diff --git a/plugins/python/example_conversation.py b/plugins/python/example_conversation.py
index 3414fbe30..8e68d369b 100644
--- a/plugins/python/example_conversation.py
+++ b/plugins/python/example_conversation.py
@@ -75,11 +75,21 @@ class ReasonLoggerIOPlugin(sudo.Plugin):
                       self._signal_name(signum))
 
     # helper functions:
-    @classmethod
-    def _signal_name(cls, signum):
-        try:
-            return signal.Signals(signum).name
-        except Exception:
+    if hasattr(signal, "Signals"):
+        @classmethod
+        def _signal_name(cls, signum: int):
+            try:
+                return signal.Signals(signum).name
+            except Exception:
+                return "{}".format(signum)
+    else:
+        @classmethod
+        def _signal_name(cls, signum: int):
+            for n, v in sorted(signal.__dict__.items()):
+                if v != signum:
+                    continue
+                if n.startswith("SIG") and not n.startswith("SIG_"):
+                    return n
             return "{}".format(signum)
 
     def _log_file_path(self):
diff --git a/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py b/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
index 6cb644b73..dc4c6a762 100644
--- a/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ class SudoIOPlugin(sudo.Plugin):
         self._log("WINSIZE", "{}x{}".format(line, cols))
 
     def log_suspend(self, signo: int) -> int:
-        try:
-            signal_description = signal.Signals(signo).name
-        except (AttributeError, ValueError):
-            signal_description = "signal {}".format(signo)
+        signal_description = self._signal_name(signo)
 
         self._log("SUSPEND", signal_description)
 
@@ -139,3 +136,18 @@ class SudoIOPlugin(sudo.Plugin):
     def _log(self, type, message):
         print(type, message, file=self._log_file)
         return sudo.RC.ACCEPT
+
+    if hasattr(signal, "Signals"):
+        def _signal_name(cls, signo: int):
+            try:
+                return signal.Signals(signo).name
+            except ValueError:
+                return "signal {}".format(signo)
+    else:
+        def _signal_name(cls, signo: int):
+            for n, v in sorted(signal.__dict__.items()):
+                if v != signo:
+                    continue;
+                if n.startswith("SIG") and not n.startswith("SIG_"):
+                    return n
+            return "signal {}".format(signo)
diff --git a/plugins/python/regress/testdata/check_example_io_plugin_fails_with_python_backtrace.stdout b/plugins/python/regress/testdata/check_example_io_plugin_fails_with_python_backtrace.stdout
index eb938f069..10b0e237f 100644
--- a/plugins/python/regress/testdata/check_example_io_plugin_fails_with_python_backtrace.stdout
+++ b/plugins/python/regress/testdata/check_example_io_plugin_fails_with_python_backtrace.stdout
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Example sudo python plugin will log to /some/not/writable/directory/sudo.log
 Traceback:
   File "SRC_DIR/example_io_plugin.py", line 64, in __init__
     self._open_log_file(path.join(log_path, "sudo.log"))
-  File "SRC_DIR/example_io_plugin.py", line 137, in _open_log_file
+  File "SRC_DIR/example_io_plugin.py", line 134, in _open_log_file
     self._log_file = open(log_path, "a")