diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
index 445ce83..e02f88f 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 """
 
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 
 # First we need to define a reentrant lock.
 # This is generally useful and should probably be in a standard Python
diff --git a/Demo/pysvr/pysvr.py b/Demo/pysvr/pysvr.py
index b200fad..3e94dbe 100755
--- a/Demo/pysvr/pysvr.py
+++ b/Demo/pysvr/pysvr.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 """
 
-import sys, os, string, getopt, thread, socket, traceback
+import sys, os, string, getopt, _thread, socket, traceback
 
 PORT = 4000                             # Default port
 
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
             conn.close()
             print("Refusing connection from non-local host", addr[0], ".")
             continue
-        thread.start_new_thread(service_thread, (conn, addr))
+        _thread.start_new_thread(service_thread, (conn, addr))
         del conn, addr
 
 def service_thread(conn, addr):
     (caddr, cport) = addr
-    print("Thread %s has connection from %s.\n" % (str(thread.get_ident()),
+    print("Thread %s has connection from %s.\n" % (str(_thread.get_ident()),
                                                    caddr), end=' ')
     stdin = conn.makefile("r")
     stdout = conn.makefile("w", 0)
     run_interpreter(stdin, stdout)
-    print("Thread %s is done.\n" % str(thread.get_ident()), end=' ')
+    print("Thread %s is done.\n" % str(_thread.get_ident()), end=' ')
 
 def run_interpreter(stdin, stdout):
     globals = {}
diff --git a/Demo/threads/Coroutine.py b/Demo/threads/Coroutine.py
index 4a155f8..e7d882d 100644
--- a/Demo/threads/Coroutine.py
+++ b/Demo/threads/Coroutine.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #    current implementation consumes a thread for each coroutine that
 #    may be resumed.
 
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 import sync
 
 class _CoEvent:
diff --git a/Demo/threads/Generator.py b/Demo/threads/Generator.py
index 0cc1bda..38c0c8a 100644
--- a/Demo/threads/Generator.py
+++ b/Demo/threads/Generator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generator implementation using threads
 
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 
 Killed = 'Generator.Killed'
 
diff --git a/Demo/threads/find.py b/Demo/threads/find.py
index 57fe81e..2b4ef7d 100644
--- a/Demo/threads/find.py
+++ b/Demo/threads/find.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import time
 import os
 from stat import *
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 
 
 # Work queue class.  Usage:
diff --git a/Demo/threads/sync.py b/Demo/threads/sync.py
index 61e1628..90fff2e 100644
--- a/Demo/threads/sync.py
+++ b/Demo/threads/sync.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 #      if there are are no threads waiting to write.  (This is a
 #      weakness of the interface!)
 
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 
 class condition:
     def __init__(self, lock=None):
diff --git a/Demo/threads/telnet.py b/Demo/threads/telnet.py
index 7366341..dfe4905 100644
--- a/Demo/threads/telnet.py
+++ b/Demo/threads/telnet.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 import sys, os, time
 from socket import *
-import thread
+import _thread as thread
 
 BUFSIZE = 8*1024