diff --git a/examples/Python/hwclient.py b/examples/Python/hwclient.py
index eb9b58c9..080c57c0 100644
--- a/examples/Python/hwclient.py
+++ b/examples/Python/hwclient.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 #  Do 10 requests, waiting each time for a response
 for request in range(10):
-    print("Sending request %s ..." % request)
-    socket.send(b"Hello")
+    print(f"Sending request {request} ...")
+    socket.send_string("Hello")
 
     #  Get the reply.
     message = socket.recv()
-    print("Received reply %s [ %s ]" % (request, message))
+    print(f"Received reply {request} [ {message} ]")
diff --git a/examples/Python/hwserver.py b/examples/Python/hwserver.py
index f822bb7a..1f9b3609 100644
--- a/examples/Python/hwserver.py
+++ b/examples/Python/hwserver.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 while True:
     #  Wait for next request from client
     message = socket.recv()
-    print("Received request: %s" % message)
+    print(f"Received request: {message}")
 
     #  Do some 'work'
     time.sleep(1)
 
     #  Send reply back to client
-    socket.send(b"World")
+    socket.send_string("World")
diff --git a/examples/Python/tasksink.py b/examples/Python/tasksink.py
index 01bb857e..ddbc9008 100644
--- a/examples/Python/tasksink.py
+++ b/examples/Python/tasksink.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
 
 # Calculate and report duration of batch
 tend = time.time()
-print("Total elapsed time: %d msec" % ((tend-tstart)*1000))
+print(f"Total elapsed time: {(tend-tstart)*1000} msec")
diff --git a/examples/Python/taskvent.py b/examples/Python/taskvent.py
index b8db7c2c..448324fa 100644
--- a/examples/Python/taskvent.py
+++ b/examples/Python/taskvent.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 import random
 import time
 
-try:
-    raw_input
-except NameError:
-    # Python 3
-    raw_input = input
 
 context = zmq.Context()
 
@@ -25,7 +20,7 @@
 sink.connect("tcp://localhost:5558")
 
 print("Press Enter when the workers are ready: ")
-_ = raw_input()
+_ = input()
 print("Sending tasks to workers...")
 
 # The first message is "0" and signals start of batch
@@ -42,9 +37,9 @@
     workload = random.randint(1, 100)
     total_msec += workload
 
-    sender.send_string(u'%i' % workload)
+    sender.send_string(f"{workload}")
 
-print("Total expected cost: %s msec" % total_msec)
+print(f"Total expected cost: {total_msec} msec")
 
 # Give 0MQ time to deliver
 time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/examples/Python/version.py b/examples/Python/version.py
index e529ac6f..3567b5aa 100644
--- a/examples/Python/version.py
+++ b/examples/Python/version.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 import zmq
 
-print("Current libzmq version is %s" % zmq.zmq_version())
-print("Current  pyzmq version is %s" % zmq.__version__)
+print(f"Current libzmq version is {zmq.zmq_version()}")
+print(f"Current  pyzmq version is {zmq.__version__}")
diff --git a/examples/Python/wuclient.py b/examples/Python/wuclient.py
index 76d81103..7e3c14f8 100644
--- a/examples/Python/wuclient.py
+++ b/examples/Python/wuclient.py
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 
 # Subscribe to zipcode, default is NYC, 10001
 zip_filter = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "10001"
-
-# Python 2 - ascii bytes to unicode str
-if isinstance(zip_filter, bytes):
-    zip_filter = zip_filter.decode('ascii')
 socket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, zip_filter)
 
 # Process 5 updates
@@ -30,6 +26,5 @@
     zipcode, temperature, relhumidity = string.split()
     total_temp += int(temperature)
 
-print("Average temperature for zipcode '%s' was %dF" % (
-      zip_filter, total_temp / (update_nbr+1))
-)
+print((f"Average temperature for zipcode " 
+       f"'{zip_filter}' was {total_temp / (update_nbr+1)} F"))
diff --git a/examples/Python/wuserver.py b/examples/Python/wuserver.py
index 437f64f6..eaf65c29 100644
--- a/examples/Python/wuserver.py
+++ b/examples/Python/wuserver.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
     temperature = randrange(-80, 135)
     relhumidity = randrange(10, 60)
 
-    socket.send_string("%i %i %i" % (zipcode, temperature, relhumidity))
+    socket.send_string(f"{zipcode} {temperature} {relhumidity}")