diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf56935..55972b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ gdl-0.9rc4.tar.gz
 /gdl-0.9.7.tgz
 /gdl-0.9.8.tgz
 /gdl-0.9.8-git-f3b6e01.tar.gz
+/gdl-0.9.8-git-d892ee5.tar.gz
diff --git a/gdl-python3.patch b/gdl-python3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8327f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdl-python3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+diff --git a/src/datatypes.cpp b/src/datatypes.cpp
+index 1a8d126..e8b08a1 100644
+--- a/src/datatypes.cpp
++++ b/src/datatypes.cpp
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+ #include "includefirst.hpp"
+ 
+ #if defined(USE_PYTHON) || defined(PYTHON_MODULE)
++#include <patchlevel.h>
+ #include <numpy/arrayobject.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+diff --git a/src/gdlpython.cpp b/src/gdlpython.cpp
+index 7835ec9..dd17598 100644
+--- a/src/gdlpython.cpp
++++ b/src/gdlpython.cpp
+@@ -32,18 +32,32 @@
+ 
+ using namespace std;
+ 
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++int PythonInit()
++{
++  if( Py_IsInitialized()) return NULL;
++#else
+ void PythonInit()
+ {
+   if( Py_IsInitialized()) return;
++#endif
+   Py_Initialize(); // signal handlers?
+   
+   static int argc = 1;
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++  static wchar_t* arg0 = Py_DecodeLocale("./py/python.exe",NULL);
++  static wchar_t* argv[] = {arg0};
++#else
+   static char* arg0 = (char*)"./py/python.exe";
+   static char* argv[] = {arg0};
++#endif
+   PySys_SetArgv(argc, argv);
+ 
+   // http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/c-api.array.html#miscellaneous
+   import_array();
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++  return NULL;
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ void PythonEnd()
+@@ -71,6 +85,12 @@ BaseGDL* FromPython( PyObject* pyObj)
+ {
+   if( !PyArray_Check( pyObj))
+     {
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++      if( PyUnicode_Check( pyObj))
++	{
++	  return new DStringGDL( PyUnicode_AsUTF8( pyObj));
++	}
++#else
+       if( PyString_Check( pyObj))
+ 	{
+ 	  return new DStringGDL( PyString_AsString( pyObj));
+@@ -79,6 +99,7 @@ BaseGDL* FromPython( PyObject* pyObj)
+ 	{
+ 	  return new DLongGDL( PyInt_AsLong( pyObj));
+ 	}
++#endif
+       if( PyLong_Check( pyObj))
+ 	{
+ 	  return new DLongGDL( PyLong_AsLong( pyObj));
+@@ -174,11 +195,19 @@ namespace lib {
+ 	  e->Throw( "ARGV keyword must be of type STRING.");
+ 	
+ 	int argc = argvS->N_Elements();
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++	wchar_t** argv = new wchar_t*[ argc];
++#else
+ 	char** argv = new char*[ argc];
++#endif
+ 
+-	// pyhton copies the value -> threats it as const
++	// python copies the value -> treats it as const
+ 	for( int i=0; i<argc; ++i)
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++	  argv[i] = Py_DecodeLocale(const_cast<char*>((*argvS)[ i].c_str()), NULL); 
++#else
+ 	  argv[i] = const_cast<char*>((*argvS)[ i].c_str()); 
++#endif
+ 
+ 	PySys_SetArgv(argc, argv);
+ 	delete[] argv;
+diff --git a/src/gdlpython.hpp b/src/gdlpython.hpp
+index 45ef436..cb53bd7 100644
+--- a/src/gdlpython.hpp
++++ b/src/gdlpython.hpp
+@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
+ #ifndef GDLPYTHON_HPP_
+ #define GDLPYTHON_HPP_
+ 
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++int PythonInit();
++#else
+ void PythonInit();
++#endif
+ void PythonEnd();
+ BaseGDL* FromPython( PyObject* pyObj);
+ 
+diff --git a/src/pythongdl.cpp b/src/pythongdl.cpp
+index a3b5afd..e541ba5 100644
+--- a/src/pythongdl.cpp
++++ b/src/pythongdl.cpp
+@@ -191,14 +191,22 @@ bool CopyArgFromPython( vector<BaseGDL*>& parRef,
+       for( SizeT k=0; k<nKW; ++k)
+ 	{
+ 	  PyDict_Next( kwDict, &dictPos, &key, &value);
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++	  int keyIsString =  PyUnicode_Check( key);
++#else
+ 	  int keyIsString =  PyString_Check( key);
++#endif
+ 	  if( !keyIsString)
+ 	    {
+ 	      PyErr_SetString( gdlError, 
+ 			       "Keywords must be of type string");
+ 	      return false;
+ 	    }
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++	  const char* keyChar = PyUnicode_AsUTF8( key);
++#else
+ 	  const char* keyChar = PyString_AsString( key);
++#endif
+ 	  string keyString = StrUpCase( keyChar);
+ 	  int kwIx = e.GetPro()->FindKey( keyString);
+ 	  if( kwIx == -1) 
+@@ -523,6 +531,35 @@ extern "C" {
+     {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}        // Sentinel
+   };
+ 
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++  struct module_state {
++    PyObject *error;
++  };
++
++  #define GETSTATE(m) ((struct module_state*)PyModule_GetState(m))
++
++  static int GDL_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
++    Py_VISIT(GETSTATE(m)->error);
++    return 0;
++  }
++
++  static int GDL_clear(PyObject *m) {
++    Py_CLEAR(GETSTATE(m)->error);
++    return 0;
++  }
++
++  static struct PyModuleDef moduledef = {
++    PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
++    "GDL",
++    NULL,
++    sizeof(struct module_state),
++    GDLMethods,
++    NULL,
++    GDL_traverse,
++    GDL_clear,
++    NULL
++  };
++#endif
+ 
+   // python GDL module init function
+   PyMODINIT_FUNC initGDL()
+@@ -552,7 +589,11 @@ extern "C" {
+       }
+     SysVar::SetGDLPath( gdlPath);
+     
++#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
++    PyObject* m = PyModule_Create(&moduledef);
++#else
+     PyObject* m = Py_InitModule("GDL", GDLMethods);
++#endif
+ 
+     gdlError = PyErr_NewException((char*)"GDL.error", NULL, NULL);
+     Py_INCREF(gdlError);
diff --git a/gdl.spec b/gdl.spec
index 8f06e8e..18a8a03 100644
--- a/gdl.spec
+++ b/gdl.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-%global commit f3b6e012ff645c93268cfb9da7f61792630c34ee
+%global commit d892ee54b710c645ec0bc75d4a0cb3118813daa6
 %global shortcommit %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
 
 Name:           gdl
 Version:        0.9.8
-Release:        5%{?dist}.20180723git%{shortcommit}
+Release:        6%{?dist}.20180919git%{shortcommit}
 Summary:        GNU Data Language
 
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Source4:        xorg.conf
 # Build with system antlr library.  Request for upstream change here:
 # https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2685215&group_id=97659&atid=618686
 Patch1:         gdl-antlr.patch
+# https://github.com/gnudatalanguage/gdl/pull/468
+Patch2:         gdl-python3.patch
 
 #RHEL5 doesn't have the needed antlr version/headers, has old plplot
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 5
@@ -37,7 +39,11 @@ BuildRequires:  java
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel, ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  gsl-devel, plplot-devel, GraphicsMagick-c++-devel
 BuildRequires:  netcdf-devel, hdf5-devel, libjpeg-devel
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 29
+BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel, python%{python3_pkgversion}-numpy, python%{python3_pkgversion}-matplotlib
+%else
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel, python2-numpy, python2-matplotlib
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fftw-devel, hdf-static
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 28
@@ -90,6 +96,23 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Common files for GDL
 
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 29
+%package        -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-gdl
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_pkgversion}-gdl}
+# Remove before F30
+Provides: %{name}-python = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: %{name}-python%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: %{name}-python < %{version}-%{release}
+Summary:        GDL python module
+Group:          Applications/Engineering
+# Needed to pull in drivers
+Requires:       plplot
+Requires:       %{name}-common = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides:       %{name}-runtime = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description    -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-gdl
+%{summary}.
+%else
 %package        -n python2-gdl
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-gdl}
 # Remove before F30
@@ -105,12 +128,14 @@ Provides:       %{name}-runtime = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description    -n python2-gdl
 %{summary}.
+%endif
 
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{commit}
 rm -rf src/antlr
 %patch1 -p1 -b .antlr
+%patch2 -p1 -b .python3
 
 pushd src
 for f in *.g
@@ -119,6 +144,13 @@ do
 done
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 29
+%global __python %{__python3}
+%global python_sitearch %{python3_sitearch}
+%else
+%global __python %{__python2}
+%global python_sitearch %{python2_sitearch}
+%endif
 %global cmake_opts \\\
    -DWXWIDGETS=ON \\\
    -DGEOTIFF_INCLUDE_DIR=%{_includedir}/libgeotiff \\\
@@ -126,7 +158,7 @@ popd
    -DUDUNITS_INCLUDE_DIR=%{_includedir}/udunits2 \\\
    -DGRIB=ON \\\
    -DOPENMP=ON \\\
-   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=%{_bindir}/python2 \\\
+   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=%{__python} \\\
    %{?cmake_qhull} \\\
 %{nil}
 # TODO - build an mpi version
@@ -154,8 +186,13 @@ popd
 pushd build-python
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 # Install the python module in the right location
-install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{python2_sitearch}
-mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/site-python/GDL.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python2_sitearch}/GDL.so
+install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{python_sitearch}
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 29
+mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/python*/site-packages/GDL.so \
+%else
+mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/site-python/GDL.so \
+%endif
+  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch}/GDL.so
 popd
 
 # Install the profile file to set GDL_PATH
@@ -239,11 +276,19 @@ cat xorg.log
 %files common
 %{_datadir}/gnudatalanguage/
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 29
+%files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-gdl
+%else
 %files -n python2-gdl
-%{python2_sitearch}/GDL.so
+%endif
+%{python_sitearch}/GDL.so
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 20 2018 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 0.9.8-6.20180919gitd892ee5
+- Update to latest git
+- Port to python 3
+
 * Tue Jul 31 2018 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 0.9.8-5.20180723gitf3b6e01
 - Rebuild with fixed binutils
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 950ef58..b554740 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (gdl-0.9.8-git-f3b6e01.tar.gz) = da07cd62f36e8c392bb45952a77982a3d55c1b0740debfcb277576130983d882c0502056efab1700c7f495b920567f86a8740aae61341ea403e438c55f3d103c
+SHA512 (gdl-0.9.8-git-d892ee5.tar.gz) = 174dcb8a63903aa35a120459981e985bf813d0cebb576fd771b49e6101e76391a94535744c09edd75917ad3d7b3729ba21875671cceb42c3e6f0afef853a5ff2