diff --git a/bin/extract_figures.py b/bin/extract_figures.py
index 15b079eb0180712b78b2d2aa39e568bb8b784ec4..56ee812ed281f3b08eb32dd06e1b943c8b4a2456 100755
--- a/bin/extract_figures.py
+++ b/bin/extract_figures.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import glob
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 from util import Reporter, read_markdown, IMAGE_FILE_SUFFIX
-
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 def main():
     """Main driver."""
diff --git a/bin/lesson_initialize.py b/bin/lesson_initialize.py
index 7806510ba44cd6f6638a49395da56cf9ca00fb8e..9f372632167941795ffc8970af9275747a7df571 100755
--- a/bin/lesson_initialize.py
+++ b/bin/lesson_initialize.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 ROOT_AUTHORS = '''\
 FIXME: list authors' names and email addresses.
diff --git a/bin/repo_check.py b/bin/repo_check.py
index 4a8d98b1071733fc0a26572f0a689b4e6ac561c7..2c84e54e84254098f140de2c873d611a648699f8 100755
--- a/bin/repo_check.py
+++ b/bin/repo_check.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import re
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
 from util import Reporter, load_yaml, require
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 # Import this way to produce a more useful error message.
 try:
diff --git a/bin/util.py b/bin/util.py
index dba800429e1fe7cca671f583dbeebc766bebceaa..e59866f8c1cec97b77b7d09307cb6ed6e93b2bd2 100644
--- a/bin/util.py
+++ b/bin/util.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import json
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 # Import this way to produce a more useful error message.
 try:
diff --git a/bin/workshop_check.py b/bin/workshop_check.py
index 1dcd33c2c431512dc24d0149c1f25a770c31ecfc..3699c9938afd72507662829db5ac5b94897f8ac4 100755
--- a/bin/workshop_check.py
+++ b/bin/workshop_check.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os
 import re
 from datetime import date
 from util import Reporter, split_metadata, load_yaml, check_unwanted_files
-
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 # Metadata field patterns.
 EMAIL_PATTERN = r'[^@]+@[^@]+\.[^@]+'