diff --git a/v2/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py b/v2/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
index 32a2727d338..44f50f7d21e 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/parsing/vault/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 # example playbook to bootstrap this script in the examples/ dir which
 # installs ansible and sets it up to run on cron.
 
+# Make coding more python3-ish
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 import os
 import shlex
 import shutil
diff --git a/v2/ansible/parsing/yaml/strings.py b/v2/ansible/parsing/yaml/strings.py
index a778904e633..b7e304194fc 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/parsing/yaml/strings.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/parsing/yaml/strings.py
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+# Make coding more python3-ish
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 __all__ = [
     'YAML_SYNTAX_ERROR',
     'YAML_POSITION_DETAILS',