diff --git a/Lib/symtable.py b/Lib/symtable.py
index 3f1332e..66c0e03 100644
--- a/Lib/symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/symtable.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 """Interface to the compiler's internal symbol tables"""
 
 import _symtable
-from _symtable import USE, DEF_GLOBAL, DEF_LOCAL, DEF_PARAM, \
-     DEF_STAR, DEF_DOUBLESTAR, DEF_INTUPLE, DEF_FREE, \
-     DEF_FREE_GLOBAL, DEF_FREE_CLASS, DEF_IMPORT, DEF_BOUND, \
-     OPT_IMPORT_STAR, OPT_EXEC, OPT_BARE_EXEC
+from _symtable import (USE, DEF_GLOBAL, DEF_LOCAL, DEF_PARAM,
+     DEF_STAR, DEF_DOUBLESTAR, DEF_INTUPLE, DEF_FREE,
+     DEF_FREE_GLOBAL, DEF_FREE_CLASS, DEF_IMPORT, DEF_BOUND,
+     OPT_IMPORT_STAR, OPT_EXEC, OPT_BARE_EXEC, SCOPE_OFF, SCOPE_MASK,
+     FREE, GLOBAL_IMPLICIT, GLOBAL_EXPLICIT)
 
 import weakref
 
@@ -38,15 +39,9 @@
 
 newSymbolTable = SymbolTableFactory()
 
-def is_free(flags):
-    if (flags & (USE | DEF_FREE)) \
-       and (flags & (DEF_LOCAL | DEF_PARAM | DEF_GLOBAL)):
-        return True
-    if flags & DEF_FREE_CLASS:
-        return True
-    return False
 
-class SymbolTable:
+class SymbolTable(object):
+
     def __init__(self, raw_table, filename):
         self._table = raw_table
         self._filename = filename
@@ -59,10 +54,11 @@
             kind = "%s " % self.__class__.__name__
 
         if self._table.name == "global":
-            return "<%sSymbolTable for module %s>" % (kind, self._filename)
+            return "<{0}SymbolTable for module {1}>".format(kind, self._filename)
         else:
-            return "<%sSymbolTable for %s in %s>" % (kind, self._table.name,
-                                                     self._filename)
+            return "<{0}SymbolTable for {1} in {2}>".format(kind,
+                                                            self._table.name,
+                                                            self._filename)
 
     def get_type(self):
         if self._table.type == _symtable.TYPE_MODULE:
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@
         if self._table.type == _symtable.TYPE_CLASS:
             return "class"
         assert self._table.type in (1, 2, 3), \
-               "unexpected type: %s" % self._table.type
+               "unexpected type: {0}".format(self._table.type)
 
     def get_id(self):
         return self._table.id
@@ -124,6 +120,7 @@
         return [newSymbolTable(st, self._filename)
                 for st in self._table.children]
 
+
 class Function(SymbolTable):
 
     # Default values for instance variables
@@ -148,15 +145,18 @@
 
     def get_globals(self):
         if self.__globals is None:
-            glob = DEF_GLOBAL | DEF_FREE_GLOBAL
-            self.__globals = self.__idents_matching(lambda x:x & glob)
+            glob = (GLOBAL_IMPLICIT, GLOBAL_EXPLICIT)
+            test = lambda x:((x >> SCOPE_OFF) & SCOPE_MASK) in glob
+            self.__globals = self.__idents_matching(test)
         return self.__globals
 
     def get_frees(self):
         if self.__frees is None:
+            is_free = lambda x:((x >> SCOPE_OFF) & SCOPE_MASK) == FREE
             self.__frees = self.__idents_matching(is_free)
         return self.__frees
 
+
 class Class(SymbolTable):
 
     __methods = None
@@ -169,14 +169,17 @@
             self.__methods = tuple(d)
         return self.__methods
 
-class Symbol:
+
+class Symbol(object):
+
     def __init__(self, name, flags, namespaces=None):
         self.__name = name
         self.__flags = flags
+        self.__scope = (flags >> SCOPE_OFF) & SCOPE_MASK # like PyST_GetScope()
         self.__namespaces = namespaces or ()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<symbol '%s'>" % self.__name
+        return "<symbol {0!r}>".format(self.__name)
 
     def get_name(self):
         return self.__name
@@ -188,8 +191,7 @@
         return bool(self.__flags & DEF_PARAM)
 
     def is_global(self):
-        return bool((self.__flags & DEF_GLOBAL)
-                    or (self.__flags & DEF_FREE_GLOBAL))
+        return bool(self.__scope in (GLOBAL_IMPLICIT, GLOBAL_EXPLICIT))
 
     def is_vararg(self):
         return bool(self.__flags & DEF_STAR)
@@ -201,12 +203,7 @@
         return bool(self.__flags & DEF_BOUND)
 
     def is_free(self):
-        if (self.__flags & (USE | DEF_FREE)) \
-            and (self.__flags & (DEF_LOCAL | DEF_PARAM | DEF_GLOBAL)):
-            return True
-        if self.__flags & DEF_FREE_CLASS:
-            return True
-        return False
+        return bool(self.__scope == FREE)
 
     def is_imported(self):
         return bool(self.__flags & DEF_IMPORT)