diff --git a/python3/koans/about_asserts.py b/python3/koans/about_asserts.py
index a3d7ce047..1dd5ab0b6 100644
--- a/python3/koans/about_asserts.py
+++ b/python3/koans/about_asserts.py
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ def test_assert_truth(self):
         #
         #   http://bit.ly/about_asserts
 
-        self.assertTrue(False) # This should be true
+        self.assertTrue(True) # This should be true
 
     def test_assert_with_message(self):
         """
         Enlightenment may be more easily achieved with appropriate messages.
         """
-        self.assertTrue(False, "This should be true -- Please fix this")
+        self.assertTrue(True, "This should be true -- Please fix this")
 
     def test_fill_in_values(self):
         """
         Sometimes we will ask you to fill in the values
         """
-        self.assertEqual(__, 1 + 1)
+        self.assertEqual(2, 1 + 1)
 
     def test_assert_equality(self):
         """
         To understand reality, we must compare our expectations against reality.
         """
-        expected_value = __
+        expected_value = 2
         actual_value = 1 + 1
         self.assertTrue(expected_value == actual_value)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_a_better_way_of_asserting_equality(self):
         """
         Some ways of asserting equality are better than others.
         """
-        expected_value = __
+        expected_value = 2
         actual_value = 1 + 1
 
         self.assertEqual(expected_value, actual_value)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_that_unittest_asserts_work_the_same_way_as_python_asserts(self):
         """
 
         # This throws an AssertionError exception
-        assert False
+        assert True
 
     def test_that_sometimes_we_need_to_know_the_class_type(self):
         """
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_that_sometimes_we_need_to_know_the_class_type(self):
         #
         # See for yourself:
 
-        self.assertEqual(__, "naval".__class__) # It's str, not <type 'str'>
+        self.assertEqual(str, "naval".__class__) # It's str, not <type 'str'>
 
         # Need an illustration? More reading can be found here:
         #
diff --git a/python3/koans/about_strings.py b/python3/koans/about_strings.py
index 25f5f59df..72c02c1c0 100644
--- a/python3/koans/about_strings.py
+++ b/python3/koans/about_strings.py
@@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ class AboutStrings(Koan):
 
     def test_double_quoted_strings_are_strings(self):
         string = "Hello, world."
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_single_quoted_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = 'Goodbye, world.'
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_triple_quote_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = """Howdy, world!"""
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_triple_single_quotes_work_too(self):
         string = '''Bonjour tout le monde!'''
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_raw_strings_are_also_strings(self):
         string = r"Konnichi wa, world!"
-        self.assertEqual(__, isinstance(string, str))
+        self.assertEqual(True, isinstance(string, str))
 
     def test_use_single_quotes_to_create_string_with_double_quotes(self):
         string = 'He said, "Go Away."'