diff --git a/application/__init__.py b/application/__init__.py
index e065bf8..c87a087 100644
--- a/application/__init__.py
+++ b/application/__init__.py
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 # Import all of the controllers for your application
 from application.controllers import *
 from application.config import config
-from absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
+from application.absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
 # from application.models import *
 
 # We need to track session information for using the
 # admin console. This is not fully understood yet.
 # The admin console does not work without it, though.
 import uuid
-if config.flask.secretKey in ["UUID", "RANDOM"]:
+if config['flask']['secretKey']in ["UUID", "RANDOM"]:
   app.secret_key = uuid.uuid4()
 else:
   app.secret_key = "secretsecretsecret"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def index(self):
         return redirect("/", code = 302)
 
 admin = admin.Admin(app,
-                    name = config.application.title,
+                    name = config["application"]["title"],
                     index_view = RoleVerifiedAdminIndexView(),
                     template_mode = 'bootstrap3')
 from application.models import classes
@@ -56,27 +56,27 @@ def index(self):
 # under Apache/Shibboleth
 import os
 from application.logic.validation import getUsernameFromEnv as gUFE
-config.flask.username = gUFE()
+config["flask"]["username"] = gUFE()
 
 
 
 # This hook ensures that a connection is opened to handle any queries
 # generated by the request. Opens every database, which is not ideal,
 # but because we don't know which will be used...
-@app.before_request
-def _db_connect():
-  for db in config.databases.dynamic:
-    theDB = config.databases.dynamic[db].theDB
-    theDB.connect()
+# @app.before_request
+# def _db_connect():
+#   for db in config["databases"]["dynamic"]:
+#     theDB = config["databases"]["dynamic"][db][theDB]
+#     theDB.connect()
 
-# This hook ensures that the connection is closed when we've finished
-# processing the request.
-@app.teardown_appcontext
-def _db_close(exc):
-  for db in config.databases.dynamic:
-    theDB = config.databases.dynamic[db].theDB
-    if not theDB.is_closed():
-        theDB.close()
+# # This hook ensures that the connection is closed when we've finished
+# # processing the request.
+# @app.teardown_appcontext
+# def _db_close(exc):
+#   for db in config["databases"]["dynamic"]:
+#     theDB = config["databases"]["dynamic"][db]
+#     if not theDB.is_closed():
+#         theDB.close()
 
 
 def authUser(env):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def authUser(env):
       # we need to sanitize the environment variable
       # TODO: this looks like a function that can be taken out
       return env[envK].split("@")[0].split('/')[-1].lower()
-    elif ("DEBUG" in config) and config.sys["debug"]:
+    elif ("DEBUG" in config) and config["sys"]["debug"]:
       old_username =  config["DEBUG"]["user"]
       converted_user = config["DEBUG"]["user"].split('@')[0].split('/')[-1].lower()
       #TODO: log
diff --git a/application/config.py b/application/config.py
index 3a7a1eb..060cc45 100644
--- a/application/config.py
+++ b/application/config.py
@@ -1,52 +1,44 @@
-# See the configure documentation for more about
-# this library.
-# http://configure.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#
-from configure import Configuration
-from absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
-
-# The configure library provides a pretty interface to our
-# configuration data. This module doesn't do anything other
-# than
-config_path = getAbsolutePath('config/config.yaml')
-config = Configuration.from_file(config_path).configure()
-
-# Added for splitting up Add New Chemical form config from config
-chemConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/chemicalConfig.yaml')
-chemConfig = Configuration.from_file(chemConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Added for add container page
-contConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/containerConfig.yaml')
-contConfig = Configuration.from_file(contConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Added for check in page
-checkInConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/checkInConfig.yaml')
-checkInConfig = Configuration.from_file(checkInConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Added for check out page
-checkOutConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/OutConfig.yaml')
-checkOutConfig = Configuration.from_file(checkOutConfig_path).configure()
-
-#Added for UserAcess page
-userConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/useraccessConfig.yaml')
-userConfig = Configuration.from_file(userConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Added for Manage Location Page
-locationConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/locationConfig.yaml')
-locationConfig = Configuration.from_file(locationConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Populates database with all locations added to locations.yaml
-addLocationConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/locations.yaml')
-addLocationConfig = Configuration.from_file(addLocationConfig_path).configure()
-
-# Populates database with all locations added to reports.yaml
-reportConfig_path = getAbsolutePath('config/reports.yaml')
-reportConfig = Configuration.from_file(reportConfig_path).configure()
-
-# This adds the application's base directory to the
-# configuration object, so that the rest of the application
-# can reference it.
+import yaml
 import os
-config.sys.base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+# Read and parse the config.yaml file
+with open('config/config.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the chemicalConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/chemicalConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    chemConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the containerConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/containerConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    contConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the checkInConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/checkInConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    checkInConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the OutConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/OutConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    checkOutConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the useraccessConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/useraccessConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    userConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the locationConfig.yaml file
+with open('config/locationConfig.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    locationConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the locations.yaml file
+with open('config/locations.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    addLocationConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Read and parse the reports.yaml file
+with open('config/reports.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    reportConfig = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+# Add the application's base directory to the config object
+config['sys']['base_dir'] = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 from application import app
 from application.customFilters import filters
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/AddChemicalController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/AddChemicalController.py
index 2b55703..0acb78a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/AddChemicalController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/AddChemicalController.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def AddChemical():
   auth = AuthorizedUser()
   user = auth.getUser()
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
 
   if userLevel == "admin" or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
     if request.method == "GET":
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ def checkName():
     if chemical is not None:
       return jsonify({'required':True}) #Build the json dict for a success
   except:
-    print "This should log something..."
+    print( "This should log something...")
     return jsonify({'required':False})
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/AddUserController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/AddUserController.py
index 36a1fae..4f59263 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/AddUserController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/AddUserController.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def AddUser():
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
   if userLevel == "admin":
     if request.method == "POST":
       status, flashMessage, flashFormat = createUser(request.form, user.username, True) # createUser function located in usersModel.py
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/CheckInController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/CheckInController.py
index 9791fd3..604a9e8 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/CheckInController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/CheckInController.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def CheckIn():
     auth = AuthorizedUser()
     user = auth.getUser()
     userLevel = auth.userLevel()
-    print user.username, userLevel
+    print (user.username, userLevel)
 
     if userLevel == "admin" or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
         storageList = getStorages()
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/CheckOutController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/CheckOutController.py
index cac52d8..55b5cab 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/CheckOutController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/CheckOutController.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def CheckOut():
     auth = AuthorizedUser()
     user = auth.getUser()
     userLevel = auth.userLevel()
-    print user.username, userLevel
+    print (user.username, userLevel)
     
     if userLevel == "admin" or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
         storageList = getStorages()
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/ChemTableController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/ChemTableController.py
index 9eee72e..bf7dde1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/ChemTableController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/ChemTableController.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def ChemTable():
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
 
   contDict = contCount(getChemicals())
   containers = getAllDataAboutContainers()
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def ChemTable():
                           config = config,
                           containers = containers,
                           contDict = contDict,
-                          quote = quote,
                           authLevel = userLevel)
 
 @app.route("/getEditData/", methods = ['GET']) #AJAX call to get data for edit chemical form
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/ContainerInfoController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/ContainerInfoController.py
index cde8337..72bbf48 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/ContainerInfoController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/ContainerInfoController.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def maContainerInfo(chemId, barcodeId):
   auth = AuthorizedUser()
   user = auth.getUser()
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
 
   if userLevel == "admin" or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
     chemical = getChemical(chemId)
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/HomeController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/HomeController.py
index 5ae419e..5e5e784 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/HomeController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/HomeController.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def adminHome():
     userLevel = auth.userLevel()
     if user == -1:
         render_template("views/UnathorizedView.html")
-    print user.username, userLevel
+    print (user.username, userLevel)
 
     if userLevel == "admin" or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
         buildings = getBuildings()
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def adminHome():
                     flash(flashMessage, flashFormat)
             elif data['location'] == "Storage": #If the form is editing a storage
                 if data['action'] == 'edit':
-                    print data
+                    print (data)
                     storage = Storages.get(Storages.sId == data['id']) #Get storage location to be edited and change all information to what was in form
                     for i in data:
                         setattr(storage, i, data[i])
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/ReportController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/ReportController.py
index 312b06d..5fbb9cc 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/ReportController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/ReportController.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ def report():
     if userLevel == 'admin' or userLevel == 'superUser' or userLevel == 'systemAdmin':
         if request.method == "GET":
             allBuild = getBuildings()
-            inputs = [None] * len(reportConfig.ReportTypes.Inputs)
-            for key in reportConfig.ReportTypes.Inputs:
-                index = reportConfig.ReportTypes.Inputs[key]
+            inputs = [None] * len(reportConfig["ReportTypes"]["Inputs"])
+            for key in reportConfig["ReportTypes"]["Inputs"]:
+                index = reportConfig["ReportTypes"]["Inputs"][key]
                 inputs[index] = key
             return render_template("views/ReportView.html",
                                    authLevel = userLevel,
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/RequestUserAccessController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/RequestUserAccessController.py
index 0b10ee1..ac873bf 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/RequestUserAccessController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/RequestUserAccessController.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def RequestUserAccess():
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
 
   if request.method == "POST":
     status, flashMessage, flashFormat = createUser(request.form, user.username, False)
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/UserApprovalController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/UserApprovalController.py
index 0d608d4..8c2687a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/UserApprovalController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/UserApprovalController.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def UserApproval():
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
 
   if userLevel == "admin":
     if request.method == "POST":
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def UserApproval():
           flash(flashMessage, flashFormat)
       elif 'denyButton' in data:
         #TODO: delete users that were denied
-        print data['denyButton']
+        print (data['denyButton'])
         for user in usersList:
           try:
             query = Users.delete().where(Users.userId == user)
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/ViewChemicalController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/ViewChemicalController.py
index 3ae2a5a..cd0decd 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/ViewChemicalController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/ViewChemicalController.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def ViewChemical(chemId):
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
   hazardList = getChemicalHazards(chemId)
 
   try:
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/ViewUserController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/ViewUserController.py
index 41e1201..2251c79 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/ViewUserController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/ViewUserController.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def ViewUser():
   userLevel = auth.userLevel()
   if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
     abort(403)
-  print user.username, userLevel
+  print (user.username, userLevel)
   usersList = Users.select().where(Users.approve == True)
   if request.method == "POST":
     data = request.form
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/deleteLocationController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/deleteLocationController.py
index a03f28c..87f20ac 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/deleteLocationController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/deleteLocationController.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def maDelete(location, lId):
     userLevel = auth.userLevel()
     if userLevel == -1 or user == -1:
         abort(403)
-    print user.username, userLevel
+    print (user.username, userLevel)
     if userLevel == "admin":
         state = 0
         if request.method == "GET": #Calls delete queries based on what type of location is being deleted.
diff --git a/application/controllers/allCont/migrateChemController.py b/application/controllers/allCont/migrateChemController.py
index e5f1874..08ee24a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/allCont/migrateChemController.py
+++ b/application/controllers/allCont/migrateChemController.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def migrateChem():
     auth = AuthorizedUser()
     user = auth.getUser()
     userLevel = auth.userLevel()
-    print user.username, userLevel
+    print (user.username, userLevel)
 
     #locdict = Batch.select().dicts().get() This was used for datamodel testing
     if userLevel == 'admin' or userLevel == "systemAdmin":
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def renderCorrectTemplate(barcode):
                 #Try and Retrieve Container and Chemical Informatoin from CISPro
                 if state != MIGRATED:
                     containerObj = getCisProContainer(inputBar)
-                    print containerObj
+                    print (containerObj)
                     if containerObj == False:
                         flash("Container " + inputBar + " Is Not In CISPro Database", "list-group-item list-group-item-danger")
                         state = UNKNOWN
diff --git a/application/customFilters/filters.py b/application/customFilters/filters.py
index bd3b5c6..85dd625 100644
--- a/application/customFilters/filters.py
+++ b/application/customFilters/filters.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 
 def formatDateTime(value, format="%m-%d-%Y"):
-    print type(value)
+    print (type(value))
     return value.strftime(format)
     # return datetime.datetime.strptime(value, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git "a/application/logic/\\" "b/application/logic/\\"
index 6b359c7..c2781d0 100644
--- "a/application/logic/\\"
+++ "b/application/logic/\\"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def genLocationReport(loc_id):
     """
     Returns a file of all chemicals and containers in a location
     """
-    print loc_id
+    print (loc_id)
     #for cont in getChemInStor(loc_id):
     #    print cont.chemId.name
     #for cont in getChemInRoom(loc_id):
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def genLocationReport(loc_id):
     #for cont in getChemInBuild(loc_id):
     #    print cont.barcodeId
     for cont in getIBFlamLiquids():
-        print cont.barcodeId
+        print (cont.barcodeId)
     return 0
 
 def genHazardReport(building):
diff --git a/application/logic/genBarcode.py b/application/logic/genBarcode.py
index 4b71490..11c7789 100644
--- a/application/logic/genBarcode.py
+++ b/application/logic/genBarcode.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import date
 
 def genBarcode(lstBcode):
+
     """Takes a barcode and creates and returns the next one
         Input: Str in the form '16100024'
         Output: Str in the form '16100025"""
@@ -9,15 +10,15 @@ def genBarcode(lstBcode):
 
     if len(month) < 2:
 	#if month is less then 10 add a 0 to the front to make it match in len
-	month = '0' + month
+        month = '0' + month
 
     if lstBcode[0:2] == year: #If the last barcode was made in current year
         #The year is correct
-	if lstBcode[2:4] == month: #If the last barcode was made in current month
-	    #The month is also correct so we increment the count
-            newbar = year + month + increment(lstBcode[4:8])
+        if lstBcode[2:4] == month: #If the last barcode was made in current month
+            #The month is also correct so we increment the count
+                newbar = year + month + increment(lstBcode[4:8])
         else:
-	    newbar = year + month + "0000"
+         newbar = year + month + "0000"
     else:
         newbar = year + month +"0000"
     return newbar
diff --git a/application/logic/validation.py b/application/logic/validation.py
index d2161cd..6a2ba26 100644
--- a/application/logic/validation.py
+++ b/application/logic/validation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # See the configure documentation for more about
 # this library.
 # http://configure.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#
-from configure import Configuration
+# from configure import Configuration
+import yaml
 from application.config import config
 from application.models import getModelFromName
 from application.absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
@@ -9,8 +10,13 @@
 from flask import request, redirect, url_for
 import os, re
 
+# roleConfigFilePath = getAbsolutePath('config/roles.yaml')
+# roleConfig = Configuration.from_file(roleConfigFilePath).configure()
+
+
 roleConfigFilePath = getAbsolutePath('config/roles.yaml')
-roleConfig = Configuration.from_file(roleConfigFilePath).configure()
+with open(roleConfigFilePath) as f:
+    roleConfig = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
 
 def getUsernameFromEnv():
   # FIXME: This is wrong.
@@ -53,19 +59,19 @@ def userHasRole (username, role):
     if re.match('database', ug):
       # Get the name of the database
       db = re.split(" ", ug)[1]
-      print "DB is '{0}'".format(db)
+      print ("DB is '{0}'".format(db))
       # Get the actual model from the name of the model.
       m = getModelFromName(db)
-      print "Model: {0}".format(m)
+      print ("Model: {0}".format(m))
 
       # Do a "get", and require that their username and role are both
       # set. For example, look for {jadudm, admin}, not just the username.
       result = m.select().where(m.username == username, m.role == role).count()
       if result > 0:
-        print "User '{0}' validated via database {1}".format(username, db)
+        print ("User '{0}' validated via database {1}".format(username, db))
         return True
       else:
-        print "User '{0}' not found in database {1}".format(username, db)
+        print ("User '{0}' not found in database {1}".format(username, db))
         return False
 
     # Check if they are in the Active Directory
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ def userHasRole (username, role):
 def checkValidUser (fun):
   @wraps(fun)
   def wrapper (*args, **kwargs):
-    print "Is Valid User"
+    print ("Is Valid User")
     return fun(*args, **kwargs)
   return wrapper
 
@@ -92,10 +98,10 @@ def decorator (fun):
     def decorated_fun (*args, **kwargs):
       # print "Is Valid Role: %s" % expected_args[0]
       if userHasRole (getUsernameFromEnv(), requiredRole):
-        print "User has role."
+        print ("User has role.")
         return fun(*args, **kwargs)
       else:
-        print "User does not have role."
+        print ("User does not have role.")
         return redirect(url_for(config.application.default), code = 302)
         # return config.application.noRoleHandler
     return decorated_fun
diff --git a/application/models/chemicalsModel.py b/application/models/chemicalsModel.py
index 90ae001..5af9159 100644
--- a/application/models/chemicalsModel.py
+++ b/application/models/chemicalsModel.py
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ def createChemical(data):
     except:
       newChem = (Chemicals.create(**modelData), False) #Create instance of Chemical with mapped info in modelData False, because it couldn't get the chemical
     if newChem[1]:
-      print modelData
+      print (modelData)
       Chemicals.update(**modelData).where(Chemicals.name == newChem[0].name).execute()
       newChem[0].remove = False
       newChem[0].save()
     return(True, "Chemical Created Successfully!", "list-group-item list-group-item-success", newChem[0])
   except Exception as e:
-    print e
+    print (e)
     return(False, "Chemical Could Not Be Created.", "list-group-item list-group-item-danger", None)
 
 def deleteChemical(chemId):
diff --git a/application/models/containersModel.py b/application/models/containersModel.py
index 1bd1d9e..e3026e5 100644
--- a/application/models/containersModel.py
+++ b/application/models/containersModel.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def addContainer(data, user):
         application.models.historiesModel.updateHistory(cont, "Created", data['storageId'], user)
         return (True, "Container Created Successfully!", "list-group-item list-group-item-success", cont)
     except Exception as e:
-        print e
+        print (e)
         return (False, "Container Could Not Be Created!", "list-group-item list-group-item-danger", None)
     return Containers.get(Containers.barcodeId == barcode)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def changeLocation(cont, status, data, user):
   Returns:
       Nothing
   """ #should return something for unit testing later
-  print data
+  print (data)
   if status: # True if checking out
     try:
       cont.storageId = data['storageId']
diff --git a/application/models/staticModels/batchModel.py b/application/models/staticModels/batchModel.py
index cffd700..832b372 100644
--- a/application/models/staticModels/batchModel.py
+++ b/application/models/staticModels/batchModel.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def getCisProContainer(barcode):
                 .join(Locates, on=(Batch.Id_id == Locates.Location))\
                 .where((Batch.UniqueContainerID == barcode)|(Batch.UniqueContainerID == str(barcode).upper())).get()
     except Exception as e:
-        print e
+        print (e)
         return False
 
 
diff --git a/application/models/util.py b/application/models/util.py
index 89a11a2..d8b73a2 100644
--- a/application/models/util.py
+++ b/application/models/util.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 from application.config import *
 from application.absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
 from peewee import *
+import yaml
+from application.absolutepath import getAbsolutePath
+from peewee import SqliteDatabase
+
+with open('config/config.yaml') as f:
+    config = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
 
-def getDB (dbName, dbType):
-  dbPath = config.databases[dbType][dbName].filename
-  dbPath = getAbsolutePath(dbPath)
-  # print "DB Name: {0}\nDB Path: {1}".format(dbName, dbPath)
-  theDB = SqliteDatabase (dbPath,
-                          pragmas = ( ('busy_timeout',  100),
-                                      ('journal_mode', 'WAL')
-                                  ),
-                          threadlocals = True)
-  config.databases[dbType][dbName].theDB = theDB
-  return theDB
+def getDB(dbName, dbType):
+    dbPath = config['databases'][dbType][dbName]['filename']
+    dbPath = getAbsolutePath(dbPath)
+    theDB = SqliteDatabase(dbPath,
+                           pragmas=(('busy_timeout', 100),
+                                    ('journal_mode', 'WAL')
+                                    ),
+                           threadlocals=True)
+    config['databases'][dbType][dbName]['theDB'] = theDB
+    return theDB
 
diff --git a/locationPop.py b/locationPop.py
index 07d2ef2..4e2d6a1 100644
--- a/locationPop.py
+++ b/locationPop.py
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ def init_db():
     for c in classes:
         c.create_table(True)
 
-    print 'Database Initialized'
+    print ('Database Initialized')
     ####
     #Makes one building that the one floor is put in
     ####
     for building in addLocationConfig.buildings:
-        print building.keys()
+        print (building.keys())
         currentBuildingId = buildingsModel.Buildings()
         currentBuildingId.name = building['name']
         currentBuildingId.numFloors = building['numFloors']
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b65e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+click==7.1.2
+configure==0.5
+et-xmlfile==1.0.1
+Flask==0.12.1
+Flask-Admin==1.4.0
+Flask-Session==0.2.3
+itsdangerous==1.1.0
+jdcal==1.4.1
+Jinja2==2.11.3
+MarkupSafe==1.1.1
+openpyxl==2.4.5
+peewee==2.9.2
+py==1.11.0
+pytest==3.0.5
+PyYAML==5.4.1
+Unidecode==0.4.20
+Werkzeug==0.16.0
+wtf-peewee==0.2.6
+WTForms==2.1
diff --git a/requirements2.txt b/requirements2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b415c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+alembic==1.6.3
+appdirs==1.4.4
+attributedict==0.3.0
+attrs==21.2.0
+blessings==1.7
+blinker==1.4
+cachelib==0.9.0
+certifi==2020.12.5
+cffi==1.14.5
+chardet==4.0.0
+click==8.0.1
+codecov==2.1.11
+colorama==0.4.4
+coloredlogs==15.0
+colour-runner==0.1.1
+config2==0.3.2
+configparser==5.0.2
+coverage==5.5
+crayons==0.4.0
+cryptography==3.4.7
+deepdiff==5.5.0
+deepmerge==0.3.0
+distlib==0.3.1
+docopt==0.6.2
+dominate==2.6.0
+et-xmlfile==1.1.0
+exceptiongroup==1.1.0
+filelock==3.0.12
+Flask==2.2.2
+Flask-Admin==1.5.8
+Flask-Login==0.5.0
+Flask-Mail==0.9.1
+Flask-Migrate==3.0.0
+Flask-MySQL==1.5.2
+flask-nav==0.6
+flask-session2==1.3.1
+Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.5.1
+greenlet==1.1.0
+humanfriendly==9.1
+idna==2.10
+importlib-metadata==6.0.0
+iniconfig==1.1.1
+inspecta==0.1.3
+itsdangerous==2.0.1
+Jinja2==3.0.1
+Mako==1.1.4
+MarkupSafe==2.1.2
+more-itertools==8.8.0
+mybad==0.1.4
+openpyxl==3.0.10
+ordered-set==4.0.2
+packaging==20.9
+peewee==3.14.4
+peewee-migrations==0.3.19
+pluggy==0.13.1
+py==1.10.0
+py-solc-ast==1.2.9
+pycparser==2.20
+Pygments==2.9.0
+PyMySQL==1.0.2
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+pytest==7.2.0
+pytest-base-url==1.4.2
+pytest-html==2.1.1
+pytest-metadata==1.10.0
+pytest-watch==4.2.0
+python-dateutil==2.8.0
+python-editor==1.0.4
+pytz==2022.7.1
+PyYAML==5.4.1
+requests==2.25.1
+rootpath==0.1.1
+selenium==3.141.0
+setupextras==0.1.5
+six==1.16.0
+SQLAlchemy==1.4.15
+termcolor==1.1.0
+toml==0.10.2
+tomli==2.0.1
+tox==3.23.1
+Unidecode==1.3.6
+urllib3==1.26.4
+virtualenv==20.4.6
+visitor==0.1.3
+watchdog==2.1.2
+wcwidth==0.2.5
+webdriver-manager==3.4.2
+Werkzeug==2.2.2
+wtf-peewee==3.0.4
+WTForms==2.3.3
+XlsxWriter==3.0.3
+zipp==3.11.0
diff --git a/reset-db.py b/reset-db.py
index 35e0fcf..1370ba5 100644
--- a/reset-db.py
+++ b/reset-db.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 def init_db ():
   # First, we create the databases.
-  for database in config.databases.dynamic:
-    filename = config.databases.dynamic[database].filename
+  for database in config["databases"]["dynamic"]:
+    filename = config["databases"]["dynamic"][database]["filename"]
 
     """Initializes the database."""
     # Remove the DB
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def init_db ():
     auth_level="admin",
     emailadd="heggens@berea.edu",
     approve=True,
-    created_date=2022-01-31,
-    end_date=2025-01-30,
+    created_date=2022-1-31,
+    end_date=2025-1-30,
     reportto="Idk",
     created_by="heggens"))
 
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index b8c102e..acb46e3 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
     pass
 
 # Run the web application.
-app.run(debug = config.sys.debug, host = IP, port = config.sys.port)
+app.run(debug = config["sys"]["debug"], host = IP, port = config["sys"]["port"])
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 6ac37d9..0c11055 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -1,53 +1,18 @@
-# This sets default values for the versions of the Python
-# libraries we are installing. If we wish to override this
-# (say, during VM or container setup), we do so by
-# exporting these variables into the shell environment before
-# sourcing this script. If these variables exist before this
-# script is sourced, then the pre-existing values will be used.
-FLASK_VERSION="${FLASK_VERSION:-0.12.1}"
-WERKZEUG_VERSION="${WERKZEUG_VERSION:-0.16.0}"
-WTFORMS_VERSION="${WTFORMS_VERSION:-2.1}"
-FLASK_SESSION_VERSION="${FLASK_SESSION_VERSION:-0.2.3}"
-FLASK_ADMIN_VERSION="${FLASK_ADMIN_VERSION:-1.4.0}"
-PEEWEE_VERSION="${PEEWEE_VERSION:-2.9.2}"
-WTF_PEEWEE_VERSION="${WTF_PEEWEE_VERSION:-0.2.6}"
-PYYAML_VERSION="${PYYAML_VERSION:-3.11}"
-CONFIGURE_VERSION="${CONFIGURE_VERSION:-0.5}"
-PYTEST_VERSION="${PYTEST_VERSION:-3.0.5}"
-OPENPYXL_VERSION="${OPENPYXL_VERSION:-2.4.5}"
-UNIDECODE_VERSION="${UNIDECODE_VERSION:-0.4.20}"
-
-# Check for virtualenv
-command -v virtualenv >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-  echo >&2 "I require 'virtualenv' but it's not installed.  Aborting.";
-  exit 1;
- }
-
- # Check for pip
-command -v pip >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
- echo >&2 "I require 'pip' but it's not installed.  Aborting.";
- exit 1;
-}
-
-
-# If there is a virtual environment, destroy it.
-if [ -d venv ]; then
-  echo "Deactivating and removing old virtualenv"
-  deactivate 2>&1 /dev/null
-  rm -rf venv
-fi
-
 # Check for correct python version
-VERSION=`python2 -V | awk '{print $2}'`
-if [ "${VERSION:0:1}" -ne "2" ] || [ "${VERSION:2:1}" -ne "7" ]; then
-	     echo "You must use Python 2.7. You are using $VERSION"
-	     return 1
+VERSION=`python3 -V | awk '{print $2}'`
+MAJOR_VERSION=`echo $VERSION | cut -d'.' -f1`  #make sure a python version above 3.7 is used 
+MINOR_VERSION=`echo $VERSION | cut -d'.' -f2`
+if [ $MAJOR_VERSION -eq 3 ] && [ $MINOR_VERSION -ge 7 ]; then
+    echo -e "You are using Python $VERSION"
 else
-	echo -e "You are using Python $VERSION"
+    echo "You must use Python 3.7 or later. You are using $VERSION"
+    return 1
 fi
 
-# Create and activate a clean virtual environment.
-virtualenv --python=python2.7 venv
+if [ ! -d venv ]
+then
+  python3 -m venv venv
+fi
 . venv/bin/activate
 
 # Create a data directory
@@ -56,41 +21,10 @@ mkdir -p data
 
 # Upgrade pip before continuing; avoids warnings.
 # This should not affect application behavior.
-pip install --upgrade pip
-
-# Install specific versions of libraries to avoid
-# different behaviors of applications over time.
-pip install "werkzeug==$WERKZEUG_VERSION"
-
-pip install "flask==$FLASK_VERSION" #0.12.1
-# http://flask.pocoo.org/
-
-pip install "wtforms==$WTFORMS_VERSION" #2.1
-# https://wtforms.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-
-pip install "flask-session==$FLASK_SESSION_VERSION" #0.2.3
-# http://pythonhosted.org/Flask-Session/
-
-pip install "flask-admin==$FLASK_ADMIN_VERSION" #1.4.0
-# https://flask-admin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
-
-pip install "peewee==$PEEWEE_VERSION" # 2.9.2
-# http://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/
-
-pip install "wtf-peewee==$WTF_PEEWEE_VERSION" #0.2.6
-# https://github.com/coleifer/wtf-peewee
-
-pip install "configure==$CONFIGURE_VERSION" #0.5
-# http://configure.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#
-
-pip install "pytest==$PYTEST_VERSION" #3.0.5
-# http://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/
+pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
-pip install "openpyxl==$OPENPYXL_VERSION" #2.4.5
-# https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-pip install "unidecode==$UNIDECODE_VERSION" #0.4.20
-# https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Unidecode
 
 export FLASK_APP=run.py
 export FLASK_ENV=development
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index e6dcacd..981a2b1 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ def gcd(m, n, count=1):
 
 for i in range(1, 10):
     for r in range(1, 10):
-        print i, r
-        print gcd(i, r)
\ No newline at end of file
+        print( i, r)
+        print (gcd(i, r))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/cp.py b/tools/cp.py
index 12fa1a3..0761731 100644
--- a/tools/cp.py
+++ b/tools/cp.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 def error (msg):
-  print "OOPS: {0}\n".format(msg)
+  print ("OOPS: {0}\n".format(msg))
   exit()
 
 def announce (msg):
-  print msg
+  print (msg)
 
 def hasKey (d, k):
   return isinstance(d, dict) and (k in d)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def checkValidMethods (h):
   result = True
   for m in h["methods"]:
     if not m in ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]:
-      print "==> {0} is not a valid method.".format(m)
+      print ("==> {0} is not a valid method.".format(m))
       result = False
   return result
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def checkValidRoles (h):
   definedRoles = Configuration.from_file('config/roles.yaml').configure()
   for r in h["roles"]:
     if not r in definedRoles:
-      print "==> {0} is not a valid role.".format(r)
+      print ("==> {0} is not a valid role.".format(r))
       result = False
   return result
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def checkSyntax (cc):
 
   # We now know there is a valid list of controllers in every directory
   for d in directories:
-    print "------------------"
-    print "Checking directory '{0}'".format(d["name"])
-    print "------------------"
+    print ("------------------")
+    print ("Checking directory '{0}'".format(d["name"]))
+    print ("------------------")
 
     controllers = d["controllers"]
 
@@ -182,39 +182,39 @@ def checkSyntax (cc):
   routes = []
   funs   = []
 
-  print
-  print "Looking for repeats of routes and function names."
-  print "-------------------------------------------------"
+  
+  print ("Looking for repeats of routes and function names.")
+  print ("-------------------------------------------------")
   for d in directories:
-    print "Directory {0}".format(d["name"])
+    print ("Directory {0}".format(d["name"]))
     controllers = d["controllers"]
     for c in controllers:
-      print "=> Controller: {0}".format(c["name"])
+      print ("=> Controller: {0}".format(c["name"]))
       handlers = c["handlers"]
       for h in handlers:
-        print "==> Route {0}".format(h["route"])
-        print "==> Func  {0}".format(h["function"])
+        print ("==> Route {0}".format(h["route"]))
+        print ("==> Func  {0}".format(h["function"]))
         print
         routes.append(h["route"])
         funs.append(h["function"])
 
-  print ""
+  print ("")
   # Now, do a cute set uniqueness check.
   # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5278122/checking-if-all-elements-in-a-list-are-unique
   repeats = findRepeats(routes)
   if len(repeats) > 0:
-    print "There are repeated routes in your controllers."
-    print routes
-    print repeats
+    print ("There are repeated routes in your controllers.")
+    print (routes)
+    print (repeats)
     for r in repeats:
-      print "route: {0}".format(r)
+      print ("route: {0}".format(r))
     error("Routes cannot repeat.")
 
   repeats = findRepeats(funs)
   if len(repeats) > 0:
-    print "There are repeated function names in your controllers."
+    print ("There are repeated function names in your controllers.")
     for f in repeats:
-      print "function: {0}".format(f)
+      print ("function: {0}".format(f))
     error ("Function names cannot repeat.")
 
   # If we get here, we pass syntax.
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def checkSyntax (cc):
 
 def createDirectory (dir):
   if not os.path.exists(dir):
-    print "Creating directory '{0}'".format(dir)
+    print ("Creating directory '{0}'".format(dir))
     os.makedirs(dir)
 
 def touchFile (f):
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def touchFile (f):
 
 def copyDefault (src, dest):
   if not os.path.exists(dest):
-    print "Copying default file:\n\t'{0}'.".format(src)
+    print ("Copying default file:\n\t'{0}'.".format(src))
     shutil.copy(src, dest)
 
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def handlerExists (f, h):
   result = False
   for line in f:
     if re.search(h["route"], line):
-      print "=> Route '{0}' already exists. Skipping.".format(h["route"])
+      print ("=> Route '{0}' already exists. Skipping.".format(h["route"]))
       result = True
   return result
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def getParams(routeString):
 def createHandlerInController (controllerFile, d, c, h):
   # If the handler isn't already there
   if not handlerExists(controllerFile, h):
-    print "Adding route '{0}' to {1}.".format(h["route"], c["name"])
+    print ("Adding route '{0}' to {1}.".format(h["route"], c["name"]))
     cf = open(controllerFile, 'a')
     cf.write("\n")
 
@@ -333,11 +333,10 @@ def generateFiles (cc):
   syntaxOK = checkSyntax (cc)
 
   if syntaxOK:
-    print "Syntax checks."
+    print ("Syntax checks.")
 
   if syntaxOK and args.generate:
-    print
-    print "Generating files."
-    print "-----------------"
+    print( "Generating files.")
+    print ("-----------------")
     generateFiles (cc)
 
diff --git a/tools/stressor.py b/tools/stressor.py
index ed09637..d71ec9e 100755
--- a/tools/stressor.py
+++ b/tools/stressor.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from application.models import Mess
 from application.config import *
-from httplib import *
+from http.client import HTTPConnection
 from urllib import *
 from uuid import *
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 import string
 import random
@@ -25,5 +27,5 @@ def generate (size = 6, chars = string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
     conn.request("POST", "insert", params, headers)
     response = conn.getresponse()
     if response.status != 200:
-      print "Error on insert {0}: {1} {2}".format(i, response.status, response.reason)
-  print "Done with {0} inserts on string size {1}".format(numInserts, stringSize)
+      print ("Error on insert {0}: {1} {2}".format(i, response.status, response.reason))
+  print ("Done with {0} inserts on string size {1}".format(numInserts, stringSize))