diff --git a/src/pykml/parser.py b/src/pykml/parser.py
index 1c17965..a68c00a 100644
--- a/src/pykml/parser.py
+++ b/src/pykml/parser.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 '''
 import sys
 import os
-import urllib2
+try:
+    import urllib2
+except ImportError:
+    from urllib.request import urlopen
 from lxml import etree, objectify
 
 OGCKML_SCHEMA = 'http://schemas.opengis.net/kml/2.2.0/ogckml22.xsd'
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, schema):
                 self.schema = etree.XMLSchema(file=f)
         except:
             # try to open a remote URL
-            f = urllib2.urlopen(schema)
+            f = urlopen(schema)
             self.schema = etree.XMLSchema(file=f)
     
     def validate(self, doc):