convert usage of fail* to assert*
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
index 54a2b0e..77e9887 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
         HTTPConnection and into the socket.
         '''
         # default -- use global socket timeout
-        self.assert_(socket.getdefaulttimeout() is None)
+        self.assertTrue(socket.getdefaulttimeout() is None)
         socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
         try:
             httpConn = httplib.HTTPConnection(HOST, TimeoutTest.PORT)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         httpConn.close()
 
         # no timeout -- do not use global socket default
-        self.assert_(socket.getdefaulttimeout() is None)
+        self.assertTrue(socket.getdefaulttimeout() is None)
         socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
         try:
             httpConn = httplib.HTTPConnection(HOST, TimeoutTest.PORT,