diff --git a/src/wormhole/twisted/demo.py b/src/wormhole/twisted/demo.py
index a9313d6..3f8c1b3 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/twisted/demo.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/twisted/demo.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
 import sys, json
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from .transcribe import Wormhole
@@ -12,15 +13,15 @@ if sys.argv[1] == "send-text":
     data = json.dumps({"message": message}).encode("utf-8")
     d = w.get_code()
     def _got_code(code):
-        print "code is:", code
+        print("code is:", code)
         return w.get_data(data)
     d.addCallback(_got_code)
     def _got_data(them_bytes):
         them_d = json.loads(them_bytes.decode("utf-8"))
         if them_d["message"] == "ok":
-            print "text sent"
+            print("text sent")
         else:
-            print "error sending text: %r" % (them_d,)
+            print("error sending text: %r" % (them_d,))
     d.addCallback(_got_data)
 elif sys.argv[1] == "receive-text":
     code = sys.argv[2]
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ elif sys.argv[1] == "receive-text":
     def _got_data(them_bytes):
         them_d = json.loads(them_bytes.decode("utf-8"))
         if "error" in them_d:
-            print >>sys.stderr, "ERROR: " + them_d["error"]
+            print("ERROR: " + them_d["error"], file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
-        print them_d["message"]
+        print(them_d["message"])
     d.addCallback(_got_data)
 else:
     raise ValueError("bad command")
diff --git a/src/wormhole/twisted/eventsource_twisted.py b/src/wormhole/twisted/eventsource_twisted.py
index 521ac76..939b0ba 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/twisted/eventsource_twisted.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/twisted/eventsource_twisted.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
+#import sys
 from twisted.python import log, failure
 from twisted.internet import reactor, defer, protocol
 from twisted.application import service
 from twisted.protocols import basic
 from twisted.web.client import Agent, ResponseDone
 from twisted.web.http_headers import Headers
+from cgi import parse_header
 from ..util.eventual import eventually
 
+#if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+#    to_unicode = unicode
+#else:
+#    to_unicode = str
+
 class EventSourceParser(basic.LineOnlyReceiver):
     delimiter = "\n"
 
@@ -15,6 +22,10 @@ class EventSourceParser(basic.LineOnlyReceiver):
         self.handler = handler
         self.done_deferred = defer.Deferred()
         self.eventtype = "message"
+        self.encoding = "utf-8"
+
+    def set_encoding(self, encoding):
+        self.encoding = encoding
 
     def connectionLost(self, why):
         if why.check(ResponseDone):
@@ -40,6 +51,8 @@ class EventSourceParser(basic.LineOnlyReceiver):
             self.current_field = None
             self.current_lines[:] = []
             return
+        line = line.decode(self.encoding)
+        #line = to_unicode(line, self.encoding)
         if self.current_field is None:
             self.current_field, data = line.split(": ", 1)
             self.current_lines.append(data)
@@ -90,7 +103,11 @@ class EventSource: # TODO: service.Service
             raise EventSourceError("%d: %s" % (resp.code, resp.phrase))
         if self.when_connected:
             self.when_connected()
-        #if resp.headers.getRawHeaders("content-type") == ["text/event-stream"]:
+        default_ct = "text/event-stream; charset=utf-8"
+        ct_headers = resp.headers.getRawHeaders("content-type", [default_ct])
+        ct, ct_params = parse_header(ct_headers[0])
+        assert ct == "text/event-stream", ct
+        self.proto.set_encoding(ct_params.get("charset", "utf-8"))
         resp.deliverBody(self.proto)
         if self.cancelled:
             self.kill_connection()