diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index 6b4f965..4671acc 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-"""Support for BerkeleyDB 3.1 through 4.1.
+"""Support for BerkeleyDB 3.2 through 4.2.
 """
 
 try:
-    import _bsddb
+    if __name__ == 'bsddb3':
+        # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from
+        # a standalone pybsddb addon package than the version included with
+        # python as bsddb._bsddb.
+        import _pybsddb
+        _bsddb = _pybsddb
+    else:
+        import _bsddb
 except ImportError:
     # Remove ourselves from sys.modules
     import sys
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/db.py b/Lib/bsddb/db.py
index c1749df..b2ee14e 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/db.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/db.py
@@ -37,8 +37,15 @@
 # case we ever want to augment the stuff in _db in any way.  For now
 # it just simply imports everything from _db.
 
-from _bsddb import *
-from _bsddb import __version__
+if __name__[:len('bsddb3.')] == 'bsddb3.':
+    # import _pybsddb binary as it should be the more recent version from
+    # a standalone pybsddb addon package than the version included with
+    # python as bsddb._bsddb.
+    from _pybsddb import *
+    from _pybsddb import __version__
+else:
+    from _bsddb import *
+    from _bsddb import __version__
 
-if version() < (3, 1, 0):
-    raise ImportError, "BerkeleyDB 3.x symbols not found.  Perhaps python was statically linked with an older version?"
+if version() < (3, 2, 0):
+    raise ImportError, "correct BerkeleyDB symbols not found.  Perhaps python was statically linked with an older version?"
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
index fe4c4d1..003038b 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbshelve.py
@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     # DictMixin is new in Python 2.3
     class DictMixin: pass
-try:
-    # For Python 2.3
-    from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
+import db
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
index d052ca5..6edfd29 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbtables.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 import cPickle as pickle
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3.db import *
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb.db import *
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3.db import *
 
 
 class TableDBError(StandardError):
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
index 3568b44..3f63842 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbutils.py
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@
 #
 from time import sleep as _sleep
 
-try:
-    # For Python 2.3
-    from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
+import db
 
 # always sleep at least N seconds between retrys
 _deadlock_MinSleepTime = 1.0/64
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
index 358f5d1..3bf70d7 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_all.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 def print_versions():
     try:
+        # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+        from bsddb3 import db
+    except ImportError:
         # For Python 2.3
         from bsddb import db
-    except ImportError:
-        # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-        from bsddb3 import db
     print
     print '-=' * 38
     print db.DB_VERSION_STRING
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
index 5fe41a9..f810eb0 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbshelve
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
index dbab231..2e6b922 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_basics.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 from test_all import verbose
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
index 645cbd7..12464ca 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, hashopen, btopen, rnopen
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, hashopen, btopen, rnopen
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, hashopen, btopen, rnopen
 
 
 class CompatibilityTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
index 93ea7ba..6799fc9 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import glob
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbobj
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbobj
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbobj
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbshelve.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbshelve.py
index 7491cb7..722ee5b 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbshelve.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbshelve.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbshelve
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
 
 from test_all import verbose
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbtables.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbtables.py
index 685b08d..eb5758f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbtables.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbtables.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbtables
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbtables
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbtables
 
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_env_close.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_env_close.py
index 105be44..c112941 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_env_close.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_env_close.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 from test_all import verbose
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_get_none.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_get_none.py
index 40b224e..5f09cec 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_get_none.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_get_none.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 from test_all import verbose
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
index 838ffe7..73edd11 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbshelve
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
index 008f89d..4a5adc4 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
index 43d194a..a66b1de 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_misc.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbshelve
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbshelve
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_queue.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_queue.py
index 24b86cb..95cf20d 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_queue.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_queue.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 import unittest
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 from test_all import verbose
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_recno.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_recno.py
index 3e517c1..87446d3 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_recno.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_recno.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db
 
 letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
index cf4237c..59af027 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_thread.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 from test_all import verbose
 
 try:
+    # For Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
+    from bsddb3 import db, dbutils
+except ImportError:
     # For Python 2.3
     from bsddb import db, dbutils
-except ImportError:
-    # For earlier Pythons w/distutils pybsddb
-    from bsddb3 import db, dbutils
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------