diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/RemoteObjectBrowser.py b/Lib/idlelib/RemoteObjectBrowser.py
index 3d767b3..8031aae 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/RemoteObjectBrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/RemoteObjectBrowser.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
         return value
 
     def _GetSubList(self):
-        list = self.__item._GetSubList()
-        return list(map(remote_object_tree_item, list))
+        sub_list = self.__item._GetSubList()
+        return list(map(remote_object_tree_item, sub_list))
 
 class StubObjectTreeItem:
     # Lives in IDLE process
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
         return value
 
     def _GetSubList(self):
-        list = self.sockio.remotecall(self.oid, "_GetSubList", (), {})
-        return [StubObjectTreeItem(self.sockio, oid) for oid in list]
+        sub_list = self.sockio.remotecall(self.oid, "_GetSubList", (), {})
+        return [StubObjectTreeItem(self.sockio, oid) for oid in sub_list]