diff --git a/Lib/urllib.py b/Lib/urllib.py
index 6a2b293..60d2a41 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 (mimetools.Message objects are queried with the getheader() method.)
 """
 
-import string
 import socket
 import os
 import time
@@ -1465,6 +1464,7 @@
 
 # Test program
 def test(args=[]):
+    import string
     if not args:
         args = [
             '/etc/passwd',