diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 974d0764b..5b36a53b9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b'a1f4a2272' (2019-11-28 11:39:09)
\ No newline at end of file
+nursix-dev-3362-g482287b (2019-11-29 14:16:30)
diff --git a/modules/s3/codecs/card.py b/modules/s3/codecs/card.py
index e38f6423a..66e0372b8 100644
--- a/modules/s3/codecs/card.py
+++ b/modules/s3/codecs/card.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 from gluon import current, HTTP
 
-from s3compat import StringIO
+from s3compat import BytesIO
 from ..s3codec import S3Codec
 from ..s3resource import S3Resource
 from ..s3utils import s3_str
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def encode(self, resource, **attr):
                                        )
 
         # Build the doc
-        output_stream = StringIO()
+        output_stream = BytesIO()
         doc.build(flowables,
                   output_stream,
                   #canvasmaker=canvas.Canvas,   # is default
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ def draw_image(self,
             Helper function to draw an image
             - requires PIL (required for ReportLab image handling anyway)
 
-            @param img: the image (filename or StringIO buffer)
+            @param img: the image (filename or BytesIO buffer)
             @param x: drawing position
             @param y: drawing position
             @param width: the target width of the image (in points)
diff --git a/views/generic.xls b/views/generic.xls
index df184a62a..a434f4a21 100755
--- a/views/generic.xls
+++ b/views/generic.xls
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ try:
         worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet(pagename)
         for (r,row) in enumerate(content):
             for (c,element) in enumerate(row):
-                print '%s%s' % (chr(ord('A')+c),(r+1)), element
+                print("%s%s %s" % (chr(ord('A')+c),(r+1), element))
                 worksheet.write('%s%s' % (chr(ord('A')+c),(r+1)), str(element))
             pass
         pass
diff --git a/views/pagenav.html b/views/pagenav.html
index 6122b2858..a7e4e4af3 100644
--- a/views/pagenav.html
+++ b/views/pagenav.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {{if "page" in request.vars:}}
  {{try:}}
-  {{if totalpages <> 1:}}{{=pagenav(page=page, totalpages=totalpages)}}<br />
+  {{if totalpages != 1:}}{{=pagenav(page=page, totalpages=totalpages)}}<br />
   {{pass}}
  {{except:}}
   {{try:}}{{=pagenav(page=page)}}<br />
   {{except:}}{{pass}}
  {{pass}}
-{{pass}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{pass}}
diff --git a/views/searchbox.html b/views/searchbox.html
index 0f10e0a8b..db3ed7189 100755
--- a/views/searchbox.html
+++ b/views/searchbox.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{if "page" in request.vars:}}
   {{try:}}
-    {{if totalpages <> 1:}}
+    {{if totalpages != 1:}}
       {{=search_btn}}
       <p>&nbsp;</p>
     {{pass}}
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
     {{except:}}
     {{pass}}
   {{pass}}
-{{pass}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{pass}}