diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py b/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
index 79f3978..c277b52 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/aetools.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         """Send 'activate' command"""
         self.send('misc', 'actv')
 
-    def _get(self, _object, as=None, _attributes={}):
+    def _get(self, _object, asfile=None, _attributes={}):
         """_get: get data from an object
         Required argument: the object
         Keyword argument _attributes: AppleEvent attribute dictionary
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
         _subcode = 'getd'
 
         _arguments = {'----':_object}
-        if as:
-            _arguments['rtyp'] = mktype(as)
+        if asfile:
+            _arguments['rtyp'] = mktype(asfile)
 
         _reply, _arguments, _attributes = self.send(_code, _subcode,
                 _arguments, _attributes)
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
 
         if _arguments.has_key('----'):
             return _arguments['----']
-            if as:
-                item.__class__ = as
+            if asfile:
+                item.__class__ = asfile
             return item
 
     get = _get
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/StdSuites/AppleScript_Suite.py b/Lib/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/StdSuites/AppleScript_Suite.py
index 574043d..773d1d7 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/StdSuites/AppleScript_Suite.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages/StdSuites/AppleScript_Suite.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
         if _arguments.has_key('----'):
             return _arguments['----']
 
-    def as(self, _object, _attributes={}, **_arguments):
+    def as_(self, _object, _attributes={}, **_arguments):
         """as: Coercion
         Required argument: an AE object reference
         Keyword argument _attributes: AppleEvent attribute dictionary
diff --git a/Lib/plat-sunos5/STROPTS.py b/Lib/plat-sunos5/STROPTS.py
index e95db93..4970bd7 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-sunos5/STROPTS.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-sunos5/STROPTS.py
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@
 AS_PAGLCK = 0x80
 AS_CLAIMGAP = 0x40
 AS_UNMAPWAIT = 0x20
-def AS_TYPE_64BIT(as): return \
+def AS_TYPE_64BIT(as_): return \
 
 AS_LREP_LINKEDLIST = 0
 AS_LREP_SKIPLIST = 1