diff --git a/Demo/scripts/eqfix.py b/Demo/scripts/eqfix.py
index 583d54e..2139d2b 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/eqfix.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/eqfix.py
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
 	return ispythonprog.match(name) >= 0
 
 def recursedown(dirname):
-	dbg('recursedown(' + `dirname` + ')\n')
+	dbg('recursedown(%r)\n' % (dirname,))
 	bad = 0
 	try:
 		names = os.listdir(dirname)
 	except os.error, msg:
-		err(dirname + ': cannot list directory: ' + `msg` + '\n')
+		err('%s: cannot list directory: %r\n' % (dirname, msg))
 		return 1
 	names.sort()
 	subdirs = []
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
 	return bad
 
 def fix(filename):
-##	dbg('fix(' + `filename` + ')\n')
+##	dbg('fix(%r)\n' % (dirname,))
 	try:
 		f = open(filename, 'r')
 	except IOError, msg:
-		err(filename + ': cannot open: ' + `msg` + '\n')
+		err('%s: cannot open: %r\n' % (filename, msg))
 		return 1
 	head, tail = os.path.split(filename)
 	tempname = os.path.join(head, '@' + tail)
@@ -122,14 +122,13 @@
 					g = open(tempname, 'w')
 				except IOError, msg:
 					f.close()
-					err(tempname+': cannot create: '+\
-					    `msg`+'\n')
+					err('%s: cannot create: %r\n' % (tempname, msg))
 					return 1
 				f.seek(0)
 				lineno = 0
 				rep(filename + ':\n')
 				continue # restart from the beginning
-			rep(`lineno` + '\n')
+			rep(repr(lineno) + '\n')
 			rep('< ' + line)
 			rep('> ' + newline)
 		if g is not None:
@@ -146,17 +145,17 @@
 		statbuf = os.stat(filename)
 		os.chmod(tempname, statbuf[ST_MODE] & 07777)
 	except os.error, msg:
-		err(tempname + ': warning: chmod failed (' + `msg` + ')\n')
+		err('%s: warning: chmod failed (%r)\n' % (tempname, msg))
 	# Then make a backup of the original file as filename~
 	try:
 		os.rename(filename, filename + '~')
 	except os.error, msg:
-		err(filename + ': warning: backup failed (' + `msg` + ')\n')
+		err('%s: warning: backup failed (%r)\n' % (filename, msg))
 	# Now move the temp file to the original file
 	try:
 		os.rename(tempname, filename)
 	except os.error, msg:
-		err(filename + ': rename failed (' + `msg` + ')\n')
+		err('%s: rename failed (%r)\n' % (filename, msg))
 		return 1
 	# Return succes
 	return 0
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/from.py b/Demo/scripts/from.py
index d61afde..3c04fcd 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/from.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/from.py
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
             if not line or line == '\n':
                 break
             if line.startswith('Subject: '):
-                print `line[9:-1]`,
+                print repr(line[9:-1]),
         print
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/ftpstats.py b/Demo/scripts/ftpstats.py
index 28b1d8b..79cbee6 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/ftpstats.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/ftpstats.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			if search and string.find(line, search) < 0:
 				continue
 			if prog.match(line) < 0:
-				print 'Bad line', lineno, ':', `line`
+				print 'Bad line', lineno, ':', repr(line)
 				continue
 			items = prog.group(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
 			(logtime, loguser, loghost, logfile, logbytes,
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/lpwatch.py b/Demo/scripts/lpwatch.py
index 9f051eb..00afba9 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/lpwatch.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/lpwatch.py
@@ -83,24 +83,24 @@
 				lines.append(line)
 	#
 	if totaljobs:
-		line = `(totalbytes+1023)/1024` + ' K'
+		line = '%d K' % ((totalbytes+1023)/1024)
 		if totaljobs <> len(users):
-			line = line + ' (' + `totaljobs` + ' jobs)'
+			line = line + ' (%d jobs)' % totaljobs
 		if len(users) == 1:
-			line = line + ' for ' + users.keys()[0]
+			line = line + ' for %s' % (users.keys()[0],)
 		else:
-			line = line + ' for ' + `len(users)` + ' users'
+			line = line + ' for %d users' % len(users)
 			if userseen:
 				if aheadjobs == 0:
-				  line =  line + ' (' + thisuser + ' first)'
+					line =  line + ' (%s first)' % thisuser
 				else:
-				  line = line + ' (' + `(aheadbytes+1023)/1024`
-				  line = line + ' K before ' + thisuser + ')'
+					line = line + ' (%d K before %s)' % (
+					               (aheadbytes+1023)/1024, thisuser)
 		lines.append(line)
 	#
 	sts = pipe.close()
 	if sts:
-		lines.append('lpq exit status ' + `sts`)
+		lines.append('lpq exit status %r' % (sts,))
 	return string.joinfields(lines, ': ')
 
 try:
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/markov.py b/Demo/scripts/markov.py
index e1649f1..b0583d1 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/markov.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/markov.py
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 	if debug > 1:
 		for key in m.trans.keys():
 			if key is None or len(key) < histsize:
-				print `key`, m.trans[key]
-		if histsize == 0: print `''`, m.trans['']
+				print repr(key), m.trans[key]
+		if histsize == 0: print repr(''), m.trans['']
 		print
 	while 1:
 		data = m.get()
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/mboxconvert.py b/Demo/scripts/mboxconvert.py
index 08e0d0c..996537d 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/mboxconvert.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/mboxconvert.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 			sts = message(f, line) or sts
 		else:
 			sys.stderr.write(
-				'Bad line in MMFD mailbox: %s\n' % `line`)
+				'Bad line in MMFD mailbox: %r\n' % (line,))
 	return sts
 
 counter = 0 # for generating unique Message-ID headers
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 		t = time.mktime(tt)
 	else:
 		sys.stderr.write(
-			'Unparseable date: %s\n' % `m.getheader('Date')`)
+			'Unparseable date: %r\n' % (m.getheader('Date'),))
 		t = os.fstat(f.fileno())[stat.ST_MTIME]
 	print 'From', email, time.ctime(t)
 	# Copy RFC822 header
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/mkrcs.py b/Demo/scripts/mkrcs.py
index 36a35ea..917b4fe 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/mkrcs.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/mkrcs.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 	rcstree = 'RCStree'
 	rcs = 'RCS'
 	if os.path.islink(rcs):
-		print `rcs`, 'is a symlink to', `os.readlink(rcs)`
+		print '%r is a symlink to %r' % (rcs, os.readlink(rcs))
 		return
 	if os.path.isdir(rcs):
-		print `rcs`, 'is an ordinary directory'
+		print '%r is an ordinary directory' % (rcs,)
 		return
 	if os.path.exists(rcs):
-		print `rcs`, 'is a file?!?!'
+		print '%r is a file?!?!' % (rcs,)
 		return
 	#
 	p = os.getcwd()
@@ -29,26 +29,26 @@
 	# (2) up is the same directory as p
 	# Ergo:
 	# (3) join(up, down) is the current directory
-	#print 'p =', `p`
+	#print 'p =', repr(p)
 	while not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(p, rcstree)):
 		head, tail = os.path.split(p)
-		#print 'head =', `head`, '; tail =', `tail`
+		#print 'head = %r; tail = %r' % (head, tail)
 		if not tail:
-			print 'Sorry, no ancestor dir contains', `rcstree`
+			print 'Sorry, no ancestor dir contains %r' % (rcstree,)
 			return
 		p = head
 		up = os.path.join(os.pardir, up)
 		down = os.path.join(tail, down)
-		#print 'p =', `p`, '; up =', `up`, '; down =', `down`
+		#print 'p = %r; up = %r; down = %r' % (p, up, down)
 	there = os.path.join(up, rcstree)
 	there = os.path.join(there, down)
 	there = os.path.join(there, rcs)
 	if os.path.isdir(there):
-		print `there`, 'already exists'
+		print '%r already exists' % (there, )
 	else:
-		print 'making', `there`
+		print 'making %r' % (there,)
 		makedirs(there)
-	print 'making symlink', `rcs`, '->', `there`
+	print 'making symlink %r -> %r' % (rcs, there)
 	os.symlink(there, rcs)
 
 def makedirs(p):
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/mpzpi.py b/Demo/scripts/mpzpi.py
index 93c74aa..ccf591d 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/mpzpi.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/mpzpi.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 def output(d):
 	# Use write() to avoid spaces between the digits
 	# Use int(d) to avoid a trailing L after each digit
-	sys.stdout.write(`int(d)`)
+	sys.stdout.write(repr(int(d)))
 	# Flush so the output is seen immediately
 	sys.stdout.flush()
 
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/newslist.py b/Demo/scripts/newslist.py
index f78ca30..b06b452 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/newslist.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/newslist.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 def getnewgroups(server, treedate):
    print 'Getting list of new groups since start of '+treedate+'...',
    info = server.newgroups(treedate,'000001')[1]
-   print 'got '+`len(info)`+'.'
+   print 'got %d.' % len(info)
    print 'Processing...',
    groups = []
    for i in info:
diff --git a/Demo/scripts/pp.py b/Demo/scripts/pp.py
index 64e57ee..92a1104 100755
--- a/Demo/scripts/pp.py
+++ b/Demo/scripts/pp.py
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@
 fp.flush()
 if DFLAG:
 	import pdb
-	pdb.run('execfile(' + `tfn` + ')')
+	pdb.run('execfile(%r)' % (tfn,))
 else:
 	execfile(tfn)