diff --git a/ping.py b/ping.py
index 73400fa..b333d9e 100644
--- a/ping.py
+++ b/ping.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
     Revision history
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    January 30 2015
+    changes by Paul Hope:
+    - added python 3 support for exceptions and print()
+    - changed xrange() to python 3 range()
 
     March 11, 2010
     changes by Samuel Stauffer:
@@ -176,14 +180,14 @@ def do_one(dest_addr, timeout):
     icmp = socket.getprotobyname("icmp")
     try:
         my_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_RAW, icmp)
-    except socket.error, (errno, msg):
-        if errno == 1:
+    except OSError as e:
+        if e.errno == 1:
             # Operation not permitted
-            msg = msg + (
+            msg = str(e) + str(
                 " - Note that ICMP messages can only be sent from processes"
                 " running as root."
             )
-            raise socket.error(msg)
+            raise OSError(msg)
         raise # raise the original error
 
     my_ID = os.getpid() & 0xFFFF
@@ -200,20 +204,20 @@ def verbose_ping(dest_addr, timeout = 2, count = 4):
     Send >count< ping to >dest_addr< with the given >timeout< and display
     the result.
     """
-    for i in xrange(count):
-        print "ping %s..." % dest_addr,
+    for i in range(count):
+        print( "ping %s..." % dest_addr,)
         try:
             delay  =  do_one(dest_addr, timeout)
-        except socket.gaierror, e:
-            print "failed. (socket error: '%s')" % e[1]
+        except socket.gaierror as e:
+            print("failed. (socket error: '%s')" % e[1])
             break
 
         if delay  ==  None:
-            print "failed. (timeout within %ssec.)" % timeout
+            print("failed. (timeout within %ssec.)" % timeout)
         else:
             delay  =  delay * 1000
-            print "get ping in %0.4fms" % delay
-    print
+            print("get ping in %0.4fms" % delay)
+    print('')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':