diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py b/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
index d7f88882028..c4d4cad350e 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/cifar.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ def __init__(self, root, train=True, transform=None, target_transform=None, down
                 f = fentry[0]
                 file = os.path.join(root, self.base_folder, f)
                 fo = open(file, 'rb')
-                entry = pickle.load(fo)
+                if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+                    entry = pickle.load(fo)
+                else:
+                    entry = pickle.load(fo, encoding='latin1')
                 self.train_data.append(entry['data'])
                 if 'labels' in entry:
                     self.train_labels += entry['labels']
diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/lsun.py b/torchvision/datasets/lsun.py
index b2be658af2b..748dd3b3672 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/lsun.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/lsun.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def __init__(self, db_path, classes='train',
             for c in classes:
                 c_short = c.split('_')
                 c_short.pop(len(c_short) - 1)
-                c_short = string.join(c_short, '_')
+                c_short = '_'.join(c_short)
                 if c_short not in categories:
                     raise(ValueError('Unknown LSUN class: ' + c_short + '.'\
                           'Options are: ' + str(categories)))
diff --git a/torchvision/utils.py b/torchvision/utils.py
index 75579492a80..e6921c2b537 100644
--- a/torchvision/utils.py
+++ b/torchvision/utils.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def make_grid(tensor, nrow=8, padding=2):
         for x in range(xmaps):
             if k >= nmaps:
                 break
-            grid.narrow(1, y*height+1+padding/2,height-padding)\
-                .narrow(2, x*width+1+padding/2, width-padding)\
+            grid.narrow(1, y*height+1+padding//2,height-padding)\
+                .narrow(2, x*width+1+padding//2, width-padding)\
                 .copy_(tensor[k])
             k = k + 1
     return grid