diff --git a/tests/test_standalone_codec.py b/tests/test_standalone_codec.py
index b6e472555f..33e82d0ea0 100644
--- a/tests/test_standalone_codec.py
+++ b/tests/test_standalone_codec.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 """ test byte codecs """
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import numpy as np
 import unittest
 import faiss