diff --git a/Tools/compiler/regrtest.py b/Tools/compiler/regrtest.py
index 50d06e7..4244d62 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/regrtest.py
+++ b/Tools/compiler/regrtest.py
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
 def cleanup(dir):
     os.system("rm -rf %s" % dir)
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def main():
     lib_dir = copy_library()
     compile_files(lib_dir)
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/ftpmirror.py b/Tools/scripts/ftpmirror.py
index 0f918b8..caade16 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/ftpmirror.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/ftpmirror.py
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@
     def close(self):
         self.outfp.write('\n')
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 # Ask permission to download a file.
 def askabout(filetype, filename, pwd):
     prompt = 'Retrieve %s %s from %s ? [ny] ' % (filetype, filename, pwd)
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/treesync.py b/Tools/scripts/treesync.py
index ab9324b..4fb1798 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/treesync.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/treesync.py
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@
     f.close()
     g.close()
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def okay(prompt, answer='ask'):
     answer = answer.strip().lower()
     if not answer or answer[0] not in 'ny':
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/xxci.py b/Tools/scripts/xxci.py
index c6a7d08..1e77c87 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/xxci.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/xxci.py
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
     cmd = 'rcsdiff ' + file + ' 2>&1 | ${PAGER-more}'
     sts = os.system(cmd)
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def askyesno(prompt):
     s = raw_input(prompt)
     return s in ['y', 'yes']
diff --git a/Tools/webchecker/wcmac.py b/Tools/webchecker/wcmac.py
index 9c8a199..9edcd5d 100644
--- a/Tools/webchecker/wcmac.py
+++ b/Tools/webchecker/wcmac.py
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 webchecker.verbose = 2
 sys.argv.append('-x')
 webchecker.main()
-raw_input("\nCR to exit: ")
+sys.stdout.write("\nCR to exit: ")
+sys.stdout.flush()
+sys.stdin.readline()