diff --git a/scripts/boobank b/scripts/boobank
index d4de997996b1081932f2fc372462a80ae45e8805..97043cd9cc4fd6d662ba374d11ac472093586acb 100755
--- a/scripts/boobank
+++ b/scripts/boobank
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobank import Boobank
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobathon b/scripts/boobathon
index f8726bcb22e657d35841d44a11bde4ad33bdfc60..bfc0b6216f6c603ed5f2d46d1dca4fb30bb087e3 100755
--- a/scripts/boobathon
+++ b/scripts/boobathon
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobathon import Boobathon
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobcoming b/scripts/boobcoming
index a6d77a653b8feffa34e1525e4c1117829eed9206..c15105a88ed43337f5170fed46606b3867adab48 100755
--- a/scripts/boobcoming
+++ b/scripts/boobcoming
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobcoming import Boobcoming
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/scripts/boobill b/scripts/boobill
index 936713cb9c8c1124ce7ff3e036095e2f0cf61103..cbe095969f655f4f45cfd04b5fbc32a5642ab9fb 100755
--- a/scripts/boobill
+++ b/scripts/boobill
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobill import Boobill
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/booblyrics b/scripts/booblyrics
index 406fa17d5938aaf3752383e2fc3ba1b1e7450f09..9db1f3c9595442f3f6f5838defebbfa0417e57d2 100755
--- a/scripts/booblyrics
+++ b/scripts/booblyrics
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.booblyrics import Booblyrics
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobmsg b/scripts/boobmsg
index abe52ae8ddbc870e062262089d43e40b3ddd3323..50ce8280522579d3ecfc182f40809580bd153c82 100755
--- a/scripts/boobmsg
+++ b/scripts/boobmsg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobmsg import Boobmsg
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobooks b/scripts/boobooks
index 9b988b3e187ddf4db21ce506cad1e9b67abb0486..f2b2420fbf3b308853c0aab929335a340d404c35 100755
--- a/scripts/boobooks
+++ b/scripts/boobooks
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobooks import Boobooks
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobsize b/scripts/boobsize
index 1e1e05abb02d8748014c140d2a3b12a1d25bda05..8dc6dae79a88d9ebf9d8e659ea108fe543f39f26 100755
--- a/scripts/boobsize
+++ b/scripts/boobsize
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobsize import Boobsize
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/boobtracker b/scripts/boobtracker
index 335f33c7ae86ee0b679a00fcab01b7df466828f2..d09d3abcf541fb8c06743da16ef414a1d62ba407 100755
--- a/scripts/boobtracker
+++ b/scripts/boobtracker
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.boobtracker import BoobTracker
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/cineoob b/scripts/cineoob
index 34fa77e913d9dafc4ce0fa892056f253a2ee742d..56c11847bf0a6bf72684976d347ab196bf77e885 100755
--- a/scripts/cineoob
+++ b/scripts/cineoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.cineoob import Cineoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/comparoob b/scripts/comparoob
index 2fa3e379e2d9a7381099bc03f3f46a716a797546..30ab280c2dc89ff6b52d3760a816d6a2bb6b0305 100755
--- a/scripts/comparoob
+++ b/scripts/comparoob
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vim: ft=python et softtabstop=4 cinoptions=4 shiftwidth=4 ts=4 ai
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.comparoob import Comparoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/cookboob b/scripts/cookboob
index 0f20dab6c58df55221095addde2737839daad7d8..b0677143c492d6767d1d6421b961b53cff8e2476 100755
--- a/scripts/cookboob
+++ b/scripts/cookboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.cookboob import Cookboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/flatboob b/scripts/flatboob
index 817277e7f7fedefe7f004ab7f812b61a604fceba..6ad20628a95d5b8733655e96d3265be8f993f9ea 100755
--- a/scripts/flatboob
+++ b/scripts/flatboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.flatboob import Flatboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/galleroob b/scripts/galleroob
index 956853620bd48c66a3474b9b16f698eefb2b00d1..aec73cdc9898219a581c6783fb04fc7fda863909 100755
--- a/scripts/galleroob
+++ b/scripts/galleroob
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.galleroob import Galleroob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/geolooc b/scripts/geolooc
index 8db2638593bcf278310b10511175b2738a559f88..8122564453f8b1bbc517091814ba5efe43b62e5b 100755
--- a/scripts/geolooc
+++ b/scripts/geolooc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.geolooc import Geolooc
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/handjoob b/scripts/handjoob
index 3beabf28b89fef293762410ad823838de3c9882d..946016cb31328eea85994de03e15b76cf007bdae 100755
--- a/scripts/handjoob
+++ b/scripts/handjoob
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.handjoob import Handjoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/havedate b/scripts/havedate
index 3312e9e92c14cdf1506fd7848913dc1d4fb39c49..f7c601909b570a4e581cb2f5bc5aa9851b5bb3f4 100755
--- a/scripts/havedate
+++ b/scripts/havedate
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.havedate import HaveDate
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/masstransit b/scripts/masstransit
index 79c1cc97c5526e930c2158f07e82398960dcbd16..4a67d147a7815b2500141dc290e1e5024f4e808f 100755
--- a/scripts/masstransit
+++ b/scripts/masstransit
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.masstransit import Masstransit
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/monboob b/scripts/monboob
index 2d198ddd176c6864dc1f726df4f49b6b30e4f2bb..b8fa639c53546941389fd2877125a957c6e9b7bc 100755
--- a/scripts/monboob
+++ b/scripts/monboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.monboob import Monboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/parceloob b/scripts/parceloob
index 7393fd826b200485d1de233236056903ef5c77ee..cbc5b9fdd4aef2aa26c2c71fb5d15ff3f960ee33 100755
--- a/scripts/parceloob
+++ b/scripts/parceloob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.parceloob import Parceloob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/pastoob b/scripts/pastoob
index 9ea37b2f5df8e2e913e5dcfa4ab0e06704c8cf78..14ce2ffa6c6ec205631f0c1013c10999ed337367 100755
--- a/scripts/pastoob
+++ b/scripts/pastoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.pastoob import Pastoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qbooblyrics b/scripts/qbooblyrics
index a2809580afc9c8dcc595ceb840b665c43bc80d90..8b81262b16c9e89a30ea879240dd19bd1d99ee7c 100755
--- a/scripts/qbooblyrics
+++ b/scripts/qbooblyrics
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qbooblyrics import QBooblyrics
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qboobmsg b/scripts/qboobmsg
index a2ea509f1a534c9f9ef8d9cfda78e4cf24814f2a..766d4e27e7bb12a5873252cd3cbbd1a3166e44b4 100755
--- a/scripts/qboobmsg
+++ b/scripts/qboobmsg
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qboobmsg import QBoobMsg
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qcineoob b/scripts/qcineoob
index 405041923a524f446dfac990abaa4dd7a80e1886..a5c5223aa3aacd131c36e3f08afaa8f19b97aea5 100755
--- a/scripts/qcineoob
+++ b/scripts/qcineoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qcineoob import QCineoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qcookboob b/scripts/qcookboob
index 617f9d09f036be896b68dbb3bb064be08877257c..869e60c3c4a66ed00bbcf710cefc598d03bcd41a 100755
--- a/scripts/qcookboob
+++ b/scripts/qcookboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qcookboob import QCookboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qflatboob b/scripts/qflatboob
index 6975339d9aa16bd6768ecfe761a7c81026762b3c..65a19246c5ae4af90cf523b9b2df30dc0aacc7c2 100755
--- a/scripts/qflatboob
+++ b/scripts/qflatboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qflatboob import QFlatBoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qhandjoob b/scripts/qhandjoob
index 959660b0aa1feb93e1a0209901cf416909275a4e..5ae45df9808300ae7c509cd4f501c272b37b9b71 100755
--- a/scripts/qhandjoob
+++ b/scripts/qhandjoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qhandjoob import QHandJoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qhavedate b/scripts/qhavedate
index c4871f56c3a7822f8a7633641147305bf9e3f41b..49b0f7051d2085556850cc94793c360b88658d13 100755
--- a/scripts/qhavedate
+++ b/scripts/qhavedate
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qhavedate import QHaveDate
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qvideoob b/scripts/qvideoob
index 5e740bcdfa27532678c77508c74eb9e6023f5743..4ea99726ce73d8b31d6a51104893b8d103e0bd58 100755
--- a/scripts/qvideoob
+++ b/scripts/qvideoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qvideoob import QVideoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/qwebcontentedit b/scripts/qwebcontentedit
index 1ecf53807be8545cd91bcadf7a7e88e14a28681a..b2062b0edbe5c8924491be51f6074ff1d7bd2b0a 100755
--- a/scripts/qwebcontentedit
+++ b/scripts/qwebcontentedit
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qwebcontentedit import QWebContentEdit
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/radioob b/scripts/radioob
index 5e20e340151b06719f3c10faeac4e6880b9a7e4d..b860694b84f716eff785ed40572f5102cf1bba3c 100755
--- a/scripts/radioob
+++ b/scripts/radioob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.radioob import Radioob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/shopoob b/scripts/shopoob
index 3715dd03a182d21ae154f95665969f05b9f6b314..21398d0b565fd41d67c67b158602825e08aa3c6c 100755
--- a/scripts/shopoob
+++ b/scripts/shopoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.shopoob import Shopoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/suboob b/scripts/suboob
index 2d4ee9d482632ef5c3aa1657e76a3058a8811019..7e278bafe5160b113e87b8d3069195f9860fe828 100755
--- a/scripts/suboob
+++ b/scripts/suboob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.suboob import Suboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/translaboob b/scripts/translaboob
index 0f86a8ad21ad864e7549790da34954054acff89a..ae07d92e438fd9b36089a9097e39be6cf65d7566 100755
--- a/scripts/translaboob
+++ b/scripts/translaboob
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.translaboob import Translaboob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/traveloob b/scripts/traveloob
index 246ce696f3233c1c1f9d2a2ad0cf288e37fb27c0..325b1f2597bade2617a58fdda0271ec00e94d5bc 100755
--- a/scripts/traveloob
+++ b/scripts/traveloob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.traveloob import Traveloob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/videoob b/scripts/videoob
index 01fa6713fc29309689e89a0bade006ed6cd4fd54..d63ba6e46975ce13ba460849f546c7a82ffab0dd 100755
--- a/scripts/videoob
+++ b/scripts/videoob
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.videoob import Videoob
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/webcontentedit b/scripts/webcontentedit
index 8bb9d92030fc72c81e30a54fb0f0a618484dc45f..e132235cacbabf25c7c3b9f9fc9fd46342cacab8 100755
--- a/scripts/webcontentedit
+++ b/scripts/webcontentedit
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.webcontentedit import WebContentEdit
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboob b/scripts/weboob
index 742d10102578c93b99ea8536c3980016eb734782..b1892eba1597227285688a0642d82ee580ff702e 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob
+++ b/scripts/weboob
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # vim: ft=python et softtabstop=4 cinoptions=4 shiftwidth=4 ts=4 ai
 
 
-# Copyright(C) 2009-2011  Romain Bignon
+# Copyright(C) 2009-2017  Romain Bignon
 #
 # This file is part of weboob.
 #
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import re
 import os
 import sys
@@ -32,12 +34,19 @@ from weboob.tools.ordereddict import OrderedDict
 from weboob.tools.application.console import ConsoleApplication
 
 
+__all__ = ['Weboob']
+
+
 class Weboob(ConsoleApplication):
+    APPNAME = 'weboob'
+    VERSION = '1.2'
+    COPYRIGHT = 'Copyright(C) 2010-YEAR The Weboob Team'
+    DESCRIPTION = "This is a console script to launch weboob applications,"
+    SHORT_DESCRIPTION = "launch weboob applications"
 
     UPDATE_DAYS_DELAY = 20
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Weboob, self).__init__()
+    def main(self):
         self.update()
 
         capApplicationDict = self.init_CapApplicationDict()
@@ -156,6 +165,6 @@ class Weboob(ConsoleApplication):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
-        Weboob()
+        Weboob().main()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print('')
diff --git a/scripts/weboob-cli b/scripts/weboob-cli
index 045c22127f57ccad15ccf15de2b2dffc8f049e5d..b8127af86d8ecddc11cbd73a68239a8823046bde 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob-cli
+++ b/scripts/weboob-cli
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.weboobcli import WeboobCli
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboob-config b/scripts/weboob-config
index 33e3dd62a143865ab8f1132b156485aad1e9128f..634f41b247d513e00d2923497f5281325c38672c 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob-config
+++ b/scripts/weboob-config
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.weboobcfg import WeboobCfg
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboob-config-qt b/scripts/weboob-config-qt
index 07a47572909cbd922229fa12517257daa36071db..6ebe05769727d9c8a87329f1a098e8788cfde81f 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob-config-qt
+++ b/scripts/weboob-config-qt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.qweboobcfg import QWeboobCfg
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboob-debug b/scripts/weboob-debug
index 63310474b7e787268d297f9b47747409a59e77fb..d4fe7ef912bbb07dca54fceacb43047d2930a6ea 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob-debug
+++ b/scripts/weboob-debug
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.weboobdebug import WeboobDebug
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboob-repos b/scripts/weboob-repos
index afe09433fa16e84786b9c62b541680797e36e727..c0aeb4743bd46a931868d51a1bf4d2897c678548 100755
--- a/scripts/weboob-repos
+++ b/scripts/weboob-repos
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.weboobrepos import WeboobRepos
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/weboorrents b/scripts/weboorrents
index 2283f2b47c80d371da5f6bc7226d4d94fd7e28eb..6a2daac1b83831dea02cf7f71b1e238aba6ea0e7 100755
--- a/scripts/weboorrents
+++ b/scripts/weboorrents
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.weboorrents import Weboorrents
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/wetboobs b/scripts/wetboobs
index baef99696356919704f1798cbc8ee016d2134c72..e86cf61555a838bfc29e90312da54893eddec49a 100755
--- a/scripts/wetboobs
+++ b/scripts/wetboobs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # along with weboob. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from weboob.applications.wetboobs import WetBoobs