripts/examples/OSXRun.py
+++ b/dev/scripts/examples/OSXRun.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
 import subprocess, os
 from example_generator import *
 import shutil
@@ -8,9 +9,9 @@ def tee_call(call, file, **kwargs):
                            stderr = subprocess.PIPE,
                            **kwargs)
     stdout, stderr = callee.communicate()
-    print stdout, stderr
-    file.write(stdout)
-    file.write(stderr)
+    print(stdout, stderr)
+    file.write(stdout.decode('ascii'))
+    file.write(stderr.decode('ascii'))
     if callee.poll() != 0:
         raise ValueError('Return code is non-zero')
             
diff --git a/dev/scripts/examples/example_generator.py b/dev/scripts/examples/example_generator.py
index 16ab90dd..ddb01a33 100644
--- a/dev/scripts/examples/example_generator.py
+++ b/dev/scripts/examples/example_generator.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json, sys
+from six import string_types
 
 header_template = """
 [
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ class BaseParser(object):
     def parse(self):
         lines = []
         for line in self.pieces:
-            if isinstance(line, basestring):
+            if isinstance(line, string_types):
                 lines.append(line)
             elif isinstance(line, dict):
                 lines.append(self.dict2string(line))
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ class Python(BaseParser):
     def parse_arguments(self, arguments):
         out = []
         for arg in arguments:
-            if isinstance(arg, basestring) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
+            if isinstance(arg, string_types) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
                 out.append('\"' + arg[1:-1] + '\"')
             elif isinstance(arg, dict):
                 out.append(self.dict2string(arg))
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ class Octave(BaseParser):
     def parse_arguments(self, arguments):
         out = []
         for arg in arguments:
-            if isinstance(arg, basestring) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
+            if isinstance(arg, string_types) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
                 out.append('\'' + arg[1:-1] + '\'')
             elif isinstance(arg, dict):
                 out.append(self.dict2string(arg))
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ class MATLAB(BaseParser):
     def parse_arguments(self, arguments):
         out = []
         for arg in arguments:
-            if isinstance(arg, basestring) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
+            if isinstance(arg, string_types) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
                 out.append('\'' + arg[1:-1] + '\'')
             elif isinstance(arg, dict):
                 out.append(self.dict2string(arg))
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ class Java(BaseParser):
     def parse_arguments(self, arguments):
         out = []
         for arg in arguments:
-            if isinstance(arg, basestring) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
+            if isinstance(arg, string_types) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
                 out.append('\"' + arg[1:-1] + '\"')
             elif isinstance(arg, dict):
                 out.append(self.dict2string(arg))
@@ -603,7 +604,7 @@ class Csharp(BaseParser):
     def parse_arguments(self, arguments):
         out = []
         for arg in arguments:
-            if isinstance(arg, basestring) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
+            if isinstance(arg, string_types) and arg[0] == "'" and arg[-1] == "'":
                 out.append('\"' + arg[1:-1] + '\"')
             elif isinstance(arg, dict):
                 out.append(self.dict2string(arg))
@@ -655,4 +656,4 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
     args = parser.parse_args()
     writer = locals()[args.language]()
     writer.write(args.destination, writer.parse())
-    print 'written to', args.destination
\ No newline at end of file
+    print('written to', args.destination)
\ No newline at end of file