diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0001_initial.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0001_initial.py
index fdb7c68c54..2ded5223e6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-from django.db import migrations, models
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
 from opaque_keys.edx.django.models import CourseKeyField
 
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0002_data__load_course_email_template.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0002_data__load_course_email_template.py
index fe5a40232d..e41e62332f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0002_data__load_course_email_template.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0002_data__load_course_email_template.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
+
 def forwards(apps, schema_editor):
     """Load data from the fixture"""
     CourseEmailTemplate = apps.get_model("bulk_email", "CourseEmailTemplate")
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0003_config_model_feature_flag.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0003_config_model_feature_flag.py
index ee26fce7bc..4bd12d11f0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0003_config_model_feature_flag.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0003_config_model_feature_flag.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # -*- 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
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0004_add_email_targets.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0004_add_email_targets.py
index 4acc63d9d3..32c34add75 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0004_add_email_targets.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0004_add_email_targets.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
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0005_move_target_data.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0005_move_target_data.py
index 44c364fad6..cb2b492a86 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0005_move_target_data.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0005_move_target_data.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 from django.db.utils import DatabaseError
+
 from bulk_email.models import EMAIL_TARGETS, SEND_TO_MYSELF
 
+
 def to_option_to_targets(apps, schema_editor):
     CourseEmail = apps.get_model("bulk_email", "CourseEmail")
     Target = apps.get_model("bulk_email", "Target")
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0006_course_mode_targets.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0006_course_mode_targets.py
index 98cf5a3310..bb108cfb87 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0006_course_mode_targets.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/migrations/0006_course_mode_targets.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
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_course_optout.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_course_optout.py
index 1d209bbfa3..a48d700744 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_course_optout.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_course_optout.py
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 """
 Unit tests for student optouts from course email
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import json
 
 from django.core import mail
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.urls import reverse
+from edx_ace.channel import ChannelType
+from edx_ace.message import Message
+from edx_ace.policy import PolicyResult
+from edx_ace.recipient import Recipient
 from mock import Mock, patch
 from six import text_type
 
 from bulk_email.models import BulkEmailFlag
 from bulk_email.policies import CourseEmailOptout
-from edx_ace.message import Message
-from edx_ace.recipient import Recipient
-from edx_ace.policy import PolicyResult
-from edx_ace.channel import ChannelType
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from student.tests.factories import AdminFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory, UserFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
index 89cc7f6fbf..7a83f0f7b4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@
 """
 Unit tests for sending course email
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import json
 import os
 from unittest import skipIf
 
 import ddt
+import six
+from six.moves import range
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import mail
 from django.core.mail.message import forbid_multi_line_headers
 from django.core.management import call_command
-from django.urls import reverse
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import get_language
 from markupsafe import escape
 from mock import Mock, patch
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ class EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.instructor = InstructorFactory(course_key=self.course.id)
 
         self.staff = [
-            StaffFactory(course_key=self.course.id) for __ in xrange(STAFF_COUNT)
+            StaffFactory(course_key=self.course.id) for __ in range(STAFF_COUNT)
         ]
 
     def create_students(self):
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ class EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         Creates users and enrolls them in self.course. Assigns these users to
         self.students.
         """
-        self.students = [UserFactory() for _ in xrange(STUDENT_COUNT)]
+        self.students = [UserFactory() for _ in range(STUDENT_COUNT)]
         for student in self.students:
             CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=student, course_id=self.course.id)
 
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ class EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         Goes to the instructor dashboard to verify that the email section is
         there.
         """
-        url = reverse('instructor_dashboard', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
+        url = reverse('instructor_dashboard', kwargs={'course_id': six.text_type(self.course.id)})
         # Response loads the whole instructor dashboard, so no need to explicitly
         # navigate to a particular email section
         response = self.client.get(url)
@@ -121,10 +125,10 @@ class EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         # Pulling up the instructor dash email view here allows us to test sending emails in tests
         self.goto_instructor_dash_email_view()
         self.send_mail_url = reverse(
-            'send_email', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)}
+            'send_email', kwargs={'course_id': six.text_type(self.course.id)}
         )
         self.success_content = {
-            'course_id': unicode(self.course.id),
+            'course_id': six.text_type(self.course.id),
             'success': True,
         }
 
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboardMockedHtmlToText(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase)
         """
         CourseMode.objects.create(mode_slug='test', course_id=self.course.id)
         for student in self.students:
-            update_enrollment(student, unicode(self.course.id), 'test')
+            update_enrollment(student, six.text_type(self.course.id), 'test')
         test_email = {
             'action': 'Send email',
             'send_to': '["track:test"]',
@@ -362,7 +366,7 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboardMockedHtmlToText(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase)
         # Create a mode and designate an enrolled user to be placed in that mode
         CourseMode.objects.create(mode_slug='test_mode', course_id=self.course.id)
         test_mode_student = self.students[0]
-        update_enrollment(test_mode_student, unicode(self.course.id), 'test_mode')
+        update_enrollment(test_mode_student, six.text_type(self.course.id), 'test_mode')
 
         # Take another user already enrolled in the course, then enroll them in
         # another course but in that same test mode
@@ -373,7 +377,7 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboardMockedHtmlToText(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase)
             user=test_mode_student_other_course,
             course_id=other_course.id
         )
-        update_enrollment(test_mode_student_other_course, unicode(other_course.id), 'test_mode')
+        update_enrollment(test_mode_student_other_course, six.text_type(other_course.id), 'test_mode')
 
         # Send the emails...
         test_email = {
@@ -537,7 +541,7 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboardMockedHtmlToText(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase)
         self.assertEqual(len(unexpected_from_addr), 137)
 
         self.login_as_user(instructor)
-        send_mail_url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(course.id)})
+        send_mail_url = reverse('send_email', kwargs={'course_id': six.text_type(course.id)})
         response = self.client.post(send_mail_url, test_email)
         self.assertTrue(json.loads(response.content)['success'])
 
@@ -563,7 +567,7 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboardMockedHtmlToText(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase)
         mock_factory = MockCourseEmailResult()
         email_mock.side_effect = mock_factory.get_mock_update_subtask_status()
         added_users = []
-        for _ in xrange(LARGE_NUM_EMAILS):
+        for _ in range(LARGE_NUM_EMAILS):
             user = UserFactory()
             added_users.append(user)
             CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=user, course_id=self.course.id)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_err_handling.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_err_handling.py
index 131bf0c61a..75a4683973 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_err_handling.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_err_handling.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 """
 Unit tests for handling email sending errors
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import json
 from itertools import cycle
 from smtplib import SMTPConnectError, SMTPDataError, SMTPServerDisconnected
@@ -10,11 +12,12 @@ import ddt
 from celery.states import RETRY, SUCCESS
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management import call_command
-from django.urls import reverse
 from django.db import DatabaseError
+from django.urls import reverse
 from mock import Mock, patch
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
 from six import text_type
+from six.moves import range
 
 from bulk_email.models import SEND_TO_MYSELF, BulkEmailFlag, CourseEmail
 from bulk_email.tasks import perform_delegate_email_batches, send_course_email
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ class TestEmailErrors(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         get_conn.return_value.send_messages.side_effect = cycle([SMTPDataError(554, "Email address is blacklisted"),
                                                                  None, None, None])
         # Don't forget to account for the "myself" instructor user
-        students = [UserFactory() for _ in xrange(settings.BULK_EMAIL_EMAILS_PER_TASK - 1)]
+        students = [UserFactory() for _ in range(settings.BULK_EMAIL_EMAILS_PER_TASK - 1)]
         for student in students:
             CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=student, course_id=self.course.id)
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_forms.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_forms.py
index 851a2b7e7e..5bb212472a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Unit tests for bulk-email-related forms.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
 from six import text_type
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_models.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_models.py
index c98c612ae1..c3bf79fdc1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Unit tests for bulk-email-related models.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import datetime
 
 import ddt
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_signals.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_signals.py
index 8673e4f1ea..60dea496b6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_signals.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_signals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Unit tests for student optouts from course email
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import json
 
 from django.core import mail
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_tasks.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_tasks.py
index aa1f253784..d2fe1842bb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Runs tasks on answers to course problems to validate that code
 paths actually work.
 
 """
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
 import json
 from itertools import chain, cycle, repeat
 from smtplib import SMTPAuthenticationError, SMTPConnectError, SMTPDataError, SMTPServerDisconnected
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from mock import Mock, patch
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from six.moves import range
 
 from bulk_email.models import SEND_TO_LEARNERS, SEND_TO_MYSELF, SEND_TO_STAFF, CourseEmail, Optout
 from bulk_email.tasks import _get_course_email_context
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class TestBulkEmailInstructorTask(InstructorTaskCourseTestCase):
 
     def _create_students(self, num_students):
         """Create students for testing"""
-        return [self.create_student('robot%d' % i) for i in xrange(num_students)]
+        return [self.create_student('robot%d' % i) for i in range(num_students)]
 
     def _assert_single_subtask_status(self, entry, succeeded, failed=0, skipped=0, retried_nomax=0, retried_withmax=0):
         """Compare counts with 'subtasks' entry in InstructorTask table."""
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ class TestBulkEmailInstructorTask(InstructorTaskCourseTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(subtask_info.get('failed'), 0 if succeeded > 0 else 1)
         # verify individual subtask status:
         subtask_status_info = subtask_info.get('status')
-        task_id_list = subtask_status_info.keys()
+        task_id_list = list(subtask_status_info.keys())
         self.assertEquals(len(task_id_list), 1)
         task_id = task_id_list[0]
         subtask_status = subtask_status_info.get(task_id)