diff --git a/examples/simple_example.py b/examples/simple_example.py
index 0fedf87b..7ded02c7 100644
--- a/examples/simple_example.py
+++ b/examples/simple_example.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 support it may be run with multiple threads or only 1.
 
 """
-
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import os.path
 import sys