diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/accelerate.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/accelerate.py
index 0627267c16b..1095ed049c8 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/accelerate.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/accelerate.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 import json
 import os
 import base64
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                     # shutdown, so we'll reconnect.
                     wrong_user = True
 
-        except AnsibleError, e:
+        except AnsibleError as e:
             if allow_ssh:
                 if "WRONG_USER" in e:
                     vvv("Switching users, waiting for the daemon on %s to shutdown completely..." % self.host)
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/chroot.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/chroot.py
index 3e960472879..3ecc0f70301 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/chroot.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/chroot.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 import distutils.spawn
 import traceback
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/funcd.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/funcd.py
index 92b7f53605b..92bda4bb347 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/funcd.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/funcd.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # The func transport permit to use ansible over func. For people who have already setup
 # func and that wish to play with ansible, this permit to move gradually to ansible
 # without having to redo completely the setup of the network.
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 HAVE_FUNC=False
 try:
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
index c7b61bc638c..f7623b39382 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 import distutils.spawn
 import traceback
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/libvirt_lxc.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/libvirt_lxc.py
index 34cdb592b24..392436073b7 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/libvirt_lxc.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/libvirt_lxc.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/ssh.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/ssh.py
index cc5b321d143..49e1e3b9660 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/ssh.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/ssh.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
                 continue
             try:
                 host_fh = open(hf)
-            except IOError, e:
+            except IOError as e:
                 hfiles_not_found += 1
                 continue
             else:
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/winrm.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/winrm.py
index 833358d58c1..0b480f3796b 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/winrm.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/winrm.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 import base64
 import os
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
             try:
                 protocol.send_message('')
                 return protocol
-            except WinRMTransportError, exc:
+            except WinRMTransportError as exc:
                 err_msg = str(exc)
                 if re.search(r'Operation\s+?timed\s+?out', err_msg, re.I):
                     raise AnsibleError("the connection attempt timed out")
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
             cmd_parts = self._shell._encode_script(script, as_list=True)
         try:
             result = self._winrm_exec(cmd_parts[0], cmd_parts[1:], from_exec=True)
-        except Exception, e:
+        except Exception as e:
             traceback.print_exc()
             raise AnsibleError("failed to exec cmd %s" % cmd)
         return (result.status_code, '', result.std_out.encode('utf-8'), result.std_err.encode('utf-8'))
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
index 211bd0fbcc6..a4f8c1a027c 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
 
 import distutils.spawn
 import traceback