diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37347a5..0f56bb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Change your i3wm config to the following:
 
     # i3bar
     bar {
-        status_command    i3status | python2 ~/.config/i3status/contrib/wrapper.py
+        status_command    i3status | python ~/.config/i3status/contrib/wrapper.py
         position          top
         workspace_buttons yes
     }
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ Change your i3wm config to the following:
 And finally adjust the settings in `~/.config/i3status/contrib/wrapper.py`
 as you like. 
 
+## Modules
+
+### thunderbirdnewmail
+
+Requires
+
+* python-dbus
+* python-gobject2
+
 ## Contribute
 
 To contribute a script, make sure it has a function `output()` that outputs
@@ -39,4 +48,5 @@ valid json code that can be interpreted by i3status. The protocol is documented
 here: [i3status Protocol](http://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html).
 
 Please add an example for how to configure it to `wrapper.py.dist`. It should be
-a python class that can be registered with the `I3StatusHandler` class.
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+a python class that can be registered with the `I3StatusHandler` class.
+
diff --git a/mailchecker.py b/mailchecker.py
index 721a5f5..f367336 100644
--- a/mailchecker.py
+++ b/mailchecker.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class MailChecker(object):
 
                 try:
                     self.connection.select()
-                except Exception,e:
+                except Exception as e:
                     self.connection = None
 
             return self.connection
diff --git a/modsde.py b/modsde.py
index ce89a97..54bd149 100644
--- a/modsde.py
+++ b/modsde.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 import sys
 import json
 from datetime import datetime,timedelta
-import urllib, urllib2
+import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error, urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
 import re
-import cookielib
+import http.cookiejar
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 class ModsDeChecker:
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ class ModsDeChecker:
 
     def __init__(self, settings = None):
         self.settings.update(settings)
-        self.cj = cookielib.CookieJar()
+        self.cj = http.cookiejar.CookieJar()
         self.last_checked = \
             datetime.now() - timedelta(seconds=self.settings['pause'])
-        self.opener = urllib2.build_opener(
-            urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(self.cj))
+        self.opener = urllib.request.build_opener(
+            urllib.request.HTTPCookieProcessor(self.cj))
 
     def get_unread_count(self):
         delta = datetime.now() - self.last_checked
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class ModsDeChecker:
                 self.unread_cache = int(root.attrib['newposts'])
             except Exception:
                 self.cj.clear()
-                self.opener = urllib2.build_opener(
-                    urllib2.HTTPCookieProcessor(self.cj))
+                self.opener = urllib.request.build_opener(
+                    urllib.request.HTTPCookieProcessor(self.cj))
                 self.logged_in = False
 
         return self.unread_cache
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ModsDeChecker:
 
     def login(self):
 
-        data = urllib.urlencode({
+        data = urllib.parse.urlencode({
             "login_username": self.settings["username"],
             "login_password": self.settings["password"],
             "login_lifetime": "31536000"
diff --git a/statushandler.py b/statushandler.py
index ef29007..aba6cd7 100644
--- a/statushandler.py
+++ b/statushandler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import json
-import urllib2
+import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
 
 class I3statusHandler:
     modules = []
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class I3statusHandler:
 
 def has_internet_connection():
     try:
-        response=urllib2.urlopen('http://74.125.113.99',timeout=1)
+        response=urllib.request.urlopen('http://74.125.113.99',timeout=1)
         return True
-    except urllib2.URLError as err: pass
+    except urllib.error.URLError as err: pass
     return False
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