diff --git a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
index e51e8f5a8..8a1e6249b 100644
--- a/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
+++ b/port/PyAssimp/pyassimp/core.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def make_tuple(ai_obj, type = None):
 
 # It is faster and more correct to have an init function for each assimp class
 def _init_face(aiFace):
-    aiFace.indices = [aiFace.mIndices[i] for i in xrange(aiFace.mNumIndices)]
+    aiFace.indices = [aiFace.mIndices[i] for i in range(aiFace.mNumIndices)]
     
 assimp_struct_inits =  { structs.Face : _init_face }