diff --git a/src/Misc.py b/src/Misc.py
index 08e2f8af7..489b376a2 100755
--- a/src/Misc.py
+++ b/src/Misc.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Privmsg):
 
     callAfter = utils.Everything()
     callBefore = utils.Nothing()
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
-        return 1 # We should always be the last plugin.
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return False # We should always be the last plugin.
     
     def invalidCommand(self, irc, msg, tokens):
         self.log.debug('Misc.invalidCommand called (tokens %s)', tokens)
diff --git a/src/Owner.py b/src/Owner.py
index 0867026f1..1c24851be 100644
--- a/src/Owner.py
+++ b/src/Owner.py
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ class Owner(privmsgs.CapabilityCheckingPrivmsg):
 
     callAfter = utils.Nothing()
     callBefore = utils.Everything()
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
-        return -1 # We should always be the first plugin.
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return True # We should always be the first plugin.
     
     def _getIrc(self, network):
         network = network.lower()
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index abdcda0f9..5d2958e4a 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -933,18 +933,19 @@ class Privmsg(irclib.IrcCallback):
     # attributes which are lists of plugin names which the plugin should be
     # called before and after, respectively.  We may, at some future point,
     # remove priority entirely.
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
+    def __lt__(self, other):
         selfName = self.name()
         otherName = other.name()
         # We can't be certain of the order the callbacks list is in, so we
-        # can't be certain that our __cmp__ is the most specific one, so
+        # can't be certain that our __lt__ is the most specific one, so
         # we basically run the other callback's as well.
         if isinstance(other, Privmsg):
-            if otherName in self.callAfter or selfName in other.callBefore:
-                return 1
-            elif otherName in self.callBefore or selfName in other.callAfter:
-                return -1
-        return self.__parent.__cmp__(other)
+            if other.name() in self.callBefore or \
+               self.name() in other.callAfter:
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+        return self.__parent.__lt__(other)
             
     def __call__(self, irc, msg):
         if msg.command == 'PRIVMSG':
diff --git a/src/irclib.py b/src/irclib.py
index 0b23d4ea6..6f6f27a76 100644
--- a/src/irclib.py
+++ b/src/irclib.py
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ class IrcCallback(IrcCommandDispatcher):
     __firewalled__ = {'die': None,
                       'reset': None,
                       '__call__': None,
-                      '__cmp__': lambda self: 0,
+                      '__lt__': lambda self: 0,
                       'inFilter': lambda self, irc, msg: msg,
                       'outFilter': lambda self, irc, msg: msg,
                       'name': lambda self: self.__class__.__name__,}
 
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
+    def __lt__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, IrcCallback):
-            ret = cmp(self.priority, other.priority)
-            if ret == 0:
-                ret = cmp(self.name(), other.name())
+            ret = self.priority < other.priority
+            if not ret:
+                ret = self.name() < other.name()
             return ret
         else:
-            return super(IrcCallback, self).__cmp__(other)
+            return super(IrcCallback, self).__lt__(other)
     
     def name(self):
         """Returns the name of the callback."""