diff --git a/Lib/MimeWriter.py b/Lib/MimeWriter.py
index 6aab1cd..bb878c1 100644
--- a/Lib/MimeWriter.py
+++ b/Lib/MimeWriter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 """
 
 
-import string
 import mimetools
 
 __all__ = ["MimeWriter"]
@@ -87,12 +86,12 @@
         self._headers = []
 
     def addheader(self, key, value, prefix=0):
-        lines = string.splitfields(value, "\n")
+        lines = value.split("\n")
         while lines and not lines[-1]: del lines[-1]
         while lines and not lines[0]: del lines[0]
         for i in range(1, len(lines)):
-            lines[i] = "    " + string.strip(lines[i])
-        value = string.joinfields(lines, "\n") + "\n"
+            lines[i] = "    " + lines[i].strip()
+        value = "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
         line = key + ": " + value
         if prefix:
             self._headers.insert(0, line)
diff --git a/Lib/pre.py b/Lib/pre.py
index adc1ddf..c385824 100644
--- a/Lib/pre.py
+++ b/Lib/pre.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         if char not in alphanum:
             if char=='\000': result[i] = '\\000'
             else: result[i] = '\\'+char
-    return string.join(result, '')
+    return ''.join(result)
 
 def compile(pattern, flags=0):
     """compile(pattern[, flags]) -> RegexObject
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
                 append(source[lastmatch:pos])
             n = n + 1
         append(source[pos:])
-        return (string.join(results, ''), n)
+        return (''.join(results), n)
 
     def split(self, source, maxsplit=0):
         """split(source[, maxsplit=0]) -> list of strings
diff --git a/Lib/pyclbr.py b/Lib/pyclbr.py
index 43bd32c..305cabb 100644
--- a/Lib/pyclbr.py
+++ b/Lib/pyclbr.py
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@
 
     dict = {}
 
-    i = string.rfind(module, '.')
+    i = module.rfind('.')
     if i >= 0:
         # Dotted module name
-        package = string.strip(module[:i])
-        submodule = string.strip(module[i+1:])
+        package = module[:i].strip()
+        submodule = module[i+1:].strip()
         parent = readmodule(package, path, inpackage)
         child = readmodule(submodule, parent['__path__'], 1)
         return child
@@ -260,15 +260,15 @@
             inherit = m.group("ClassSupers")
             if inherit:
                 # the class inherits from other classes
-                inherit = string.strip(inherit[1:-1])
+                inherit = inherit[1:-1].strip()
                 names = []
-                for n in string.splitfields(inherit, ','):
-                    n = string.strip(n)
+                for n in inherit.split(','):
+                    n = n.strip()
                     if dict.has_key(n):
                         # we know this super class
                         n = dict[n]
                     else:
-                        c = string.splitfields(n, '.')
+                        c = n.split('.')
                         if len(c) > 1:
                             # super class
                             # is of the
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@
 
         elif m.start("Import") >= 0:
             # import module
-            for n in string.split(m.group("ImportList"), ','):
-                n = string.strip(n)
+            for n in m.group("ImportList").split(','):
+                n = n.strip()
                 try:
                     # recursively read the imported module
                     d = readmodule(n, path, inpackage)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
         elif m.start("ImportFrom") >= 0:
             # from module import stuff
             mod = m.group("ImportFromPath")
-            names = string.split(m.group("ImportFromList"), ',')
+            names = m.group("ImportFromList").split(',')
             try:
                 # recursively read the imported module
                 d = readmodule(mod, path, inpackage)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
             # imported module to our name space if they
             # were mentioned in the list
             for n in names:
-                n = string.strip(n)
+                n = n.strip()
                 if d.has_key(n):
                     dict[n] = d[n]
                 elif n == '*':
@@ -334,3 +334,4 @@
 
 def _indent(ws, _expandtabs=string.expandtabs):
     return len(_expandtabs(ws, TABWIDTH))
+
diff --git a/Lib/traceback.py b/Lib/traceback.py
index 7097b8f..834c568 100644
--- a/Lib/traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/traceback.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         _print(file,
                '  File "%s", line %d, in %s' % (filename,lineno,name))
         if line:
-            _print(file, '    %s' % string.strip(line))
+            _print(file, '    %s' % line.strip())
 
 def format_list(extracted_list):
     """Given a list of tuples as returned by extract_tb() or
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     for filename, lineno, name, line in extracted_list:
         item = '  File "%s", line %d, in %s\n' % (filename,lineno,name)
         if line:
-            item = item + '    %s\n' % string.strip(line)
+            item = item + '    %s\n' % line.strip()
         list.append(item)
     return list
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         _print(file,
                '  File "%s", line %d, in %s' % (filename,lineno,name))
         line = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
-        if line: _print(file, '    ' + string.strip(line))
+        if line: _print(file, '    ' + line.strip())
         tb = tb.tb_next
         n = n+1
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         filename = co.co_filename
         name = co.co_name
         line = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
-        if line: line = string.strip(line)
+        if line: line = line.strip()
         else: line = None
         list.append((filename, lineno, name, line))
         tb = tb.tb_next
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
                 while i < len(line) and \
                       line[i] in string.whitespace:
                     i = i+1
-                list.append('    %s\n' % string.strip(line))
+                list.append('    %s\n' % line.strip())
                 s = '    '
                 for c in line[i:offset-1]:
                     if c in string.whitespace:
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
         filename = co.co_filename
         name = co.co_name
         line = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
-        if line: line = string.strip(line)
+        if line: line = line.strip()
         else: line = None
         list.append((filename, lineno, name, line))
         f = f.f_back