diff --git a/404main b/404main
index bef3227..c398678 100755
--- a/404main
+++ b/404main
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def main():
     if len(sys.argv) == 3 and sys.argv[2]:
         distro = sys.argv[2]
         if not get_package_version(cache, distro, 'bash'):
-            print '«%s» is not a valid distribution.' % distro
+            print u'«%s» is not a valid distribution.' % distro
             print ('Remember that for 404main to work with a certain '
                    'distribution it must be in your /etc/apt/sources.list '
                    'file.')
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ def main():
         distro = process.stdout.read().strip('\n')
 
     if not get_package_version(cache, distro, sys.argv[1]):
-        print 'Can\'t find package «%s» in distribution «%s».' % \
-              (sys.argv[1], distro)
+        print (u"Can't find package «%s» in distribution «%s»."
+               % (sys.argv[1], distro))
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    print 'Checking package «%s» in distribution «%s»...' % \
-          (sys.argv[1], distro)
+    print (u'Checking package «%s» in distribution «%s»...'
+           % (sys.argv[1], distro))
 
     find_main(cache, sys.argv[1])
 
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ def main():
             print '  ', package
 
     if all_in_main:
-        print ('Package «%s» and all its dependencies and build dependencies '
-               'are in main.') % sys.argv[1]
+        print (u'Package «%s» and all its dependencies and build dependencies '
+               u'are in main.') % sys.argv[1]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f6442d3..452a478 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.129) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * syncpackage: Show changes to be synced when performing native syncs.
   * syncpackage: Support --bug (extra bugs to be closed by the sync) with
     native syncs. (Bugs are closed one individually, via the API, post-sync)
+  * dgetlp, submittodebian, 404main: Use unicode strings for literal strings
+    containing non-ASCII characters (LP: #836661)
 
  -- Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org>  Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:04:38 +0200
 
diff --git a/dgetlp b/dgetlp
index c6ded51..91337dc 100755
--- a/dgetlp
+++ b/dgetlp
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ def download(dscinfo, number, filename, verify=True):
         fd.close()
         outfd.close()
     except urllib2.HTTPError, err:
-        status("Failed to fetch «%s» file, aborting.", ftype)
+        status(u"Failed to fetch «%s» file, aborting.", ftype)
         error(106, "Error: (%d %s)", err.code, err.msg)
     except urllib2.URLError, err:
-        status("Failed to fetch «%s» file, aborting.", ftype)
+        status(u"Failed to fetch «%s» file, aborting.", ftype)
         error(105, "Error: %s", err)
     except IOError, err:
         status('Could not create "%s"', filename)
diff --git a/submittodebian b/submittodebian
index caa3d18..3d4ffc4 100755
--- a/submittodebian
+++ b/submittodebian
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ from ubuntutools.question import YesNoQuestion
 try:
     from debian.changelog import Changelog
 except ImportError:
-    print ('This utility requires modules from the «python-debian» package, '
-           'which isn\'t currently installed.')
+    print (u"This utility requires modules from the «python-debian» package, "
+           u"which isn't currently installed.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 if not os.path.exists('/usr/bin/reportbug'):
-    print ('This utility requires the «reportbug» package, which isn\'t '
-           'currently installed.')
+    print (u"This utility requires the «reportbug» package, which isn't "
+           u"currently installed.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def get_most_recent_debian_version(changelog):
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def check_file(fname, critical = True):
     else:
         if not critical:
             return False
-        print "Couldn't find «%s».\n" % fname
+        print u"Couldn't find «%s».\n" % fname
         sys.exit(1)
 
 def edit_debdiff(debdiff):