diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index fa14e0e8e6..8a7430ca3d 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@ endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
 root = '$TOOLCHAIN'
-$(python -c "import os; print('c_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('CFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('c_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('LDFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('cpp_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('CXXFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('cpp_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('LDFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('c_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('CFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('c_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('LDFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('CXXFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('LDFLAGS').split()]))")
 ${!properties}
 EOF
 }
@@ -462,10 +462,10 @@ endian = 'little'
 
 [properties]
 root = '$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr'
-$(python -c "import os; print('c_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_CFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('c_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_LDFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('cpp_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_CXXFLAGS').split()]))")
-$(python -c "import os; print('cpp_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_LDFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('c_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_CFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('c_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_LDFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_CXXFLAGS').split()]))")
+$(python3 -c "import os; print('cpp_link_args = {}'.format([x for x in os.getenv('TARGET_LDFLAGS').split()]))")
 ${!properties}
 EOF
 }
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/compare_nvidia.py b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/compare_nvidia.py
index c7bb41f9eb..d3e5b84dfd 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/compare_nvidia.py
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/compare_nvidia.py
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import re
 import os
 import requests
 import sys
-from lxml import html
+
+try:
+  from lxml import html
+except:
+  print('lxml module not installed.\n\nOn Ubuntu, use "sudo apt install python3-lxml"')
+  sys.exit(1)
 
 category = {
              1: 'Nvidia Geforce GPUs',
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/make_nvidia_udev.py b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/make_nvidia_udev.py
index 23b8210781..e1bfb8bcda 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/make_nvidia_udev.py
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-nvidia/scripts/make_nvidia_udev.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import os
+import os, sys
 import requests
-from lxml import html
+
+try:
+  from lxml import html
+except:
+  print('lxml module not installed.\n\nOn Ubuntu, use "sudo apt install python3-lxml"')
+  sys.exit(1)
 
 __cwd__     = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 __rules__    = __cwd__ + '/../udev.d/96-nvidia.rules'
diff --git a/scripts/genbuildplan.py b/scripts/genbuildplan.py
index 91b58f07fb..15e4dca4cf 100755
--- a/scripts/genbuildplan.py
+++ b/scripts/genbuildplan.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 import sys, os, codecs, json, argparse, re
 
 ROOT_PKG = "__root__"
diff --git a/scripts/uboot_helper b/scripts/uboot_helper
index a71cab6604..ee96481d67 100755
--- a/scripts/uboot_helper
+++ b/scripts/uboot_helper
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 
 # When adding new devices to the list please keep them in alphabetical order
diff --git a/tools/fixlecode.py b/tools/fixlecode.py
index 03d270acf5..e958d4cad5 100755
--- a/tools/fixlecode.py
+++ b/tools/fixlecode.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import sys
 import re
diff --git a/tools/mtstats.py b/tools/mtstats.py
index 8fdc4ff9b2..f7c6707e57 100755
--- a/tools/mtstats.py
+++ b/tools/mtstats.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0