diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/WindowSched.py b/Lib/stdwin/WindowSched.py
index 67c3afb..56ca6f8 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/WindowSched.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/WindowSched.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	if event[0] <> WE_TIMER:
 		mainloop.dispatch(event)
 
-q = sched.scheduler().init(time.millitimer, delayfunc)
+q = sched.scheduler(time.millitimer, delayfunc)
 
 # Export functions enter, enterabs and cancel just like a scheduler
 #
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/basewin.py b/Lib/stdwin/basewin.py
index f896fe2..7a43536 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/basewin.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/basewin.py
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 
 class BaseWindow:
 	
-	def init(self, title):
+	def __init__(self, title):
 		self.win = stdwin.open(title)
 		self.win.dispatch = self.dispatch
 		mainloop.register(self.win)
-		return self
 	
 #	def reopen(self):
 #		title = self.win.gettitle()
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/formatter.py b/Lib/stdwin/formatter.py
index ac34ce9..7ddfc1d 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/formatter.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/formatter.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	# Pass the window's drawing object, and left, top, right
 	# coordinates of the drawing space as arguments.
 	#
-	def init(self, d, left, top, right):
+	def __init__(self, d, left, top, right):
 		self.d = d		# Drawing object
 		self.left = left	# Left margin
 		self.right = right	# Right margin
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 		self.justify = 1
 		self.setfont('')	# Default font
 		self._reset()		# Prepare for new line
-		return self
 	#
 	# Reset for start of fresh line.
 	#
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@
 			w.change((0, 0), (1000, 1000))
 		elif type == WE_DRAW:
 			width, height = winsize
-			f = formatter().init(w.begindrawing(), 0, 0, width)
+			f = formatter(w.begindrawing(), 0, 0, width)
 			f.center = center
 			f.justify = justify
 			if not center:
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/mainloop.py b/Lib/stdwin/mainloop.py
index ca3e9ac..aa40c34 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/mainloop.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/mainloop.py
@@ -224,11 +224,10 @@
 #
 class Dialog:
 	#
-	def init(self, title):
+	def __init__(self, title):
 		self.window = stdwin.open(title)
 		self.window.dispatch = self.dispatch
 		register(self.window)
-		return self
 	#
 	def close(self):
 		unregister(self.window)
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/srcwin.py b/Lib/stdwin/srcwin.py
index a71c568..29b7801 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/srcwin.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/srcwin.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 class TextWindow(basewin.BaseWindow):
 	
-	def init(self, title, contents):
+	def __init__(self, title, contents):
 		self.contents = contents
 		self.linecount = countlines(self.contents)
 		#
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 		width = WIDTH*stdwin.textwidth('0')
 		height = lh*min(MAXHEIGHT, self.linecount)
 		stdwin.setdefwinsize(width, height)
-		self = basewin.BaseWindow.init(self, title)
+		basewin.BaseWindow.__init__(self, title)
 		#
 		self.win.setdocsize(0, self.bottom)
 		self.initeditor()
-		return self
 	
 	def initeditor(self):
 		r = (self.leftmargin, self.top), (self.rightmargin, self.bottom)
@@ -113,12 +112,12 @@
 
 class SourceWindow(TextWindow):
 
-	def init(self, filename):
+	def __init__(self, filename):
 		self.filename = filename
 		f = open(self.filename, 'r')
 		contents = f.read()
 		f.close()
-		return TextWindow.init(self, self.filename, contents)
+		TextWindow.__init__(self, self.filename, contents)
 
 # ------------------------------ testing ------------------------------
 
@@ -126,5 +125,5 @@
 
 def test():
 	import mainloop
-	sw = SourceWindow().init(TESTFILE)
+	sw = SourceWindow(TESTFILE)
 	mainloop.mainloop()
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/wdb.py b/Lib/stdwin/wdb.py
index c499296..d5c28bb 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/wdb.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/wdb.py
@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@
 
 class Wdb(bdb.Bdb, basewin.BaseWindow): # Window debugger
 	
-	def init(self):
+	def __init__(self):
 		self.sourcewindows = {}
 		self.framewindows = {}
-		self = bdb.Bdb.init(self)
+		bdb.Bdb.__init__(self)
 		width = WIDTH*stdwin.textwidth('0')
 		height = HEIGHT*stdwin.lineheight()
 		stdwin.setdefwinsize(width, height)
-		self = basewin.BaseWindow.init(self, '--Stack--')
+		basewin.BaseWindow.__init__(self, '--Stack--')
 		self.closed = 0
-		return self
 	
 	def reset(self):
 		if self.closed: raise RuntimeError, 'already closed'
@@ -151,9 +150,8 @@
 		if not self.sourcewindows.has_key(fn):
 			import wdbsrcwin
 			try:
-				self.sourcewindows[fn] = \
-					wdbsrcwin.DebuggerSourceWindow(). \
-					init(self, fn)
+				self.sourcewindows[fn] = wdbsrcwin. \
+					  DebuggerSourceWindow(self, fn)
 			except IOError:
 				stdwin.fleep()
 				return
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@
 		else:
 			import wdbframewin
 			self.framewindows[name] = \
-				wdbframewin.FrameWindow().init(self, \
+				wdbframewin.FrameWindow(self, \
 					self.curframe, \
 					self.curframe.f_locals, name)
 	do_f = do_frame
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@
 		else:
 			import wdbframewin
 			self.framewindows[name] = \
-				wdbframewin.FrameWindow().init(self, \
+				wdbframewin.FrameWindow(self, \
 					self.curframe, \
 					self.curframe.f_globals, name)
 	do_g = do_globalframe
@@ -274,27 +272,27 @@
 # Simplified interface
 
 def run(statement):
-	x = Wdb().init()
+	x = Wdb()
 	try: x.run(statement)
 	finally: x.close()
 
 def runctx(statement, globals, locals):
-	x = Wdb().init()
+	x = Wdb()
 	try: x.runctx(statement, globals, locals)
 	finally: x.close()
 
 def runcall(*args):
-	x = Wdb().init()
-	try: apply(Pdb().init().runcall, args)
+	x = Wdb()
+	try: apply(x.runcall, args)
 	finally: x.close()
 
 
 # Post-Mortem interface
 
 def post_mortem(traceback):
-	p = Pdb().init()
-	p.reset()
-	p.interaction(None, traceback)
+	x = Wdb()
+	x.reset()
+	x.interaction(None, traceback)
 
 def pm():
 	import sys
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/wdbframewin.py b/Lib/stdwin/wdbframewin.py
index f8b84e3..13bd173 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/wdbframewin.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/wdbframewin.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class FrameWindow(basewin.BaseWindow):
 
-	def init(self, debugger, frame, dict, name):
+	def __init__(self, debugger, frame, dict, name):
 		self.debugger = debugger
 		self.frame = frame # Not used except for identity tests
 		self.dict = dict
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 		width = WIDTH*stdwin.textwidth('0')
 		height = nl*stdwin.lineheight()
 		stdwin.setdefwinsize(width, height)
-		self = basewin.BaseWindow.init(self, '--Frame ' + name + '--')
+		basewin.BaseWindow.__init__(
+			  self, '--Frame ' + name + '--')
 		# XXX Should use current function name
 		self.initeditor()
 		self.displaylist = ['>>>', '', '-'*WIDTH]
 		self.refreshframe()
-		return self
 	
 	def initeditor(self):
 		r = (stdwin.textwidth('>>> '), 0), (30000, stdwin.lineheight())
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 				self.debugger.framewindows[name].popup()
 			else:
 				self.debugger.framewindows[name] = \
-					  FrameWindow().init(self.debugger,
+					  FrameWindow(self.debugger,
 						  self.frame, value.__dict__,
 						  name)
 			return
diff --git a/Lib/stdwin/wdbsrcwin.py b/Lib/stdwin/wdbsrcwin.py
index 6c5cde8..f79fab9 100755
--- a/Lib/stdwin/wdbsrcwin.py
+++ b/Lib/stdwin/wdbsrcwin.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 class DebuggerSourceWindow(srcwin.SourceWindow):
 	
-	def init(self, debugger, filename):
+	def __init__(self, debugger, filename):
 		self.debugger = debugger
 		self.curlineno = 0
 		self.focus = 0
-		return srcwin.SourceWindow.init(self, filename)
+		srcwin.SourceWindow.__init__(self, filename)
 	
 	def close(self):
 		del self.debugger.sourcewindows[self.filename]