diff --git a/core/AnimationBinder.py b/core/AnimationBinder.py
index 2540c88..cb0154c 100644
--- a/core/AnimationBinder.py
+++ b/core/AnimationBinder.py
@@ -34,13 +34,20 @@
 
 
 
+import sys
+
 import maya.cmds as cmds
 import pymel.core as pm
 
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+else:
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    import Red9_General as r9General
 
 
 import logging
diff --git a/core/Red9_AnimationUtils.py b/core/Red9_AnimationUtils.py
index 2131262..855dd55 100644
--- a/core/Red9_AnimationUtils.py
+++ b/core/Red9_AnimationUtils.py
@@ -72,16 +72,6 @@
 '''
 
 
-
-import maya.cmds as cmds
-import maya.mel as mel
-
-import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
-
 from functools import partial
 import os
 import random
@@ -91,6 +81,22 @@
 import math
 import traceback
 
+import maya.cmds as cmds
+import maya.mel as mel
+
+import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+else:
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+
+
 import Red9.packages.configobj as configobj
 
 
@@ -5152,7 +5158,7 @@ def printMirrorDict(self, short=True):
         if self.unresolved:
             for key, val in list(self.unresolved.items()):
                 if val:
-                    print('\CLASHING %s Mirror Indexes =====================================================' % key)
+                    print('\nCLASHING %s Mirror Indexes =====================================================' % key)
                     for i in r9Core.sortNumerically(val):
                         print('clashing Index : %s : %s : %s' %
                               (key, i, ', '.join([r9Core.nodeNameStrip(n) for n in val[i]])))
diff --git a/core/Red9_Audio.py b/core/Red9_Audio.py
index e3ad9ce..336c3ad 100644
--- a/core/Red9_Audio.py
+++ b/core/Red9_Audio.py
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@
 import maya.mel as mel
 from functools import partial
 import os
+import sys
 # import struct
 # import math
 # import re
 
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+else:
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
 
 import wave
 import contextlib
diff --git a/core/Red9_CoreUtils.py b/core/Red9_CoreUtils.py
index 4ba5857..2b48477 100644
--- a/core/Red9_CoreUtils.py
+++ b/core/Red9_CoreUtils.py
@@ -26,14 +26,21 @@
 import random
 import math
 import os
+import sys
 
 import Red9.packages.configobj as configobj
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
 
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+else:
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
 
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig()
@@ -1332,7 +1339,7 @@ def lsSearchAttributes(self, searchAttrs, nodes=None, incRoots=True, returnValue
             If the searchAttrs has an entry in the form **NOT:searchAttr** then this will be forcibly
             excluded from the filter. Also you can now do **myAttr=2.33** to only pass if the attr is equal
             similarly **NOT:myAttr=2.33** will exclude if the value is equal
-            see the "..\Red9\tests\Red9_CoreUtilTests.py" for live unittest examples
+            see the "..\\Red9\\tests\\Red9_CoreUtilTests.py" for live unittest examples
 
         .. note::
             current Implementation DOES NOT allow multiple attr tests as only 1 val per key
diff --git a/core/Red9_Meta.py b/core/Red9_Meta.py
index fb9a930..91e900d 100644
--- a/core/Red9_Meta.py
+++ b/core/Red9_Meta.py
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@
 
 
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+else:
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
 
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig()
diff --git a/core/Red9_PoseSaver.py b/core/Red9_PoseSaver.py
index 7866574..f71412b 100644
--- a/core/Red9_PoseSaver.py
+++ b/core/Red9_PoseSaver.py
@@ -24,22 +24,29 @@
 '''
 
 
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import getpass
+import json
+import traceback
 
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+else:
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
 
 import maya.OpenMaya as OpenMaya
 import maya.cmds as cmds
 
-import os
 import Red9.packages.configobj as configobj
-import time
-import getpass
-import json
-import traceback
 
 
 import logging
diff --git a/core/Red9_Tools.py b/core/Red9_Tools.py
index 839d478..23a005c 100644
--- a/core/Red9_Tools.py
+++ b/core/Red9_Tools.py
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@
 import time
 import getpass
 import os
+import sys
 
 import Red9.startup.setup as r9Setup
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+else:
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
 
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig()
diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 41bbcbd..471e197 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -14,34 +14,43 @@
 so that the global RED9_META_REGISTERY is built up correctly
 
 '''
-
-from . import Red9_General as r9General
-from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
-from . import Red9_Tools as r9Tools
-from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
-from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
-from . import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
-from . import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
-import importlib
-
+import sys
+if sys.version_info.major > 2:
+    from importlib import reload
+    from . import Red9_General as r9General
+    from . import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    from . import Red9_Tools as r9Tools
+    from . import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    from . import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    from . import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
+    from . import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
+else:
+    import Red9_General as r9General
+    import Red9_Meta as r9Meta
+    import Red9_Tools as r9Tools
+    import Red9_CoreUtils as r9Core
+    import Red9_AnimationUtils as r9Anim
+    import Red9_PoseSaver as r9Pose
+    import Red9_Audio as r9Audio
 
 
 def _reload():
     '''
     reload carefully and re-register the RED9_META_REGISTRY
     '''
-    importlib.reload(r9General)
-    importlib.reload(r9Meta)
-    importlib.reload(r9Tools)
-    importlib.reload(r9Audio)
-    importlib.reload(r9Core)
-    importlib.reload(r9Anim)
-    importlib.reload(r9Pose)
+    reload(r9General)
+    reload(r9Meta)
+    reload(r9Tools)
+    reload(r9Audio)
+    reload(r9Core)
+    reload(r9Anim)
+    reload(r9Pose)
 
     r9Meta.metaData_sceneCleanups()
     r9Meta.registerMClassInheritanceMapping()
     print('Red9 Core Reloaded and META REGISTRY updated')
 
+
 def _setlogginglevel_debug(module='all'):
     '''
     Dev wrapper to set the logging level to debug
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ def _setlogginglevel_debug(module='all'):
         r9Anim.log.setLevel(r9Anim.logging.DEBUG)
         print('Red9_AnimationUtils set to DEBUG state')
     if module == 'r9General' or  module == 'all':
-        Red9_General.log.setLevel(Red9_General.logging.DEBUG)
+        r9General.log.setLevel(r9General.logging.DEBUG)
         print('Red9_General set to DEBUG state')
     if module == 'r9Tools' or  module == 'all':
         r9Tools.log.setLevel(r9Tools.logging.DEBUG)
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ def _setlogginglevel_info(module='all'):
         r9Anim.log.setLevel(r9Anim.logging.INFO)
         print('Red9_AnimationUtils set to INFO state')
     if module == 'r9General' or  module == 'all':
-        Red9_General.log.setLevel(Red9_General.logging.INFO)
+        r9General.log.setLevel(r9General.logging.INFO)
         print('Red9_General set to INFO state')
     if module == 'r9Tools' or  module == 'all':
         r9Tools.log.setLevel(r9Tools.logging.INFO)
diff --git a/packages/configobj.py b/packages/configobj.py
index ba886e8..bc5726f 100644
--- a/packages/configobj.py
+++ b/packages/configobj.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from codecs import BOM_UTF8, BOM_UTF16, BOM_UTF16_BE, BOM_UTF16_LE
 
 import six
-from _version import __version__
+from ._version import __version__
 
 # imported lazily to avoid startup performance hit if it isn't used
 compiler = None