diff --git a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
index e54b066888..9a460b7cf3 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/convertDefault.py
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 # replacement in ~/.lyx/scripts
 
 # converts an image $2 (format $1) to $4 (format $3)
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os, re, sys
 
+PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
+
 # We may need some extra options only supported by recent convert versions
 re_version = re.compile(r'^Version:.*ImageMagick\s*(\d*)\.(\d*)\.(\d*).*$')
 # imagemagick 7
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ if fout.close() != None:
     fout = os.popen('convert -version 2>&1')
     output = fout.readline()
     fout.close()
+if not PY2:
+    output = output.decode()
+
 version = re_version.match(output)
 
 # Imagemagick by default
@@ -63,12 +69,12 @@ if sys.argv[1] == 'pdf' and (version >= 0x060206 or gm):
 if sys.argv[3] == 'ppm' and (im and version >= 0x060305 or gm):
     opts = opts + ' -flatten'
 
-# print >> sys.stdout, command, sys.argv[2], sys.argv[4]
+# print (command, sys.argv[2], sys.argv[4], file= sys.stdout)
 if (im or gm) and os.system(r'%s %s "%s" "%s"' % (command, opts, sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3] + ':' + sys.argv[4])) != 0:
-    print >> sys.stderr, sys.argv[0], 'ERROR'
-    print >> sys.stderr, ('Execution of "%s" failed.' % command)
+    print (sys.argv[0], 'ERROR', file= sys.stderr)
+    print ('Execution of "%s" failed.' % command, file= sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 elif not im and not gm and sys.platform == 'darwin' and os.system(r'%s "%s" "%s"' % (command, sys.argv[2], sys.argv[4])) != 0:
-    print >> sys.stderr, sys.argv[0], 'ERROR'
-    print >> sys.stderr, ('Execution of "%s" failed.' % command)
+    print (sys.argv[0], 'ERROR', file= sys.stderr)
+    print ('Execution of "%s" failed.' % command, file= sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py b/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
index d7f0fb3d77..74087440e2 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fen2ascii.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # This script will convert a chess position in the FEN
 # format to an ascii representation of the position.
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import sys,string,os
 
 os.close(0)
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ comp=string.split(line,'/')
 cont=1
 margin= " "*6
 
-print margin+'   +'+"-"*15+'+'
+print (margin+'   +'+"-"*15+'+')
 for i in range(8):
     cont = cont + 1
     tmp=""
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ for i in range(8):
             cont = cont + 1
 
     row = 8 - i
-    print margin, row, tmp+"|"
+    print (margin, row, tmp+"|")
 
-print margin+'   +'+"-"*15+'+'
-print margin+'    a b c d e f g h '
+print (margin+'   +'+"-"*15+'+')
+print (margin+'    a b c d e f g h ')
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
index 603fd31103..b458ccd8f3 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pdftex.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #   the real pdf file will be overwritten by a tex file named file.pdf.
 #
 
-
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys, re
 
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def runCommand(cmd):
         run a command, quit if fails
     '''
     if os.system(cmd) != 0:
-        print "Command '%s' fails." % cmd
+        print("Command '%s' fails." % cmd)
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ else:
     # with tetex.
     epsfile = outbase + '.pstex'
     tmp = mkstemp()
-    boundingboxline = re.compile('%%BoundingBox:\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)')
-    for line in open(epsfile).xreadlines():
-        if line[:13] == '%%BoundingBox':
-            (llx, lly, urx, ury) = map(int, boundingboxline.search(line).groups())
+    boundingboxline = re.compile(b'%%BoundingBox:\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)\s+(\d*)')
+    for line in open(epsfile, 'rb'):
+        if line[:13] == b'%%BoundingBox':
+            (llx, lly, urx, ury) = list(map(int, boundingboxline.search(line).groups()))
             width = urx - llx
             height = ury - lly
             xoffset = - llx
             yoffset = - lly
-            tmp.write('''%%%%BoundingBox: 0 0 %d %d
+            tmp.write(b'''%%%%BoundingBox: 0 0 %d %d
 << /PageSize  [%d %d] >> setpagedevice
 gsave %d %d translate
 ''' % (width, height, width, height, xoffset, yoffset))
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
index aaf3a1bd3a..90e163de40 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig2pstex.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #   the real eps file will be overwritten by a tex file named file.eps.
 #
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys
 
 # We expect two args, the names of the input and output files.
@@ -45,5 +46,5 @@ outbase = os.path.splitext(output)[0]
 # Generate the PSTEX_T file
 if os.system('fig2dev -Lpstex %s %s.eps' % (input, outbase)) != 0 or \
   os.system('fig2dev -Lpstex_t -p%s %s %s' % (outbase, input, output)) != 0:
-  print 'fig2dev fails'
+  print ('fig2dev fails')
   sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
index d5e0421668..a398c1dbf5 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/fig_copy.py
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
 # picture files that are stored as relative paths are replaced
 # with the absolute path.
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os, sys
 
 if len(sys.argv) != 3:
-    print >> sys.stderr, "Usage: fig_copy.py <from file> <to file>"
+    print ("Usage: fig_copy.py <from file> <to file>", file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if not os.path.isfile(sys.argv[1]):
-    print >> sys.stderr, "Unable to read", sys.argv[1]
+    print ("Unable to read", sys.argv[1], file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
 from_dir = os.path.split(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[1]))[0]
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ import re
 # We're looking for a line of text that defines an entry of
 # type '2' (a polyline), subtype '5' (an external picture file).
 # The line has 14 other data fields.
-patternline = re.compile(r'^\s*2\s+5(\s+[0-9.+-]+){14}\s*$')
-emptyline   = re.compile(r'^\s*$')
-commentline = re.compile(r'^\s*#.*$')
+patternline = re.compile(br'^\s*2\s+5(\s+[0-9.+-]+){14}\s*$')
+emptyline   = re.compile(br'^\s*$')
+commentline = re.compile(br'^\s*#.*$')
 # we allow space in path name
-figureline  = re.compile(r'^(\s*[01]\s*)(\S[\S ]*)(\s*)$')
+figureline  = re.compile(br'^(\s*[01]\s*)(\S[\S ]*)(\s*)$')
 
-input = open(sys.argv[1], 'r')
-output = open(sys.argv[2], 'w')
+input = open(sys.argv[1], 'rb')
+output = open(sys.argv[2], 'wb')
 
 # path in the fig is relative to this path
 os.chdir(from_dir)
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ for line in input:
         found = False
     elif patternline.match(line):
         found = True
-    print >> output, line,
+    output.write(line)
 
 input.close()
 output.close()
diff --git a/lib/scripts/include_bib.py b/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
index 54053558ce..7e14d13579 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/include_bib.py
@@ -8,25 +8,26 @@
 
 # Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
 
-# This script is intended to include a BibTeX-generated biblography 
+# This script is intended to include a BibTeX-generated biblography
 # in a LaTeX file, as publishers often want. It can be run manually
 # on an exported LaTeX file, though it needs to be compiled first,
 # so the bbl file will exist.
 #
 # It should also be possible to create a LyX converter to run this
-# automatically. To set it up, create a format "ltxbbl"; make sure to 
-# check it as a document format. Then create a LaTeX-->ltxbbl converter, 
+# automatically. To set it up, create a format "ltxbbl"; make sure to
+# check it as a document format. Then create a LaTeX-->ltxbbl converter,
 # with the command:
 #   python -tt $$s/scripts/include_bib.py $$i $$o
 # and give it the flags:
 #   needaux,nice
 # You'll then have it in the export menu.
-# 
+#
 # We do not activate this converter by default, because there are problems
 # when one tries to use multiple bibliographies.
 #
 # Please report any problems on the devel list.
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import sys, os
 
 class secbib:
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class BibError(Exception):
     return self.msg
 
 
-def InsertBib(fil, out):   
+def InsertBib(fil, out):
   ''' Inserts the contents of the .bbl file instead of the bibliography in a new .tex file '''
 
   texlist = open(fil, 'r').readlines()
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def InsertBib(fil, out):
   # multiple bibliographies
   biblist = []
   stylist = []
-  
+
   for i, line in enumerate(texlist):
     if "\\bibliographystyle" in line:
       stylist.append(i)
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def InsertBib(fil, out):
       biblist.append(i)
     elif "\\begin{btSect}" in line:
       raise BibError("Cannot export sectioned bibliographies")
-  
+
   if len(biblist) > 1:
     raise BibError("Cannot export multiple bibliographies.")
   if not biblist:
@@ -70,21 +71,21 @@ def InsertBib(fil, out):
   bbllist = open(bblfile, 'r').readlines()
   newlist += bbllist
   newlist += texlist[bibpos + 1:]
-    
+
   outfile = open(out, 'w')
   outfile.write("".join(newlist))
   outfile.close()
   return out
-    
+
 
 def usage():
-  print r'''
+  print (r'''
 Usage: python include_bib.py file.tex [outfile.tex]
   Includes the contents of file.bbl, which must exist in the
   same directory as file.tex, in place of the \bibliography
   command, and creates the new file outfile.tex. If no name
   for that file is given, we create: file-bbl.tex.
-'''  
+''')
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   args = len(sys.argv)
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   # we might should make sure this is a tex file....
   infile = sys.argv[1]
   if infile[-4:] != ".tex":
-    print "Error: " + infile + " is not a TeX file"
+    print ("Error: " + infile + " is not a TeX file")
     usage()
     sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -105,4 +106,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     outfile = infile[:-4] + "-bbl.tex"
 
   newfile = InsertBib(infile, outfile)
-  print "Wrote " + outfile
+  print ("Wrote " + outfile)
diff --git a/lib/scripts/listerrors b/lib/scripts/listerrors
index 473f7ff003..232e5422c8 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/listerrors
+++ b/lib/scripts/listerrors
@@ -22,20 +22,21 @@ Bernard Michael Hurley <berhardh@westherts.ac.uk>
     modifications to original listerrors."""
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2002 - Kayvan A. Sylvan."
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import sys, string
 
 def write_error(msg, tool = "noweb", line_number = 1):
   """Write out the given message in TeX error style.
 
   called like: write_error(msg, tool, line_number)."""
-  print "! Build Error: ==> %s ==>\n" % (tool),
-  print " ...\n\nl.%d ...\n" % (line_number),
+  print ("! Build Error: ==> %s ==>" % tool)
+  print (" ...\n\nl.%d ..." % line_number)
   if type(msg) == type("str"): # simple string
-    print msg
+    print (msg)
   else: # some kind of list (sequence or tuple)
     for m in msg:
-        if m != "": print m,
-    print
+        if m != "": print (m, end=" ")
+    print ()
 
 __lines = [] # lines pushed back
 
@@ -62,12 +63,13 @@ def main():
 
   Reads stdin and writes to stdout. Filter errors"""
 
-  while 1:
+  while True:
     line = getline()
     if line == "": break
     try_patterns_dispatch = [ noweb_try, gcc_try, xlc_try ]
     for predicate in try_patterns_dispatch:
       if predicate(line): break
+
 def noweb_try(line):
   """see if line is a noweb error.
 
diff --git a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
index 42ac7a7c4b..bb0cc68b72 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
+++ b/lib/scripts/tex_copy.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ def main(argv):
     latex_file = argv[3]
     latex_base, latex_ext = os.path.splitext(latex_file)
 
+    # convert strings to bytes since we are using binary files
+    from_base = from_base.encode()
+    latex_base = latex_base.encode()
+
     # Read the input file and write the output file
     if(not os.path.isfile(abs_from_file)):
          error("%s is not a valid file.\n" % abs_from_file)
diff --git a/status.23x b/status.23x
index 97e55217a8..bb4bfedbec 100644
--- a/status.23x
+++ b/status.23x
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ What's new
 - Output list of bibliography files in the order given in the dialog, rather
   than sorted.
 
+- Fixed the last python scripts to support both python 2 and 3 (bug 11101). All 
+  scripts should now be able to run in a python 3 only environment.
+
 
 * LYX2LYX