diff --git a/mellon/__init__.py b/mellon/__init__.py
index 668d67a..c9c8f2b 100644
--- a/mellon/__init__.py
+++ b/mellon/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 try:
     import lasso
 except ImportError:
-    print '***** django-mellon needs the Python binding for the lasso library, *****'
-    print '***** look on http://lasso.entrouvert.org/download/ to obtain it    *****'
+    print('***** django-mellon needs the Python binding for the lasso library, *****')
+    print('***** look on http://lasso.entrouvert.org/download/ to obtain it *****')
     raise