diff --git a/plugins/network/transmission b/plugins/network/transmission
index e2d252f1..36e2ec0a 100755
--- a/plugins/network/transmission
+++ b/plugins/network/transmission
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ paused.draw STACK
 paused.min 0
 paused.colour COLOUR8
 """)
-    print conf.safe_substitute(plugin_name=plugin_name, host=host, title_host=title_host)
+    print(conf.safe_substitute(plugin_name=plugin_name, host=host, title_host=title_host))
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def autoconf():
         import transmissionrpc
         print('yes')
     except ImportError:
-        print 'no python module \'transmissionrpc\' missing'
+        print('no python module \'transmissionrpc\' missing')
 
 
 def fetch():
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ def fetch():
 
     try:
         client = transmissionrpc.Client(host, port=port, user=user, password=passwd)
-    except transmissionrpc.TransmissionError, err:
-        print err
+    except transmissionrpc.TransmissionError as err:
+        print(err)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     stats = client.session_stats(10)
@@ -148,40 +148,40 @@ def fetch():
 
 
 def print_values_activity(stats):
-    print "multigraph {plugin_name}_activity".format(plugin_name=plugin_name)
+    print("multigraph {plugin_name}_activity".format(plugin_name=plugin_name))
     try:
-        print "active.value %s" % stats.activeTorrentCount
+        print("active.value %s" % stats.activeTorrentCount)
     except:
-        print "active.value U"
+        print("active.value U")
 
     try:
-        print "paused.value %s" % stats.pausedTorrentCount
+        print("paused.value %s" % stats.pausedTorrentCount)
     except:
-        print "paused.value U"
+        print("paused.value U")
 
 
 def print_values_throughput(stats):
-    print "multigraph {plugin_name}_throughput".format(plugin_name=plugin_name)
+    print("multigraph {plugin_name}_throughput".format(plugin_name=plugin_name))
     try:
-        print "down.value %s" % stats.cumulative_stats['downloadedBytes']
+        print("down.value %s" % stats.cumulative_stats['downloadedBytes'])
     except:
-        print "down.value U"
+        print("down.value U")
 
     try:
-        print "up.value %s" % stats.cumulative_stats['uploadedBytes']
+        print("up.value %s" % stats.cumulative_stats['uploadedBytes'])
     except:
-        print "up.value U"
+        print("up.value U")
 
 
 def dumpstats():
     import transmissionrpc
     try:
         client = transmissionrpc.Client(host, port=port, user=user, password=passwd)
-    except transmissionrpc.transmission.TransmissionError, err:
-        print err
+    except transmissionrpc.transmission.TransmissionError as err:
+        print(err)
         sys.exit(1)
     stats = client.session_stats(10)
-    print stats
+    print(stats)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         elif sys.argv[1] == "autoconf" :
             autoconf()
         elif sys.argv[1] != "":
-            raise ValueError, "unknown parameter '%s'" % sys.argv[1]
+            raise ValueError("unknown parameter '%s'" % sys.argv[1])
 
 fetch()
 sys.exit(0)