diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.base.debian9 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.base.debian9
index 3a4ba7fe967..652f6e799fe 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.base.debian9
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.base.debian9
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FROM openjdk:11-jdk-slim-stretch
 
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install \
     netcat-openbsd \
-    python \
+    python3 \
     unzip \
     curl \
     supervisor && \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.centos7 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.centos7
index c117ee95f28..6d1bb0cad40 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.centos7
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.centos7
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ RUN yum -y install \
       libtool \
       make \
       patch \
-      python-devel \
-      cppunit-devel \
+      python3-devel \
       zip \
       unzip \
       wget \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian10 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian10
index 2731995f536..fab07045a6c 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian10
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian10
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libtool-bin \
       libcppunit-dev \
       pkg-config \
-      python \
-      python-dev \
+      python3 \
+      python3-dev \
       software-properties-common \
-      python-setuptools \
+      python3-setuptools \
       tree \
       zip \
       unzip \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian9 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian9
index f5e7b110e6b..e37da48fe24 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian9
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.debian9
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libtool-bin \
       libcppunit-dev \
       pkg-config \
-      python-dev \
-      python3-dev \
       software-properties-common \
+      python3-dev \
       python3-setuptools \
       tree \
       zip \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu14.04 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu14.04
index 922cd899fec..1794be75168 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu14.04
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu14.04
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libssl-dev \
       git \
       libtool \
-      python-dev \
+      python3-dev \
       libcppunit-dev \
       zip \
       unzip \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu16.04 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu16.04
index a3a2265f509..fbbcf4383aa 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu16.04
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu16.04
@@ -21,23 +21,26 @@ FROM ubuntu:16.04
 ENV TARGET_PLATFORM ubuntu
 ENV bazelVersion 3.0.0
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
+
+RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install \
       automake \
       build-essential \
       cmake \
       curl \
-      libssl-dev \
       git \
+      libssl-dev \
       libtool-bin \
-      libunwind8 \
       libunwind-setjmp0-dev \
-      python-dev \
+      python3-dev \
       libcppunit-dev \
+      software-properties-common \
       tree \
-      zip \
       unzip \
-      wget \
-      openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+      zip \
+      wget
+
+RUN add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa && apt-get -y update && \
+    apt-get -y install openjdk-11-jdk-headless
 
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
 
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
index 2f115cf25ea..e276c7b461a 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libunwind8 \
       libcppunit-dev \
       patch \
-      python-dev \
+      python3-dev \
       pkg-config \
       wget \
       zip \
diff --git a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu20.04 b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu20.04
index c963910a5d0..eab62993d24 100644
--- a/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu20.04
+++ b/docker/compile/Dockerfile.ubuntu20.04
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libunwind8 \
       libcppunit-dev \
       patch \
-      python-dev \
+      python3-dev \
       pkg-config \
       wget \
       zip \
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.centos7 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.centos7
index d548ff5c6e4..6a047ea1b4f 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.centos7
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.centos7
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
 FROM centos:centos7
 
 RUN yum -y upgrade
-RUN yum -y install python; yum clean all
 RUN yum -y install unzip; yum clean all
 RUN yum -y install which; yum clean all
 RUN yum -y install curl; yum clean all
 RUN yum -y install nmap-ncat; yum clean all
-RUN yum -y install python python3-setuptools; yum clean all
-RUN easy_install supervisor
-RUN echo_supervisord_conf > /etc/supervisord.conf
+RUN yum -y install python3 python3-setuptools; yum clean all
+RUN yum -y install epel-release \
+    && yum -y update \
+    && yum -y install supervisor \
+    && yum clean all \
+    && echo_supervisord_conf > /etc/supervisord.conf
 
 RUN yum -y install java-11-openjdk java-11-openjdk-devel; yum clean all
 
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian10 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian10
index a78d6f94625..0a12bc25017 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian10
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian10
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ FROM openjdk:11.0.6-slim-buster
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       netcat-openbsd \
       curl \
-      python \
-      python2.7-dev \
+      python3 \
+      python3-dev \
       supervisor \
       unzip
 
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian9 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian9
index 5d56c1ec2af..7d532f48af7 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian9
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.debian9
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ FROM openjdk:11-jdk-slim-stretch
 
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install \
     netcat-openbsd \
-    python \
-    python-dev \
+    python3 \
+    python3-dev \
     unzip \
     curl \
     vim \
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu14.04 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu14.04
index df807aa4e9b..fb1194ecc7f 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu14.04
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu14.04
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 FROM ubuntu:14.04
 
 RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install \
-    python \
     python3 \
     unzip \
     software-properties-common \
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu16.04 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu16.04
index 0fe59f955a0..dd4c48a00fc 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu16.04
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu16.04
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ FROM ubuntu:16.04
 RUN apt-get update
 
 RUN apt-get -y install \
-    python \
+    python3 \
     python3 \
     unzip \
     software-properties-common \
     curl \
-    supervisor \
-    openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+    supervisor
+
+RUN add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa && apt-get -y update && \
+    apt-get -y install openjdk-11-jdk-headless
 
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
 RUN update-ca-certificates -f
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu18.04 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu18.04
index 89d4ad7bbbb..893c171afc7 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu18.04
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu18.04
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:18.04
 
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get -y install \
-    unzip software-properties-common curl python python3 supervisor openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+    unzip software-properties-common curl python3 supervisor openjdk-11-jdk-headless
 
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
 RUN update-ca-certificates -f
diff --git a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu20.04 b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu20.04
index 6e2284584b7..204276c3090 100644
--- a/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu20.04
+++ b/docker/dist/Dockerfile.dist.ubuntu20.04
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get -y install \
-    unzip software-properties-common curl python python3 supervisor openjdk-11-jdk-headless
+    unzip software-properties-common curl python3 supervisor openjdk-11-jdk-headless
 
 ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
 RUN update-ca-certificates -f
diff --git a/docker/test/Dockerfile.centos7 b/docker/test/Dockerfile.centos7
index 3a36273dcad..d2ad420fd92 100644
--- a/docker/test/Dockerfile.centos7
+++ b/docker/test/Dockerfile.centos7
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN yum -y install \
       cppunit-devel \
       make \
       patch \
-      python-devel \
+      python3-devel \
       python3-devel \
       python3-setuptools \
       zip \
diff --git a/docker/test/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04 b/docker/test/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
index 2586947ab85..a62a77ab09a 100644
--- a/docker/test/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
+++ b/docker/test/Dockerfile.ubuntu18.04
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
       libunwind8 \
       libcppunit-dev \
       patch \
-      python-dev \
       python3-dev \
       wget \
       zip \
diff --git a/scripts/packages/BUILD b/scripts/packages/BUILD
index 4f0f7140f96..1cdf4cca229 100644
--- a/scripts/packages/BUILD
+++ b/scripts/packages/BUILD
@@ -644,12 +644,12 @@ genrule(
         'find heronpy -type f -name "*.bak" -delete',
         "rm setup.py.template",
         "tree $$HERONPY_DIR",
-        "/usr/bin/env python2.7 setup.py sdist",
-        "/usr/bin/env python2.7 setup.py bdist_wheel --universal",
+        "/usr/bin/env python3 setup.py sdist",
+        "/usr/bin/env python3 setup.py bdist_wheel",
         "cd -",
         "ls -l $$HERONPY_DIR/dist",
-        "cp $$HERONPY_DIR/dist/heronpy-*-py2.py3-*.whl $$OUTPUT_DIR",
-        'cp $$HERONPY_DIR/dist/heronpy-*-py2.py3-*.whl "$@"',
+        "cp $$HERONPY_DIR/dist/heronpy-*-py3-*.whl $$OUTPUT_DIR",
+        'cp $$HERONPY_DIR/dist/heronpy-*-py3-*.whl "$@"',
         "cp $$HERONPY_DIR/dist/heronpy-*.tar.gz $$OUTPUT_DIR",
         "touch $$OUTPUT_DIR/heronpy.whl",
         "rm -rf $$TMP_DIR",
diff --git a/scripts/packages/heronpy/setup.py.template b/scripts/packages/heronpy/setup.py.template
index 6c7f5219acd..93581407040 100644
--- a/scripts/packages/heronpy/setup.py.template
+++ b/scripts/packages/heronpy/setup.py.template
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ with open(requirement_file, 'r') as f:
   raw_requirements = f.read().strip()
 
 requirements = raw_requirements.split('\n')
-print "Requirements: %s" % requirements
+print("Requirements: %s" % requirements)
 
 long_description = "The heronpy package enables you to write Heron topologies in Python. " \
                    "Topologies can be run using a variety of schedulers, including Mesos/Aurora," \
@@ -51,14 +51,16 @@ setup(
 
     'Intended Audience :: Developers',
 
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
   ],
 
   keywords='heron topology python',
   packages=find_packages(),
 
-  install_requires=requirements
+  install_requires=requirements,
+  python_requires='~=3.4',
 )
diff --git a/website2/docs/schedulers-nomad.md b/website2/docs/schedulers-nomad.md
index 3c411c692da..94025a494c7 100644
--- a/website2/docs/schedulers-nomad.md
+++ b/website2/docs/schedulers-nomad.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The advantages of this mode is that it is incredibly lightweight and likely do n
 When setting up your Nomad cluster, the following are required:
 
 * The [Heron CLI tool](user-manuals-heron-cli) must be installed on each machine used to deploy Heron topologies
-* Python 2.7, Java 7 or 8, and [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/) must be installed on every machine in the cluster
+* Python 3, Java 7 or 8, and [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/) must be installed on every machine in the cluster
 * A [ZooKeeper cluster](https://zookeeper.apache.org)
 
 ## Configuring Heron settings
diff --git a/website2/website/versioned_docs/version-0.20.0-incubating/compiling-docker.md b/website2/website/versioned_docs/version-0.20.0-incubating/compiling-docker.md
index dc714487627..a3eb0b6a96d 100644
--- a/website2/website/versioned_docs/version-0.20.0-incubating/compiling-docker.md
+++ b/website2/website/versioned_docs/version-0.20.0-incubating/compiling-docker.md
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install \
          libunwind8 \
          libunwind-setjmp0-dev \
          python \
-         python2.7-dev \
+         python3-dev \
          python-software-properties \
          software-properties-common \
          python-setuptools \