diff --git a/examples/copy_list.py b/examples/copy_list.py
index bd60e5b..1e74ccd 100755
--- a/examples/copy_list.py
+++ b/examples/copy_list.py
@@ -27,25 +27,14 @@ def init(cert_to_priv=True):
         destination = PyMISP(url_cert, cert, cert_cert, 'xml')
 
 
-def _to_utf8(request):
-    to_return = None
-    if 'json' in request.headers['content-type']:
-        to_return = request.json()
-    else:
-        to_return = request.text.encode('utf-8')
-    return to_return
-
-
 def copy_event(event_id):
-    r_src = source.get_event(event_id)
-    to_send = _to_utf8(r_src)
-    return destination.add_event(to_send)
+    e = source.get_event(event_id)
+    return destination.add_event(e)
 
 
 def update_event(event_id, event_to_update):
-    r_src = source.get_event(event_id)
-    to_send = _to_utf8(r_src)
-    return destination.update_event(event_to_update, to_send)
+    e = source.get_event(event_id)
+    return destination.update_event(event_to_update, e)
 
 
 def list_copy(filename):
@@ -83,7 +72,7 @@ def copy(eventid):
 
 def export_our_org():
     circl = source.search(org='CIRCL')
-    return _to_utf8(circl)
+    return circl
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import argparse
diff --git a/examples/feed-generator/generate.py b/examples/feed-generator/generate.py
index e980ff0..2188d2a 100755
--- a/examples/feed-generator/generate.py
+++ b/examples/feed-generator/generate.py
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ def init():
         valid_attribute_distributions = valid_attribute_distribution_levels
     except:
         valid_attribute_distributions = ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5']
-    return PyMISP(url, key, ssl, 'json')
+    return PyMISP(url, key, ssl)
 
 
 def saveEvent(misp, uuid):
     event = misp.get_event(uuid)
-    if not event.json().get('Event'):
-        print('Error while fetching event: {}'.format(event.json()['message']))
+    if not event.get('Event'):
+        print('Error while fetching event: {}'.format(event['message']))
         sys.exit('Could not create file for event ' + uuid + '.')
     event = __cleanUpEvent(event)
     event = json.dumps(event)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def saveEvent(misp, uuid):
 
 
 def __cleanUpEvent(event):
-        temp = event.json()
+        temp = event
         event = {'Event': {}}
         __cleanupEventFields(event, temp)
         __cleanupEventObjects(event, temp)
@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ def __addEventToManifest(event):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     misp = init()
-    result = misp.get_index(None, filters)
     try:
-        events = result.json()
-    except:
+        r = misp.get_index(filters)
+        events = r['response']
+        print(events[0])
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
         sys.exit("Invalid response received from MISP.")
     if len(events) == 0:
         sys.exit("No events returned.")
diff --git a/examples/get_network_activity.py b/examples/get_network_activity.py
index 433a9d8..03a1c1c 100755
--- a/examples/get_network_activity.py
+++ b/examples/get_network_activity.py
@@ -48,41 +48,34 @@ def get_event(event_id):
 
     event_id = int(event_id)
     if event_id > 0:
-        event = source.get_event(event_id)
-        if event.status_code == 200:
+        event_json = source.get_event(event_id)
+        event_core = event_json["Event"]
+        # event_threatlevel_id = event_core["threat_level_id"]
 
-            try:
-                event_json = event.json()
-            except:
-                return False
+        # attribute_count = event_core["attribute_count"]
+        attribute = event_core["Attribute"]
 
-            event_core = event_json["Event"]
-            # event_threatlevel_id = event_core["threat_level_id"]
+        for attribute in event_core["Attribute"]:
+            if app_ids_only and not attribute["to_ids"]:
+                continue
 
-            # attribute_count = event_core["attribute_count"]
-            attribute = event_core["Attribute"]
-
-            for attribute in event_core["Attribute"]:
-                if app_ids_only and not attribute["to_ids"]:
-                    continue
-
-                value = attribute["value"]
-                title = event_core["info"]
-                if app_netflow:
-                    app_printcomment = False
-                    if attribute["type"] == "ip-dst" and app_ip_dst:
-                        network_ip_dst.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-dst")])
+            value = attribute["value"]
+            title = event_core["info"]
+            if app_netflow:
+                app_printcomment = False
+                if attribute["type"] == "ip-dst" and app_ip_dst:
+                    network_ip_dst.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-dst")])
+            else:
+                if attribute["type"] == "ip-src" and app_ip_src:
+                    network_ip_src.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-src")])
+                elif attribute["type"] == "ip-dst" and app_ip_dst:
+                    network_ip_dst.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-dst")])
+                elif attribute["type"] == "domain" and app_domain:
+                    network_domain.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "domain")])
+                elif attribute["type"] == "hostname" and app_hostname:
+                    network_hostname.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "hostname")])
                 else:
-                    if attribute["type"] == "ip-src" and app_ip_src:
-                        network_ip_src.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-src")])
-                    elif attribute["type"] == "ip-dst" and app_ip_dst:
-                        network_ip_dst.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "ip-dst")])
-                    elif attribute["type"] == "domain" and app_domain:
-                        network_domain.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "domain")])
-                    elif attribute["type"] == "hostname" and app_hostname:
-                        network_hostname.append([build_entry(value, event_id, title, "hostname")])
-                    else:
-                        continue
+                    continue
     else:
         print("Not a valid ID")
         return
@@ -121,8 +114,8 @@ def print_events():
             if firsthost:
                 firsthost = False
             else:
-                print " or "
-            print "host %s" % ip[0]
+                print(" or ")
+            print("host %s" % ip[0])
     else:
         if app_ip_src:
             for ip in network_ip_src:
diff --git a/examples/ioc-2-misp/ioc2misp.py b/examples/ioc-2-misp/ioc2misp.py
index 5becc74..a7bc458 100755
--- a/examples/ioc-2-misp/ioc2misp.py
+++ b/examples/ioc-2-misp/ioc2misp.py
@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ def push_event_to_misp(jsonEvent):
 
         ####################
         # upload json event
-        r = misp.add_event(jsonEvent)
-        event = r.json()
+        event = misp.add_event(jsonEvent)
 
         # save event id for file upload and tagg
         iocDescriptions["misp_event_id"] = event["Event"]["id"]
diff --git a/examples/tagstatistics.py b/examples/tagstatistics.py
index 9357c8e..9e5a958 100644
--- a/examples/tagstatistics.py
+++ b/examples/tagstatistics.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     misp = init(misp_url, misp_key)
 
     stats = misp.get_tags_statistics(args.percentage, args.namesort)
-    print json.dumps(stats)
+    print(json.dumps(stats))
diff --git a/pymisp/api.py b/pymisp/api.py
index 8b73529..6c80b62 100644
--- a/pymisp/api.py
+++ b/pymisp/api.py
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ class PyMISP(object):
         else:
             name_sort = 'false'
         url = urljoin(self.root_url, 'tags/tagStatistics/{}/{}'.format(percentage, name_sort))
-        response = session.get(url).json()
+        response = session.get(url)
         return self._check_response(response)
 
     # ############## Sightings ##################