diff --git a/contrib/runuwsgi.py b/contrib/runuwsgi.py
index 88429605..f6164b0a 100644
--- a/contrib/runuwsgi.py
+++ b/contrib/runuwsgi.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         elif self.socket_addr:
             os.environ['UWSGI_SOCKET'] = self.socket_addr
 
-	# map admin static files
-	os.environ['UWSGI_STATIC_MAP'] = '%s=%s' % (settings.ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX, os.path.join(django.__path__[0], 'contrib', 'admin', 'media'))
+        # map admin static files
+        os.environ['UWSGI_STATIC_MAP'] = '%s=%s' % (settings.ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX, os.path.join(django.__path__[0], 'contrib', 'admin', 'media'))
         # remove sockets/pidfile at exit
         os.environ['UWSGI_VACUUM'] = '1'
         # retrieve/set the PythonHome
diff --git a/contrib/twuwsgi.py b/contrib/twuwsgi.py
index a20400c0..e606c98f 100644
--- a/contrib/twuwsgi.py
+++ b/contrib/twuwsgi.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class uWSGIClientResource(resource.LeafResource):
         resource.LeafResource.__init__(self)
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-	self.app = app
+        self.app = app
     
     def renderHTTP(self, request):
         return uWSGI(request, self.app, self.host, self.port)
@@ -33,52 +33,52 @@ class uWSGIClientProtocol(basic.LineReceiver):
         self.deferred = deferred
         self.stream = stream.ProducerStream()
         self.response = http.Response(stream=self.stream)
-	self.status_parsed = None
+        self.status_parsed = None
 
     def build_uwsgi_var(self,key,value):
-	return struct.pack('<H',len(key)) + key + struct.pack('<H',len(value)) + value
+        return struct.pack('<H',len(key)) + key + struct.pack('<H',len(value)) + value
 
     def connectionMade(self):
-	print self.request.__dict__
-	# reset response parser
-	self.status_parsed = None
-	# build header and vars
-	vars = ''
+        print(self.request.__dict__)
+        # reset response parser
+        self.status_parsed = None
+        # build header and vars
+        vars = ''
 
-	if self.request.stream.length:
-        	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('CONTENT_LENGTH',str(self.request.stream.length))
+        if self.request.stream.length:
+                vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('CONTENT_LENGTH',str(self.request.stream.length))
 
-	for hkey, hval in self.request.headers.getAllRawHeaders():
-		# use a list, probably it will be extended
-		if hkey.lower() not in ('content-type'):
-			vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('HTTP_'+hkey.upper().replace('-','_'),','.join(hval))
-		else:
-			vars += self.build_uwsgi_var(hkey.upper().replace('-','_'),','.join(hval))
-		
+        for hkey, hval in self.request.headers.getAllRawHeaders():
+                # use a list, probably it will be extended
+                if hkey.lower() not in ('content-type'):
+                        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('HTTP_'+hkey.upper().replace('-','_'),','.join(hval))
+                else:
+                        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var(hkey.upper().replace('-','_'),','.join(hval))
+                
 
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REQUEST_METHOD', self.request.method)
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SCRIPT_NAME', self.request.uwsgi_app)
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('PATH_INFO', self.request.path[len(self.request.uwsgi_app):])
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('QUERY_STRING', self.request.querystring)
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_NAME', self.request.host)
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_PORT', str(self.request.port))
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_PROTOCOL', self.request.scheme.upper()+'/'+str(self.request.clientproto[0]) +'.'+str(self.request.clientproto[1]))
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REQUEST_METHOD', self.request.method)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SCRIPT_NAME', self.request.uwsgi_app)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('PATH_INFO', self.request.path[len(self.request.uwsgi_app):])
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('QUERY_STRING', self.request.querystring)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_NAME', self.request.host)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_PORT', str(self.request.port))
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('SERVER_PROTOCOL', self.request.scheme.upper()+'/'+str(self.request.clientproto[0]) +'.'+str(self.request.clientproto[1]))
 
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REQUEST_URI', self.request.uri)
-	vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REMOTE_ADDR', self.request.remoteAddr.host)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REQUEST_URI', self.request.uri)
+        vars += self.build_uwsgi_var('REMOTE_ADDR', self.request.remoteAddr.host)
 
 
-	self.transport.write(struct.pack('<BHB',0, len(vars),0))
-	self.transport.write(vars)
+        self.transport.write(struct.pack('<BHB',0, len(vars),0))
+        self.transport.write(vars)
 
-	# send request data
+        # send request data
         stream.StreamProducer(self.request.stream).beginProducing(self.transport)
         
     def lineReceived(self, line):
-	if self.status_parsed is None:
-		self.response.code = line.split(' ',2)[1]	
-		self.status_parsed = True
-		return
+        if self.status_parsed is None:
+                self.response.code = line.split(' ',2)[1]       
+                self.status_parsed = True
+                return
 
         # end of headers
         if line == '':
diff --git a/contrib/uwsgi-cache-monitor.py b/contrib/uwsgi-cache-monitor.py
index d76ad7d0..58402ca9 100644
--- a/contrib/uwsgi-cache-monitor.py
+++ b/contrib/uwsgi-cache-monitor.py
@@ -85,20 +85,20 @@ class Cache:
 
     def show_dump(self):
         d = self.dump()
-        print
-        print "Recorded %d samples (%d second(s) sleep between samples)" % \
-            (d['samples'], d['sample_sleep'])
-        print "Cache empty %d times, full %d times, %.2f items on average" % \
-            (d['cache_empty'], d['cache_full'], d['cache_items'] / d['samples'])
-        print "Block size average size: %d bytes" % \
-            (d['block_sizes'] / d['cache_items'] * 8)
-        print "Data in cache average: %d bytes" % \
-            (d['block_sizes'] / d['samples'] * 8)
+        print()
+        print("Recorded %d samples (%d second(s) sleep between samples)" % \
+            (d['samples'], d['sample_sleep']))
+        print("Cache empty %d times, full %d times, %.2f items on average" % \
+            (d['cache_empty'], d['cache_full'], d['cache_items'] / d['samples']))
+        print("Block size average size: %d bytes" % \
+            (d['block_sizes'] / d['cache_items'] * 8))
+        print("Data in cache average: %d bytes" % \
+            (d['block_sizes'] / d['samples'] * 8))
 
 def main(options):
     cache = Cache(options.cache_store, options.cache_slots, options.block_size,
         options.sleep_time)
-    print "Recording..."
+    print("Recording...")
     while True:
         try:
             data = cache.read()
diff --git a/core/utils.c b/core/utils.c
index d6c749b3..5ca81bfc 100755
--- a/core/utils.c
+++ b/core/utils.c
@@ -3587,6 +3587,13 @@ void uwsgi_write_pidfile(char *pidfile_name) {
 	}
 }
 
+void uwsgi_write_pidfile_explicit(char *pidfile_name, pid_t pid) {
+	uwsgi_log("writing pidfile to %s\n", pidfile_name);
+	if (uwsgi_write_intfile(pidfile_name, (int) pid)) {
+		uwsgi_log("could not write pidfile.\n");
+	}
+}
+
 char *uwsgi_expand_path(char *dir, int dir_len, char *ptr) {
 	char src[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	memcpy(src, dir, dir_len);
diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index 3ec74882..d346a5ca 100755
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 
 	{"pidfile", required_argument, 0, "create pidfile (before privileges drop)", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.pidfile, 0},
 	{"pidfile2", required_argument, 0, "create pidfile (after privileges drop)", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.pidfile2, 0},
+	{"safe-pidfile", required_argument, 0, "create safe pidfile (before privileges drop)", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.safe_pidfile, 0},
+	{"safe-pidfile2", required_argument, 0, "create safe pidfile (after privileges drop)", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.safe_pidfile2, 0},
 	{"chroot", required_argument, 0, "chroot() to the specified directory", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.chroot, 0},
 #ifdef __linux__
 	{"pivot-root", required_argument, 0, "pivot_root() to the specified directories (new_root and put_old must be separated with a space)", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uwsgi.pivot_root, 0},
@@ -1604,6 +1606,22 @@ static void vacuum(void) {
 					uwsgi_log("VACUUM: pidfile2 removed.\n");
 				}
 			}
+			if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile && !uwsgi.uid) {
+				if (unlink(uwsgi.safe_pidfile)) {
+					uwsgi_error("unlink()");
+				}
+				else {
+					uwsgi_log("VACUUM: safe pidfile removed.\n");
+				}
+			}
+			if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile2) {
+				if (unlink(uwsgi.safe_pidfile2)) {
+					uwsgi_error("unlink()");
+				}
+				else {
+					uwsgi_log("VACUUM: safe pidfile2 removed.\n");
+				}
+			}
 			if (uwsgi.chdir) {
 				if (chdir(uwsgi.chdir)) {
 					uwsgi_error("chdir()");
@@ -2523,6 +2541,10 @@ configure:
 #if defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ia64__)
 	}
 #endif
+
+	if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile && !uwsgi.is_a_reload) {
+		uwsgi_write_pidfile_explicit(uwsgi.safe_pidfile, masterpid);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -3258,6 +3280,9 @@ next2:
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile2 && !uwsgi.is_a_reload) {
+		uwsgi_write_pidfile_explicit(uwsgi.safe_pidfile2, masterpid);
+	}
 
 	// END OF INITIALIZATION
 	return 0;
@@ -4893,6 +4918,12 @@ void uwsgi_update_pidfiles() {
 	if (uwsgi.pidfile2) {
 		uwsgi_write_pidfile(uwsgi.pidfile2);
 	}
+	if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile) {
+		uwsgi_write_pidfile(uwsgi.safe_pidfile);
+	}
+	if (uwsgi.safe_pidfile2) {
+		uwsgi_write_pidfile(uwsgi.safe_pidfile2);
+	}
 }
 
 void uwsgi_opt_binary_append_data(char *opt, char *value, void *none) {
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 96278587..899b2d94 100755
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -2786,6 +2786,8 @@ struct uwsgi_server {
 	char *zeus;
 	uint64_t buffer_size;
 	int emperor_tyrant_initgroups;
+	char *safe_pidfile;
+	char *safe_pidfile2;
 };
 
 struct uwsgi_rpc {
@@ -3958,6 +3960,7 @@ void uwsgi_setup_post_buffering(void);
 struct uwsgi_lock_item *uwsgi_lock_ipcsem_init(char *);
 
 void uwsgi_write_pidfile(char *);
+void uwsgi_write_pidfile_explicit(char *, pid_t);
 int uwsgi_write_intfile(char *, int);
 
 void uwsgi_protected_close(int);