diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPy.xml b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPy.xml
index af555c8b3..5508183d6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPy.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ transforming and much more.
 			<Documentation>
 				<UserDocu>Return the number of vertices of the points object.</UserDocu>
 			</Documentation>
-			<Parameter Name="CountPoints" Type="Int" />
+			<Parameter Name="CountPoints" Type="Long" />
 		</Attribute>
 		<Attribute Name="Points" ReadOnly="true">
 			<Documentation>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPyImp.cpp
index 4b22b6ffa..f4f21d04e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsPyImp.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ int PointsPy::PyInit(PyObject* args, PyObject* /*kwd*/)
         if (!addPoints(args))
             return -1;
     }
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+    else if (PyUnicode_Check(pcObj)) {
+        getPointKernelPtr()->load(PyUnicode_AsUTF8(pcObj));
+    }
+#else
     else if (PyString_Check(pcObj)) {
         getPointKernelPtr()->load(PyString_AsString(pcObj));
     }
+#endif
     else {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "optional argument must be list, tuple or string");
         return -1;
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ PyObject* PointsPy::addPoints(PyObject * args)
 
     Py_Return;
 }
-
+
 PyObject* PointsPy::fromSegment(PyObject * args)
 {
     PyObject *obj;
@@ -216,10 +222,10 @@ PyObject* PointsPy::fromValid(PyObject * args)
         return 0;
     }
 }
-
-Py::Int PointsPy::getCountPoints(void) const
+
+Py::Long PointsPy::getCountPoints(void) const
 {
-    return Py::Int((long)getPointKernelPtr()->size());
+    return Py::Long((long)getPointKernelPtr()->size());
 }
 
 Py::List PointsPy::getPoints(void) const