diff --git a/config/sort-ini.py b/config/sort-ini.py
index 98976d3..e2db9ff 100755
--- a/config/sort-ini.py
+++ b/config/sort-ini.py
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import sys
-import ConfigParser
+import configparser
 
 if len(sys.argv) > 1:
     filename = sys.argv[1]
 else:
     filename = 'config.ini'
     
-oconfig = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+oconfig = configparser.RawConfigParser()
 oconfig.read(filename)
 
 # This part will destroy the configuration if there's a crash while
 # writing the output.  We're in an GIT-controlled directory, so
 # I didn't care enough to fix this.
-with open(filename, 'wb') as fd:
+with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fd:
     # Copy of write() code that sorts output by section
     if oconfig._defaults:
         fd.write("[%s]\n" % DEFAULTSECT)