diff --git a/Scripts/Python/ki/__init__.py b/Scripts/Python/ki/__init__.py
index 3d75c02e13..2f3923f9f8 100644
--- a/Scripts/Python/ki/__init__.py
+++ b/Scripts/Python/ki/__init__.py
@@ -2483,9 +2483,9 @@ def ChangeFontSize(self, new):
 
         size = self.GetFontSize()
         if new == 1:
-            fontRange = list(range(len(kChat.FontSizeList) - 1))
+            fontRange = range(len(kChat.FontSizeList) - 1)
         elif new == -1:
-            fontRange = list(range(len(kChat.FontSizeList) - 1, 0, -1))
+            fontRange = range(len(kChat.FontSizeList) - 1, 0, -1)
         for i in fontRange:
             if size <= kChat.FontSizeList[i] and new == 1:
                 size = kChat.FontSizeList[i + 1]
@@ -3178,8 +3178,8 @@ def RefreshAgeOwnerSettings(self):
                 makepublicTB.setString(" ")
                 status.setStringW(PtGetLocalizedString("KI.Neighborhood.AgeOwnedStatus", [str(numowners), str(osess), str(numvisitors), str(vsess)]))
                 descript = ptGUIControlMultiLineEdit(KIAgeOwnerExpanded.dialog.getControlFromTag(kGUI.BKAgeOwnerDescription))
-                encoded = buffer(myAge.getAgeDescription())
-                descript.setEncodedBuffer(encoded)
+                encoded = myAge.getAgeDescription()
+                descript.setStringW(encoded)
 
     #~~~~~~~~#
     # miniKI #
@@ -4537,8 +4537,8 @@ def BigKIDisplayJournalEntry(self):
             jrnTitle.setString(xCensor.xCensor(element.noteGetTitle(), self.censorLevel))
             jrnTitle.show()
         if not self.BKInEditMode or self.BKEditField != kGUI.BKEditFieldJRNNote:
-            encoded = buffer(xCensor.xCensor(element.noteGetText(), self.censorLevel))
-            jrnNote.setEncodedBuffer(encoded)
+            text = xCensor.xCensor(element.noteGetText(), self.censorLevel)
+            jrnNote.setStringW(text)
             jrnNote.show()
         self.BigKISetSeen(self.BKCurrentContent)
         # If it came from someone else, add them to the SendTo field.
@@ -6252,8 +6252,8 @@ def ProcessNotifyAgeOwnerExpanded(self, control, event):
                     myAge = self.BKConfigFolderDict[self.BKConfigListOrder[self.BKFolderSelected]]
                     if myAge is not None:
                         PtDebugPrint("xKI.ProcessNotifyAgeOwnerExpanded(): Age description updated for {}.".format(myAge.getDisplayName()), level=kDebugDumpLevel)
-                        buff = descript.getEncodedBuffer()
-                        myAge.setAgeDescription(str(buff))
+                        buff = descript.getString()
+                        myAge.setAgeDescription(buff)
                         myAge.save()
                     else:
                         PtDebugPrint("xKI.ProcessNotifyAgeOwnerExpanded(): Neighborhood is None while trying to update description.", level=kDebugDumpLevel)
diff --git a/Scripts/Python/ki/xKIChat.py b/Scripts/Python/ki/xKIChat.py
index ef67d5a896..91361748ec 100644
--- a/Scripts/Python/ki/xKIChat.py
+++ b/Scripts/Python/ki/xKIChat.py
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ def __call__(self, message):
                                     return args
                             else:
                                 retDisp = command()
-                            if isinstance(retDisp, str) or isinstance(retDisp, str):
+                            if isinstance(retDisp, str):
                                 self.chatMgr.DisplayStatusMessage(retDisp)
                             elif isinstance(retDisp, tuple):
                                 if retDisp[0]:
@@ -932,8 +932,7 @@ def GetPID(self, params):
         if not params:
             return 0
         try:
-            pID = int(int(params))
-            return pID
+            return int(params)
         except ValueError:
             for player in self.chatMgr.BKPlayerList:
                 if isinstance(player, ptPlayer):
diff --git a/Scripts/Python/nxusBookMachine.py b/Scripts/Python/nxusBookMachine.py
index 4c4b55fd03..12a6cad8eb 100644
--- a/Scripts/Python/nxusBookMachine.py
+++ b/Scripts/Python/nxusBookMachine.py
@@ -260,15 +260,6 @@
 
 kChronicleVarType = 0
 
-def Uni(string):
-    "Converts a string to unicode, using latin-1 encoding if necessary"
-    try:
-        retVal = str(string)
-        return retVal
-    except UnicodeDecodeError:
-        retVal = str(string, "latin-1")
-        return retVal
-
 class AgeInstance():
     def __init__(self, ageData):
         self.ageInfo = ageData[0]
@@ -284,7 +275,7 @@ def __init__(self, ageFilename, defaultMaxPop, linkVisible):
 
 class LinkListEntry():
     def __init__(self, displayName, displayInfo, description = "", canDelete = False, isEnabled = True):
-        self.untranslatedName = Uni(displayName)
+        self.untranslatedName = displayName
         self.displayName = xLocTools.LocalizeAgeName(displayName)
         self.displayInfo = displayInfo
         self.description = description
@@ -1472,7 +1463,7 @@ def IUpdateHoodLink(self):
 
         displayName = info.getDisplayName()
 
-        description = Uni(info.getAgeDescription())
+        description = info.getAgeDescription()
         infoTxt = self.IFormatGZCreateCoords(hoodLink)
         self.IShowEnableButton(kIDBtnNeighborhoodPublic)
         self.IShowEnableButton(kIDBtnNeighborhoodSelect)
diff --git a/Scripts/Python/plasma/PlasmaTypes.py b/Scripts/Python/plasma/PlasmaTypes.py
index 5098b37ff9..d44f8caa45 100644
--- a/Scripts/Python/plasma/PlasmaTypes.py
+++ b/Scripts/Python/plasma/PlasmaTypes.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     def getParentKeys(self):
         # if we haven't got the parent keys yet, then add them to the dict
         if not self.gotParentKeys:
-            for anim in dict.values(self):
+            for anim in list(dict.values(self)):
                 # get the animation target key
                 aKey = anim.getFirstKey()
                 if aKey:
diff --git a/Scripts/Python/xPsnlVaultSDL.py b/Scripts/Python/xPsnlVaultSDL.py
index bebed8b8a3..2dabcc1e26 100644
--- a/Scripts/Python/xPsnlVaultSDL.py
+++ b/Scripts/Python/xPsnlVaultSDL.py
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ def ISetVar(self, var, val):
         #PtDebugPrint("Attempting to set item %s to %s" % (sub, str(val)))
 
         if vartype == PtSDLVarType.kInt:
-            if isintance(val, (int, int)):
+            if isintance(val,  int):
                 #PtDebugPrint("Set int")
                 var.setInt(val)
 
         elif vartype == PtSDLVarType.kFloat:
-            if isinstance(val, (int, int, float)):
+            if isinstance(val, (int, float)):
                 #PtDebugPrint("Set float")
                 var.setFloat(val)
 
         elif vartype == PtSDLVarType.kDouble:
-            if isinstance(val, (int, int, float)):
+            if isinstance(val, (int, float)):
                 #PtDebugPrint("Set double")
                 var.setDouble(val)
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def ISetVar(self, var, val):
                 var.setString(str(val))
 
         else:
-            if isinstance(val, (int, int)):
+            if isinstance(val, int):
                 #PtDebugPrint("Set int")
                 var.setInt(val)