diff --git a/btcmarkets.py b/btcmarkets.py
index f2ef506..79c1a7b 100644
--- a/btcmarkets.py
+++ b/btcmarkets.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import base64, hashlib, hmac, urllib2, time, urllib, json
+import base64, hashlib, hmac, time, urllib, urllib.request, json
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 base_url = 'https://api.btcmarkets.net'
@@ -15,20 +15,19 @@ def request(action, key, signature, timestamp, path, data):
         'timestamp': timestamp,
     }
     
-    request = urllib2.Request(base_url + path, data, header)
+    request = urllib.request.Request(base_url + path, data, header)
     if action == 'post':
-        response = urllib2.urlopen(request, data)
+        response = urllib.request.urlopen(request, data)
     else:
-        response = urllib2.urlopen(request) 
-    return json.load(response)
+        response = urllib.request.urlopen(request) 
+    return json.loads(response.read().decode('utf-8'))
 
 
 def get_request(key, secret, path):
      
     nowInMilisecond = str(int(time.time() * 1000))
     stringToSign = path + "\n" + nowInMilisecond + "\n"  
-
-    signature = base64.b64encode(hmac.new(secret, stringToSign, digestmod=hashlib.sha512).digest())
+    signature = base64.b64encode(hmac.new(secret, stringToSign.encode('utf-8'), digestmod=hashlib.sha512).digest())
 
     return request('get', key, signature, nowInMilisecond, path, None)    
 
@@ -50,13 +49,13 @@ def __init__(self, key, secret):
         self.secret = base64.b64decode(secret)
 
     def trade_history(self, currency, instrument, limit, since):
-     	
+        
         data = OrderedDict([('currency', currency),('instrument', instrument),('limit', limit),('since', since)])
         postData = json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'))
         return post_request(self.key, self.secret, '/order/trade/history', postData) 
 
     def order_create(self, currency, instrument, price, volume, side, order_type, client_request_id):
-     	
+        
         data = OrderedDict([('currency', currency),('instrument', instrument),
             ('price', price),('volume', volume),('orderSide', side),('ordertype', order_type),
             ('clientRequestId', client_request_id)])
@@ -65,19 +64,19 @@ def order_create(self, currency, instrument, price, volume, side, order_type, cl
 
 
     def order_history(self, currency, instrument, limit, since):
-     	
+        
         data = OrderedDict([('currency', currency),('instrument', instrument),('limit', limit),('since', since)])
         postData = json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'))
         return post_request(self.key, self.secret, '/order/history', postData) 
 
     def order_open(self, currency, instrument, limit, since):
-     	
+        
         data = OrderedDict([('currency', currency),('instrument', instrument),('limit', limit),('since', since)])
         postData = json.dumps(data, separators=(',', ':'))
         return post_request(self.key, self.secret, '/order/open', postData) 
 
     def order_detail(self, order_ids):
-     	data_obj = {'orderIds':order_ids} 
+        data_obj = {'orderIds':order_ids} 
         postData = json.dumps(data_obj, separators=(',', ':'))
         return post_request(self.key, self.secret, '/order/detail', postData) 
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 57ba64e..56bf891 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
  
 #print client.order_create('AUD', 'LTC', 100000000, 100000000, 'Bid', 'Limit', '1')
 
-print client.get_market_tick('ETH','AUD')
+print(client.get_market_tick('ETH','AUD'))