diff --git a/example/python3/app.py b/example/python3/app.py
index 547f73d8..6aae0836 100644
--- a/example/python3/app.py
+++ b/example/python3/app.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CounterAppContext():
             return "", 0
         h = encode_big_endian(self.txCount, 8)
         h.reverse()
-        return str(h), 0
+        return h.decode(), 0
 
     def commit(self):
         self.commitCount += 1
diff --git a/example/python3/tmsp/server.py b/example/python3/tmsp/server.py
index 0034b600..38cb3ca8 100644
--- a/example/python3/tmsp/server.py
+++ b/example/python3/tmsp/server.py
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ class TMSPServer():
                 self.handle_conn_closed(r)
                 return
             except Exception as e:
-                import sys
-                print(sys.exc_info()[0])
-                print("error reading from connection", str(e))
+                logger.exception("error reading from connection")
                 self.handle_conn_closed(r)
                 return
 
diff --git a/example/python3/tmsp/wire.py b/example/python3/tmsp/wire.py
index ebf78a3a..72f5fab8 100644
--- a/example/python3/tmsp/wire.py
+++ b/example/python3/tmsp/wire.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def uvarint_size(i):
 def encode_big_endian(i, size):
     if size == 0:
         return bytearray()
-    return encode_big_endian(i / 256, size - 1) + bytearray([i % 256])
+    return encode_big_endian(i // 256, size - 1) + bytearray([i % 256])
 
 
 def decode_big_endian(reader, size):