diff --git a/Scripts/plist.py b/Scripts/plist.py
index 790f242..7bc57b5 100755
--- a/Scripts/plist.py
+++ b/Scripts/plist.py
@@ -10,10 +10,17 @@ if sys.version_info < (3,0):
     # has issues with Unicode strings
     from StringIO import StringIO
 
+try:
+    basestring  # Python 2
+    unicode
+except NameError:
+    basestring = str  # Python 3
+    unicode = str
+
 try:
     FMT_XML = plistlib.FMT_XML
     FMT_BINARY = plistlib.FMT_BINARY
-except:
+except AttributeError:
     FMT_XML = "FMT_XML"
     FMT_BINARY = "FMT_BINARY"
 
@@ -22,33 +29,27 @@ except:
 ###            ###
 
 def _check_py3():
-    return True if sys.version_info >= (3, 0) else False
+    return sys.version_info >= (3, 0)
 
 def _is_binary(fp):
-    if isinstance(fp, _get_inst()):
+    if isinstance(fp, basestring):
         return fp.startswith(b"bplist00")
     header = fp.read(32)
     fp.seek(0)
     return header[:8] == b'bplist00'
 
-def _get_inst():
-    if _check_py3():
-        return (str)
-    else:
-        return (str, unicode)
-
 ###                             ###
 # Deprecated Functions - Remapped #
 ###                             ###
 
 def readPlist(pathOrFile):
-    if not isinstance(pathOrFile, _get_inst()):
+    if not isinstance(pathOrFile, basestring):
         return load(pathOrFile)
     with open(pathOrFile, "rb") as f:
         return load(f)
 
 def writePlist(value, pathOrFile):
-    if not isinstance(pathOrFile, _get_inst()):
+    if not isinstance(pathOrFile, basestring):
         return dump(value, pathOrFile, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
     with open(pathOrFile, "wb") as f:
         return dump(value, f, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False)
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def load(fp, fmt=None, use_builtin_types=None, dict_type=dict):
         if isinstance(fp, unicode):
             # Encode unicode -> string; use utf-8 for safety
             fp = fp.encode("utf-8")
-        if isinstance(fp,_get_inst()):
+        if isinstance(fp, basestring):
             # It's a string - let's wrap it up
             fp = StringIO(fp)
         # Parse it
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def load(fp, fmt=None, use_builtin_types=None, dict_type=dict):
         return p.parse(fp)
 
 def loads(value, fmt=None, use_builtin_types=None, dict_type=dict):
-    if _check_py3() and isinstance(value, _get_inst()):
+    if _check_py3() and isinstance(value, basestring):
         # If it's a string - encode it
         value = value.encode()
     return load(BytesIO(value),fmt=fmt,use_builtin_types=use_builtin_types,dict_type=dict_type)
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ def dump(value, fp, fmt=FMT_XML, sort_keys=True, skipkeys=False):
                     writer.beginElement("dict")
                     items = sorted(d.items()) if sort_keys else d.items()
                     for key, value in items:
-                        if not isinstance(key, (str,unicode)):
+                        if not isinstance(key, basestring):
                             if skipkeys:
                                 continue
                             raise TypeError("keys must be strings")
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ class _BinaryPlistParser:
 
         elif tokenH == 0x10:  # int
             result = 0
-            for k in xrange((2 << tokenL) - 1):
+            for k in range((2 << tokenL) - 1):
                 result = (result << 8) + ord(self._fp.read(1))
             # result = int.from_bytes(self._fp.read(1 << tokenL),
             #                        'big', signed=tokenL >= 3)
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ class _BinaryPlistWriter (object):
                 items = sorted(items)
 
             for k, v in items:
-                if not isinstance(k, (str,unicode)):
+                if not isinstance(k, basestring):
                     if self._skipkeys:
                         continue
                     raise TypeError("keys must be strings")
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ class _BinaryPlistWriter (object):
             self._write_size(0x40, len(value.data))
             self._fp.write(value.data)
 
-        elif isinstance(value, (str,unicode)):
+        elif isinstance(value, basestring):
             try:
                 t = value.encode('ascii')
                 self._write_size(0x50, len(value))
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@ class _BinaryPlistWriter (object):
                 rootItems = value.items()
 
             for k, v in rootItems:
-                if not isinstance(k, (str,unicode)):
+                if not isinstance(k, basestring):
                     if self._skipkeys:
                         continue
                     raise TypeError("keys must be strings")
diff --git a/Scripts/utils.py b/Scripts/utils.py
index bc8072b..3e34acc 100644
--- a/Scripts/utils.py
+++ b/Scripts/utils.py
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ class Utils:
         print("www.github.com/corpnewt\n")
         # Get the time and wish them a good morning, afternoon, evening, and night
         hr = datetime.datetime.now().time().hour
-        if hr > 3 and hr < 12:
+        if 3 < hr < 12:
             print("Have a nice morning!\n\n")
-        elif hr >= 12 and hr < 17:
+        elif 12 <= hr < 17:
             print("Have a nice afternoon!\n\n")
-        elif hr >= 17 and hr < 21:
+        elif 17 <= hr < 21:
             print("Have a nice evening!\n\n")
         else:
             print("Have a nice night!\n\n")