diff --git a/dynamicserialize/dstypes/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/level/Level.py b/dynamicserialize/dstypes/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/level/Level.py
index e5b56c0..9aff411 100644
--- a/dynamicserialize/dstypes/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/level/Level.py
+++ b/dynamicserialize/dstypes/com/raytheon/uf/common/dataplugin/level/Level.py
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ INVALID_VALUE = numpy.float64(-999999)
 class Level(object):
 
     def __init__(self, levelString=None):
-        self.id = 0L
+        try:
+            self.id = 0L
+        except SyntaxError:
+            #we are in python 3, no longer a separate long.
+            self.id=0
         self.identifier = None
         self.masterLevel = None
         self.levelonevalue = INVALID_VALUE