diff --git a/lib/cli/hidconsole.py b/lib/cli/hidconsole.py
index cb6e305b..d2c8e65e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/hidconsole.py
+++ b/lib/cli/hidconsole.py
@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-# Python 2 only for now.
-
 import sys
 import time
-import readline
-import threading
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 
 
 start_time = 0
+try:
+	read_packet = raw_input
+except:
+	read_packet = input
 
 
 def _print(marker, data, scroll=False):
-	hexs = hexlify(data)
+	hexs = str(hexlify(data))
+
 	t = time.time() - start_time
 	s = '%s (% 8.3f) [%s %s %s %s] %s' % (marker, t, hexs[0:2], hexs[2:4], hexs[4:8], hexs[8:], repr(data))
 
 	if scroll:
-		sys.stdout.write(b'\033[s')
-		sys.stdout.write(b'\033[S')  # scroll up
-		sys.stdout.write(b'\033[A\033[L\033[G')   # insert new line above the current one, position on first column
+		sys.stdout.write('\033[s')
+		sys.stdout.write('\033[S')  # scroll up
+		sys.stdout.write('\033[A\033[L\033[G')   # insert new line above the current one, position on first column
 
 	sys.stdout.write(s)
 
 	if scroll:
-		sys.stdout.write(b'\033[u')
+		sys.stdout.write('\033[u')
 	else:
-		sys.stdout.write(b'\n')
+		sys.stdout.write('\n')
 
 
 def _continuous_read(handle, timeout=1000):
 	while True:
 		reply = hidapi.read(handle, 128, timeout)
 		if reply is None:
-			print "!! Read failed, aborting"
+			print ("!! Read failed, aborting")
 			break
 		elif reply:
 			_print('>>', reply, True)
@@ -50,38 +51,41 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	args = arg_parser.parse_args()
 
 	import hidapi
-	print ".. Opening device ", args.device
-	handle = hidapi.open_path(args.device)
+	print (".. Opening device %s" % args.device)
+	handle = hidapi.open_path(args.device.encode('utf-8'))
 	if handle:
-		print ".. Opened handle %x, vendor %s product %s serial %s" % (handle,
+		print (".. Opened handle %x, vendor %s product %s serial %s" % (handle,
 						repr(hidapi.get_manufacturer(handle)),
 						repr(hidapi.get_product(handle)),
-						repr(hidapi.get_serial(handle)))
-		print ".. Press ^C/^D to exit, or type hex bytes to write to the device."
+						repr(hidapi.get_serial(handle))))
+		print (".. Press ^C/^D to exit, or type hex bytes to write to the device.")
 
+		import readline
 		readline.read_history_file(args.history)
 
 		start_time = time.time()
 
 		try:
-			t = threading.Thread(target=_continuous_read, args=(handle,))
+			from threading import Thread
+			t = Thread(target=_continuous_read, args=(handle,))
 			t.daemon = True
 			t.start()
 
 			while t.is_alive():
-				line = raw_input('?? Input: ').strip().replace(' ', '')
+				line = read_packet ('?? Input: ').strip().replace(' ', '')
 				if line:
 					try:
-						data = unhexlify(line)
+						data = unhexlify(line.encode('ascii'))
+					except Exception as e:
+						print ("!! Invalid input.")
+					else:
 						_print('<<', data)
 						hidapi.write(handle, data)
-					except:
-						print "!! Invalid input."
-		except:
+		except Exception as e:
 			pass
 
-		print ".. Closing handle %x" % handle
+		print (".. Closing handle %x" % handle)
 		hidapi.close(handle)
 		readline.write_history_file(args.history)
 	else:
-		print "!! Failed to open %s, aborting" % args.device
+		print ("!! Failed to open %s, aborting" % args.device)