diff --git a/Lib/aifc.py b/Lib/aifc.py
index bc82f48..4e88256 100644
--- a/Lib/aifc.py
+++ b/Lib/aifc.py
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@
 ##          raise Error, 'cannot change parameters after starting to write'
 ##      self._version = version
 
-    def setparams(self, (nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname)):
+    def setparams(self, params):
+        nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname = params
         if self._nframeswritten:
             raise Error, 'cannot change parameters after starting to write'
         if comptype not in ('NONE', 'ULAW', 'ALAW', 'G722'):
diff --git a/Lib/bdb.py b/Lib/bdb.py
index d49e7e3..fddc3e6 100644
--- a/Lib/bdb.py
+++ b/Lib/bdb.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         """This method is called when a return trap is set here."""
         pass
 
-    def user_exception(self, frame, (exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)):
+    def user_exception(self, frame, exc_info):
         """This method is called if an exception occurs,
         but only if we are to stop at or just below this level."""
         pass
diff --git a/Lib/binhex.py b/Lib/binhex.py
index 0f3e3c4..69ac097 100644
--- a/Lib/binhex.py
+++ b/Lib/binhex.py
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
         del self.ofp
 
 class BinHex:
-    def __init__(self, (name, finfo, dlen, rlen), ofp):
+    def __init__(self, name_finfo_dlen_rlen, ofp):
+        name, finfo, dlen, rlen = name_finfo_dlen_rlen
         if type(ofp) == type(''):
             ofname = ofp
             ofp = open(ofname, 'w')
diff --git a/Lib/cgitb.py b/Lib/cgitb.py
index 19118ea..3f36ab1 100644
--- a/Lib/cgitb.py
+++ b/Lib/cgitb.py
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@
         lasttoken = token
     return vars
 
-def html((etype, evalue, etb), context=5):
+def html(einfo, context=5):
     """Return a nice HTML document describing a given traceback."""
     import os, types, time, traceback, linecache, inspect, pydoc
 
+    etype, evalue, etb = einfo
     if type(etype) is types.ClassType:
         etype = etype.__name__
     pyver = 'Python ' + sys.version.split()[0] + ': ' + sys.executable
@@ -184,10 +185,11 @@
 -->
 ''' % ''.join(traceback.format_exception(etype, evalue, etb))
 
-def text((etype, evalue, etb), context=5):
+def text(einfo, context=5):
     """Return a plain text document describing a given traceback."""
     import os, types, time, traceback, linecache, inspect, pydoc
 
+    etype, evalue, etb = einfo
     if type(etype) is types.ClassType:
         etype = etype.__name__
     pyver = 'Python ' + sys.version.split()[0] + ': ' + sys.executable
diff --git a/Lib/formatter.py b/Lib/formatter.py
index 50a9cd8..99b4740 100644
--- a/Lib/formatter.py
+++ b/Lib/formatter.py
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@
             self.align = None
             self.writer.new_alignment(None)
 
-    def push_font(self, (size, i, b, tt)):
+    def push_font(self, font):
+        size, i, b, tt = font
         if self.softspace:
             self.hard_break = self.para_end = self.softspace = 0
             self.nospace = 1
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
index 9152eaa..6f362f9 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTips.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@
     def t4(*args): "(...)"
     def t5(a, *args): "(a, ...)"
     def t6(a, b=None, *args, **kw): "(a, b=None, ..., ***)"
-    def t7((a, b), c, (d, e)): "(<tuple>, c, <tuple>)"
 
     class TC(object):
         "(ai=None, ...)"
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@
         def t4(self, *args): "(...)"
         def t5(self, ai, *args): "(ai, ...)"
         def t6(self, ai, b=None, *args, **kw): "(ai, b=None, ..., ***)"
-        def t7(self, (ai, b), c, (d, e)): "(<tuple>, c, <tuple>)"
 
     def test(tests):
         ct = CallTips()
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@
         print("%d of %d tests failed" % (len(failed), len(tests)))
 
     tc = TC()
-    tests = (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7,
-             TC, tc.t1, tc.t2, tc.t3, tc.t4, tc.t5, tc.t6, tc.t7)
+    tests = (t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6,
+             TC, tc.t1, tc.t2, tc.t3, tc.t4, tc.t5, tc.t6)
 
     test(tests)
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py b/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
index df691ed..3dbe23d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@
         if self.vsource.get():
             self.sync_source_line()
 
-    def show_frame(self, (frame, lineno)):
+    def show_frame(self, stackitem):
+        frame, lineno = stackitem
         self.frame = frame
         self.show_variables()
 
diff --git a/Lib/imputil.py b/Lib/imputil.py
index 88d288f..213799f 100644
--- a/Lib/imputil.py
+++ b/Lib/imputil.py
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@
             setattr(parent, modname, module)
         return module
 
-    def _process_result(self, (ispkg, code, values), fqname):
+    def _process_result(self, result, fqname):
+        # unpack result
+        ispkg, code, values = result
+
         # did get_code() return an actual module? (rather than a code object)
         is_module = isinstance(code, _ModuleType)
 
diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index ff25be7..d2546f1 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@
 def getmoduleinfo(path):
     """Get the module name, suffix, mode, and module type for a given file."""
     filename = os.path.basename(path)
-    suffixes = map(lambda (suffix, mode, mtype):
-                   (-len(suffix), suffix, mode, mtype), imp.get_suffixes())
+    suffixes = [(-len(suffix), suffix, mode, mtype)
+                    for suffix, mode, mtype in imp.get_suffixes()]
     suffixes.sort() # try longest suffixes first, in case they overlap
     for neglen, suffix, mode, mtype in suffixes:
         if filename[neglen:] == suffix:
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
         self.passline = False
         self.last = 1
 
-    def tokeneater(self, type, token, (srow, scol), (erow, ecol), line):
+    def tokeneater(self, type, token, srowcol, erowcol, line):
         if not self.started:
             # look for the first "def", "class" or "lambda"
             if token in ("def", "class", "lambda"):
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
             self.passline = True    # skip to the end of the line
         elif type == tokenize.NEWLINE:
             self.passline = False   # stop skipping when a NEWLINE is seen
-            self.last = srow
+            self.last = srowcol[0]
             if self.islambda:       # lambdas always end at the first NEWLINE
                 raise EndOfBlock
         elif self.passline:
@@ -698,40 +698,6 @@
     kwonlyargs = list(names[nargs:nargs+nkwargs])
     step = 0
 
-    # The following acrobatics are for anonymous (tuple) arguments.
-    for i in range(nargs):
-        if args[i][:1] in ('', '.'):
-            stack, remain, count = [], [], []
-            while step < len(code):
-                op = ord(code[step])
-                step = step + 1
-                if op >= dis.HAVE_ARGUMENT:
-                    opname = dis.opname[op]
-                    value = ord(code[step]) + ord(code[step+1])*256
-                    step = step + 2
-                    if opname in ('UNPACK_TUPLE', 'UNPACK_SEQUENCE'):
-                        remain.append(value)
-                        count.append(value)
-                    elif opname == 'STORE_FAST':
-                        stack.append(names[value])
-
-                        # Special case for sublists of length 1: def foo((bar))
-                        # doesn't generate the UNPACK_TUPLE bytecode, so if
-                        # `remain` is empty here, we have such a sublist.
-                        if not remain:
-                            stack[0] = [stack[0]]
-                            break
-                        else:
-                            remain[-1] = remain[-1] - 1
-                            while remain[-1] == 0:
-                                remain.pop()
-                                size = count.pop()
-                                stack[-size:] = [stack[-size:]]
-                                if not remain: break
-                                remain[-1] = remain[-1] - 1
-                            if not remain: break
-            args[i] = stack[0]
-
     nargs += nkwargs
     varargs = None
     if co.co_flags & CO_VARARGS:
diff --git a/Lib/modulefinder.py b/Lib/modulefinder.py
index 5145f72..160e82f 100644
--- a/Lib/modulefinder.py
+++ b/Lib/modulefinder.py
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@
         self.msgout(3, "import_module ->", m)
         return m
 
-    def load_module(self, fqname, fp, pathname, (suffix, mode, type)):
+    def load_module(self, fqname, fp, pathname, file_info):
+        suffix, mode, type = file_info
         self.msgin(2, "load_module", fqname, fp and "fp", pathname)
         if type == imp.PKG_DIRECTORY:
             m = self.load_package(fqname, pathname)
diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index 268b3cf..5ddf07c 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -653,68 +653,6 @@
 
     __all__.extend(["spawnvp", "spawnvpe", "spawnlp", "spawnlpe",])
 
-
-# Supply popen2 etc. (for Unix)
-if _exists("fork"):
-    if not _exists("popen2"):
-        def popen2(cmd, mode="t", bufsize=-1):
-            """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process.  On UNIX, 'cmd'
-            may be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to
-            the program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()).  If 'cmd'
-            is a string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-            'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes.  The
-            file objects (child_stdin, child_stdout) are returned."""
-            import warnings
-            msg = "os.popen2 is deprecated.  Use the subprocess module."
-            warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-
-            import subprocess
-            PIPE = subprocess.PIPE
-            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, bufsize=bufsize,
-                                 stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, close_fds=True)
-            return p.stdin, p.stdout
-        __all__.append("popen2")
-
-    if not _exists("popen3"):
-        def popen3(cmd, mode="t", bufsize=-1):
-            """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process.  On UNIX, 'cmd'
-            may be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to
-            the program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()).  If 'cmd'
-            is a string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-            'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes.  The
-            file objects (child_stdin, child_stdout, child_stderr) are returned."""
-            import warnings
-            msg = "os.popen3 is deprecated.  Use the subprocess module."
-            warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-
-            import subprocess
-            PIPE = subprocess.PIPE
-            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, bufsize=bufsize,
-                                 stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE,
-                                 close_fds=True)
-            return p.stdin, p.stdout, p.stderr
-        __all__.append("popen3")
-
-    if not _exists("popen4"):
-        def popen4(cmd, mode="t", bufsize=-1):
-            """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process.  On UNIX, 'cmd'
-            may be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to
-            the program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()).  If 'cmd'
-            is a string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-            'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes.  The
-            file objects (child_stdin, child_stdout_stderr) are returned."""
-            import warnings
-            msg = "os.popen4 is deprecated.  Use the subprocess module."
-            warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-
-            import subprocess
-            PIPE = subprocess.PIPE
-            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, bufsize=bufsize,
-                                 stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE,
-                                 stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, close_fds=True)
-            return p.stdin, p.stdout
-        __all__.append("popen4")
-
 import copy_reg as _copy_reg
 
 def _make_stat_result(tup, dict):
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 3d06b0a..9538f3c 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -180,13 +180,12 @@
         print('--Return--', file=self.stdout)
         self.interaction(frame, None)
 
-    def user_exception(self, frame, (exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)):
+    def user_exception(self, frame, exc_info):
         """This function is called if an exception occurs,
         but only if we are to stop at or just below this level."""
+        exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = exc_info
         frame.f_locals['__exception__'] = exc_type, exc_value
-        if type(exc_type) == type(''):
-            exc_type_name = exc_type
-        else: exc_type_name = exc_type.__name__
+        exc_type_name = exc_type.__name__
         print(exc_type_name + ':', _saferepr(exc_value), file=self.stdout)
         self.interaction(frame, exc_traceback)
 
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix6/flp.py b/Lib/plat-irix6/flp.py
index d150be0..fee0894 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-irix6/flp.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix6/flp.py
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@
 #
 # External - Create a form an link to an instance variable.
 #
-def create_full_form(inst, (fdata, odatalist)):
+def create_full_form(inst, formdata):
+    fdata, odatalist = formdata
     form = create_form(fdata)
     exec('inst.'+fdata.Name+' = form\n')
     for odata in odatalist:
@@ -336,7 +337,8 @@
 # External - Merge a form into an existing form in an instance
 # variable.
 #
-def merge_full_form(inst, form, (fdata, odatalist)):
+def merge_full_form(inst, form, formdata):
+    fdata, odatalist = formdata
     exec('inst.'+fdata.Name+' = form\n')
     if odatalist[0].Class != FL.BOX:
         raise error, 'merge_full_form() expects FL.BOX as first obj'
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/findertools.py b/Lib/plat-mac/findertools.py
index 6c12419..036c5c5 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/findertools.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/findertools.py
@@ -296,8 +296,9 @@
         return _getlocation(object_alias)
     return _setlocation(object_alias, pos)
 
-def _setlocation(object_alias, (x, y)):
+def _setlocation(object_alias, location):
     """_setlocation: Set the location of the icon for the object."""
+    x, y = location
     finder = _getfinder()
     args = {}
     attrs = {}
@@ -438,8 +439,9 @@
         return _getwindowsize(folder_alias)
     return _setwindowsize(folder_alias, size)
 
-def _setwindowsize(folder_alias, (w, h)):
+def _setwindowsize(folder_alias, size):
     """Set the size of a Finder window for folder to (w, h)"""
+    w, h = size
     finder = _getfinder()
     args = {}
     attrs = {}
@@ -489,8 +491,9 @@
         pos = (pos.h, pos.v)
     return _setwindowposition(folder_alias, pos)
 
-def _setwindowposition(folder_alias, (x, y)):
+def _setwindowposition(folder_alias, position):
     """Set the size of a Finder window for folder to (w, h)."""
+    x, y = position
     finder = _getfinder()
     args = {}
     attrs = {}
diff --git a/Lib/popen2.py b/Lib/popen2.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e25868..0000000
--- a/Lib/popen2.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,205 +0,0 @@
-"""Spawn a command with pipes to its stdin, stdout, and optionally stderr.
-
-The normal os.popen(cmd, mode) call spawns a shell command and provides a
-file interface to just the input or output of the process depending on
-whether mode is 'r' or 'w'.  This module provides the functions popen2(cmd)
-and popen3(cmd) which return two or three pipes to the spawned command.
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-import warnings
-warnings.warn("The popen2 module is deprecated.  Use the subprocess module.",
-              DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-
-__all__ = ["popen2", "popen3", "popen4"]
-
-try:
-    MAXFD = os.sysconf('SC_OPEN_MAX')
-except (AttributeError, ValueError):
-    MAXFD = 256
-
-_active = []
-
-def _cleanup():
-    for inst in _active[:]:
-        if inst.poll(_deadstate=sys.maxint) >= 0:
-            try:
-                _active.remove(inst)
-            except ValueError:
-                # This can happen if two threads create a new Popen instance.
-                # It's harmless that it was already removed, so ignore.
-                pass
-
-class Popen3:
-    """Class representing a child process.  Normally instances are created
-    by the factory functions popen2() and popen3()."""
-
-    sts = -1                    # Child not completed yet
-
-    def __init__(self, cmd, capturestderr=False, bufsize=-1):
-        """The parameter 'cmd' is the shell command to execute in a
-        sub-process.  On UNIX, 'cmd' may be a sequence, in which case arguments
-        will be passed directly to the program without shell intervention (as
-        with os.spawnv()).  If 'cmd' is a string it will be passed to the shell
-        (as with os.system()).   The 'capturestderr' flag, if true, specifies
-        that the object should capture standard error output of the child
-        process.  The default is false.  If the 'bufsize' parameter is
-        specified, it specifies the size of the I/O buffers to/from the child
-        process."""
-        _cleanup()
-        self.cmd = cmd
-        p2cread, p2cwrite = os.pipe()
-        c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
-        if capturestderr:
-            errout, errin = os.pipe()
-        self.pid = os.fork()
-        if self.pid == 0:
-            # Child
-            os.dup2(p2cread, 0)
-            os.dup2(c2pwrite, 1)
-            if capturestderr:
-                os.dup2(errin, 2)
-            self._run_child(cmd)
-        os.close(p2cread)
-        self.tochild = os.fdopen(p2cwrite, 'w', bufsize)
-        os.close(c2pwrite)
-        self.fromchild = os.fdopen(c2pread, 'r', bufsize)
-        if capturestderr:
-            os.close(errin)
-            self.childerr = os.fdopen(errout, 'r', bufsize)
-        else:
-            self.childerr = None
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        # In case the child hasn't been waited on, check if it's done.
-        self.poll(_deadstate=sys.maxint)
-        if self.sts < 0:
-            if _active is not None:
-                # Child is still running, keep us alive until we can wait on it.
-                _active.append(self)
-
-    def _run_child(self, cmd):
-        if isinstance(cmd, basestring):
-            cmd = ['/bin/sh', '-c', cmd]
-        for i in range(3, MAXFD):
-            try:
-                os.close(i)
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-        try:
-            os.execvp(cmd[0], cmd)
-        finally:
-            os._exit(1)
-
-    def poll(self, _deadstate=None):
-        """Return the exit status of the child process if it has finished,
-        or -1 if it hasn't finished yet."""
-        if self.sts < 0:
-            try:
-                pid, sts = os.waitpid(self.pid, os.WNOHANG)
-                # pid will be 0 if self.pid hasn't terminated
-                if pid == self.pid:
-                    self.sts = sts
-            except os.error:
-                if _deadstate is not None:
-                    self.sts = _deadstate
-        return self.sts
-
-    def wait(self):
-        """Wait for and return the exit status of the child process."""
-        if self.sts < 0:
-            pid, sts = os.waitpid(self.pid, 0)
-            # This used to be a test, but it is believed to be
-            # always true, so I changed it to an assertion - mvl
-            assert pid == self.pid
-            self.sts = sts
-        return self.sts
-
-
-class Popen4(Popen3):
-    childerr = None
-
-    def __init__(self, cmd, bufsize=-1):
-        _cleanup()
-        self.cmd = cmd
-        p2cread, p2cwrite = os.pipe()
-        c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
-        self.pid = os.fork()
-        if self.pid == 0:
-            # Child
-            os.dup2(p2cread, 0)
-            os.dup2(c2pwrite, 1)
-            os.dup2(c2pwrite, 2)
-            self._run_child(cmd)
-        os.close(p2cread)
-        self.tochild = os.fdopen(p2cwrite, 'w', bufsize)
-        os.close(c2pwrite)
-        self.fromchild = os.fdopen(c2pread, 'r', bufsize)
-
-
-if sys.platform[:3] == "win" or sys.platform == "os2emx":
-    # Some things don't make sense on non-Unix platforms.
-    del Popen3, Popen4
-
-    def popen2(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout, child_stdin) are returned."""
-        w, r = os.popen2(cmd, mode, bufsize)
-        return r, w
-
-    def popen3(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout, child_stdin, child_stderr) are returned."""
-        w, r, e = os.popen3(cmd, mode, bufsize)
-        return r, w, e
-
-    def popen4(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout_stderr, child_stdin) are returned."""
-        w, r = os.popen4(cmd, mode, bufsize)
-        return r, w
-else:
-    def popen2(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout, child_stdin) are returned."""
-        inst = Popen3(cmd, False, bufsize)
-        return inst.fromchild, inst.tochild
-
-    def popen3(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout, child_stdin, child_stderr) are returned."""
-        inst = Popen3(cmd, True, bufsize)
-        return inst.fromchild, inst.tochild, inst.childerr
-
-    def popen4(cmd, bufsize=-1, mode='t'):
-        """Execute the shell command 'cmd' in a sub-process. On UNIX, 'cmd' may
-        be a sequence, in which case arguments will be passed directly to the
-        program without shell intervention (as with os.spawnv()). If 'cmd' is a
-        string it will be passed to the shell (as with os.system()). If
-        'bufsize' is specified, it sets the buffer size for the I/O pipes. The
-        file objects (child_stdout_stderr, child_stdin) are returned."""
-        inst = Popen4(cmd, bufsize)
-        return inst.fromchild, inst.tochild
-
-    __all__.extend(["Popen3", "Popen4"])
diff --git a/Lib/pprint.py b/Lib/pprint.py
index 7e7ef67..d7f9a28 100644
--- a/Lib/pprint.py
+++ b/Lib/pprint.py
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@
         try:
             items = sorted(items)
         except TypeError:
-            items = sorted(items, key=lambda (k, v): (str(type(k)), k, v))
+            def sortkey(item):
+                key, value = item
+                return str(type(key)), key, value
+            items = sorted(items, key=sortkey)
         for k, v in items:
             krepr, kreadable, krecur = saferepr(k, context, maxlevels, level)
             vrepr, vreadable, vrecur = saferepr(v, context, maxlevels, level)
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 5e91ad2..0716a3a 100755
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@
 
 def classify_class_attrs(object):
     """Wrap inspect.classify_class_attrs, with fixup for data descriptors."""
-    def fixup((name, kind, cls, value)):
+    results = []
+    for (name, kind, cls, value) in inspect.classify_class_attrs(object):
         if inspect.isdatadescriptor(value):
             kind = 'data descriptor'
-        return name, kind, cls, value
-    return map(fixup, inspect.classify_class_attrs(object))
+        results.append((name, kind, cls, value))
+    return results
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------- module manipulation
 
@@ -228,11 +229,9 @@
 
 class ErrorDuringImport(Exception):
     """Errors that occurred while trying to import something to document it."""
-    def __init__(self, filename, (exc, value, tb)):
+    def __init__(self, filename, exc_info):
         self.filename = filename
-        self.exc = exc
-        self.value = value
-        self.tb = tb
+        self.exc, self.value, self.tb = exc_info
 
     def __str__(self):
         exc = self.exc
@@ -502,8 +501,9 @@
         """Make a link for a module."""
         return '<a href="%s.html">%s</a>' % (object.__name__, object.__name__)
 
-    def modpkglink(self, (name, path, ispackage, shadowed)):
+    def modpkglink(self, modpkginfo):
         """Make a link for a module or package to display in an index."""
+        name, path, ispackage, shadowed = modpkginfo
         if shadowed:
             return self.grey(name)
         if path:
@@ -662,12 +662,12 @@
                 'Package Contents', '#ffffff', '#aa55cc', contents)
         elif modules:
             contents = self.multicolumn(
-                modules, lambda (key, value), s=self: s.modulelink(value))
+                modules, lambda t: self.modulelink(t[1]))
             result = result + self.bigsection(
                 'Modules', '#fffff', '#aa55cc', contents)
 
         if classes:
-            classlist = map(lambda (key, value): value, classes)
+            classlist = [value for (key, value) in classes]
             contents = [
                 self.formattree(inspect.getclasstree(classlist, 1), name)]
             for key, value in classes:
@@ -768,8 +768,10 @@
                     push('\n')
             return attrs
 
-        attrs = filter(lambda (name, kind, cls, value): visiblename(name),
-                       classify_class_attrs(object))
+        attrs = [(name, kind, cls, value)
+                 for name, kind, cls, value in classify_class_attrs(object)
+                 if visiblename(name)]
+
         mdict = {}
         for key, kind, homecls, value in attrs:
             mdict[key] = anchor = '#' + name + '-' + key
@@ -1071,7 +1073,7 @@
                 'PACKAGE CONTENTS', '\n'.join(modpkgs))
 
         if classes:
-            classlist = map(lambda (key, value): value, classes)
+            classlist = [value for key, value in classes]
             contents = [self.formattree(
                 inspect.getclasstree(classlist, 1), name)]
             for key, value in classes:
@@ -1175,8 +1177,10 @@
                                        name, mod, maxlen=70, doc=doc) + '\n')
             return attrs
 
-        attrs = filter(lambda (name, kind, cls, value): visiblename(name),
-                       classify_class_attrs(object))
+        attrs = [(name, kind, cls, value)
+                 for name, kind, cls, value in classify_class_attrs(object)
+                 if visiblename(name)]
+
         while attrs:
             if mro:
                 thisclass = mro.popleft()
diff --git a/Lib/sunau.py b/Lib/sunau.py
index ba79508..648506c 100644
--- a/Lib/sunau.py
+++ b/Lib/sunau.py
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@
         else:
             return 'not compressed'
 
-    def setparams(self, (nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname)):
+    def setparams(self, params):
+        nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname = params
         self.setnchannels(nchannels)
         self.setsampwidth(sampwidth)
         self.setframerate(framerate)
diff --git a/Lib/test/inspect_fodder.py b/Lib/test/inspect_fodder.py
index 823559b..ec96eb7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/inspect_fodder.py
+++ b/Lib/test/inspect_fodder.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # line 5
 
 # line 7
-def spam(a, b, c, d=3, (e, (f,))=(4, (5,)), *g, **h):
+def spam(a, b, c, d=3, e=4, f=5, *g, **h):
     eggs(b + d, c + f)
 
 # line 11
diff --git a/Lib/test/inspect_fodder2.py b/Lib/test/inspect_fodder2.py
index ef70c09..e49074c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/inspect_fodder2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/inspect_fodder2.py
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 
 # line 61
 multiline_sig = [
-    lambda (x,
-            y): x+y,
+    lambda x, \
+            y: x+y,
     None,
     ]
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index 3681a9d..6e52021 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@
         test_ossaudiodev
         test_poll
         test_popen
-        test_popen2
         test_posix
         test_pty
         test_pwd
@@ -986,7 +985,6 @@
         test_ntpath
         test_openpty
         test_poll
-        test_popen2
         test_pty
         test_pwd
         test_strop
@@ -1062,7 +1060,6 @@
         test_mmap
         test_nis
         test_poll
-        test_popen2
         test_resource
         test_sqlite
         test_startfile
diff --git a/Lib/test/test___all__.py b/Lib/test/test___all__.py
index e7ed2f7..2c4e103 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test___all__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test___all__.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
                         "the gopherlib module is deprecated",
                         DeprecationWarning,
                         "<string>")
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", ".*popen2 module is deprecated.*",
-                        DeprecationWarning)
 
 class AllTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@
         self.check_all("pickle")
         self.check_all("pickletools")
         self.check_all("pipes")
-        self.check_all("popen2")
         self.check_all("poplib")
         self.check_all("posixpath")
         self.check_all("pprint")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_compile.py b/Lib/test/test_compile.py
index 213cca8..4e29eab 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_compile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_compile.py
@@ -124,29 +124,9 @@
         exec(code, g)
         self.assertEqual(g['f'](5), 0)
 
-    def test_complex_args(self):
-
-        def comp_args((a, b)):
-            return a,b
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args((1, 2)), (1, 2))
-
-        def comp_args((a, b)=(3, 4)):
-            return a, b
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args((1, 2)), (1, 2))
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args(), (3, 4))
-
-        def comp_args(a, (b, c)):
-            return a, b, c
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args(1, (2, 3)), (1, 2, 3))
-
-        def comp_args(a=2, (b, c)=(3, 4)):
-            return a, b, c
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args(1, (2, 3)), (1, 2, 3))
-        self.assertEqual(comp_args(), (2, 3, 4))
-
     def test_argument_order(self):
         try:
-            exec('def f(a=1, (b, c)): pass')
+            exec('def f(a=1, b): pass')
             self.fail("non-default args after default")
         except SyntaxError:
             pass
@@ -394,16 +374,16 @@
         self.assertEqual((Ellipsis, Ellipsis) in d, False)
 
     def test_annotation_limit(self):
-        # 16 bits are available for # of annotations, and the
-        # tuple of annotations names is counted, hence 65534
+        # 16 bits are available for # of annotations, but only 8 bits are
+        # available for the parameter count, hence 255
         # is the max. Ensure the result of too many annotations is a
         # SyntaxError.
-        s = "def f((%s)): pass"
-        s %= ', '.join('a%d:%d' % (i,i) for i in range(65535))
+        s = "def f(%s): pass"
+        s %= ', '.join('a%d:%d' % (i,i) for i in range(256))
         self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, compile, s, '?', 'exec')
         # Test that the max # of annotations compiles.
-        s = "def f((%s)): pass"
-        s %= ', '.join('a%d:%d' % (i,i) for i in range(65534))
+        s = "def f(%s): pass"
+        s %= ', '.join('a%d:%d' % (i,i) for i in range(255))
         compile(s, '?', 'exec')
 
     def test_mangling(self):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_complex_args.py b/Lib/test/test_complex_args.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6d50a9..0000000
--- a/Lib/test/test_complex_args.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-
-import unittest
-from test import test_support
-
-class ComplexArgsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def check(self, func, expected, *args):
-        self.assertEqual(func(*args), expected)
-
-    # These functions are tested below as lambdas too.  If you add a function test,
-    # also add a similar lambda test.
-
-    def test_func_parens_no_unpacking(self):
-        def f(((((x))))): return x
-        self.check(f, 1, 1)
-        # Inner parens are elided, same as: f(x,)
-        def f(((x)),): return x
-        self.check(f, 2, 2)
-
-    def test_func_1(self):
-        def f(((((x),)))): return x
-        self.check(f, 3, (3,))
-        def f(((((x)),))): return x
-        self.check(f, 4, (4,))
-        def f(((((x))),)): return x
-        self.check(f, 5, (5,))
-        def f(((x),)): return x
-        self.check(f, 6, (6,))
-
-    def test_func_2(self):
-        def f(((((x)),),)): return x
-        self.check(f, 2, ((2,),))
-
-    def test_func_3(self):
-        def f((((((x)),),),)): return x
-        self.check(f, 3, (((3,),),))
-
-    def test_func_complex(self):
-        def f((((((x)),),),), a, b, c): return x, a, b, c
-        self.check(f, (3, 9, 8, 7), (((3,),),), 9, 8, 7)
-
-        def f(((((((x)),)),),), a, b, c): return x, a, b, c
-        self.check(f, (3, 9, 8, 7), (((3,),),), 9, 8, 7)
-
-        def f(a, b, c, ((((((x)),)),),)): return a, b, c, x
-        self.check(f, (9, 8, 7, 3), 9, 8, 7, (((3,),),))
-
-    # Duplicate the tests above, but for lambda.  If you add a lambda test,
-    # also add a similar function test above.
-
-    def test_lambda_parens_no_unpacking(self):
-        f = lambda (((((x))))): x
-        self.check(f, 1, 1)
-        # Inner parens are elided, same as: f(x,)
-        f = lambda ((x)),: x
-        self.check(f, 2, 2)
-
-    def test_lambda_1(self):
-        f = lambda (((((x),)))): x
-        self.check(f, 3, (3,))
-        f = lambda (((((x)),))): x
-        self.check(f, 4, (4,))
-        f = lambda (((((x))),)): x
-        self.check(f, 5, (5,))
-        f = lambda (((x),)): x
-        self.check(f, 6, (6,))
-
-    def test_lambda_2(self):
-        f = lambda (((((x)),),)): x
-        self.check(f, 2, ((2,),))
-
-    def test_lambda_3(self):
-        f = lambda ((((((x)),),),)): x
-        self.check(f, 3, (((3,),),))
-
-    def test_lambda_complex(self):
-        f = lambda (((((x)),),),), a, b, c: (x, a, b, c)
-        self.check(f, (3, 9, 8, 7), (((3,),),), 9, 8, 7)
-
-        f = lambda ((((((x)),)),),), a, b, c: (x, a, b, c)
-        self.check(f, (3, 9, 8, 7), (((3,),),), 9, 8, 7)
-
-        f = lambda a, b, c, ((((((x)),)),),): (a, b, c, x)
-        self.check(f, (9, 8, 7, 3), 9, 8, 7, (((3,),),))
-
-
-def test_main():
-    test_support.run_unittest(ComplexArgsTestCase)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
index 96cf824..711d636 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
@@ -144,51 +144,32 @@
         ### decorators: decorator+
         ### parameters: '(' [typedargslist] ')'
         ### typedargslist: ((tfpdef ['=' test] ',')*
-        ###                ('*' [tname] (',' tname ['=' test])* [',' '**' tname] | '**' tname)
+        ###                ('*' [tfpdef] (',' tfpdef ['=' test])* [',' '**' tfpdef] | '**' tfpdef)
         ###                | tfpdef ['=' test] (',' tfpdef ['=' test])* [','])
-        ### tname: NAME [':' test]
-        ### tfpdef: tname | '(' tfplist ')'
-        ### tfplist: tfpdef (',' tfpdef)* [',']
+        ### tfpdef: NAME [':' test]
         ### varargslist: ((vfpdef ['=' test] ',')*
-        ###              ('*' [vname] (',' vname ['=' test])*  [',' '**' vname] | '**' vname)
+        ###              ('*' [vfpdef] (',' vfpdef ['=' test])*  [',' '**' vfpdef] | '**' vfpdef)
         ###              | vfpdef ['=' test] (',' vfpdef ['=' test])* [','])
-        ### vname: NAME
-        ### vfpdef: vname | '(' vfplist ')'
-        ### vfplist: vfpdef (',' vfpdef)* [',']
+        ### vfpdef: NAME
         def f1(): pass
         f1()
         f1(*())
         f1(*(), **{})
         def f2(one_argument): pass
         def f3(two, arguments): pass
-        def f4(two, (compound, (argument, list))): pass
-        def f5((compound, first), two): pass
         self.assertEquals(f2.__code__.co_varnames, ('one_argument',))
         self.assertEquals(f3.__code__.co_varnames, ('two', 'arguments'))
-        if sys.platform.startswith('java'):
-            self.assertEquals(f4.__code__.co_varnames,
-                   ('two', '(compound, (argument, list))', 'compound', 'argument',
-                                'list',))
-            self.assertEquals(f5.__code__.co_varnames,
-                   ('(compound, first)', 'two', 'compound', 'first'))
-        else:
-            self.assertEquals(f4.__code__.co_varnames,
-                  ('two', '.1', 'compound', 'argument',  'list'))
-            self.assertEquals(f5.__code__.co_varnames,
-                  ('.0', 'two', 'compound', 'first'))
         def a1(one_arg,): pass
         def a2(two, args,): pass
         def v0(*rest): pass
         def v1(a, *rest): pass
         def v2(a, b, *rest): pass
-        def v3(a, (b, c), *rest): return a, b, c, rest
 
         f1()
         f2(1)
         f2(1,)
         f3(1, 2)
         f3(1, 2,)
-        f4(1, (2, (3, 4)))
         v0()
         v0(1)
         v0(1,)
@@ -203,17 +184,7 @@
         v2(1,2,3)
         v2(1,2,3,4)
         v2(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0)
-        v3(1,(2,3))
-        v3(1,(2,3),4)
-        v3(1,(2,3),4,5,6,7,8,9,0)
 
-        # ceval unpacks the formal arguments into the first argcount names;
-        # thus, the names nested inside tuples must appear after these names.
-        if sys.platform.startswith('java'):
-            self.assertEquals(v3.__code__.co_varnames, ('a', '(b, c)', 'rest', 'b', 'c'))
-        else:
-            self.assertEquals(v3.__code__.co_varnames, ('a', '.1', 'rest', 'b', 'c'))
-        self.assertEquals(v3(1, (2, 3), 4), (1, 2, 3, (4,)))
         def d01(a=1): pass
         d01()
         d01(1)
@@ -286,10 +257,6 @@
         d22v(*(1, 2, 3, 4))
         d22v(1, 2, *(3, 4, 5))
         d22v(1, *(2, 3), **{'d': 4})
-        def d31v((x)): pass
-        d31v(1)
-        def d32v((x,)): pass
-        d32v((1,))
         # keyword only argument tests
         def pos0key1(*, key): return key
         pos0key1(key=100)
@@ -312,12 +279,12 @@
         self.assertEquals(f.__annotations__, {'x': float})
         def f(x, y:1+2): pass
         self.assertEquals(f.__annotations__, {'y': 3})
-        def f(a, (b:1, c:2, d)): pass
+        def f(a, b:1, c:2, d): pass
         self.assertEquals(f.__annotations__, {'b': 1, 'c': 2})
-        def f(a, (b:1, c:2, d), e:3=4, f=5, *g:6): pass
+        def f(a, b:1, c:2, d, e:3=4, f=5, *g:6): pass
         self.assertEquals(f.__annotations__,
                           {'b': 1, 'c': 2, 'e': 3, 'g': 6})
-        def f(a, (b:1, c:2, d), e:3=4, f=5, *g:6, h:7, i=8, j:9=10,
+        def f(a, b:1, c:2, d, e:3=4, f=5, *g:6, h:7, i=8, j:9=10,
               **k:11) -> 12: pass
         self.assertEquals(f.__annotations__,
                           {'b': 1, 'c': 2, 'e': 3, 'g': 6, 'h': 7, 'j': 9,
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
index 5e03218..7919931 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@
 
     def test_previous_frame(self):
         args, varargs, varkw, locals = inspect.getargvalues(mod.fr.f_back)
-        self.assertEqual(args, ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', ['e', ['f']]])
+        self.assertEqual(args, ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'])
         self.assertEqual(varargs, 'g')
         self.assertEqual(varkw, 'h')
         self.assertEqual(inspect.formatargvalues(args, varargs, varkw, locals),
-             '(a=7, b=8, c=9, d=3, (e=4, (f=5,)), *g=(), **h={})')
+             '(a=7, b=8, c=9, d=3, e=4, f=5, *g=(), **h={})')
 
 class GetSourceBase(unittest.TestCase):
     # Subclasses must override.
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@
         self.assertArgSpecEquals(mod.eggs, ['x', 'y'], formatted = '(x, y)')
 
         self.assertArgSpecEquals(mod.spam,
-                                 ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', ['e', ['f']]],
-                                 'g', 'h', (3, (4, (5,))),
-                                 '(a, b, c, d=3, (e, (f,))=(4, (5,)), *g, **h)')
+                                 ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'],
+                                 'g', 'h', (3, 4, 5),
+                                 '(a, b, c, d=3, e=4, f=5, *g, **h)')
 
     def test_getargspec_method(self):
         class A(object):
@@ -331,13 +331,6 @@
                 pass
         self.assertArgSpecEquals(A.m, ['self'])
 
-    def test_getargspec_sublistofone(self):
-        def sublistOfOne((foo,)): return 1
-        self.assertArgSpecEquals(sublistOfOne, [['foo']])
-
-        def fakeSublistOfOne((foo)): return 1
-        self.assertArgSpecEquals(fakeSublistOfOne, ['foo'])
-
     def test_classify_newstyle(self):
         class A(object):
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_itertools.py b/Lib/test/test_itertools.py
index 765501d..6dfc52e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_itertools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_itertools.py
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 # is differencing with a range so that consecutive numbers all appear in
 # same group.
 >>> data = [ 1,  4,5,6, 10, 15,16,17,18, 22, 25,26,27,28]
->>> for k, g in groupby(enumerate(data), lambda (i,x):i-x):
+>>> for k, g in groupby(enumerate(data), lambda t:t[0]-t[1]):
 ...     print(map(operator.itemgetter(1), g))
 ...
 [1]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_math.py b/Lib/test/test_math.py
index a45fc34..e5c6ead 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_math.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_math.py
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@
     def testFrexp(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, math.frexp)
 
-        def testfrexp(name, (mant, exp), (emant, eexp)):
+        def testfrexp(name, result, expected):
+            (mant, exp), (emant, eexp) = result, expected
             if abs(mant-emant) > eps or exp != eexp:
                 self.fail('%s returned %r, expected %r'%\
-                          (name, (mant, exp), (emant,eexp)))
+                          (name, result, expected))
 
         testfrexp('frexp(-1)', math.frexp(-1), (-0.5, 1))
         testfrexp('frexp(0)', math.frexp(0), (0, 0))
@@ -145,10 +146,11 @@
     def testModf(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, math.modf)
 
-        def testmodf(name, (v1, v2), (e1, e2)):
+        def testmodf(name, result, expected):
+            (v1, v2), (e1, e2) = result, expected
             if abs(v1-e1) > eps or abs(v2-e2):
                 self.fail('%s returned %r, expected %r'%\
-                          (name, (v1,v2), (e1,e2)))
+                          (name, result, expected))
 
         testmodf('modf(1.5)', math.modf(1.5), (0.5, 1.0))
         testmodf('modf(-1.5)', math.modf(-1.5), (-0.5, -1.0))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_popen2.py b/Lib/test/test_popen2.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 023871f..0000000
--- a/Lib/test/test_popen2.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
-"""Test script for popen2.py"""
-
-import warnings
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", ".*popen2 module is deprecated.*",
-                        DeprecationWarning)
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "os\.popen. is deprecated.*",
-                        DeprecationWarning)
-
-import os
-import sys
-import unittest
-import popen2
-
-from test.test_support import TestSkipped, run_unittest, reap_children
-
-if sys.platform[:4] == 'beos' or sys.platform[:6] == 'atheos':
-    #  Locks get messed up or something.  Generally we're supposed
-    #  to avoid mixing "posix" fork & exec with native threads, and
-    #  they may be right about that after all.
-    raise TestSkipped("popen2() doesn't work on " + sys.platform)
-
-# if we don't have os.popen, check that
-# we have os.fork.  if not, skip the test
-# (by raising an ImportError)
-try:
-    from os import popen
-    del popen
-except ImportError:
-    from os import fork
-    del fork
-
-class Popen2Test(unittest.TestCase):
-    cmd = "cat"
-    if os.name == "nt":
-        cmd = "more"
-    teststr = "ab cd\n"
-    # "more" doesn't act the same way across Windows flavors,
-    # sometimes adding an extra newline at the start or the
-    # end.  So we strip whitespace off both ends for comparison.
-    expected = teststr.strip()
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        popen2._cleanup()
-        # When the test runs, there shouldn't be any open pipes
-        self.assertFalse(popen2._active, "Active pipes when test starts" +
-            repr([c.cmd for c in popen2._active]))
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        for inst in popen2._active:
-            inst.wait()
-        popen2._cleanup()
-        self.assertFalse(popen2._active, "_active not empty")
-        reap_children()
-
-    def validate_output(self, teststr, expected_out, r, w, e=None):
-        w.write(teststr)
-        w.close()
-        got = r.read()
-        self.assertEquals(expected_out, got.strip(), "wrote %r read %r" %
-                          (teststr, got))
-
-        if e is not None:
-            got = e.read()
-            self.assertFalse(got, "unexpected %r on stderr" % got)
-
-    def test_popen2(self):
-        r, w = popen2.popen2(self.cmd)
-        self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w)
-
-    def test_popen3(self):
-        if os.name == 'posix':
-            r, w, e = popen2.popen3([self.cmd])
-            self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w, e)
-
-        r, w, e = popen2.popen3(self.cmd)
-        self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w, e)
-
-    def test_os_popen2(self):
-        # same test as test_popen2(), but using the os.popen*() API
-        w, r = os.popen2(self.cmd)
-        self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w)
-
-    def test_os_popen3(self):
-        # same test as test_popen3(), but using the os.popen*() API
-        if os.name == 'posix':
-            w, r, e = os.popen3([self.cmd])
-            self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w, e)
-
-        w, r, e = os.popen3(self.cmd)
-        self.validate_output(self.teststr, self.expected, r, w, e)
-
-
-def test_main():
-    run_unittest(Popen2Test)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_scope.py b/Lib/test/test_scope.py
index f5c1462..259d1d9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_scope.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_scope.py
@@ -323,13 +323,6 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(makeReturner2(a=11)()['a'], 11)
 
-        def makeAddPair((a, b)):
-            def addPair((c, d)):
-                return (a + c, b + d)
-            return addPair
-
-        self.assertEqual(makeAddPair((1, 2))((100, 200)), (101,202))
-
     def testScopeOfGlobalStmt(self):
 # Examples posted by Samuele Pedroni to python-dev on 3/1/2001
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sort.py b/Lib/test/test_sort.py
index 738ffe1..8ef98c7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sort.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sort.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     def test_stability(self):
         data = [(random.randrange(100), i) for i in range(200)]
         copy = data[:]
-        data.sort(key=lambda (x,y): x)  # sort on the random first field
+        data.sort(key=lambda t: t[0])   # sort on the random first field
         copy.sort()                     # sort using both fields
         self.assertEqual(data, copy)    # should get the same result
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py b/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
index 1f10fe7..286c2e4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 signalled_all=thread.allocate_lock()
 
 
-def registerSignals((for_usr1, for_usr2, for_alrm)):
+def registerSignals(for_usr1, for_usr2, for_alrm):
     usr1 = signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, for_usr1)
     usr2 = signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR2, for_usr2)
     alrm = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, for_alrm)
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
                           signal.SIGUSR2 : {'tripped': 0, 'tripped_by': 0 },
                           signal.SIGALRM : {'tripped': 0, 'tripped_by': 0 } }
 
-    oldsigs = registerSignals((handle_signals, handle_signals, handle_signals))
+    oldsigs = registerSignals(handle_signals, handle_signals, handle_signals)
     try:
         run_unittest(ThreadSignals)
     finally:
-        registerSignals(oldsigs)
+        registerSignals(*oldsigs)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/threading.py b/Lib/threading.py
index 439a378..e87a653 100644
--- a/Lib/threading.py
+++ b/Lib/threading.py
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@
 
     # Internal methods used by condition variables
 
-    def _acquire_restore(self, (count, owner)):
+    def _acquire_restore(self, state):
         self.__block.acquire()
-        self.__count = count
-        self.__owner = owner
+        self.__count, self.__owner = state
         if __debug__:
             self._note("%s._acquire_restore()", self)
 
diff --git a/Lib/tokenize.py b/Lib/tokenize.py
index 1a72d6f..e94d7b9 100644
--- a/Lib/tokenize.py
+++ b/Lib/tokenize.py
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
 
 class StopTokenizing(Exception): pass
 
-def printtoken(type, token, (srow, scol), (erow, ecol), line): # for testing
+def printtoken(type, token, startrowcol, endrowcol, line): # for testing
+    (srow, scol), (erow, ecol) = startrowcol, endrowcol
     print("%d,%d-%d,%d:\t%s\t%s" % \
         (srow, scol, erow, ecol, tok_name[type], repr(token)))
 
diff --git a/Lib/urlparse.py b/Lib/urlparse.py
index 9c9af45..8cc7a97 100644
--- a/Lib/urlparse.py
+++ b/Lib/urlparse.py
@@ -220,16 +220,18 @@
     _parse_cache[key] = v
     return v
 
-def urlunparse((scheme, netloc, url, params, query, fragment)):
+def urlunparse(components):
     """Put a parsed URL back together again.  This may result in a
     slightly different, but equivalent URL, if the URL that was parsed
     originally had redundant delimiters, e.g. a ? with an empty query
     (the draft states that these are equivalent)."""
+    scheme, netloc, url, params, query, fragment = components
     if params:
         url = "%s;%s" % (url, params)
     return urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, url, query, fragment))
 
-def urlunsplit((scheme, netloc, url, query, fragment)):
+def urlunsplit(components):
+    scheme, netloc, url, query, fragment = components
     if netloc or (scheme and scheme in uses_netloc and url[:2] != '//'):
         if url and url[:1] != '/': url = '/' + url
         url = '//' + (netloc or '') + url
diff --git a/Lib/wave.py b/Lib/wave.py
index 81a7141..66d07e5 100644
--- a/Lib/wave.py
+++ b/Lib/wave.py
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@
     def getcompname(self):
         return self._compname
 
-    def setparams(self, (nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname)):
+    def setparams(self, params):
+        nchannels, sampwidth, framerate, nframes, comptype, compname = params
         if self._datawritten:
             raise Error, 'cannot change parameters after starting to write'
         self.setnchannels(nchannels)