diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py b/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
         email = defaults.get('email')
 
         if username is None:
-            username = raw_input('Specify admin username:')
+            username = input('Specify admin username:')
         if password is None:
             password = self._get_admin_password()
             if not password:
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
                 if not password:
                     sys.exit()
         if email is None:
-            email = raw_input('Specify admin email:')
+            email = input('Specify admin email:')
         api_key = self.cli_args.get('api_key')
         self.create_user(username, password, email, True,
                          strict_creation_check=False,
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
         if _path is not None:
             path = _path
         elif not self.tests and not test_repo_path:
-            path = raw_input(
+            path = input(
                  'Enter a valid absolute path to store repositories. '
                  'All repositories in that path will be added automatically:'
             )
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/pagination.py b/rhodecode/lib/pagination.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/pagination.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/pagination.py
@@ -291,14 +291,15 @@ class _Page(list):
         # wrapper class can execute a query with the knowledge of what the
         # slice will be (for efficiency) and, in the same query, ask for the
         # total number of items and only execute one query.
+
         try:
             first = (self.page - 1) * items_per_page
             last = first + items_per_page
             self.items = list(self.collection[first:last])
         except TypeError as err:
             raise TypeError(
-                "Your collection of type {} cannot be handled "
-                "by paginate. ERROR:{}".format(type(self.collection), err)
+                f"Your collection of type {type(self.collection)} cannot be handled "
+                f"by paginate. ERROR:{err}"
             )
 
         # Unless the user tells us how many items the collections has