diff --git a/scripts/generate-ini.py b/scripts/generate-ini.py
--- a/scripts/generate-ini.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-ini.py
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 Based on kallithea/lib/paster_commands/template.ini.mako, generate development.ini
 """
 
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import re
 
 from kallithea.lib import inifile
 
+
 # files to be generated from the mako template
 ini_files = [
     ('development.ini',
@@ -17,13 +20,10 @@ ini_files = [
             '[app:main]': {
                 'debug': 'true',
                 'app_instance_uuid': 'development-not-secret',
-                'beaker.session.secret': 'development-not-secret',
+                'session.secret': 'development-not-secret',
             },
-            '[handler_console]': {
-                'formatter': 'color_formatter',
-            },
-            '[handler_console_sql]': {
-                'formatter': 'color_formatter_sql',
+            '[logger_root]': {
+                'handlers': 'console_color',
             },
             '[logger_routes]': {
                 'level': 'DEBUG',
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ ini_files = [
 def main():
     # make sure all mako lines starting with '#' (the '##' comments) are marked up as <text>
     makofile = inifile.template_file
-    print 'reading:', makofile
+    print('reading:', makofile)
     mako_org = open(makofile).read()
     mako_no_text_markup = re.sub(r'</?%text>', '', mako_org)
     mako_marked_up = re.sub(r'\n(##.*)', r'\n<%text>\1</%text>', mako_no_text_markup, flags=re.MULTILINE)
     if mako_marked_up != mako_org:
-        print 'writing:', makofile
+        print('writing:', makofile)
         open(makofile, 'w').write(mako_marked_up)
 
     # create ini files
     for fn, settings in ini_files:
-        print 'updating:', fn
+        print('updating:', fn)
         inifile.create(fn, None, settings)