diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/occ_utils.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/occ_utils.py
index 6087caa3bc..bdbe29ae82 100755
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/occ_utils.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/occ_utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import random
 import operator
 import warnings
 
-from collections import namedtuple, Iterable
+from collections import namedtuple
+try:  # python 3.3+
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+except ModuleNotFoundError: # python 2
+    from collections import Iterable
 
 try:
     from OCC.Core import TopoDS, gp, Quantity, BRepTools 
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/app.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/app.py
index 16bfdb8349..308025b4ce 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/app.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import multiprocessing
 
 import OCC.AIS
 
-from collections import defaultdict, Iterable, OrderedDict
+from collections import defaultdict, OrderedDict
+try:  # python 3.3+
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+except ModuleNotFoundError: # python 2
+    from collections import Iterable
 
 try:
     QString = unicode
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/occ_utils.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/occ_utils.py
index 32d0f7bf98..ec77ea7340 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/occ_utils.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/geom/occ_utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import random
 import operator
 import warnings
 
-from collections import namedtuple, Iterable
+from collections import namedtuple
+try:  # python 3.3+
+    from collections.abc import Iterable
+except ModuleNotFoundError: # python 2
+    from collections import Iterable
 
 try:
     from OCC.Core import V3d, TopoDS, gp, AIS, Quantity, BRepTools, Graphic3d