Apply diff2.txt from SF patch http://www.python.org/sf/572113
(with one small bugfix in bgen/bgen/scantools.py)

This replaces string module functions with string methods
for the stuff in the Tools directory. Several uses of
string.letters etc. are still remaining.
diff --git a/Tools/modulator/varsubst.py b/Tools/modulator/varsubst.py
index 71a2b26..5516be2 100644
--- a/Tools/modulator/varsubst.py
+++ b/Tools/modulator/varsubst.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Variable substitution. Variables are $delimited$
 #
-import string
 import re
 
 error = 'varsubst.error'
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@
             rv = rv + value
 
     def _modindent(self, value, old):
-        lastnl = string.rfind(old, '\n', 0) + 1
+        lastnl = old.rfind('\n', 0) + 1
         lastnl = len(old) - lastnl
         sub = '\n' + (' '*lastnl)
         return re.sub('\n', sub, value)