diff --git a/caratteri.py b/caratteri.py
index 43734af..c2aa2b0 100644
--- a/caratteri.py
+++ b/caratteri.py
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ mappa_caratteri = [
 ]
 
 caratteri_python_a_elea = {
-     char.decode('utf-8'): idx
+        char : idx
         for idx, char in enumerate(mappa_caratteri) }
 
 def stringa_python_a_elea(string):
     s = []
 
-    for i in string.decode('utf-8'):
+    for i in string:
         if i in (' ', '\n'):
             continue
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         nomefile = sys.argv[1]
     except:
-        print "converte da txt in elea -> file c\n"
-        print "usaggio: %s nomefile.txt"
+        print ("converte da txt in elea -> file c\n")
+        print ("usaggio: %s nomefile.txt")
         sys.exit()
     
     converti(nomefile)