diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/638_cobbler_py3.yml b/changelogs/fragments/638_cobbler_py3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e18d1841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/638_cobbler_py3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- cobbler - add Python 3 support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/638).
diff --git a/scripts/inventory/cobbler.py b/scripts/inventory/cobbler.py
index 84d594720e..eeb8f58286 100644
--- a/scripts/inventory/cobbler.py
+++ b/scripts/inventory/cobbler.py
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ import argparse
 import os
 import re
 from time import time
-import xmlrpclib
+try:  # Python 3
+    from xmlrpc.client import Server
+except ImportError:  # Python 2
+    from xmlrpclib import Server
 
 import json
 
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ class CobblerInventory(object):
 
     def _connect(self):
         if not self.conn:
-            self.conn = xmlrpclib.Server(self.cobbler_host, allow_none=True)
+            self.conn = Server(self.cobbler_host, allow_none=True)
             self.token = None
             if self.cobbler_username is not None:
                 self.token = self.conn.login(self.cobbler_username, self.cobbler_password)