diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/apps.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/apps.py
index ff9ac4a7d3..7fbb659ee4 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/apps.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/apps.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Coursegraph Application Configuration
 
 Signal handlers are connected here.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
index b6dc896547..47b1cc5b5d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 This file contains a management command for exporting the modulestore to
 neo4j, a graph database.
 """
-from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
index 840bfd373b..5156428876 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """
 Tests for the dump_to_neo4j management command.
 """
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -247,16 +247,16 @@ class TestModuleStoreSerializer(TestDumpToNeo4jCommandBase):
         """
         fields, label = serialize_item(self.course)
         self.assertEqual(label, "course")
-        self.assertIn("edited_on", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("display_name", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("org", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("course", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("run", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("course_key", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("location", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("block_type", fields.keys())
-        self.assertIn("detached", fields.keys())
-        self.assertNotIn("checklist", fields.keys())
+        self.assertIn("edited_on", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("display_name", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("org", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("course", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("run", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("course_key", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("location", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("block_type", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertIn("detached", list(fields.keys()))
+        self.assertNotIn("checklist", list(fields.keys()))
 
     def test_serialize_course(self):
         """
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/utils.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/utils.py
index 4a963baa8b..1ff642debe 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Utilities for testing the dump_to_neo4j management command
 """
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from py2neo import Node
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/tasks.py
index 834ac1d4e5..72cfc7d1a0 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/tasks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 This file contains a management command for exporting the modulestore to
 neo4j, a graph database.
 """
-from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import logging
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.utils import six, timezone
 from edx_django_utils.cache import RequestCache
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from py2neo import Graph, Node, Relationship, authenticate, NodeSelector
-from py2neo.compat import integer, string, unicode as neo4j_unicode
+from py2neo.compat import integer, string
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ celery_log = logging.getLogger('edx.celery.task')
 bolt_log = logging.getLogger('neo4j.bolt')  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 bolt_log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
-PRIMITIVE_NEO4J_TYPES = (integer, string, neo4j_unicode, float, bool)
+PRIMITIVE_NEO4J_TYPES = (integer, string, six.text_type, float, bool)
 
 
 def serialize_item(item):
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def serialize_course(course_id):
                     relationships.append(ordering_relationship)
                 previous_child_node = child_node
 
-    nodes = location_to_node.values()
+    nodes = list(location_to_node.values())
     return nodes, relationships
 
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/admin.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/admin.py
index 0745cc57b8..a114d049ef 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/admin.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/admin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Admin site bindings for self-paced courses.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from config_models.admin import ConfigurationModelAdmin
 from django.contrib import admin
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/migrations/0001_initial.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/migrations/0001_initial.py
index e95596b041..b6f3df0fe5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 import django.db.models.deletion
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/models.py
index 1f7bf706d9..48614f33e7 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/models.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/self_paced/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Configuration for self-paced courses.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from django.db.models import BooleanField
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _