diff --git a/calibre-plugin/fff_util.py b/calibre-plugin/fff_util.py
index 8635c84b..d6214773 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/fff_util.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/fff_util.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def get_fff_config(url,fileform="epub",personalini=None):
     except Exception as e:
         logger.debug("Failed trying to get ini config for url(%s): %s, using section %s instead"%(url,e,sections))
     configuration = Configuration(sections,fileform)
-    configuration.readfp(StringIO(ensure_text(get_resources("plugin-defaults.ini"))))
-    configuration.readfp(StringIO(ensure_text(personalini)))
+    configuration.read_file(StringIO(ensure_text(get_resources("plugin-defaults.ini"))))
+    configuration.read_file(StringIO(ensure_text(personalini)))
 
     return configuration
 
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
index d59d6384..f03706e8 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
@@ -466,5 +466,5 @@ def inject_cal_cols(book,story,configuration):
             extra_valid.append(k)
         if extra_valid: # if empty, there's nothing to add.
             injectini.append("add_to_extra_valid_entries:,"+','.join(extra_valid))
-            configuration.readfp(StringIO('\n'.join(injectini)))
+            configuration.read_file(StringIO('\n'.join(injectini)))
             #print("added:\n%s\n"%('\n'.join(injectini)))
diff --git a/fanficfare/cli.py b/fanficfare/cli.py
index 26aff88b..9533c5a2 100644
--- a/fanficfare/cli.py
+++ b/fanficfare/cli.py
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ def get_configuration(url,
     if passed_defaultsini:
         # new StringIO each time rather than pass StringIO and rewind
         # for case of list download.  Just makes more sense to me.
-        configuration.readfp(StringIO(unicode(passed_defaultsini)))
+        configuration.read_file(StringIO(unicode(passed_defaultsini)))
     else:
         # don't need to check existance for our selves.
         conflist.append(join(dirname(__file__), 'defaults.ini'))
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ def get_configuration(url,
     if passed_personalini:
         # new StringIO each time rather than pass StringIO and rewind
         # for case of list download.  Just makes more sense to me.
-        configuration.readfp(StringIO(unicode(passed_personalini)))
+        configuration.read_file(StringIO(unicode(passed_personalini)))
 
     conflist.append(join(homepath, 'personal.ini'))
     conflist.append(join(homepath2, 'personal.ini'))
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index de87d470..1a1db71a 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ if six.PY2:
 else: # PY3
     ConfigParser = configparser.ConfigParser
 
+if not hasattr(ConfigParser, 'read_file'):
+    # read_file added in py3.2, readfp removed in py3.12
+    ConfigParser.read_file = ConfigParser.readfp
+
 from .six import string_types as basestring
 
 import logging