diff --git a/jss/auth.py b/jss/auth.py
index 637e0b7..21ec30b 100644
--- a/jss/auth.py
+++ b/jss/auth.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def handle_401(self, r, **kwargs):  # type: (requests.Response, dict) -> request
         :param kwargs:
         :return:
         """
-        if r.status_code is not 401:
+        if r.status_code != 401:
             return r
 
         logger.debug("Server returned HTTP 401, getting a new token")
diff --git a/jss/jssobject.py b/jss/jssobject.py
index d747ddc..9a8c3f2 100644
--- a/jss/jssobject.py
+++ b/jss/jssobject.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def _reset_data(self, updated_data):
         """Clear all children of base element and replace with update"""
         self.clear()
         # Convert all incoming data to PrettyElements.
-        for child in updated_data.getchildren():
+        for child in list(updated_data):
             if not isinstance(child, PrettyElement):
                 child = PrettyElement(child)
             self._children.append(child)
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ def add_object_to_path(self, obj, location):
         """
         location = self._handle_location(location)
         location.append(obj.as_list_data())
-        results = [item for item in location.getchildren() if
+        results = [item for item in list(location) if
                    item.findtext("id") == obj.id][0]
         return results
 
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ def remove_object_from_list(self, obj, list_element):
         list_element = self._handle_location(list_element)
 
         if isinstance(obj, Container):
-            results = [item for item in list_element.getchildren() if
+            results = [item for item in list(list_element) if
                        item.findtext("id") == obj.id]
         elif isinstance(obj, (int, string_types)):
-            results = [item for item in list_element.getchildren() if
+            results = [item for item in list(list_element) if
                        item.findtext("id") == str(obj) or
                        item.findtext("name") == obj]
 
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def has_member(self, device_object):
             raise ValueError
 
         return len([device for device in self.findall(container_search) if
-                    device.findtext("id") == device_object.id]) is not 0
+                    device.findtext("id") == device_object.id]) != 0
 
 
 # class Scoped(Container):