diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c18dd8d..bb1e37f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__/
+*.ifs
+*_ifs
+*.pyc
diff --git a/handlers/GenericFolder.py b/handlers/GenericFolder.py
index 186fb4b..992c1b7 100644
--- a/handlers/GenericFolder.py
+++ b/handlers/GenericFolder.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import lxml.etree as etree
 from . import get_folder_handlers, escapes
 from .GenericFile import GenericFile
 
-class GenericFolder():
+class GenericFolder(object):
 
     def __init__(self, ifs, name, time, files, folders):
         self.ifs = ifs
diff --git a/handlers/ImageFile.py b/handlers/ImageFile.py
index 0c78bcd..aa56a6e 100644
--- a/handlers/ImageFile.py
+++ b/handlers/ImageFile.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from struct import unpack, pack
 from os.path import getmtime, isfile, join, dirname
 from os import utime, mkdir
+import errno
 
 from PIL import Image
 import lxml.etree as etree
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ dxt5_end = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' + \
 
 class ImageFile(GenericFile):
     def __init__(self, gen_file, image_elem, fmt, compress):
-        super().__init__(gen_file.ifs, gen_file.path,
+        super(ImageFile, self).__init__(gen_file.ifs, gen_file.path,
                          gen_file.name + '.png', gen_file.time,
                          gen_file.start, gen_file.size)
         self._packed_name = gen_file._packed_name
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class ImageFile(GenericFile):
         raise Exception('ImageFile must be instantiated from existing element')
 
     def _load_from_ifs(self, convert_kbin = False):
-        data = super()._load_from_ifs()
+        data = super(ImageFile, self)._load_from_ifs()
 
         if self.compress == 'avslz':
             uncompressed_size = unpack('>I', data[:4])[0]
@@ -137,8 +138,17 @@ class ImageFile(GenericFile):
         return data
 
     def _mkdir(self, dir):
-        try:
-            mkdir(dir)
-        except FileExistsError:
-            pass
+        try: # python 3
+            try:
+                mkdir(dir)
+            except FileExistsError:
+                pass
+        except NameError: # python 2
+            try:
+                mkdir(dir)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    raise
 
diff --git a/handlers/MD5Folder.py b/handlers/MD5Folder.py
index c54ec22..cdc9527 100644
--- a/handlers/MD5Folder.py
+++ b/handlers/MD5Folder.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from . import GenericFolder
 class MD5Folder(GenericFolder):
 
     def __init__(self, ifs, name, time, files, folders):
-        super().__init__(ifs, name, time, files, folders)
+        super(MD5Folder, self).__init__(ifs, name, time, files, folders)
 
         for filename, file in self.files.items():
             if filename.endswith('.xml'):
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class MD5Folder(GenericFolder):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_xml(cls, ifs, element, name = '', md5_tag = None, extension = None):
-        self = super().from_xml(ifs, element, name)
+        self = super(MD5Folder, cls).from_xml(ifs, element, name)
         self._apply_md5(md5_tag, extension)
         return self
 
     @classmethod
     def from_filesystem(cls, ifs, tree, name = '', md5_tag = None, extension = None):
-        self = super().from_filesystem(ifs, tree, name)
+        self = super(MD5Folder, cls).from_filesystem(ifs, tree, name)
         self._apply_md5(md5_tag, extension)
         return self
 
diff --git a/handlers/TexFolder.py b/handlers/TexFolder.py
index 03eb9aa..69771a9 100644
--- a/handlers/TexFolder.py
+++ b/handlers/TexFolder.py
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ from . import MD5Folder, GenericFile, ImageFile
 
 class TexFolder(MD5Folder):
     def __init__(self, ifs, name, time, files, folders):
-        super().__init__(ifs, name, time, files, folders)
+        super(TexFolder, self).__init__(ifs, name, time, files, folders)
         self.compress = self.info_kbin.xml_doc.attrib.get('compress')
 
     @classmethod
     def from_xml(cls, ifs, element, name = ''):
-        self = super().from_xml(ifs, element, name, 'image', '.png')
+        self = super(TexFolder, cls).from_xml(ifs, element, name, 'image', '.png')
         self._create_images()
         return self
 
     @classmethod
     def from_filesystem(cls, ifs, tree, name = ''):
-        self = super().from_filesystem(ifs, tree, name, 'image', '.png')
+        self = super(TexFolder, cls).from_filesystem(ifs, tree, name, 'image', '.png')
         self._create_images()
         return self
 
diff --git a/handlers/lz77.py b/handlers/lz77.py
index 4d08359..10c46e6 100644
--- a/handlers/lz77.py
+++ b/handlers/lz77.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ def decompress(input):
     decompressed = bytearray()
 
     while True:
-        flag = input.read(1)[0]
+        # wrap in bytes for py2
+        flag = bytes(input.read(1))[0]
         for i in range(8):
             if (flag >> i) & 1 == 1:
                 decompressed.append(input.read(1)[0])
diff --git a/ifstools.py b/ifstools.py
index b92c5dc..43113c6 100644
--- a/ifstools.py
+++ b/ifstools.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from os.path import basename, dirname, splitext, join, isdir, isfile, getmtime
 from os import mkdir, utime, walk
+import errno
 from io import BytesIO
 import hashlib
 import lxml.etree as etree
@@ -181,10 +182,19 @@ class IFS:
         utime(outdir, (timestamp, timestamp))
 
     def _mkdir(self, dir):
-        try:
-            mkdir(dir)
-        except FileExistsError:
-            pass
+        try: # python 3
+            try:
+                mkdir(dir)
+            except FileExistsError:
+                pass
+        except NameError: # python 2
+            try:
+                mkdir(dir)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    raise
 
     def load_file(self, start, size):
         start = self.header_end+start
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0fa99ed..75660a2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 lxml
 tqdm
 pillow
+future
 git+https://github.com/mon/kbinxml.git
\ No newline at end of file