diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_face_utilities.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_face_utilities.py
index c97307df161c01f0c96acee091ee1e87703b9ed9..b5e4133cadea2913a98d786d00f8bdbcfbd79d7a 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_face_utilities.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_face_utilities.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def break_down_invocation(service_name, method_descriptions):
   face_cardinalities = {}
   request_serializers = {}
   response_deserializers = {}
-  for name, method_description in method_descriptions.iteritems():
+  for name, method_description in six.iteritems(method_descriptions):
     qualified_name = _qualified_name(service_name, name)
     method_cardinality = method_description.cardinality()
     cardinalities[name] = method_description.cardinality()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def break_down_service(service_name, method_descriptions):
   implementations = {}
   request_deserializers = {}
   response_serializers = {}
-  for name, method_description in method_descriptions.iteritems():
+  for name, method_description in six.iteritems(method_descriptions):
     qualified_name = _qualified_name(service_name, name)
     method_cardinality = method_description.cardinality()
     if method_cardinality is interfaces.Cardinality.UNARY_UNARY:
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_reexport.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_reexport.py
index 198cb95ad5cb81cb2585b3650a29a32e998d2401..4ea0e94d80546ceb028099c2f70d11ec4ffea841 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_reexport.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/alpha/_reexport.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+import six
+
 from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
 from grpc.framework.face import exceptions as face_exceptions
 from grpc.framework.face import interfaces as face_interfaces
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ def common_cardinality(early_adopter_cardinality):
 
 def common_cardinalities(early_adopter_cardinalities):
   common_cardinalities = {}
-  for name, early_adopter_cardinality in early_adopter_cardinalities.iteritems():
+  for name, early_adopter_cardinality in six.iteritems(early_adopter_cardinalities):
     common_cardinalities[name] = _EARLY_ADOPTER_CARDINALITY_TO_COMMON_CARDINALITY[
         early_adopter_cardinality]
   return common_cardinalities
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/crust/implementations.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/crust/implementations.py
index 4ebc4e9ae8599934dc334d44486fd12f8074f5a6..d0ecafcaf6815e4f4b06c50cc6339ef1b71b475f 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/crust/implementations.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/crust/implementations.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 """Entry points into the Crust layer of RPC Framework."""
 
+import six
+
 from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
 from grpc.framework.common import style
 from grpc.framework.crust import _calls
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ class _DynamicStub(face.DynamicStub):
 
 def _adapt_method_implementations(method_implementations, pool):
   adapted_implementations = {}
-  for name, method_implementation in method_implementations.iteritems():
+  for name, method_implementation in six.iteritems(method_implementations):
     if method_implementation.style is style.Service.INLINE:
       if method_implementation.cardinality is cardinality.Cardinality.UNARY_UNARY:
         adapted_implementations[name] = _service.adapt_inline_unary_unary(
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/face/implementations.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/face/implementations.py
index 4a6de52974ed623ce557c15282971d56bfdb4dfe..9c75a5faf4bcabc2cc5f2a3956d55e8c83e313f1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/face/implementations.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/framework/face/implementations.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 """Entry points into the Face layer of RPC Framework."""
 
+import six
+
 from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
 from grpc.framework.common import style
 from grpc.framework.base import exceptions as _base_exceptions
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ class _DynamicStub(interfaces.DynamicStub):
 
 def _adapt_method_implementations(method_implementations, pool):
   adapted_implementations = {}
-  for name, method_implementation in method_implementations.iteritems():
+  for name, method_implementation in six.iteritems(method_implementations):
     if method_implementation.style is style.Service.INLINE:
       if method_implementation.cardinality is cardinality.Cardinality.UNARY_UNARY:
         adapted_implementations[name] = _service.adapt_inline_value_in_value_out(
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_core_over_links_base_interface_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_core_over_links_base_interface_test.py
index efc990421a3f2a4ca415526d1713d3e2df224c34..881633754c1a1412da95ecb57838f84ddd785f76 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_core_over_links_base_interface_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_core_over_links_base_interface_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import random
 import time
 import unittest
 
+import six
+
 from grpc._adapter import _intermediary_low
 from grpc._links import invocation
 from grpc._links import service
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ def _serialization_behaviors_from_serializations(serializations):
   request_deserializers = {}
   response_serializers = {}
   response_deserializers = {}
-  for (group, method), serialization in serializations.iteritems():
+  for (group, method), serialization in six.iteritems(serializations):
     request_serializers[group, method] = serialization.serialize_request
     request_deserializers[group, method] = serialization.deserialize_request
     response_serializers[group, method] = serialization.serialize_response
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.py
index 4faaaadc2b5aac00f8727b1dfe19ac634c019ae6..3be3b051fbde4662d211ebb54f31584a6c101dae 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_crust_over_core_over_links_face_interface_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import collections
 import unittest
 
+import six
+
 from grpc._adapter import _intermediary_low
 from grpc._links import invocation
 from grpc._links import service
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ def _serialization_behaviors_from_test_methods(test_methods):
   request_deserializers = {}
   response_serializers = {}
   response_deserializers = {}
-  for (group, method), test_method in test_methods.iteritems():
+  for (group, method), test_method in six.iteritems(test_methods):
     request_serializers[group, method] = test_method.serialize_request
     request_deserializers[group, method] = test_method.deserialize_request
     response_serializers[group, method] = test_method.serialize_response
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class _Implementation(test_interfaces.Implementation):
     # _digest.TestServiceDigest.
     cardinalities = {
         method: method_object.cardinality()
-        for (group, method), method_object in methods.iteritems()}
+        for (group, method), method_object in six.iteritems(methods)}
     dynamic_stub = crust_implementations.dynamic_stub(
         invocation_end_link, group, cardinalities, pool)
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
index 1c21dfd03d59f85679d135ae58617ea81cd31152..cb302bbf684db2c6fa9fed88986de39e3737929c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import collections
 import unittest
 
+import six
+
 from grpc.beta import implementations
 from grpc.beta import interfaces
 from tests.unit import resources
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ def _serialization_behaviors_from_test_methods(test_methods):
   request_deserializers = {}
   response_serializers = {}
   response_deserializers = {}
-  for (group, method), test_method in test_methods.iteritems():
+  for (group, method), test_method in six.iteritems(test_methods):
     request_serializers[group, method] = test_method.serialize_request
     request_deserializers[group, method] = test_method.deserialize_request
     response_serializers[group, method] = test_method.serialize_response
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class _Implementation(test_interfaces.Implementation):
     # _digest.TestServiceDigest.
     cardinalities = {
         method: method_object.cardinality()
-        for (group, method), method_object in methods.iteritems()}
+        for (group, method), method_object in six.iteritems(methods)}
 
     server_options = implementations.server_options(
         request_deserializers=serialization_behaviors.request_deserializers,
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.py
index 360ecc95d5d98f598d9bd9ef42789fb7da95fda1..fd2d4298f9ad84d0d9207be4c16f79a87f8d41e1 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/_crust_over_core_face_interface_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import collections
 import unittest
 
+import six
+
 from grpc.framework.core import implementations as core_implementations
 from grpc.framework.crust import implementations as crust_implementations
 from grpc.framework.foundation import logging_pool
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class _Implementation(test_interfaces.Implementation):
     # _digest.TestServiceDigest.
     cardinalities = {
         method: method_object.cardinality()
-        for (group, method), method_object in methods.iteritems()}
+        for (group, method), method_object in six.iteritems(methods)}
     dynamic_stub = crust_implementations.dynamic_stub(
         invocation_end_link, group, cardinalities, pool)
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/blocking_invocation_inline_service_test_case.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/blocking_invocation_inline_service_test_case.py
index 2fc67f6292b7a148bfd28313dc2ea13224eeeef5..b0b00bfa81a6cbbfdf7152a55125ef2aa48179a6 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/blocking_invocation_inline_service_test_case.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/blocking_invocation_inline_service_test_case.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSequentialInvocations(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class BlockingInvocationInlineServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/digest.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/digest.py
index 39f28b9657f447e923743a8920d3df23d34f5c49..100067cc8334b991aa583433d0db8053a4197804 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/digest.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/digest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import collections
 import threading
 
+import six
+
 # testing_control, interfaces, and testing_service are referenced from
 # specification in this module.
 from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ def _assemble(
   events = {}
   adaptations = {}
   messages = {}
-  for name, scenario in scenarios.iteritems():
+  for name, scenario in six.iteritems(scenarios):
     if name in names:
       raise ValueError('Repeated name "%s"!' % name)
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/event_invocation_synchronous_event_service_test_case.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/event_invocation_synchronous_event_service_test_case.py
index b707dcdf6ce6308e1c02240335a9a25aa2520e8d..db901cfe4ef03095ca8be893e889a8cd3094c454 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/event_invocation_synchronous_event_service_test_case.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/event_invocation_synchronous_event_service_test_case.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
   def testSequentialInvocations(self):
     # pylint: disable=cell-var-from-loop
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for unused_test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testParallelInvocations(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         first_callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class EventInvocationSynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for unused_test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         callback = testing_callback.Callback()
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service_test_case.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service_test_case.py
index 8adfc613c66b2f7dcb6153e86dd7e5b38ea50fae..d8706aa39ec3b8fbbf14b679d8b2b631dc8fb5cc 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service_test_case.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/face/testing/future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service_test_case.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         request_iterator = _PauseableIterator(iter(requests))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         request_iterator = _PauseableIterator(iter(requests))
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testSequentialInvocations(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testParallelInvocations(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class FutureInvocationAsynchronousEventServiceTestCase(
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for name, test_messages_sequence in (
-        self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self.digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_blocking_invocation_inline_service.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_blocking_invocation_inline_service.py
index a47fcd368167147ec39f21e8339cce7d0cb4508f..530ba4ff0f8c539211083e9514102c16840eece5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_blocking_invocation_inline_service.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_blocking_invocation_inline_service.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSequentialInvocations(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
   def testParallelInvocations(self):
     pool = logging_pool.pool(test_constants.PARALLELISM)
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = []
         response_futures = []
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
   def testWaitingForSomeButNotAllParallelInvocations(self):
     pool = logging_pool.pool(test_constants.PARALLELISM)
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = []
         response_futures_to_indices = {}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_digest.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_digest.py
index 9304b6b1db13d7ad3e77ffa5c4014eb6714be8a2..40c03f9e714e11dbbb5e7dc069c4fbbd368acd91 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_digest.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_digest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 import collections
 import threading
 
+import six
+
 # test_control, _service, and test_interfaces are referenced from specification
 # in this module.
 from grpc.framework.common import cardinality
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ def _assemble(
   events = {}
   adaptations = {}
   messages = {}
-  for identifier, scenario in scenarios.iteritems():
+  for identifier, scenario in six.iteritems(scenarios):
     if identifier in identifiers:
       raise ValueError('Repeated identifier "(%s, %s)"!' % identifier)
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service.py
index c1081a7d9908483e6aa5a629f8f112c6fd42cda1..89f344c289848897e7cc0f36b50c81f3fcdebd29 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/interfaces/face/_future_invocation_asynchronous_event_service.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         request_iterator = _PauseableIterator(iter(requests))
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSuccessfulStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         request_iterator = _PauseableIterator(iter(requests))
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testSequentialInvocations(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testParallelInvocations(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         first_request = test_messages.request()
         second_request = test_messages.request()
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
         test_messages.verify(second_request, second_response, self)
 
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = []
         response_futures = []
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
   def testWaitingForSomeButNotAllParallelInvocations(self):
     pool = logging_pool.pool(test_constants.PARALLELISM)
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = []
         response_futures_to_indices = {}
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testCancelledUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testCancelledStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testExpiredStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedUnaryRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.unary_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         request = test_messages.request()
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestUnaryResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_unary_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
         callback = _Callback()
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class TestCase(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta, test_coverage.Coverage, unittest.
 
   def testFailedStreamRequestStreamResponse(self):
     for (group, method), test_messages_sequence in (
-        self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences.iteritems()):
+        six.iteritems(self._digest.stream_stream_messages_sequences)):
       for test_messages in test_messages_sequence:
         requests = test_messages.requests()
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/test_common.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/test_common.py
index 29431bfb9dd282f170b7a1f468887edfa74a8282..824f1cbd160d918e2fa7715b26295bd0427d68ef 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/test_common.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/test_common.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 import collections
 
+import six
+
 INVOCATION_INITIAL_METADATA = ((b'0', b'abc'), (b'1', b'def'), (b'2', b'ghi'),)
 SERVICE_INITIAL_METADATA = ((b'3', b'jkl'), (b'4', b'mno'), (b'5', b'pqr'),)
 SERVICE_TERMINAL_METADATA = ((b'6', b'stu'), (b'7', b'vwx'), (b'8', b'yza'),)
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ def metadata_transmitted(original_metadata, transmitted_metadata):
     key, value = tuple(key_value_pair)
     transmitted[key].append(value)
 
-  for key, values in original.iteritems():
+  for key, values in six.iteritems(original):
     transmitted_values = transmitted[key]
     transmitted_iterator = iter(transmitted_values)
     try: