diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index 0b8f6d95d5d..0e5169cbc4f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class _iter_mixin(MutableMapping):
                 key = _DeadlockWrap(cur.first, 0,0,0)[0]
                 yield key
 
-                next = cur.next
+                next = getattr(cur, "next")
                 while 1:
                     try:
                         key = _DeadlockWrap(next, 0,0,0)[0]
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class _iter_mixin(MutableMapping):
                         # FIXME-20031101-greg: race condition.  cursor could
                         # be closed by another thread before this call.
                         _DeadlockWrap(cur.set, key,0,0,0)
-                        next = cur.next
+                        next = getattr(cur, "next")
             except _bsddb.DBNotFoundError:
                 pass
             except _bsddb.DBCursorClosedError:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class _iter_mixin(MutableMapping):
                 key = kv[0]
                 yield kv
 
-                next = cur.next
+                next = getattr(cur, "next")
                 while 1:
                     try:
                         kv = _DeadlockWrap(next)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class _iter_mixin(MutableMapping):
                         # FIXME-20031101-greg: race condition.  cursor could
                         # be closed by another thread before this call.
                         _DeadlockWrap(cur.set, key,0,0,0)
-                        next = cur.next
+                        next = getattr(cur, "next")
             except _bsddb.DBNotFoundError:
                 pass
             except _bsddb.DBCursorClosedError:
@@ -302,12 +302,15 @@ class _DBWithCursor(_iter_mixin):
         self._checkCursor()
         return _DeadlockWrap(self.dbc.set_range, key)
 
-    def next(self):
+    def next(self):  # Renamed by "2to3"
         self._checkOpen()
         self._checkCursor()
-        rv = _DeadlockWrap(self.dbc.next)
+        rv = _DeadlockWrap(getattr(self.dbc, "next"))
         return rv
 
+    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 :  # For "2to3" conversion
+        next = __next__
+
     def previous(self):
         self._checkOpen()
         self._checkCursor()
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
index 75f5dc04f14..75a23229989 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ if sys.version_info[0] >= 3 :
             v = getattr(self._dbcursor, "next")()
             return self._fix(v)
 
+        next = __next__
+
         def previous(self) :
             v = self._dbcursor.previous()
             return self._fix(v)
diff --git a/Modules/bsddb.h b/Modules/bsddb.h
index 41f1db9ad24..af5e56b570b 100644
--- a/Modules/bsddb.h
+++ b/Modules/bsddb.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 #error "eek! DBVER can't handle minor versions > 9"
 #endif
 
-#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.7.3pre2"
+#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.7.3pre3"
 
 /* Python object definitions */