diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0dc878373..662ea5c8b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,30 @@ language: python
 python:
   - "2.6"
   - "2.7"
+  - "3.2"
+  - "3.3"
 
 env:
-  - DJANGO=https://github.com/django/django/zipball/master
-  - DJANGO=django==1.4.3 --use-mirrors
-  - DJANGO=django==1.3.5 --use-mirrors
+  - DJANGO=https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5c1/tarball/
+  - DJANGO="django==1.4.3 --use-mirrors"
+  - DJANGO="django==1.3.5 --use-mirrors"
 
 install:
   - pip install $DJANGO
-  - pip install django-filter==0.5.4 --use-mirrors
+  - "if [[ ${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION::1} != '3' ]]; then pip install django-filter==0.5.4 --use-mirrors; fi"
+  - "if [[ ${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION::1} == '3' ]]; then pip install https://github.com/alex/django-filter/tarball/master; fi"
   - export PYTHONPATH=.
 
 script:
   - python rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
+
+matrix:
+  exclude:
+    - python: "3.2"
+      env: DJANGO="django==1.4.3 --use-mirrors"
+    - python: "3.2"
+      env: DJANGO="django==1.3.5 --use-mirrors"
+    - python: "3.3"
+      env: DJANGO="django==1.4.3 --use-mirrors"
+    - python: "3.3"
+      env: DJANGO="django==1.3.5 --use-mirrors"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 523b7e740..42c25c63e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ There is also a sandbox API you can use for testing purposes, [available here][s
 
 # Requirements
 
-* Python (2.6, 2.7)
+* Python (2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3)
 * Django (1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
 
 **Optional:**
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 453a67b8a..283ea069c 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ There is also a sandbox API you can use for testing purposes, [available here][s
 
 REST framework requires the following:
 
-* Python (2.6, 2.7)
+* Python (2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3)
 * Django (1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
 
 The following packages are optional:
diff --git a/docs/topics/credits.md b/docs/topics/credits.md
index a67a81690..ebca44916 100644
--- a/docs/topics/credits.md
+++ b/docs/topics/credits.md
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ The following people have helped make REST framework great.
 * Michał Jaworski - [swistakm]
 * Andrea de Marco - [z4r]
 * Fernando Rocha - [fernandogrd]
+* Xavier Ordoquy - [xordoquy]
 
 Many thanks to everyone who's contributed to the project.
 
@@ -237,3 +238,4 @@ You can also contact [@_tomchristie][twitter] directly on twitter.
 [swistakm]: https://github.com/swistakm
 [z4r]: https://github.com/z4r
 [fernandogrd]: https://github.com/fernandogrd
+[xordoquy]: https://github.com/xordoquy
diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index f9882c57e..80e2c4107 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 __version__ = '2.1.17'
 
 VERSION = __version__  # synonym
+
+# Header encoding (see RFC5987)
+HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING = 'iso-8859-1'
diff --git a/rest_framework/authentication.py b/rest_framework/authentication.py
index fc1691894..c15568db4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authentication.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authentication.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 """
 Provides a set of pluggable authentication policies.
 """
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, DjangoUnicodeDecodeError
-from rest_framework import exceptions
+from django.utils.encoding import DjangoUnicodeDecodeError
+from rest_framework import exceptions, HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING
 from rest_framework.compat import CsrfViewMiddleware
+from rest_framework.compat import smart_text
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
+from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 import base64
 
 
@@ -41,22 +44,25 @@ class BasicAuthentication(BaseAuthentication):
         Returns a `User` if a correct username and password have been supplied
         using HTTP Basic authentication.  Otherwise returns `None`.
         """
-        auth = request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION', '').split()
+        auth = request.META.get('HTTP_AUTHORIZATION', b'')
+        if type(auth) == type(''):
+            # Work around django test client oddness
+            auth = auth.encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING)
+        auth = auth.split()
 
-        if not auth or auth[0].lower() != "basic":
+        if not auth or auth[0].lower() != b'basic':
             return None
 
         if len(auth) != 2:
             raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed('Invalid basic header')
 
         try:
-            auth_parts = base64.b64decode(auth[1]).partition(':')
-        except TypeError:
+            auth_parts = base64.b64decode(auth[1]).decode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING).partition(':')
+        except (TypeError, UnicodeDecodeError):
             raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed('Invalid basic header')
 
         try:
-            userid = smart_unicode(auth_parts[0])
-            password = smart_unicode(auth_parts[2])
+            userid, password = auth_parts[0], auth_parts[2]
         except DjangoUnicodeDecodeError:
             raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed('Invalid basic header')
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
index 4da2aa625..7f5a75a3d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/models.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class Token(models.Model):
         return super(Token, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def generate_key(self):
-        unique = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        return hmac.new(unique, digestmod=sha1).hexdigest()
+        unique = uuid.uuid4()
+        return hmac.new(unique.bytes, digestmod=sha1).hexdigest()
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.key
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 5508f6c05..8c64d9510 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -3,14 +3,35 @@ The `compat` module provides support for backwards compatibility with older
 versions of django/python, and compatibility wrappers around optional packages.
 """
 # flake8: noqa
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import django
 
+# Try to import six from Django, fallback to included `six`.
+try:
+    from django.utils import six
+except:
+    from rest_framework import six
+
 # location of patterns, url, include changes in 1.4 onwards
 try:
     from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 except:
     from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url, include
 
+# Handle django.utils.encoding rename:
+# smart_unicode -> smart_text
+# force_unicode -> force_text
+try:
+    from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
+except ImportError:
+    from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode as smart_text
+try:
+    from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+except ImportError:
+    from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode as force_text
+
+
 # django-filter is optional
 try:
     import django_filters
@@ -20,9 +41,18 @@ except:
 
 # cStringIO only if it's available, otherwise StringIO
 try:
-    import cStringIO as StringIO
+    import cStringIO.StringIO as StringIO
 except ImportError:
-    import StringIO
+    StringIO = six.StringIO
+
+BytesIO = six.BytesIO
+
+
+# urlparse compat import (Required because it changed in python 3.x)
+try:
+    from urllib import parse as urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    import urlparse
 
 
 # Try to import PIL in either of the two ways it can end up installed.
@@ -54,7 +84,7 @@ else:
     try:
         from django.contrib.auth.models import User
     except ImportError:
-        raise ImportError(u"User model is not to be found.")
+        raise ImportError("User model is not to be found.")
 
 
 # First implementation of Django class-based views did not include head method
@@ -75,11 +105,11 @@ else:
             # sanitize keyword arguments
             for key in initkwargs:
                 if key in cls.http_method_names:
-                    raise TypeError(u"You tried to pass in the %s method name as a "
-                                    u"keyword argument to %s(). Don't do that."
+                    raise TypeError("You tried to pass in the %s method name as a "
+                                    "keyword argument to %s(). Don't do that."
                                     % (key, cls.__name__))
                 if not hasattr(cls, key):
-                    raise TypeError(u"%s() received an invalid keyword %r" % (
+                    raise TypeError("%s() received an invalid keyword %r" % (
                         cls.__name__, key))
 
             def view(request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -110,7 +140,6 @@ else:
     import re
     import random
     import logging
-    import urlparse
 
     from django.conf import settings
     from django.core.urlresolvers import get_callable
@@ -152,7 +181,8 @@ else:
         randrange = random.SystemRandom().randrange
     else:
         randrange = random.randrange
-    _MAX_CSRF_KEY = 18446744073709551616L     # 2 << 63
+
+    _MAX_CSRF_KEY = 18446744073709551616      # 2 << 63
 
     REASON_NO_REFERER = "Referer checking failed - no Referer."
     REASON_BAD_REFERER = "Referer checking failed - %s does not match %s."
diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index b9b7e4260..d6e8539d4 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import copy
 import datetime
 import inspect
 import re
 import warnings
 
-from io import BytesIO
-
 from django.core import validators
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.conf import settings
 from django import forms
 from django.forms import widgets
-from django.utils.encoding import is_protected_type, smart_unicode
+from django.utils.encoding import is_protected_type
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework.compat import parse_date, parse_datetime
 from rest_framework.compat import timezone
+from rest_framework.compat import BytesIO
+from rest_framework.compat import six
+from rest_framework.compat import smart_text
 
 
 def is_simple_callable(obj):
@@ -95,11 +98,11 @@ class Field(object):
 
         if is_protected_type(value):
             return value
-        elif hasattr(value, '__iter__') and not isinstance(value, (dict, basestring)):
+        elif hasattr(value, '__iter__') and not isinstance(value, (dict, six.string_types)):
             return [self.to_native(item) for item in value]
         elif isinstance(value, dict):
             return dict(map(self.to_native, (k, v)) for k, v in value.items())
-        return smart_unicode(value)
+        return smart_text(value)
 
     def attributes(self):
         """
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ class BooleanField(WritableField):
     form_field_class = forms.BooleanField
     widget = widgets.CheckboxInput
     default_error_messages = {
-        'invalid': _(u"'%s' value must be either True or False."),
+        'invalid': _("'%s' value must be either True or False."),
     }
     empty = False
 
@@ -296,9 +299,9 @@ class CharField(WritableField):
             self.validators.append(validators.MaxLengthValidator(max_length))
 
     def from_native(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, basestring) or value is None:
+        if isinstance(value, six.string_types) or value is None:
             return value
-        return smart_unicode(value)
+        return smart_text(value)
 
 
 class URLField(CharField):
@@ -358,10 +361,10 @@ class ChoiceField(WritableField):
             if isinstance(v, (list, tuple)):
                 # This is an optgroup, so look inside the group for options
                 for k2, v2 in v:
-                    if value == smart_unicode(k2):
+                    if value == smart_text(k2):
                         return True
             else:
-                if value == smart_unicode(k) or value == k:
+                if value == smart_text(k) or value == k:
                     return True
         return False
 
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ class RegexField(CharField):
         return self._regex
 
     def _set_regex(self, regex):
-        if isinstance(regex, basestring):
+        if isinstance(regex, six.string_types):
             regex = re.compile(regex)
         self._regex = regex
         if hasattr(self, '_regex_validator') and self._regex_validator in self.validators:
@@ -424,10 +427,10 @@ class DateField(WritableField):
     form_field_class = forms.DateField
 
     default_error_messages = {
-        'invalid': _(u"'%s' value has an invalid date format. It must be "
-                     u"in YYYY-MM-DD format."),
-        'invalid_date': _(u"'%s' value has the correct format (YYYY-MM-DD) "
-                          u"but it is an invalid date."),
+        'invalid': _("'%s' value has an invalid date format. It must be "
+                     "in YYYY-MM-DD format."),
+        'invalid_date': _("'%s' value has the correct format (YYYY-MM-DD) "
+                          "but it is an invalid date."),
     }
     empty = None
 
@@ -463,13 +466,13 @@ class DateTimeField(WritableField):
     form_field_class = forms.DateTimeField
 
     default_error_messages = {
-        'invalid': _(u"'%s' value has an invalid format. It must be in "
-                     u"YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]][TZ] format."),
-        'invalid_date': _(u"'%s' value has the correct format "
-                          u"(YYYY-MM-DD) but it is an invalid date."),
-        'invalid_datetime': _(u"'%s' value has the correct format "
-                              u"(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]][TZ]) "
-                              u"but it is an invalid date/time."),
+        'invalid': _("'%s' value has an invalid format. It must be in "
+                     "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]][TZ] format."),
+        'invalid_date': _("'%s' value has the correct format "
+                          "(YYYY-MM-DD) but it is an invalid date."),
+        'invalid_datetime': _("'%s' value has the correct format "
+                              "(YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:ss[.uuuuuu]][TZ]) "
+                              "but it is an invalid date/time."),
     }
     empty = None
 
@@ -486,8 +489,8 @@ class DateTimeField(WritableField):
                 # local time. This won't work during DST change, but we can't
                 # do much about it, so we let the exceptions percolate up the
                 # call stack.
-                warnings.warn(u"DateTimeField received a naive datetime (%s)"
-                              u" while time zone support is active." % value,
+                warnings.warn("DateTimeField received a naive datetime (%s)"
+                              " while time zone support is active." % value,
                               RuntimeWarning)
                 default_timezone = timezone.get_default_timezone()
                 value = timezone.make_aware(value, default_timezone)
diff --git a/rest_framework/filters.py b/rest_framework/filters.py
index bcc876607..f7b5a1bc1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/filters.py
+++ b/rest_framework/filters.py
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ class DjangoFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
         filter_class = self.get_filter_class(view)
 
         if filter_class:
-            return filter_class(request.GET, queryset=queryset)
+            return filter_class(request.QUERY_PARAMS, queryset=queryset)
 
         return queryset
diff --git a/rest_framework/mixins.py b/rest_framework/mixins.py
index 43581ae9b..acaf8a719 100644
--- a/rest_framework/mixins.py
+++ b/rest_framework/mixins.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Basic building blocks for generic class based views.
 We don't bind behaviour to http method handlers yet,
 which allows mixin classes to be composed in interesting ways.
 """
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.http import Http404
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class ListModelMixin(object):
     List a queryset.
     Should be mixed in with `MultipleObjectAPIView`.
     """
-    empty_error = u"Empty list and '%(class_name)s.allow_empty' is False."
+    empty_error = "Empty list and '%(class_name)s.allow_empty' is False."
 
     def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         queryset = self.get_queryset()
diff --git a/rest_framework/negotiation.py b/rest_framework/negotiation.py
index ee2800a6e..0a7b6db64 100644
--- a/rest_framework/negotiation.py
+++ b/rest_framework/negotiation.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DefaultContentNegotiation(BaseContentNegotiation):
         """
         # Allow URL style format override.  eg. "?format=json
         format_query_param = self.settings.URL_FORMAT_OVERRIDE
-        format = format_suffix or request.GET.get(format_query_param)
+        format = format_suffix or request.QUERY_PARAMS.get(format_query_param)
 
         if format:
             renderers = self.filter_renderers(renderers, format)
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ class DefaultContentNegotiation(BaseContentNegotiation):
         Allows URL style accept override.  eg. "?accept=application/json"
         """
         header = request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '*/*')
-        header = request.GET.get(self.settings.URL_ACCEPT_OVERRIDE, header)
+        header = request.QUERY_PARAMS.get(self.settings.URL_ACCEPT_OVERRIDE, header)
         return [token.strip() for token in header.split(',')]
diff --git a/rest_framework/parsers.py b/rest_framework/parsers.py
index 149d64311..b601156ba 100644
--- a/rest_framework/parsers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/parsers.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from django.http.multipartparser import MultiPartParser as DjangoMultiPartParser
 from django.http.multipartparser import MultiPartParserError
 from rest_framework.compat import yaml, ETParseError
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ParseError
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 from xml.parsers.expat import ExpatError
 import json
@@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ class JSONParser(BaseParser):
         `files` will always be `None`.
         """
         try:
-            return json.load(stream)
-        except ValueError, exc:
-            raise ParseError('JSON parse error - %s' % unicode(exc))
+            data = stream.read().decode('iso-8859-1')
+            return json.loads(data)
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            raise ParseError('JSON parse error - %s' % six.text_type(exc))
 
 
 class YAMLParser(BaseParser):
@@ -75,9 +77,10 @@ class YAMLParser(BaseParser):
         `files` will always be `None`.
         """
         try:
-            return yaml.safe_load(stream)
-        except (ValueError, yaml.parser.ParserError), exc:
-            raise ParseError('YAML parse error - %s' % unicode(exc))
+            data = stream.read().decode('iso-8859-1')
+            return yaml.safe_load(data)
+        except (ValueError, yaml.parser.ParserError) as exc:
+            raise ParseError('YAML parse error - %s' % six.u(exc))
 
 
 class FormParser(BaseParser):
@@ -121,8 +124,8 @@ class MultiPartParser(BaseParser):
             parser = DjangoMultiPartParser(meta, stream, upload_handlers)
             data, files = parser.parse()
             return DataAndFiles(data, files)
-        except MultiPartParserError, exc:
-            raise ParseError('Multipart form parse error - %s' % unicode(exc))
+        except MultiPartParserError as exc:
+            raise ParseError('Multipart form parse error - %s' % six.u(exc))
 
 
 class XMLParser(BaseParser):
@@ -135,8 +138,8 @@ class XMLParser(BaseParser):
     def parse(self, stream, media_type=None, parser_context=None):
         try:
             tree = ET.parse(stream)
-        except (ExpatError, ETParseError, ValueError), exc:
-            raise ParseError('XML parse error - %s' % unicode(exc))
+        except (ExpatError, ETParseError, ValueError) as exc:
+            raise ParseError('XML parse error - %s' % six.u(exc))
         data = self._xml_convert(tree.getroot())
 
         return data
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ class XMLParser(BaseParser):
         convert the xml `element` into the corresponding python object
         """
 
-        children = element.getchildren()
+        children = list(element)
 
         if len(children) == 0:
             return self._type_convert(element.text)
diff --git a/rest_framework/relations.py b/rest_framework/relations.py
index d49ca39b2..93f19362a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/relations.py
+++ b/rest_framework/relations.py
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, ValidationError
 from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve, get_script_prefix
 from django import forms
 from django.forms import widgets
 from django.forms.models import ModelChoiceIterator
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from rest_framework.fields import Field, WritableField
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 from urlparse import urlparse
+from rest_framework.compat import urlparse
+from rest_framework.compat import smart_text
 import warnings
 
+
 ##### Relational fields #####
 
 
@@ -72,8 +77,8 @@ class RelatedField(WritableField):
         """
         Return a readable representation for use with eg. select widgets.
         """
-        desc = smart_unicode(obj)
-        ident = smart_unicode(self.to_native(obj))
+        desc = smart_text(obj)
+        ident = smart_text(self.to_native(obj))
         if desc == ident:
             return desc
         return "%s - %s" % (desc, ident)
@@ -177,8 +182,8 @@ class PrimaryKeyRelatedField(RelatedField):
         """
         Return a readable representation for use with eg. select widgets.
         """
-        desc = smart_unicode(obj)
-        ident = smart_unicode(self.to_native(obj.pk))
+        desc = smart_text(obj)
+        ident = smart_text(self.to_native(obj.pk))
         if desc == ident:
             return desc
         return "%s - %s" % (desc, ident)
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ class PrimaryKeyRelatedField(RelatedField):
         try:
             return self.queryset.get(pk=data)
         except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-            msg = self.error_messages['does_not_exist'] % smart_unicode(data)
+            msg = self.error_messages['does_not_exist'] % smart_text(data)
             raise ValidationError(msg)
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
             received = type(data).__name__
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@ class PrimaryKeyRelatedField(RelatedField):
                 pk = getattr(obj, self.source or field_name).pk
             except ObjectDoesNotExist:
                 return None
+            return self.to_native(obj.pk)
 
         # Forward relationship
         return self.to_native(pk)
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ class SlugRelatedField(RelatedField):
             return self.queryset.get(**{self.slug_field: data})
         except ObjectDoesNotExist:
             raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['does_not_exist'] %
-                                  (self.slug_field, unicode(data)))
+                                  (self.slug_field, smart_text(data)))
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
             msg = self.error_messages['invalid']
             raise ValidationError(msg)
@@ -350,7 +356,7 @@ class HyperlinkedRelatedField(RelatedField):
 
         if http_prefix:
             # If needed convert absolute URLs to relative path
-            value = urlparse(value).path
+            value = urlparse.urlparse(value).path
             prefix = get_script_prefix()
             if value.startswith(prefix):
                 value = '/' + value[len(prefix):]
diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index ed11551b5..74c7e2c98 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on the response, such as JSON encoded data or HTML output.
 
 REST framework also provides an HTML renderer the renders the browsable API.
 """
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import copy
 import string
 import json
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class JSONRenderer(BaseRenderer):
         if accepted_media_type:
             # If the media type looks like 'application/json; indent=4',
             # then pretty print the result.
-            base_media_type, params = parse_header(accepted_media_type)
+            base_media_type, params = parse_header(accepted_media_type.encode('ascii'))
             indent = params.get('indent', indent)
             try:
                 indent = max(min(int(indent), 8), 0)
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ class JSONPRenderer(JSONRenderer):
         Determine the name of the callback to wrap around the json output.
         """
         request = renderer_context.get('request', None)
-        params = request and request.GET or {}
+        params = request and request.QUERY_PARAMS or {}
         return params.get(self.callback_parameter, self.default_callback)
 
     def render(self, data, accepted_media_type=None, renderer_context=None):
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ class JSONPRenderer(JSONRenderer):
         callback = self.get_callback(renderer_context)
         json = super(JSONPRenderer, self).render(data, accepted_media_type,
                                                  renderer_context)
-        return u"%s(%s);" % (callback, json)
+        return "%s(%s);" % (callback, json)
 
 
 class XMLRenderer(BaseRenderer):
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ class BrowsableAPIRenderer(BaseRenderer):
 
         # Creating an on the fly form see:
         # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3915024/dynamically-creating-classes-python
-        OnTheFlyForm = type("OnTheFlyForm", (forms.Form,), fields)
+        OnTheFlyForm = type(str("OnTheFlyForm"), (forms.Form,), fields)
         data = (obj is not None) and serializer.data or None
         form_instance = OnTheFlyForm(data)
         return form_instance
diff --git a/rest_framework/request.py b/rest_framework/request.py
index 1c28cd176..597892ef7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/request.py
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ The wrapped request then offers a richer API, in particular :
     - full support of PUT method, including support for file uploads
     - form overloading of HTTP method, content type and content
 """
-from StringIO import StringIO
 
 from django.http.multipartparser import parse_header
+from rest_framework import HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING
 from rest_framework import exceptions
+from rest_framework.compat import BytesIO
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def is_form_media_type(media_type):
     """
     Return True if the media type is a valid form media type.
     """
-    base_media_type, params = parse_header(media_type)
+    base_media_type, params = parse_header(media_type.encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING))
     return (base_media_type == 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' or
             base_media_type == 'multipart/form-data')
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ class Request(object):
         elif hasattr(self._request, 'read'):
             self._stream = self._request
         else:
-            self._stream = StringIO(self.raw_post_data)
+            self._stream = BytesIO(self.raw_post_data)
 
     def _perform_form_overloading(self):
         """
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ class Request(object):
             self._CONTENT_PARAM in self._data and
             self._CONTENTTYPE_PARAM in self._data):
             self._content_type = self._data[self._CONTENTTYPE_PARAM]
-            self._stream = StringIO(self._data[self._CONTENT_PARAM])
+            self._stream = BytesIO(self._data[self._CONTENT_PARAM].encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING))
             self._data, self._files = (Empty, Empty)
 
     def _parse(self):
diff --git a/rest_framework/response.py b/rest_framework/response.py
index be78c43ae..0a484c4a1 100644
--- a/rest_framework/response.py
+++ b/rest_framework/response.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django.core.handlers.wsgi import STATUS_CODE_TEXT
 from django.template.response import SimpleTemplateResponse
 
+from rest_framework.compat import six
+
 
 class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
     """
@@ -22,9 +24,9 @@ class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
         self.data = data
         self.template_name = template_name
         self.exception = exception
-        
+
         if headers:
-            for name,value in headers.iteritems():
+            for name, value in six.iteritems(headers):
                 self[name] = value
 
     @property
diff --git a/rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py b/rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
index 505994e28..4a333fb3e 100755
--- a/rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
+++ b/rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def main():
     elif len(sys.argv) == 1:
         test_case = ''
     else:
-        print usage()
+        print(usage())
         sys.exit(1)
     failures = test_runner.run_tests(['tests' + test_case])
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index 6b2a8368c..c5b3494cf 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.forms import widgets
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 from rest_framework.compat import get_concrete_model
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 # Note: We do the following so that users of the framework can use this style:
 #
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def _get_declared_fields(bases, attrs):
     Note that all fields from the base classes are used.
     """
     fields = [(field_name, attrs.pop(field_name))
-              for field_name, obj in attrs.items()
+              for field_name, obj in list(six.iteritems(attrs))
               if isinstance(obj, Field)]
     fields.sort(key=lambda x: x[1].creation_counter)
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ def _get_declared_fields(bases, attrs):
     # in order to maintain the correct order of fields.
     for base in bases[::-1]:
         if hasattr(base, 'base_fields'):
-            fields = base.base_fields.items() + fields
+            fields = list(base.base_fields.items()) + fields
 
     return SortedDict(fields)
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class BaseSerializer(Field):
         reverted_data = {}
 
         if data is not None and not isinstance(data, dict):
-            self._errors['non_field_errors'] = [u'Invalid data']
+            self._errors['non_field_errors'] = ['Invalid data']
             return None
 
         for field_name, field in self.fields.items():
@@ -278,6 +279,10 @@ class BaseSerializer(Field):
         """
         Deserialize primitives -> objects.
         """
+        if hasattr(data, '__iter__') and not isinstance(data, (dict, six.text_type)):
+            # TODO: error data when deserializing lists
+            return [self.from_native(item, None) for item in data]
+
         self._errors = {}
         if data is not None or files is not None:
             attrs = self.restore_fields(data, files)
@@ -379,8 +384,8 @@ class BaseSerializer(Field):
         return self.object
 
 
-class Serializer(BaseSerializer):
-    __metaclass__ = SerializerMetaclass
+class Serializer(six.with_metaclass(SerializerMetaclass, BaseSerializer)):
+    pass
 
 
 class ModelSerializerOptions(SerializerOptions):
@@ -544,7 +549,7 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         """
         try:
             instance.full_clean(exclude=self.get_validation_exclusions())
-        except ValidationError, err:
+        except ValidationError as err:
             self._errors = err.message_dict
             return None
         return instance
@@ -580,6 +585,12 @@ class ModelSerializer(Serializer):
         else:
             instance = self.opts.model(**attrs)
 
+        try:
+            instance.full_clean(exclude=self.get_validation_exclusions())
+        except ValidationError as err:
+            self._errors = err.message_dict
+            return None
+
         return instance
 
     def from_native(self, data, files):
diff --git a/rest_framework/settings.py b/rest_framework/settings.py
index 5c77c55cd..b3ca01347 100644
--- a/rest_framework/settings.py
+++ b/rest_framework/settings.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ back to the defaults.
 """
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import importlib
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 USER_SETTINGS = getattr(settings, 'REST_FRAMEWORK', None)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ def perform_import(val, setting_name):
     If the given setting is a string import notation,
     then perform the necessary import or imports.
     """
-    if isinstance(val, basestring):
+    if isinstance(val, six.string_types):
         return import_from_string(val, setting_name)
     elif isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
         return [import_from_string(item, setting_name) for item in val]
diff --git a/rest_framework/six.py b/rest_framework/six.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e3823128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/six.py
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+"""Utilities for writing code that runs on Python 2 and 3"""
+
+import operator
+import sys
+import types
+
+__author__ = "Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
+
+
+# True if we are running on Python 3.
+PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
+
+if PY3:
+    string_types = str,
+    integer_types = int,
+    class_types = type,
+    text_type = str
+    binary_type = bytes
+
+    MAXSIZE = sys.maxsize
+else:
+    string_types = basestring,
+    integer_types = (int, long)
+    class_types = (type, types.ClassType)
+    text_type = unicode
+    binary_type = str
+
+    if sys.platform == "java":
+        # Jython always uses 32 bits.
+        MAXSIZE = int((1 << 31) - 1)
+    else:
+        # It's possible to have sizeof(long) != sizeof(Py_ssize_t).
+        class X(object):
+            def __len__(self):
+                return 1 << 31
+        try:
+            len(X())
+        except OverflowError:
+            # 32-bit
+            MAXSIZE = int((1 << 31) - 1)
+        else:
+            # 64-bit
+            MAXSIZE = int((1 << 63) - 1)
+            del X
+
+
+def _add_doc(func, doc):
+    """Add documentation to a function."""
+    func.__doc__ = doc
+
+
+def _import_module(name):
+    """Import module, returning the module after the last dot."""
+    __import__(name)
+    return sys.modules[name]
+
+
+class _LazyDescr(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+
+    def __get__(self, obj, tp):
+        result = self._resolve()
+        setattr(obj, self.name, result)
+        # This is a bit ugly, but it avoids running this again.
+        delattr(tp, self.name)
+        return result
+
+
+class MovedModule(_LazyDescr):
+
+    def __init__(self, name, old, new=None):
+        super(MovedModule, self).__init__(name)
+        if PY3:
+            if new is None:
+                new = name
+            self.mod = new
+        else:
+            self.mod = old
+
+    def _resolve(self):
+        return _import_module(self.mod)
+
+
+class MovedAttribute(_LazyDescr):
+
+    def __init__(self, name, old_mod, new_mod, old_attr=None, new_attr=None):
+        super(MovedAttribute, self).__init__(name)
+        if PY3:
+            if new_mod is None:
+                new_mod = name
+            self.mod = new_mod
+            if new_attr is None:
+                if old_attr is None:
+                    new_attr = name
+                else:
+                    new_attr = old_attr
+            self.attr = new_attr
+        else:
+            self.mod = old_mod
+            if old_attr is None:
+                old_attr = name
+            self.attr = old_attr
+
+    def _resolve(self):
+        module = _import_module(self.mod)
+        return getattr(module, self.attr)
+
+
+
+class _MovedItems(types.ModuleType):
+    """Lazy loading of moved objects"""
+
+
+_moved_attributes = [
+    MovedAttribute("cStringIO", "cStringIO", "io", "StringIO"),
+    MovedAttribute("filter", "itertools", "builtins", "ifilter", "filter"),
+    MovedAttribute("input", "__builtin__", "builtins", "raw_input", "input"),
+    MovedAttribute("map", "itertools", "builtins", "imap", "map"),
+    MovedAttribute("reload_module", "__builtin__", "imp", "reload"),
+    MovedAttribute("reduce", "__builtin__", "functools"),
+    MovedAttribute("StringIO", "StringIO", "io"),
+    MovedAttribute("xrange", "__builtin__", "builtins", "xrange", "range"),
+    MovedAttribute("zip", "itertools", "builtins", "izip", "zip"),
+
+    MovedModule("builtins", "__builtin__"),
+    MovedModule("configparser", "ConfigParser"),
+    MovedModule("copyreg", "copy_reg"),
+    MovedModule("http_cookiejar", "cookielib", "http.cookiejar"),
+    MovedModule("http_cookies", "Cookie", "http.cookies"),
+    MovedModule("html_entities", "htmlentitydefs", "html.entities"),
+    MovedModule("html_parser", "HTMLParser", "html.parser"),
+    MovedModule("http_client", "httplib", "http.client"),
+    MovedModule("BaseHTTPServer", "BaseHTTPServer", "http.server"),
+    MovedModule("CGIHTTPServer", "CGIHTTPServer", "http.server"),
+    MovedModule("SimpleHTTPServer", "SimpleHTTPServer", "http.server"),
+    MovedModule("cPickle", "cPickle", "pickle"),
+    MovedModule("queue", "Queue"),
+    MovedModule("reprlib", "repr"),
+    MovedModule("socketserver", "SocketServer"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter", "Tkinter"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_dialog", "Dialog", "tkinter.dialog"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_filedialog", "FileDialog", "tkinter.filedialog"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_scrolledtext", "ScrolledText", "tkinter.scrolledtext"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_simpledialog", "SimpleDialog", "tkinter.simpledialog"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_tix", "Tix", "tkinter.tix"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_constants", "Tkconstants", "tkinter.constants"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_dnd", "Tkdnd", "tkinter.dnd"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_colorchooser", "tkColorChooser",
+                "tkinter.colorchooser"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_commondialog", "tkCommonDialog",
+                "tkinter.commondialog"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_tkfiledialog", "tkFileDialog", "tkinter.filedialog"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_font", "tkFont", "tkinter.font"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_messagebox", "tkMessageBox", "tkinter.messagebox"),
+    MovedModule("tkinter_tksimpledialog", "tkSimpleDialog",
+                "tkinter.simpledialog"),
+    MovedModule("urllib_robotparser", "robotparser", "urllib.robotparser"),
+    MovedModule("winreg", "_winreg"),
+]
+for attr in _moved_attributes:
+    setattr(_MovedItems, attr.name, attr)
+del attr
+
+moves = sys.modules["django.utils.six.moves"] = _MovedItems("moves")
+
+
+def add_move(move):
+    """Add an item to six.moves."""
+    setattr(_MovedItems, move.name, move)
+
+
+def remove_move(name):
+    """Remove item from six.moves."""
+    try:
+        delattr(_MovedItems, name)
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            del moves.__dict__[name]
+        except KeyError:
+            raise AttributeError("no such move, %r" % (name,))
+
+
+if PY3:
+    _meth_func = "__func__"
+    _meth_self = "__self__"
+
+    _func_code = "__code__"
+    _func_defaults = "__defaults__"
+
+    _iterkeys = "keys"
+    _itervalues = "values"
+    _iteritems = "items"
+else:
+    _meth_func = "im_func"
+    _meth_self = "im_self"
+
+    _func_code = "func_code"
+    _func_defaults = "func_defaults"
+
+    _iterkeys = "iterkeys"
+    _itervalues = "itervalues"
+    _iteritems = "iteritems"
+
+
+try:
+    advance_iterator = next
+except NameError:
+    def advance_iterator(it):
+        return it.next()
+next = advance_iterator
+
+
+if PY3:
+    def get_unbound_function(unbound):
+        return unbound
+
+    Iterator = object
+
+    def callable(obj):
+        return any("__call__" in klass.__dict__ for klass in type(obj).__mro__)
+else:
+    def get_unbound_function(unbound):
+        return unbound.im_func
+
+    class Iterator(object):
+
+        def next(self):
+            return type(self).__next__(self)
+
+    callable = callable
+_add_doc(get_unbound_function,
+         """Get the function out of a possibly unbound function""")
+
+
+get_method_function = operator.attrgetter(_meth_func)
+get_method_self = operator.attrgetter(_meth_self)
+get_function_code = operator.attrgetter(_func_code)
+get_function_defaults = operator.attrgetter(_func_defaults)
+
+
+def iterkeys(d):
+    """Return an iterator over the keys of a dictionary."""
+    return iter(getattr(d, _iterkeys)())
+
+def itervalues(d):
+    """Return an iterator over the values of a dictionary."""
+    return iter(getattr(d, _itervalues)())
+
+def iteritems(d):
+    """Return an iterator over the (key, value) pairs of a dictionary."""
+    return iter(getattr(d, _iteritems)())
+
+
+if PY3:
+    def b(s):
+        return s.encode("latin-1")
+    def u(s):
+        return s
+    if sys.version_info[1] <= 1:
+        def int2byte(i):
+            return bytes((i,))
+    else:
+        # This is about 2x faster than the implementation above on 3.2+
+        int2byte = operator.methodcaller("to_bytes", 1, "big")
+    import io
+    StringIO = io.StringIO
+    BytesIO = io.BytesIO
+else:
+    def b(s):
+        return s
+    def u(s):
+        return unicode(s, "unicode_escape")
+    int2byte = chr
+    import StringIO
+    StringIO = BytesIO = StringIO.StringIO
+_add_doc(b, """Byte literal""")
+_add_doc(u, """Text literal""")
+
+
+if PY3:
+    import builtins
+    exec_ = getattr(builtins, "exec")
+
+
+    def reraise(tp, value, tb=None):
+        if value.__traceback__ is not tb:
+            raise value.with_traceback(tb)
+        raise value
+
+
+    print_ = getattr(builtins, "print")
+    del builtins
+
+else:
+    def exec_(code, globs=None, locs=None):
+        """Execute code in a namespace."""
+        if globs is None:
+            frame = sys._getframe(1)
+            globs = frame.f_globals
+            if locs is None:
+                locs = frame.f_locals
+            del frame
+        elif locs is None:
+            locs = globs
+        exec("""exec code in globs, locs""")
+
+
+    exec_("""def reraise(tp, value, tb=None):
+    raise tp, value, tb
+""")
+
+
+    def print_(*args, **kwargs):
+        """The new-style print function."""
+        fp = kwargs.pop("file", sys.stdout)
+        if fp is None:
+            return
+        def write(data):
+            if not isinstance(data, basestring):
+                data = str(data)
+            fp.write(data)
+        want_unicode = False
+        sep = kwargs.pop("sep", None)
+        if sep is not None:
+            if isinstance(sep, unicode):
+                want_unicode = True
+            elif not isinstance(sep, str):
+                raise TypeError("sep must be None or a string")
+        end = kwargs.pop("end", None)
+        if end is not None:
+            if isinstance(end, unicode):
+                want_unicode = True
+            elif not isinstance(end, str):
+                raise TypeError("end must be None or a string")
+        if kwargs:
+            raise TypeError("invalid keyword arguments to print()")
+        if not want_unicode:
+            for arg in args:
+                if isinstance(arg, unicode):
+                    want_unicode = True
+                    break
+        if want_unicode:
+            newline = unicode("\n")
+            space = unicode(" ")
+        else:
+            newline = "\n"
+            space = " "
+        if sep is None:
+            sep = space
+        if end is None:
+            end = newline
+        for i, arg in enumerate(args):
+            if i:
+                write(sep)
+            write(arg)
+        write(end)
+
+_add_doc(reraise, """Reraise an exception.""")
+
+
+def with_metaclass(meta, base=object):
+    """Create a base class with a metaclass."""
+    return meta("NewBase", (base,), {})
+
+
+### Additional customizations for Django ###
+
+if PY3:
+    _iterlists = "lists"
+    _assertRaisesRegex = "assertRaisesRegex"
+else:
+    _iterlists = "iterlists"
+    _assertRaisesRegex = "assertRaisesRegexp"
+
+
+def iterlists(d):
+    """Return an iterator over the values of a MultiValueDict."""
+    return getattr(d, _iterlists)()
+
+
+def assertRaisesRegex(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    return getattr(self, _assertRaisesRegex)(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+add_move(MovedModule("_dummy_thread", "dummy_thread"))
+add_move(MovedModule("_thread", "thread"))
diff --git a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
index 82fcdfe74..cbafbe0e6 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
+++ b/rest_framework/templatetags/rest_framework.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
 from django import template
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import QueryDict
-from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.safestring import SafeData, mark_safe
-from urlparse import urlsplit, urlunsplit
+from rest_framework.compat import urlparse
+from rest_framework.compat import force_text
+from rest_framework.compat import six
+
 import re
 import string
 
@@ -99,11 +103,11 @@ def replace_query_param(url, key, val):
     Given a URL and a key/val pair, set or replace an item in the query
     parameters of the URL, and return the new URL.
     """
-    (scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment) = urlsplit(url)
+    (scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment) = urlparse.urlsplit(url)
     query_dict = QueryDict(query).copy()
     query_dict[key] = val
     query = query_dict.urlencode()
-    return urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment))
+    return urlparse.urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment))
 
 
 # Regex for adding classes to html snippets
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ def add_class(value, css_class):
     In the case of REST Framework, the filter is used to add Bootstrap-specific
     classes to the forms.
     """
-    html = unicode(value)
+    html = six.text_type(value)
     match = class_re.search(html)
     if match:
         m = re.search(r'^%s$|^%s\s|\s%s\s|\s%s$' % (css_class, css_class,
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ def urlize_quoted_links(text, trim_url_limit=None, nofollow=True, autoescape=Tru
     """
     trim_url = lambda x, limit=trim_url_limit: limit is not None and (len(x) > limit and ('%s...' % x[:max(0, limit - 3)])) or x
     safe_input = isinstance(text, SafeData)
-    words = word_split_re.split(force_unicode(text))
+    words = word_split_re.split(force_text(text))
     nofollow_attr = nofollow and ' rel="nofollow"' or ''
     for i, word in enumerate(words):
         match = None
@@ -249,4 +253,4 @@ def urlize_quoted_links(text, trim_url_limit=None, nofollow=True, autoescape=Tru
             words[i] = mark_safe(word)
         elif autoescape:
             words[i] = escape(word)
-    return mark_safe(u''.join(words))
+    return mark_safe(''.join(words))
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/authentication.py b/rest_framework/tests/authentication.py
index 1f17e8d28..7dde6d22a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/authentication.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/authentication.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.test import Client, TestCase
-
+from rest_framework import HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING
 from rest_framework import permissions
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 from rest_framework.authentication import TokenAuthentication, BasicAuthentication, SessionAuthentication
@@ -42,13 +44,17 @@ class BasicAuthTests(TestCase):
 
     def test_post_form_passing_basic_auth(self):
         """Ensure POSTing json over basic auth with correct credentials passes and does not require CSRF"""
-        auth = 'Basic %s' % base64.encodestring('%s:%s' % (self.username, self.password)).strip()
+        credentials = ('%s:%s' % (self.username, self.password))
+        base64_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING)).decode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING)
+        auth = 'Basic %s' % base64_credentials
         response = self.csrf_client.post('/basic/', {'example': 'example'}, HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=auth)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
     def test_post_json_passing_basic_auth(self):
         """Ensure POSTing form over basic auth with correct credentials passes and does not require CSRF"""
-        auth = 'Basic %s' % base64.encodestring('%s:%s' % (self.username, self.password)).strip()
+        credentials = ('%s:%s' % (self.username, self.password))
+        base64_credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials.encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING)).decode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING)
+        auth = 'Basic %s' % base64_credentials
         response = self.csrf_client.post('/basic/', json.dumps({'example': 'example'}), 'application/json', HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=auth)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ class TokenAuthTests(TestCase):
         response = client.post('/auth-token/',
                                json.dumps({'username': self.username, 'password': self.password}), 'application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content)['token'], self.key)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content.decode('ascii'))['token'], self.key)
 
     def test_token_login_json_bad_creds(self):
         """Ensure token login view using JSON POST fails if bad credentials are used."""
@@ -181,4 +187,4 @@ class TokenAuthTests(TestCase):
         response = client.post('/auth-token/',
                                {'username': self.username, 'password': self.password})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content)['token'], self.key)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.content.decode('ascii'))['token'], self.key)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/files.py b/rest_framework/tests/files.py
index 446e23c07..0434f9009 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/files.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/files.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import StringIO
 import datetime
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.compat import BytesIO
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 class UploadedFile(object):
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ class UploadedFileSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 class FileSerializerTests(TestCase):
     def test_create(self):
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        file = StringIO.StringIO('stuff')
+        file = BytesIO(six.b('stuff'))
         file.name = 'stuff.txt'
-        file.size = file.len
+        file.size = len(file.getvalue())
         serializer = UploadedFileSerializer(data={'created': now}, files={'file': file})
         uploaded_file = UploadedFile(file=file, created=now)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/genericrelations.py b/rest_framework/tests/genericrelations.py
index 146ad1e4c..91a986043 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/genericrelations.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/genericrelations.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.generic import GenericRelation, GenericForeignKey
 from django.db import models
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@ class TestGenericRelations(TestCase):
 
         serializer = BookmarkSerializer(self.bookmark)
         expected = {
-            'tags': [u'django', u'python'],
-            'url': u'https://www.djangoproject.com/'
+            'tags': ['django', 'python'],
+            'url': 'https://www.djangoproject.com/'
         }
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -84,16 +86,16 @@ class TestGenericRelations(TestCase):
         serializer = TagSerializer(Tag.objects.all())
         expected = [
         {
-            'tag': u'django',
-            'tagged_item': u'Bookmark: https://www.djangoproject.com/'
+            'tag': 'django',
+            'tagged_item': 'Bookmark: https://www.djangoproject.com/'
         },
         {
-            'tag': u'python',
-            'tagged_item': u'Bookmark: https://www.djangoproject.com/'
+            'tag': 'python',
+            'tagged_item': 'Bookmark: https://www.djangoproject.com/'
         },
         {
-            'tag': u'reminder',
-            'tagged_item': u'Note: Remember the milk'
+            'tag': 'reminder',
+            'tagged_item': 'Note: Remember the milk'
         }
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
index 4799a04b5..fd01312aa 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/generics.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import json
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import generics, serializers, status
 from rest_framework.tests.utils import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework.tests.models import BasicModel, Comment, SlugBasedModel
-
+from rest_framework.compat import six
+import json
 
 factory = RequestFactory()
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class TestRootView(TestCase):
                                content_type='application/json')
         response = self.view(request).render()
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-        self.assertEquals(response.data, {'id': 4, 'text': u'foobar'})
+        self.assertEquals(response.data, {'id': 4, 'text': 'foobar'})
         created = self.objects.get(id=4)
         self.assertEquals(created.text, 'foobar')
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class TestRootView(TestCase):
                                content_type='application/json')
         response = self.view(request).render()
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-        self.assertEquals(response.data, {'id': 4, 'text': u'foobar'})
+        self.assertEquals(response.data, {'id': 4, 'text': 'foobar'})
         created = self.objects.get(id=4)
         self.assertEquals(created.text, 'foobar')
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ class TestInstanceView(TestCase):
         request = factory.delete('/1')
         response = self.view(request, pk=1).render()
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, '')
+        self.assertEquals(response.content, six.b(''))
         ids = [obj.id for obj in self.objects.all()]
         self.assertEquals(ids, [2, 3])
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/htmlrenderer.py b/rest_framework/tests/htmlrenderer.py
index 54096206d..34caa208b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/htmlrenderer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/htmlrenderer.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from rest_framework.compat import patterns, url
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, renderer_classes
 from rest_framework.renderers import TemplateHTMLRenderer
 from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 @api_view(('GET',))
@@ -68,13 +69,13 @@ class TemplateHTMLRendererTests(TestCase):
     def test_not_found_html_view(self):
         response = self.client.get('/not_found')
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 404)
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, "404 Not Found")
+        self.assertEquals(response.content, six.b("404 Not Found"))
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Type'], 'text/html')
 
     def test_permission_denied_html_view(self):
         response = self.client.get('/permission_denied')
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 403)
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, "403 Forbidden")
+        self.assertEquals(response.content, six.b("403 Forbidden"))
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Type'], 'text/html')
 
 
@@ -105,11 +106,11 @@ class TemplateHTMLRendererExceptionTests(TestCase):
     def test_not_found_html_view_with_template(self):
         response = self.client.get('/not_found')
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 404)
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, "404: Not found")
+        self.assertEquals(response.content, six.b("404: Not found"))
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Type'], 'text/html')
 
     def test_permission_denied_html_view_with_template(self):
         response = self.client.get('/permission_denied')
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 403)
-        self.assertEquals(response.content, "403: Permission denied")
+        self.assertEquals(response.content, six.b("403: Permission denied"))
         self.assertEquals(response['Content-Type'], 'text/html')
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/negotiation.py b/rest_framework/tests/negotiation.py
index e06354ead..7706908b8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/negotiation.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/negotiation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
 from rest_framework.negotiation import DefaultContentNegotiation
+from rest_framework.request import Request
+
 
 factory = RequestFactory()
 
@@ -22,16 +24,16 @@ class TestAcceptedMediaType(TestCase):
         return self.negotiator.select_renderer(request, self.renderers)
 
     def test_client_without_accept_use_renderer(self):
-        request = factory.get('/')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json')
 
     def test_client_underspecifies_accept_use_renderer(self):
-        request = factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='*/*')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='*/*'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json')
 
     def test_client_overspecifies_accept_use_client(self):
-        request = factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json; indent=8')
+        request = Request(factory.get('/', HTTP_ACCEPT='application/json; indent=8'))
         accepted_renderer, accepted_media_type = self.select_renderer(request)
         self.assertEquals(accepted_media_type, 'application/json; indent=8')
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/parsers.py b/rest_framework/tests/parsers.py
index 8ab8a52fb..ffa39b1f3 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/parsers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/parsers.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 #        self.assertEqual(data['key1'], 'val1')
 #        self.assertEqual(files['file1'].read(), 'blablabla')
 
-from StringIO import StringIO
+from rest_framework.compat import StringIO
 from django import forms
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework.parsers import FormParser
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/relations_hyperlink.py b/rest_framework/tests/relations_hyperlink.py
index 7bc36dee5..76e314767 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/relations_hyperlink.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/relations_hyperlink.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.compat import patterns, url
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ class HyperlinkedManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/']},
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/']},
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -84,14 +86,14 @@ class HyperlinkedManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']}
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_many_to_many_update(self):
-        data = {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
+        data = {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
         instance = ManyToManySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -102,14 +104,14 @@ class HyperlinkedManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']},
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
-                {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']},
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
+                {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_many_to_many_update(self):
-        data = {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/']}
+        data = {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/']}
         instance = ManyToManyTarget.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -120,48 +122,48 @@ class HyperlinkedManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']}
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']}
 
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_many_to_many_create(self):
-        data = {'url': '/manytomanysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
+        data = {'url': '/manytomanysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
+            {'url': '/manytomanysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/2/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'targets': ['/manytomanytarget/1/', '/manytomanytarget/3/']}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_many_to_many_create(self):
-        data = {'url': '/manytomanytarget/4/', 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/3/']}
+        data = {'url': '/manytomanytarget/4/', 'name': 'target-4', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/3/']}
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'target-4')
 
         # Ensure target 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/4/', 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/3/']}
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/2/', '/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/3/', 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/manytomanytarget/4/', 'name': 'target-4', 'sources': ['/manytomanysource/1/', '/manytomanysource/3/']}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -182,9 +184,9 @@ class HyperlinkedForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'}
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -192,13 +194,13 @@ class HyperlinkedForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/2/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/2/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -209,21 +211,21 @@ class HyperlinkedForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'}
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_incorrect_type(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 2}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 2}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'Incorrect type.  Expected url string, received int.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['Incorrect type.  Expected url string, received int.']})
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']}
         instance = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.get(pk=2)
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -232,8 +234,8 @@ class HyperlinkedForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         new_serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/2/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/2/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(new_serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -244,54 +246,54 @@ class HyperlinkedForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/2/']},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/2/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'}
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 1 is updated, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/2/'},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/3/', 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/3/', 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']}
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-3')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'target-3')
 
         # Ensure target 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/2/']},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
-            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/3/', 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/2/']},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'url': '/foreignkeytarget/3/', 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['/foreignkeysource/1/', '/foreignkeysource/3/']},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_invalid_null(self):
-        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'url': '/foreignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'This field is required.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['This field is required.']})
 
 
 class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
@@ -310,28 +312,28 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -340,27 +342,27 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected_data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/4/', 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -371,9 +373,9 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -382,8 +384,8 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -394,9 +396,9 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': u'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
-            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/1/', 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/2/', 'name': 'source-2', 'target': '/foreignkeytarget/1/'},
+            {'url': '/nullableforeignkeysource/3/', 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
     # and cannot be arbitrarily set.
 
     # def test_reverse_foreign_key_update(self):
-    #     data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
+    #     data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
     #     instance = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.get(pk=1)
     #     serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
     #     self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -416,8 +418,8 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
     #     queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
     #     serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
     #     expected = [
-    #         {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
-    #         {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+    #         {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
+    #         {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
     #     ]
     #     self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ class HyperlinkedNullableOneToOneTests(TestCase):
         queryset = OneToOneTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableOneToOneTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'url': '/onetoonetarget/1/', 'name': u'target-1', 'nullable_source': '/nullableonetoonesource/1/'},
-            {'url': '/onetoonetarget/2/', 'name': u'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
+            {'url': '/onetoonetarget/1/', 'name': 'target-1', 'nullable_source': '/nullableonetoonesource/1/'},
+            {'url': '/onetoonetarget/2/', 'name': 'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/relations_nested.py b/rest_framework/tests/relations_nested.py
index 0e129fae2..e9051e71f 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/relations_nested.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/relations_nested.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.tests.models import ForeignKeyTarget, ForeignKeySource, NullableForeignKeySource, OneToOneTarget, NullableOneToOneSource
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ class ReverseForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1'}},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1'}},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1'}},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1'}},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1'}},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1'}},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -63,12 +64,12 @@ class ReverseForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [
-                {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-                {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-                {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [
+                {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+                {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+                {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 1},
             ]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [
             ]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
@@ -88,9 +89,9 @@ class NestedNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1'}},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1'}},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1'}},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1'}},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ class NestedNullableOneToOneTests(TestCase):
         queryset = OneToOneTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableOneToOneTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'nullable_source': {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1}},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'nullable_source': {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1}},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/relations_pk.py b/rest_framework/tests/relations_pk.py
index 3391e60af..ca7ac17e7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/relations_pk.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/relations_pk.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.tests.models import ManyToManyTarget, ManyToManySource, ForeignKeyTarget, ForeignKeySource, NullableForeignKeySource, OneToOneTarget, NullableOneToOneSource
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ class PKManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-                {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': [1]},
-                {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
-                {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
+                {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': [1]},
+                {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
+                {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -66,14 +69,14 @@ class PKManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [3]}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': [3]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_many_to_many_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
         instance = ManyToManySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -84,14 +87,14 @@ class PKManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-                {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]},
-                {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
-                {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
+                {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]},
+                {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
+                {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_many_to_many_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
         instance = ManyToManyTarget.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -102,47 +105,47 @@ class PKManyToManyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [3]}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': [3]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_many_to_many_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'targets': [1, 3]}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'targets': [1, 3]}
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ManyToManySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'targets': [1]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'targets': [1, 3]},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'targets': [1]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'targets': [1, 2]},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'targets': [1, 2, 3]},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'targets': [1, 3]},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_many_to_many_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'target-4')
 
         # Ensure target 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ManyToManyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ManyToManyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [3]},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [2, 3]},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': [3]},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'target-4', 'sources': [1, 3]}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -161,9 +164,9 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 1}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 1}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -171,13 +174,13 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 2}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 2}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -188,21 +191,21 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 2},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 1}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 2},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 1}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_incorrect_type(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'foo'}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'foo'}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'Incorrect type.  Expected pk value, received str.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['Incorrect type.  Expected pk value, received str.']})
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+        data = {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [1, 3]}
         instance = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.get(pk=2)
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -211,8 +214,8 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         new_serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1, 2, 3]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(new_serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -223,54 +226,54 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [2]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': [1, 3]},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [2]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': [1, 3]},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': 2}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': 2}
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': 2},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': 2},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [1, 3]}
+        data = {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': [1, 3]}
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-3')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'target-3')
 
         # Ensure target 3 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [2]},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': [1, 3]},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [2]},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': [1, 3]},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_invalid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'Value may not be null']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['Value may not be null']})
 
 
 class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
@@ -287,28 +290,28 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -317,27 +320,27 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected_data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -348,9 +351,9 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -359,8 +362,8 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -371,9 +374,9 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 1},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 1},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
     # and cannot be arbitrarily set.
 
     # def test_reverse_foreign_key_update(self):
-    #     data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
+    #     data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]}
     #     instance = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.get(pk=1)
     #     serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
     #     self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -393,8 +396,8 @@ class PKNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
     #     queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
     #     serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
     #     expected = [
-    #         {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
-    #         {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+    #         {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': [1]},
+    #         {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
     #     ]
     #     self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ class PKNullableOneToOneTests(TestCase):
         queryset = OneToOneTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableOneToOneTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'nullable_source': 1},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'nullable_source': 1},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'nullable_source': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/relations_slug.py b/rest_framework/tests/relations_slug.py
index 34d1f82a2..c5558ec5c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/relations_slug.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/relations_slug.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-2', 'source-3']},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-2', 'source-3']},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-2'}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-2'}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -66,21 +66,21 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-2'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-2'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_incorrect_type(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 123}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 123}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'Object with name=123 does not exist.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['Object with name=123 does not exist.']})
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_update(self):
-        data = {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']}
+        data = {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']}
         instance = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.get(pk=2)
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         new_serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-2', 'source-3']},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-2', 'source-3']},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(new_serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -101,55 +101,55 @@ class PKForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['source-2']},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['source-2']},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': 'target-2'}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': 'target-2'}
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         serializer.is_valid()
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': 'target-2'},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': 'target-2'},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_reverse_foreign_key_create(self):
-        data = {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']}
+        data = {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']}
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'target-3')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'target-3')
 
         # Ensure target 3 is added, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = ForeignKeyTarget.objects.all()
         serializer = ForeignKeyTargetSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'target-1', 'sources': ['source-2']},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'target-2', 'sources': []},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'target-3', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'target-1', 'sources': ['source-2']},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'target-2', 'sources': []},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'target-3', 'sources': ['source-1', 'source-3']},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_invalid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = ForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = ForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': [u'This field is required.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'target': ['This field is required.']})
 
 
 class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
@@ -166,28 +166,28 @@ class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_create_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -196,27 +196,27 @@ class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
         obj = serializer.save()
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected_data)
-        self.assertEqual(obj.name, u'source-4')
+        self.assertEqual(obj.name, 'source-4')
 
         # Ensure source 4 is created, and everything else is as expected
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 4, 'name': u'source-4', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 4, 'name': 'source-4', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
     def test_foreign_key_update_with_valid_null(self):
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         The emptystring should be interpreted as null in the context
         of relationships.
         """
-        data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': ''}
-        expected_data = {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None}
+        data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': ''}
+        expected_data = {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None}
         instance = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.get(pk=1)
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(instance, data=data)
         self.assertTrue(serializer.is_valid())
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ class SlugNullableForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
         queryset = NullableForeignKeySource.objects.all()
         serializer = NullableForeignKeySourceSerializer(queryset)
         expected = [
-            {'id': 1, 'name': u'source-1', 'target': None},
-            {'id': 2, 'name': u'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
-            {'id': 3, 'name': u'source-3', 'target': None}
+            {'id': 1, 'name': 'source-1', 'target': None},
+            {'id': 2, 'name': 'source-2', 'target': 'target-1'},
+            {'id': 3, 'name': 'source-3', 'target': None}
         ]
         self.assertEquals(serializer.data, expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/renderers.py b/rest_framework/tests/renderers.py
index c1b4e624b..724053360 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/renderers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from rest_framework.renderers import BaseRenderer, JSONRenderer, YAMLRenderer, \
 from rest_framework.parsers import YAMLParser, XMLParser
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
-from StringIO import StringIO
+from rest_framework.compat import StringIO
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 import datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 DUMMYSTATUS = status.HTTP_200_OK
 DUMMYCONTENT = 'dummycontent'
 
-RENDERER_A_SERIALIZER = lambda x: 'Renderer A: %s' % x
-RENDERER_B_SERIALIZER = lambda x: 'Renderer B: %s' % x
+RENDERER_A_SERIALIZER = lambda x: ('Renderer A: %s' % x).encode('ascii')
+RENDERER_B_SERIALIZER = lambda x: ('Renderer B: %s' % x).encode('ascii')
 
 
 expected_results = [
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class RendererEndToEndTests(TestCase):
         resp = self.client.head('/')
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, DUMMYSTATUS)
         self.assertEquals(resp['Content-Type'], RendererA.media_type)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.content, '')
+        self.assertEquals(resp.content, six.b(''))
 
     def test_default_renderer_serializes_content_on_accept_any(self):
         """If the Accept header is set to */* the default renderer should serialize the response."""
@@ -267,7 +268,8 @@ class JSONPRendererTests(TestCase):
                                HTTP_ACCEPT='application/javascript')
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEquals(resp['Content-Type'], 'application/javascript')
-        self.assertEquals(resp.content, 'callback(%s);' % _flat_repr)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.content,
+            ('callback(%s);' % _flat_repr).encode('ascii'))
 
     def test_without_callback_without_json_renderer(self):
         """
@@ -277,7 +279,8 @@ class JSONPRendererTests(TestCase):
                                HTTP_ACCEPT='application/javascript')
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEquals(resp['Content-Type'], 'application/javascript')
-        self.assertEquals(resp.content, 'callback(%s);' % _flat_repr)
+        self.assertEquals(resp.content,
+            ('callback(%s);' % _flat_repr).encode('ascii'))
 
     def test_with_callback(self):
         """
@@ -288,7 +291,8 @@ class JSONPRendererTests(TestCase):
                                HTTP_ACCEPT='application/javascript')
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEquals(resp['Content-Type'], 'application/javascript')
-        self.assertEquals(resp.content, '%s(%s);' % (callback_func, _flat_repr))
+        self.assertEquals(resp.content,
+            ('%s(%s);' % (callback_func, _flat_repr)).encode('ascii'))
 
 
 if yaml:
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/request.py b/rest_framework/tests/request.py
index 4b0324056..92b1bfd8d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/request.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/request.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from rest_framework.request import Request
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 factory = RequestFactory()
@@ -79,14 +80,14 @@ class TestContentParsing(TestCase):
         data = {'qwerty': 'uiop'}
         request = Request(factory.post('/', data))
         request.parsers = (FormParser(), MultiPartParser())
-        self.assertEqual(request.DATA.items(), data.items())
+        self.assertEqual(list(request.DATA.items()), list(data.items()))
 
     def test_request_DATA_with_text_content(self):
         """
         Ensure request.DATA returns content for POST request with
         non-form content.
         """
-        content = 'qwerty'
+        content = six.b('qwerty')
         content_type = 'text/plain'
         request = Request(factory.post('/', content, content_type=content_type))
         request.parsers = (PlainTextParser(),)
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class TestContentParsing(TestCase):
         data = {'qwerty': 'uiop'}
         request = Request(factory.post('/', data))
         request.parsers = (FormParser(), MultiPartParser())
-        self.assertEqual(request.POST.items(), data.items())
+        self.assertEqual(list(request.POST.items()), list(data.items()))
 
     def test_standard_behaviour_determines_form_content_PUT(self):
         """
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ class TestContentParsing(TestCase):
             request = Request(factory.put('/', data))
 
         request.parsers = (FormParser(), MultiPartParser())
-        self.assertEqual(request.DATA.items(), data.items())
+        self.assertEqual(list(request.DATA.items()), list(data.items()))
 
     def test_standard_behaviour_determines_non_form_content_PUT(self):
         """
         Ensure request.DATA returns content for PUT request with
         non-form content.
         """
-        content = 'qwerty'
+        content = six.b('qwerty')
         content_type = 'text/plain'
         request = Request(factory.put('/', content, content_type=content_type))
         request.parsers = (PlainTextParser(), )
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/response.py b/rest_framework/tests/response.py
index 875f4d422..453488d00 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/response.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/response.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from rest_framework.renderers import (
     BrowsableAPIRenderer
 )
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
+from rest_framework.compat import six
 
 
 class MockPickleRenderer(BaseRenderer):
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ class MockJsonRenderer(BaseRenderer):
 DUMMYSTATUS = status.HTTP_200_OK
 DUMMYCONTENT = 'dummycontent'
 
-RENDERER_A_SERIALIZER = lambda x: 'Renderer A: %s' % x
-RENDERER_B_SERIALIZER = lambda x: 'Renderer B: %s' % x
+RENDERER_A_SERIALIZER = lambda x: ('Renderer A: %s' % x).encode('ascii')
+RENDERER_B_SERIALIZER = lambda x: ('Renderer B: %s' % x).encode('ascii')
 
 
 class RendererA(BaseRenderer):
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class RendererIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         resp = self.client.head('/')
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_code, DUMMYSTATUS)
         self.assertEquals(resp['Content-Type'], RendererA.media_type)
-        self.assertEquals(resp.content, '')
+        self.assertEquals(resp.content, six.b(''))
 
     def test_default_renderer_serializes_content_on_accept_any(self):
         """If the Accept header is set to */* the default renderer should serialize the response."""
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
index 2cbd0c1a6..1f46cfc7a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/serializer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import datetime
 import pickle
 from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict
@@ -201,12 +203,12 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
     def test_create(self):
         serializer = CommentSerializer(data=self.data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': [u'Ensure this value has at most 1000 characters (it has 1001).']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': ['Ensure this value has at most 1000 characters (it has 1001).']})
 
     def test_update(self):
         serializer = CommentSerializer(self.comment, data=self.data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': [u'Ensure this value has at most 1000 characters (it has 1001).']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': ['Ensure this value has at most 1000 characters (it has 1001).']})
 
     def test_update_missing_field(self):
         data = {
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = CommentSerializer(self.comment, data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'email': [u'This field is required.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'email': ['This field is required.']})
 
     def test_missing_bool_with_default(self):
         """Make sure that a boolean value with a 'False' value is not
@@ -235,17 +237,17 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         data = ['i am', 'a', 'list']
         serializer = CommentSerializer(self.comment, data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': [u'Invalid data']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': ['Invalid data']})
 
         data = 'and i am a string'
         serializer = CommentSerializer(self.comment, data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': [u'Invalid data']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': ['Invalid data']})
 
         data = 42
         serializer = CommentSerializer(self.comment, data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': [u'Invalid data']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': ['Invalid data']})
 
     def test_cross_field_validation(self):
 
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
 
         serializer = CommentSerializerWithCrossFieldValidator(data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': [u'Email address not in content']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'non_field_errors': ['Email address not in content']})
 
     def test_null_is_true_fields(self):
         """
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = ActionItemSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'title': [u'Ensure this value has at most 200 characters (it has 201).']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'title': ['Ensure this value has at most 200 characters (it has 201).']})
 
     def test_modelserializer_max_length_exceeded_with_custom_restore(self):
         """
@@ -299,7 +301,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = ActionItemSerializerCustomRestore(data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'title': [u'Ensure this value has at most 200 characters (it has 201).']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'title': ['Ensure this value has at most 200 characters (it has 201).']})
 
     def test_default_modelfield_max_length_exceeded(self):
         data = {
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@ class ValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = ActionItemSerializer(data=data)
         self.assertEquals(serializer.is_valid(), False)
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'info': [u'Ensure this value has at most 12 characters (it has 13).']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'info': ['Ensure this value has at most 12 characters (it has 13).']})
 
 
 class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
 
         serializer = self.CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(data=data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': [u'Test not in value']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': ['Test not in value']})
 
     def test_missing_data(self):
         """
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = self.CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(data=incomplete_data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': [u'This field is required.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'content': ['This field is required.']})
 
     def test_wrong_data(self):
         """
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ class CustomValidationTests(TestCase):
         }
         serializer = self.CommentSerializerWithFieldValidator(data=wrong_data)
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'email': [u'Enter a valid e-mail address.']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'email': ['Enter a valid e-mail address.']})
 
 
 class PositiveIntegerAsChoiceTests(TestCase):
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ class ModelValidationTests(TestCase):
         serializer.save()
         second_serializer = AlbumsSerializer(data={'title': 'a'})
         self.assertFalse(second_serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEqual(second_serializer.errors,  {'title': [u'Album with this Title already exists.']})
+        self.assertEqual(second_serializer.errors,  {'title': ['Album with this Title already exists.']})
 
     def test_foreign_key_with_partial(self):
         """
@@ -422,15 +424,15 @@ class RegexValidationTest(TestCase):
     def test_create_failed(self):
         serializer = BookSerializer(data={'isbn': '1234567890'})
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': [u'isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': ['isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
 
         serializer = BookSerializer(data={'isbn': '12345678901234'})
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': [u'isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': ['isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
 
         serializer = BookSerializer(data={'isbn': 'abcdefghijklm'})
         self.assertFalse(serializer.is_valid())
-        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': [u'isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.errors, {'isbn': ['isbn has to be exact 13 numbers']})
 
     def test_create_success(self):
         serializer = BookSerializer(data={'isbn': '1234567890123'})
@@ -745,11 +747,11 @@ class RelatedTraversalTest(TestCase):
         serializer = BlogPostSerializer(instance=post)
 
         expected = {
-            'title': u'Test blog post',
+            'title': 'Test blog post',
             'comments': [{
-                'text': u'I love this blog post',
+                'text': 'I love this blog post',
                 'post_owner': {
-                    "name": u"django",
+                    "name": "django",
                     "age": None
                 }
             }]
@@ -784,8 +786,8 @@ class SerializerMethodFieldTests(TestCase):
         serializer = self.serializer_class(source_data)
 
         expected = {
-            'beep': u'hello!',
-            'boop': [u'a', u'b', u'c'],
+            'beep': 'hello!',
+            'boop': ['a', 'b', 'c'],
             'boop_count': 3,
         }
 
@@ -884,8 +886,8 @@ class DepthTest(TestCase):
                 depth = 1
 
         serializer = BlogPostSerializer(instance=post)
-        expected = {'id': 1, 'title': u'Test blog post',
-                    'writer': {'id': 1, 'name': u'django', 'age': 1}}
+        expected = {'id': 1, 'title': 'Test blog post',
+                    'writer': {'id': 1, 'name': 'django', 'age': 1}}
 
         self.assertEqual(serializer.data, expected)
 
@@ -904,8 +906,8 @@ class DepthTest(TestCase):
                 model = BlogPost
 
         serializer = BlogPostSerializer(instance=post)
-        expected = {'id': 1, 'title': u'Test blog post',
-                    'writer': {'id': 1, 'name': u'django', 'age': 1}}
+        expected = {'id': 1, 'title': 'Test blog post',
+                    'writer': {'id': 1, 'name': 'django', 'age': 1}}
 
         self.assertEqual(serializer.data, expected)
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/utils.py b/rest_framework/tests/utils.py
index 3906adb9a..4e6faac42 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/utils.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory, FakePayload
 from django.test.client import MULTIPART_CONTENT
-from urlparse import urlparse
+from rest_framework.compat import urlparse
 
 
 class RequestFactory(RequestFactory):
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class RequestFactory(RequestFactory):
 
         patch_data = self._encode_data(data, content_type)
 
-        parsed = urlparse(path)
+        parsed = urlparse.urlparse(path)
         r = {
             'CONTENT_LENGTH': len(patch_data),
             'CONTENT_TYPE':   content_type,
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/validators.py b/rest_framework/tests/validators.py
index c032985ec..8844cb74b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/validators.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/validators.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 #         raise errors on unexpected request data"""
 #         content = {'qwerty': 'uiop', 'extra': 'extra'}
 #         validator.allow_unknown_form_fields = True
-#         self.assertEqual({'qwerty': u'uiop'},
+#         self.assertEqual({'qwerty': 'uiop'},
 #                          validator.validate_request(content, None),
 #                          "Resource didn't accept unknown fields.")
 #         validator.allow_unknown_form_fields = False
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/views.py b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
index 7cd826565..f24325168 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import copy
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import RequestFactory
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ class ClassBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/', 'f00bar', content_type='application/json')
         response = self.view(request)
         expected = {
-            'detail': u'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
+            'detail': 'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
         }
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEquals(sanitise_json_error(response.data), expected)
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ class ClassBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/', form_data)
         response = self.view(request)
         expected = {
-            'detail': u'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
+            'detail': 'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
         }
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEquals(sanitise_json_error(response.data), expected)
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class FunctionBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/', 'f00bar', content_type='application/json')
         response = self.view(request)
         expected = {
-            'detail': u'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
+            'detail': 'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
         }
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEquals(sanitise_json_error(response.data), expected)
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class FunctionBasedViewIntegrationTests(TestCase):
         request = factory.post('/', form_data)
         response = self.view(request)
         expected = {
-            'detail': u'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
+            'detail': 'JSON parse error - No JSON object could be decoded'
         }
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEquals(sanitise_json_error(response.data), expected)
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/__init__.py b/rest_framework/utils/__init__.py
index 84fcb5dbb..1603f9725 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 from django.utils.xmlutils import SimplerXMLGenerator
 from rest_framework.compat import StringIO
+from rest_framework.compat import six
+from rest_framework.compat import smart_text
 import re
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class XMLRenderer():
                 xml.endElement("list-item")
 
         elif isinstance(data, dict):
-            for key, value in data.iteritems():
+            for key, value in six.iteritems(data):
                 xml.startElement(key, {})
                 self._to_xml(xml, value)
                 xml.endElement(key)
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@ class XMLRenderer():
             pass
 
         else:
-            xml.characters(smart_unicode(data))
+            xml.characters(smart_text(data))
 
     def dict2xml(self, data):
-        stream = StringIO.StringIO()
+        stream = StringIO()
 
         xml = SimplerXMLGenerator(stream, "utf-8")
         xml.startDocument()
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/mediatypes.py b/rest_framework/utils/mediatypes.py
index ee7f3a546..aea1b6292 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/mediatypes.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/mediatypes.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ See http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec3.html#sec3.7
 """
 
 from django.http.multipartparser import parse_header
+from rest_framework import HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING
 
 
 def media_type_matches(lhs, rhs):
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class _MediaType(object):
         if media_type_str is None:
             media_type_str = ''
         self.orig = media_type_str
-        self.full_type, self.params = parse_header(media_type_str)
+        self.full_type, self.params = parse_header(media_type_str.encode(HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING))
         self.main_type, sep, self.sub_type = self.full_type.partition('/')
 
     def match(self, other):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 26d072837..640bac4d9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+#from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from setuptools import setup
 import re
 import os
@@ -45,9 +47,9 @@ version = get_version('rest_framework')
 
 if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
     os.system("python setup.py sdist upload")
-    print "You probably want to also tag the version now:"
-    print "  git tag -a %s -m 'version %s'" % (version, version)
-    print "  git push --tags"
+    print("You probably want to also tag the version now:")
+    print("  git tag -a %s -m 'version %s'" % (version, version))
+    print("  git push --tags")
     sys.exit()
 
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ setup(
         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
         'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
     ]
 )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 22c85e493..05733efe1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 [tox]
 downloadcache = {toxworkdir}/cache/
-envlist = py2.7-django1.5,py2.7-django1.4,py2.7-django1.3,py2.6-django1.5,py2.6-django1.4,py2.6-django1.3
+envlist = py3.3-django1.5,py3.2-django1.5,py2.7-django1.5,py2.7-django1.4,py2.7-django1.3,py2.6-django1.5,py2.6-django1.4,py2.6-django1.3
 
 [testenv]
 commands = {envpython} rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
 
+[testenv:py3.3-django1.5]
+basepython = python3.3
+deps = https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5c1/tarball/
+       https://github.com/alex/django-filter/archive/master.tar.gz
+
+[testenv:py3.2-django1.5]
+basepython = python3.2
+deps = https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5c1/tarball/
+       https://github.com/alex/django-filter/archive/master.tar.gz
+
 [testenv:py2.7-django1.5]
 basepython = python2.7
-deps = https://github.com/django/django/zipball/master
+deps = https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5c1/tarball/
+       django-filter==0.5.4
+
+[testenv:py2.6-django1.5]
+basepython = python2.6
+deps = https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5c1/tarball/
        django-filter==0.5.4
 
 [testenv:py2.7-django1.4]
@@ -15,21 +30,16 @@ basepython = python2.7
 deps = django==1.4.3
        django-filter==0.5.4
 
+[testenv:py2.6-django1.4]
+basepython = python2.6
+deps = django==1.4.3
+       django-filter==0.5.4
+
 [testenv:py2.7-django1.3]
 basepython = python2.7
 deps = django==1.3.5
        django-filter==0.5.4
 
-[testenv:py2.6-django1.5]
-basepython = python2.6
-deps = https://github.com/django/django/zipball/master
-       django-filter==0.5.4
-
-[testenv:py2.6-django1.4]
-basepython = python2.6
-deps = django==1.4.3
-       django-filter==0.5.4
-
 [testenv:py2.6-django1.3]
 basepython = python2.6
 deps = django==1.3.5