diff --git a/_compatibility.py b/_compatibility.py
index 7c7cb699..14d849e1 100644
--- a/_compatibility.py
+++ b/_compatibility.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ except AttributeError:
 else:
     property = property
 
+# unicode function
+try:
+    unicode = unicode
+except NameError:
+    def unicode(s):
+        return s.decode("utf-8")
+
 # Borrowed from Ned Batchelder
 if sys.hexversion > 0x03000000:
     def exec_function(source, global_map):
diff --git a/ftest.py b/ftest.py
index 1dab12dd..842b8d07 100755
--- a/ftest.py
+++ b/ftest.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import functions
 
 functions.debug.debug_function = functions.debug.print_to_stdout
-#functions.debug.ignored_modules = ['parsing', 'builtin']
+functions.debug.ignored_modules = ['parsing', 'builtin']
 #functions.debug.ignored_modules = ['parsing', 'builtin', 'evaluate', 'modules']
 functions.modules.builtin.module_find_path.insert(0, '.')
 
diff --git a/parsing.py b/parsing.py
index 5aa3253a..592fa4f3 100644
--- a/parsing.py
+++ b/parsing.py
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@ class PyFuzzyParser(object):
                 # check again for unindented stuff. this is true for syntax
                 # errors. only check for names, because thats relevant here. If
                 # some docstrings are not indented, I don't care.
-                print(self.scope.indent, self.scope)
                 while indent <= self.scope.indent \
                         and (token_type == tokenize.NAME or tok in ['(', '['])\
                         and self.scope != self.top:
diff --git a/test/run.py b/test/run.py
index ad993d72..dfa720ba 100755
--- a/test/run.py
+++ b/test/run.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import re
-import StringIO
+from io import BytesIO
 import traceback
 
 os.chdir('../')
 sys.path.append('.')
 import functions
+from _compatibility import unicode
 
 #functions.set_debug_function(functions.debug.print_to_stdout)
 
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ def completion_test(source):
     fails = 0
     tests = 0
     correct = None
-    for line_nr, line in enumerate(StringIO.StringIO(source)):
+    for line_nr, line in enumerate(BytesIO(source.encode())):
+        line = unicode(line)
         line_nr += 1
         if correct:
             # if a list is wanted, use the completion test, otherwise the
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ def completion_test(source):
         else:
             try:
                 correct = re.search(r'(?:^|\s)#\?\s*([^\n]+)', line).group(1)
-            except:
+            except AttributeError:
                 correct = None
             else:
                 # reset the test, if only one specific test is wanted