diff --git a/Lib/Cookie.py b/Lib/Cookie.py
index 368a3bb..4a34ff4 100644
--- a/Lib/Cookie.py
+++ b/Lib/Cookie.py
@@ -307,15 +307,14 @@
 
 _idmap = ''.join(chr(x) for x in xrange(256))
 
-def _quote(str, LegalChars=_LegalChars,
-           idmap=_idmap, translate=string.translate):
+def _quote(str, LegalChars=_LegalChars, idmap=_idmap):
     #
     # If the string does not need to be double-quoted,
     # then just return the string.  Otherwise, surround
     # the string in doublequotes and precede quote (with a \)
     # special characters.
     #
-    if "" == translate(str, idmap, LegalChars):
+    if "" == str.translate(idmap, LegalChars):
         return str
     else:
         return '"' + _nulljoin( map(_Translator.get, str, str) ) + '"'
@@ -440,14 +439,12 @@
         return K.lower() in self._reserved
     # end isReservedKey
 
-    def set(self, key, val, coded_val,
-            LegalChars=_LegalChars,
-            idmap=_idmap, translate=string.translate):
+    def set(self, key, val, coded_val, LegalChars=_LegalChars, idmap=_idmap):
         # First we verify that the key isn't a reserved word
         # Second we make sure it only contains legal characters
         if key.lower() in self._reserved:
             raise CookieError("Attempt to set a reserved key: %s" % key)
-        if "" != translate(key, idmap, LegalChars):
+        if "" != key.translate(idmap, LegalChars):
             raise CookieError("Illegal key value: %s" % key)
 
         # It's a good key, so save it.
diff --git a/Lib/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py b/Lib/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py
index 814ede1..7065cc0 100644
--- a/Lib/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SimpleXMLRPCServer.py
@@ -21,15 +21,14 @@
 
 class MyFuncs:
     def __init__(self):
-        # make all of the string functions available through
-        # string.func_name
-        import string
-        self.string = string
+        # make all of the sys functions available through sys.func_name
+        import sys
+        self.sys = sys
     def _listMethods(self):
         # implement this method so that system.listMethods
-        # knows to advertise the strings methods
+        # knows to advertise the sys methods
         return list_public_methods(self) + \
-                ['string.' + method for method in list_public_methods(self.string)]
+                ['sys.' + method for method in list_public_methods(self.sys)]
     def pow(self, x, y): return pow(x, y)
     def add(self, x, y) : return x + y
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/dbrecio.py b/Lib/bsddb/dbrecio.py
index 975a2d9..cb2725c 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/dbrecio.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/dbrecio.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 """
 
 import errno
-import string
 
 class DBRecIO:
     def __init__(self, db, key, txn=None):
@@ -83,9 +82,9 @@
         if self.closed:
             raise ValueError, "I/O operation on closed file"
         if self.buflist:
-            self.buf = self.buf + string.joinfields(self.buflist, '')
+            self.buf = self.buf + ''.join(self.buflist)
             self.buflist = []
-        i = string.find(self.buf, '\n', self.pos)
+        i = self.buf.find('\n', self.pos)
         if i < 0:
             newpos = self.len
         else:
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@
         self.pos = newpos
 
     def writelines(self, list):
-        self.write(string.joinfields(list, ''))
+        self.write(''.join(list))
 
     def flush(self):
         if self.closed:
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
index 857cd3d..d8c9c0c 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_associate.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 TestCases for DB.associate.
 """
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import tempfile
 import time
 from pprint import pprint
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         for key, value in musicdata.items():
             if type(self.keytype) == type(''):
                 key = "%02d" % key
-            d.put(key, string.join(value, '|'), txn=txn)
+            d.put(key, '|'.join(value), txn=txn)
 
     def createDB(self, txn=None):
         self.cur = None
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
         rec = self.cur.first()
         while rec is not None:
             if type(self.keytype) == type(''):
-                assert string.atoi(rec[0])  # for primary db, key is a number
+                assert int(rec[0])  # for primary db, key is a number
             else:
                 assert rec[0] and type(rec[0]) == type(0)
             count = count + 1
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         assert type(priData) == type("")
         if verbose:
             print('getGenre key: %r data: %r' % (priKey, priData))
-        genre = string.split(priData, '|')[2]
+        genre = priData.split('|')[2]
         if genre == 'Blues':
             return db.DB_DONOTINDEX
         else:
@@ -427,13 +427,13 @@
         for key, value in musicdata.items():
             if type(self.keytype) == type(''):
                 key = "%02d" % key
-            d.put(key, string.join(value, '|'))
+            d.put(key, '|'.join(value))
 
     def writer2(self, d):
         for x in range(100, 600):
             key = 'z%2d' % x
             value = [key] * 4
-            d.put(key, string.join(value, '|'))
+            d.put(key, '|'.join(value))
 
 
 class ThreadedAssociateHashTestCase(ShelveAssociateTestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
index 7561f9f..2908844 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_compat.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 regression test suite.
 """
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import unittest
 import tempfile
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         self.do_bthash_test(hashopen, 'hashopen')
 
     def test03_rnopen(self):
-        data = string.split("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
+        data = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.".split()
         if verbose:
             print("\nTesting: rnopen")
 
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
index b15de2f..27fffe0 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_dbobj.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import unittest
 import glob
 import tempfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         class TestDBEnv(dbobj.DBEnv): pass
         class TestDB(dbobj.DB):
             def put(self, key, *args, **kwargs):
-                key = string.upper(key)
+                key = key.upper()
                 # call our parent classes put method with an upper case key
                 return dbobj.DB.put(self, key, *args, **kwargs)
         self.env = TestDBEnv()
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
index 67507ea..00e7479 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_join.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """TestCases for using the DB.join and DBCursor.join_item methods.
 """
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import tempfile
 import time
 from pprint import pprint
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
index e44bf21..9b5a71f 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_lock.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 TestCases for testing the locking sub-system.
 """
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import tempfile
 import time
 from pprint import pprint
diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_pickle.py b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_pickle.py
index 4683ec6..95cb23d 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import pickle
 try:
     import cPickle
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/cmd.py b/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
index be0a3e2..ebd9931 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/cmd.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string, re
+import sys, os, re
 from types import *
 from distutils.errors import *
 from distutils import util, dir_util, file_util, archive_util, dep_util
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
         print(indent + header)
         indent = indent + "  "
         for (option, _, _) in self.user_options:
-            option = string.translate(option, longopt_xlate)
+            option = option.translate(longopt_xlate)
             if option[-1] == "=":
                 option = option[:-1]
             value = getattr(self, option)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
         """
         if exec_msg is None:
             exec_msg = "generating %s from %s" % \
-                       (outfile, string.join(infiles, ', '))
+                       (outfile, ', '.join(infiles))
         if skip_msg is None:
             skip_msg = "skipping %s (inputs unchanged)" % outfile
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
index 23c25a5..d6897d2 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import os, string
+import os
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.errors import *
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
index 75db877..f31bded 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Implements the bdist_msi command.
 """
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils.dir_util import remove_tree
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
index bbcf292..ef2bdfd 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_rpm.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 import glob
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
             line = out.readline()
             if not line:
                 break
-            l = string.split(string.strip(line))
+            l = line.strip().split()
             assert(len(l) == 2)
             binary_rpms.append(l[1])
             # The source rpm is named after the first entry in the spec file
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@
                       'Conflicts',
                       'Obsoletes',
                       ):
-            val = getattr(self, string.lower(field))
+            val = getattr(self, field.lower())
             if type(val) is ListType:
-                spec_file.append('%s: %s' % (field, string.join(val)))
+                spec_file.append('%s: %s' % (field, ' '.join(val)))
             elif val is not None:
                 spec_file.append('%s: %s' % (field, val))
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 
         if self.build_requires:
             spec_file.append('BuildRequires: ' +
-                             string.join(self.build_requires))
+                             ' '.join(self.build_requires))
 
         if self.icon:
             spec_file.append('Icon: ' + os.path.basename(self.icon))
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
                     '',
                     '%' + rpm_opt,])
                 if val:
-                    spec_file.extend(string.split(open(val, 'r').read(), '\n'))
+                    spec_file.extend(open(val, 'r').read().split('\n'))
                 else:
                     spec_file.append(default)
 
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
             ])
 
         if self.doc_files:
-            spec_file.append('%doc ' + string.join(self.doc_files))
+            spec_file.append('%doc ' + ' '.join(self.doc_files))
 
         if self.changelog:
             spec_file.extend([
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@
         if not changelog:
             return changelog
         new_changelog = []
-        for line in string.split(string.strip(changelog), '\n'):
-            line = string.strip(line)
+        for line in changelog.strip().split('\n'):
+            line = line.strip()
             if line[0] == '*':
                 new_changelog.extend(['', line])
             elif line[0] == '-':
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
index 49afca0..21465a8 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils.dir_util import create_tree, remove_tree
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         # Use a custom scheme for the zip-file, because we have to decide
         # at installation time which scheme to use.
         for key in ('purelib', 'platlib', 'headers', 'scripts', 'data'):
-            value = string.upper(key)
+            value = key.upper()
             if key == 'headers':
                 value = value + '/Include/$dist_name'
             setattr(install,
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@
 
         # Escape newline characters
         def escape(s):
-            return string.replace(s, "\n", "\\n")
+            return s.replace("\n", "\\n")
 
         for name in ["author", "author_email", "description", "maintainer",
                      "maintainer_email", "name", "url", "version"]:
             data = getattr(metadata, name, "")
             if data:
                 info = info + ("\n    %s: %s" % \
-                               (string.capitalize(name), escape(data)))
+                               (name.capitalize(), escape(data)))
                 lines.append("%s=%s" % (name, escape(data)))
 
         # The [setup] section contains entries controlling
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         build_info = "Built %s with distutils-%s" % \
                      (time.ctime(time.time()), distutils.__version__)
         lines.append("build_info=%s" % build_info)
-        return string.join(lines, "\n")
+        return "\n".join(lines)
 
     # get_inidata()
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_clib.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_clib.py
index 69d8c75..07f5817 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_clib.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_clib.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # two modules, mainly because a number of subtle details changed in the
 # cut 'n paste.  Sigh.
 
-import os, string
+import os
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.errors import *
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@
         if self.include_dirs is None:
             self.include_dirs = self.distribution.include_dirs or []
         if type(self.include_dirs) is StringType:
-            self.include_dirs = string.split(self.include_dirs,
-                                             os.pathsep)
+            self.include_dirs = self.include_dirs.split(os.pathsep)
 
         # XXX same as for build_ext -- what about 'self.define' and
         # 'self.undef' ?
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index bbe5146..d0cd162 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string, re
+import sys, os, re
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.errors import *
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         if self.include_dirs is None:
             self.include_dirs = self.distribution.include_dirs or []
         if type(self.include_dirs) is StringType:
-            self.include_dirs = string.split(self.include_dirs, os.pathsep)
+            self.include_dirs = self.include_dirs.split(os.pathsep)
 
         # Put the Python "system" include dir at the end, so that
         # any local include dirs take precedence.
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@
         if self.library_dirs is None:
             self.library_dirs = []
         elif type(self.library_dirs) is StringType:
-            self.library_dirs = string.split(self.library_dirs, os.pathsep)
+            self.library_dirs = self.library_dirs.split(os.pathsep)
 
         if self.rpath is None:
             self.rpath = []
         elif type(self.rpath) is StringType:
-            self.rpath = string.split(self.rpath, os.pathsep)
+            self.rpath = self.rpath.split(os.pathsep)
 
         # for extensions under windows use different directories
         # for Release and Debug builds.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         # for extensions under Cygwin and AtheOS Python's library directory must be
         # appended to library_dirs
         if sys.platform[:6] == 'cygwin' or sys.platform[:6] == 'atheos':
-            if string.find(sys.executable, sys.exec_prefix) != -1:
+            if sys.executable.find(sys.exec_prefix) != -1:
                 # building third party extensions
                 self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.prefix, "lib",
                                                       "python" + get_python_version(),
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
         # Python's library directory must be appended to library_dirs
         if (sys.platform.startswith('linux') or sys.platform.startswith('gnu')) \
                 and sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_ENABLE_SHARED'):
-            if string.find(sys.executable, sys.exec_prefix) != -1:
+            if sys.executable.find(sys.exec_prefix) != -1:
                 # building third party extensions
                 self.library_dirs.append(sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBDIR'))
             else:
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@
         # symbols can be separated with commas.
 
         if self.define:
-            defines = string.split(self.define, ',')
+            defines = self.define.split(',')
             self.define = map(lambda symbol: (symbol, '1'), defines)
 
         # The option for macros to undefine is also a string from the
         # option parsing, but has to be a list.  Multiple symbols can also
         # be separated with commas here.
         if self.undef:
-            self.undef = string.split(self.undef, ',')
+            self.undef = self.undef.split(',')
 
         if self.swig_opts is None:
             self.swig_opts = []
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@
             # ignore build-lib -- put the compiled extension into
             # the source tree along with pure Python modules
 
-            modpath = string.split(fullname, '.')
-            package = string.join(modpath[0:-1], '.')
+            modpath = fullname.split('.')
+            package = '.'.join(modpath[0:-1])
             base = modpath[-1]
 
             build_py = self.get_finalized_command('build_py')
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
         """
 
         from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_var
-        ext_path = string.split(ext_name, '.')
+        ext_path = ext_name.split('.')
         # OS/2 has an 8 character module (extension) limit :-(
         if os.name == "os2":
             ext_path[len(ext_path) - 1] = ext_path[len(ext_path) - 1][:8]
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
         the .pyd file (DLL) must export the module "init" function.
         """
 
-        initfunc_name = "init" + string.split(ext.name,'.')[-1]
+        initfunc_name = "init" + ext.name.split('.')[-1]
         if initfunc_name not in ext.export_symbols:
             ext.export_symbols.append(initfunc_name)
         return ext.export_symbols
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
index 3b7ec62..990824b 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_py.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, string, os
+import sys, os
 from types import *
 from glob import glob
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
            distribution, where package 'package' should be found
            (at least according to the 'package_dir' option, if any)."""
 
-        path = string.split(package, '.')
+        path = package.split('.')
 
         if not self.package_dir:
             if path:
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
             tail = []
             while path:
                 try:
-                    pdir = self.package_dir[string.join(path, '.')]
+                    pdir = self.package_dir['.'.join(path)]
                 except KeyError:
                     tail.insert(0, path[-1])
                     del path[-1]
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
         #   - don't check for __init__.py in directory for empty package
 
         for module in self.py_modules:
-            path = string.split(module, '.')
-            package = string.join(path[0:-1], '.')
+            path = module.split('.')
+            package = '.'.join(path[0:-1])
             module_base = path[-1]
 
             try:
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
         modules = self.find_all_modules()
         outputs = []
         for (package, module, module_file) in modules:
-            package = string.split(package, '.')
+            package = package.split('.')
             filename = self.get_module_outfile(self.build_lib, package, module)
             outputs.append(filename)
             if include_bytecode:
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 
     def build_module (self, module, module_file, package):
         if type(package) is StringType:
-            package = string.split(package, '.')
+            package = package.split('.')
         elif type(package) not in (ListType, TupleType):
             raise TypeError, \
                   "'package' must be a string (dot-separated), list, or tuple"
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/config.py b/Lib/distutils/command/config.py
index 4246569..3374db9 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/config.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string, re
+import sys, os, re
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsExecError
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         if self.include_dirs is None:
             self.include_dirs = self.distribution.include_dirs or []
         elif type(self.include_dirs) is StringType:
-            self.include_dirs = string.split(self.include_dirs, os.pathsep)
+            self.include_dirs = self.include_dirs.split(os.pathsep)
 
         if self.libraries is None:
             self.libraries = []
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         if self.library_dirs is None:
             self.library_dirs = []
         elif type(self.library_dirs) is StringType:
-            self.library_dirs = string.split(self.library_dirs, os.pathsep)
+            self.library_dirs = self.library_dirs.split(os.pathsep)
 
 
     def run (self):
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         if not filenames:
             filenames = self.temp_files
             self.temp_files = []
-        log.info("removing: %s", string.join(filenames))
+        log.info("removing: %s", ' '.join(filenames))
         for filename in filenames:
             try:
                 os.remove(filename)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
         else:
             body.append("  %s;" % func)
         body.append("}")
-        body = string.join(body, "\n") + "\n"
+        body = "\n".join(body) + "\n"
 
         return self.try_link(body, headers, include_dirs,
                              libraries, library_dirs)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
index fd5d6d1..c03a90e 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from types import *
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.debug import DEBUG
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
         # $platbase in the other installation directories and not worry
         # about needing recursive variable expansion (shudder).
 
-        py_version = (string.split(sys.version))[0]
+        py_version = sys.version.split()[0]
         (prefix, exec_prefix) = get_config_vars('prefix', 'exec_prefix')
         self.config_vars = {'dist_name': self.distribution.get_name(),
                             'dist_version': self.distribution.get_version(),
@@ -353,11 +353,11 @@
                 if opt_name[-1] == "=":
                     opt_name = opt_name[0:-1]
                 if self.negative_opt.has_key(opt_name):
-                    opt_name = string.translate(self.negative_opt[opt_name],
-                                                longopt_xlate)
+                    opt_name = self.negative_opt[opt_name].translate(
+                                                               longopt_xlate)
                     val = not getattr(self, opt_name)
                 else:
-                    opt_name = string.translate(opt_name, longopt_xlate)
+                    opt_name = opt_name.translate(longopt_xlate)
                     val = getattr(self, opt_name)
                 print("  %s: %s" % (opt_name, val))
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 
         if self.extra_path is not None:
             if type(self.extra_path) is StringType:
-                self.extra_path = string.split(self.extra_path, ',')
+                self.extra_path = self.extra_path.split(',')
 
             if len(self.extra_path) == 1:
                 path_file = extra_dirs = self.extra_path[0]
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
index 08ff543..65d25f7 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install_lib.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from types import IntType
 from distutils.core import Command
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/register.py b/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
index 48070ee..3356798 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/register.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string, urllib2, getpass, urlparse
+import sys, os, urllib2, getpass, urlparse
 import StringIO, ConfigParser
 
 from distutils.core import Command
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
         if missing:
             self.warn("missing required meta-data: " +
-                      string.join(missing, ", "))
+                      ", ".join(missing))
 
         if metadata.author:
             if not metadata.author_email:
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
index eb2db50..8e1c066 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/sdist.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from types import *
 from glob import glob
 from distutils.core import Command
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 
         if missing:
             self.warn("missing required meta-data: " +
-                      string.join(missing, ", "))
+                      ", ".join(missing))
 
         if metadata.author:
             if not metadata.author_email:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
                 if not got_it:
                     self.warn("standard file not found: should have one of " +
-                              string.join(alts, ', '))
+                              ', '.join(alts))
             else:
                 if os.path.exists(fn):
                     self.filelist.append(fn)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
index 44b5850..fae6848 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -365,10 +365,9 @@
     # "pyconfig.h" check -- should probably be renamed...
 
     from distutils import sysconfig
-    import string
     # if sys.version contains GCC then python was compiled with
     # GCC, and the pyconfig.h file should be OK
-    if string.find(sys.version,"GCC") >= 0:
+    if sys.version.find("GCC") >= 0:
         return (CONFIG_H_OK, "sys.version mentions 'GCC'")
 
     fn = sysconfig.get_config_h_filename()
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@
 
     else:
         # "pyconfig.h" contains an "#ifdef __GNUC__" or something similar
-        if string.find(s,"__GNUC__") >= 0:
+        if s.find("__GNUC__") >= 0:
             return (CONFIG_H_OK, "'%s' mentions '__GNUC__'" % fn)
         else:
             return (CONFIG_H_NOTOK, "'%s' does not mention '__GNUC__'" % fn)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/dist.py b/Lib/distutils/dist.py
index ca7a2f9..7ed1b5c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/dist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/dist.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string, re
+import sys, os, re
 from types import *
 from copy import copy
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
             else:
                 print(indent + "option dict for '%s' command:" % cmd_name)
                 out = pformat(opt_dict)
-                for line in string.split(out, "\n"):
+                for line in out.split("\n"):
                     print(indent + "  " + line)
 
     # dump_option_dicts ()
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
                 for opt in options:
                     if opt != '__name__':
                         val = parser.get(section,opt)
-                        opt = string.replace(opt, '-', '_')
+                        opt = opt.replace('-', '_')
                         opt_dict[opt] = (filename, val)
 
             # Make the ConfigParser forget everything (so we retain
@@ -599,14 +599,14 @@
         keywords = self.metadata.keywords
         if keywords is not None:
             if type(keywords) is StringType:
-                keywordlist = string.split(keywords, ',')
-                self.metadata.keywords = map(string.strip, keywordlist)
+                keywordlist = keywords.split(',')
+                self.metadata.keywords = [x.strip() for x in keywordlist]
 
         platforms = self.metadata.platforms
         if platforms is not None:
             if type(platforms) is StringType:
-                platformlist = string.split(platforms, ',')
-                self.metadata.platforms = map(string.strip, platformlist)
+                platformlist = platforms.split(',')
+                self.metadata.platforms = [x.strip() for x in platformlist]
 
     def _show_help (self,
                     parser,
@@ -695,10 +695,10 @@
                 opt = translate_longopt(opt)
                 value = getattr(self.metadata, "get_"+opt)()
                 if opt in ['keywords', 'platforms']:
-                    print(string.join(value, ','))
+                    print(','.join(value))
                 elif opt in ('classifiers', 'provides', 'requires',
                              'obsoletes'):
-                    print(string.join(value, '\n'))
+                    print('\n'.join(value))
                 else:
                     print(value)
                 any_display_options = 1
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@
         """Return a list of packages from which commands are loaded."""
         pkgs = self.command_packages
         if not isinstance(pkgs, type([])):
-            pkgs = string.split(pkgs or "", ",")
+            pkgs = (pkgs or "").split(",")
             for i in range(len(pkgs)):
-                pkgs[i] = string.strip(pkgs[i])
+                pkgs[i] = pkgs[i].strip()
             pkgs = filter(None, pkgs)
             if "distutils.command" not in pkgs:
                 pkgs.insert(0, "distutils.command")
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@
         long_desc = rfc822_escape( self.get_long_description() )
         file.write('Description: %s\n' % long_desc)
 
-        keywords = string.join( self.get_keywords(), ',')
+        keywords = ','.join(self.get_keywords())
         if keywords:
             file.write('Keywords: %s\n' % keywords )
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/emxccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/emxccompiler.py
index 8aef2b7..f4b90dc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/emxccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/emxccompiler.py
@@ -261,10 +261,9 @@
     # "pyconfig.h" check -- should probably be renamed...
 
     from distutils import sysconfig
-    import string
     # if sys.version contains GCC then python was compiled with
     # GCC, and the pyconfig.h file should be OK
-    if string.find(sys.version,"GCC") >= 0:
+    if sys.version.find("GCC") >= 0:
         return (CONFIG_H_OK, "sys.version mentions 'GCC'")
 
     fn = sysconfig.get_config_h_filename()
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@
 
     else:
         # "pyconfig.h" contains an "#ifdef __GNUC__" or something similar
-        if string.find(s,"__GNUC__") >= 0:
+        if s.find("__GNUC__") >= 0:
             return (CONFIG_H_OK, "'%s' mentions '__GNUC__'" % fn)
         else:
             return (CONFIG_H_NOTOK, "'%s' does not mention '__GNUC__'" % fn)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/extension.py b/Lib/distutils/extension.py
index 440d128..0fcbcc1 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/extension.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/extension.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import os, string, sys
+import os, sys
 from types import *
 
 try:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         if len(kw):
             L = kw.keys() ; L.sort()
             L = map(repr, L)
-            msg = "Unknown Extension options: " + string.join(L, ', ')
+            msg = "Unknown Extension options: " + ', '.join(L)
             if warnings is not None:
                 warnings.warn(msg)
             else:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
             elif switch == "-I":
                 ext.include_dirs.append(value)
             elif switch == "-D":
-                equals = string.find(value, "=")
+                equals = value.find("=")
                 if equals == -1:        # bare "-DFOO" -- no value
                     ext.define_macros.append((value, None))
                 else:                   # "-DFOO=blah"
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/fancy_getopt.py b/Lib/distutils/fancy_getopt.py
index 646f8e1..317a3a4 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/fancy_getopt.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/fancy_getopt.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         """Translate long option name 'long_option' to the form it
         has as an attribute of some object: ie., translate hyphens
         to underscores."""
-        return string.translate(long_option, longopt_xlate)
+        return long_option.translate(longopt_xlate)
 
 
     def _check_alias_dict (self, aliases, what):
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 
         self._grok_option_table()
 
-        short_opts = string.join(self.short_opts)
+        short_opts = ' '.join(self.short_opts)
         try:
             opts, args = getopt.getopt(args, short_opts, self.long_opts)
         except getopt.error as msg:
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@
     if len(text) <= width:
         return [text]
 
-    text = string.expandtabs(text)
-    text = string.translate(text, WS_TRANS)
+    text = text.expandtabs()
+    text = text.translate(WS_TRANS)
     chunks = re.split(r'( +|-+)', text)
     chunks = filter(None, chunks)      # ' - ' results in empty strings
     lines = []
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 
         # and store this line in the list-of-all-lines -- as a single
         # string, of course!
-        lines.append(string.join(cur_line, ''))
+        lines.append(''.join(cur_line))
 
     # while chunks
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
     """Convert a long option name to a valid Python identifier by
     changing "-" to "_".
     """
-    return string.translate(opt, longopt_xlate)
+    return opt.translate(longopt_xlate)
 
 
 class OptionDummy:
@@ -498,5 +498,5 @@
 
     for w in (10, 20, 30, 40):
         print("width: %d" % w)
-        print(string.join(wrap_text(text, w), "\n"))
+        print("\n".join(wrap_text(text, w)))
         print()
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/filelist.py b/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
index e4a83d6..bc668cf 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/filelist.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import os, string, re
+import os, re
 import fnmatch
 from types import *
 from glob import glob
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     # -- "File template" methods ---------------------------------------
 
     def _parse_template_line (self, line):
-        words = string.split(line)
+        words = line.split()
         action = words[0]
 
         patterns = dir = dir_pattern = None
@@ -133,28 +133,28 @@
         # right number of words on the line for that action -- so we
         # can proceed with minimal error-checking.
         if action == 'include':
-            self.debug_print("include " + string.join(patterns))
+            self.debug_print("include " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.include_pattern(pattern, anchor=1):
                     log.warn("warning: no files found matching '%s'",
                              pattern)
 
         elif action == 'exclude':
-            self.debug_print("exclude " + string.join(patterns))
+            self.debug_print("exclude " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, anchor=1):
                     log.warn(("warning: no previously-included files "
                               "found matching '%s'"), pattern)
 
         elif action == 'global-include':
-            self.debug_print("global-include " + string.join(patterns))
+            self.debug_print("global-include " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.include_pattern(pattern, anchor=0):
                     log.warn(("warning: no files found matching '%s' " +
                               "anywhere in distribution"), pattern)
 
         elif action == 'global-exclude':
-            self.debug_print("global-exclude " + string.join(patterns))
+            self.debug_print("global-exclude " + ' '.join(patterns))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, anchor=0):
                     log.warn(("warning: no previously-included files matching "
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 
         elif action == 'recursive-include':
             self.debug_print("recursive-include %s %s" %
-                             (dir, string.join(patterns)))
+                             (dir, ' '.join(patterns)))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.include_pattern(pattern, prefix=dir):
                     log.warn(("warning: no files found matching '%s' " +
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
         elif action == 'recursive-exclude':
             self.debug_print("recursive-exclude %s %s" %
-                             (dir, string.join(patterns)))
+                             (dir, ' '.join(patterns)))
             for pattern in patterns:
                 if not self.exclude_pattern(pattern, prefix=dir):
                     log.warn(("warning: no previously-included files matching "
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 968a4ff..ca1feaa 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from distutils.errors import \
      DistutilsExecError, DistutilsPlatformError, \
      CompileError, LibError, LinkError
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
     def sub(self, s):
         for k, v in self.macros.items():
-            s = string.replace(s, k, v)
+            s = s.replace(k, v)
         return s
 
 def get_build_version():
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     """
 
     prefix = "MSC v."
-    i = string.find(sys.version, prefix)
+    i = sys.version.find(prefix)
     if i == -1:
         return 6
     i = i + len(prefix)
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@
     """
 
     prefix = " bit ("
-    i = string.find(sys.version, prefix)
+    i = sys.version.find(prefix)
     if i == -1:
         return "Intel"
-    j = string.find(sys.version, ")", i)
+    j = sys.version.find(")", i)
     return sys.version[i+len(prefix):j]
 
 
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@
 
         # extend the MSVC path with the current path
         try:
-            for p in string.split(os.environ['path'], ';'):
+            for p in os.environ['path'].split(';'):
                 self.__paths.append(p)
         except KeyError:
             pass
-        os.environ['path'] = string.join(self.__paths, ';')
+        os.environ['path'] = ';'.join(self.__paths)
 
         self.preprocess_options = None
         if self.__arch == "Intel":
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
                 return fn
 
         # didn't find it; try existing path
-        for p in string.split(os.environ['Path'],';'):
+        for p in os.environ['Path'].split(';'):
             fn = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(p),exe)
             if os.path.isfile(fn):
                 return fn
@@ -608,9 +608,9 @@
             d = read_values(base, key)
             if d:
                 if self.__version >= 7:
-                    return string.split(self.__macros.sub(d[path]), ";")
+                    return self.__macros.sub(d[path]).split(";")
                 else:
-                    return string.split(d[path], ";")
+                    return d[path].split(";")
         # MSVC 6 seems to create the registry entries we need only when
         # the GUI is run.
         if self.__version == 6:
@@ -635,4 +635,4 @@
         else:
             p = self.get_msvc_paths(name)
         if p:
-            os.environ[name] = string.join(p, ';')
+            os.environ[name] = ';'.join(p)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/mwerkscompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/mwerkscompiler.py
index 9db1a39..028ea82 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/mwerkscompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/mwerkscompiler.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from types import *
 from distutils.errors import \
      DistutilsExecError, DistutilsPlatformError, \
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@
             curdir = os.getcwd()
             filename = os.path.join(curdir, filename)
         # Finally remove .. components
-        components = string.split(filename, ':')
+        components = filename.split(':')
         for i in range(1, len(components)):
             if components[i] == '..':
                 components[i] = ''
-        return string.join(components, ':')
+        return ':'.join(components)
 
     def library_dir_option (self, dir):
         """Return the compiler option to add 'dir' to the list of
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/spawn.py b/Lib/distutils/spawn.py
index c75931c..c70c10b 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/spawn.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/spawn.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 from distutils.errors import *
 from distutils import log
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     # quoting?)
 
     for i in range(len(args)):
-        if string.find(args[i], ' ') != -1:
+        if args[i].find(' ') != -1:
             args[i] = '"%s"' % args[i]
     return args
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     if search_path:
         # either we find one or it stays the same
         executable = find_executable(executable) or executable
-    log.info(string.join([executable] + cmd[1:], ' '))
+    log.info(' '.join([executable] + cmd[1:]))
     if not dry_run:
         # spawn for NT requires a full path to the .exe
         try:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     if search_path:
         # either we find one or it stays the same
         executable = find_executable(executable) or executable
-    log.info(string.join([executable] + cmd[1:], ' '))
+    log.info(' '.join([executable] + cmd[1:]))
     if not dry_run:
         # spawnv for OS/2 EMX requires a full path to the .exe
         try:
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                   verbose=0,
                   dry_run=0):
 
-    log.info(string.join(cmd, ' '))
+    log.info(' '.join(cmd))
     if dry_run:
         return
     exec_fn = search_path and os.execvp or os.execv
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     """
     if path is None:
         path = os.environ['PATH']
-    paths = string.split(path, os.pathsep)
+    paths = path.split(os.pathsep)
     (base, ext) = os.path.splitext(executable)
     if (sys.platform == 'win32' or os.name == 'os2') and (ext != '.exe'):
         executable = executable + '.exe'
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
index 220b033..ea2e059 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 import os
 import re
-import string
 import sys
 
 from .errors import DistutilsPlatformError
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@
         m = _variable_rx.match(line)
         if m:
             n, v = m.group(1, 2)
-            v = string.strip(v)
+            v = v.strip()
             if "$" in v:
                 notdone[n] = v
             else:
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@
                     else:
                         try: value = int(value)
                         except ValueError:
-                            done[name] = string.strip(value)
+                            done[name] = value.strip()
                         else:
                             done[name] = value
                         del notdone[name]
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@
             # relative to the srcdir, which after installation no longer makes
             # sense.
             python_lib = get_python_lib(standard_lib=1)
-            linkerscript_path = string.split(g['LDSHARED'])[0]
+            linkerscript_path = g['LDSHARED'].split()[0]
             linkerscript_name = os.path.basename(linkerscript_path)
             linkerscript = os.path.join(python_lib, 'config',
                                         linkerscript_name)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
index 10ee1be..c23a31d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
 from types import *
-import sys, os, string
+import sys, os
 
 
 class TextFile:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         else:
             outmsg.append("line %d: " % line)
         outmsg.append(str(msg))
-        return string.join(outmsg, "")
+        return "".join(outmsg)
 
 
     def error (self, msg, line=None):
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                 # unescape it (and any other escaped "#"'s that might be
                 # lurking in there) and otherwise leave the line alone.
 
-                pos = string.find (line, "#")
+                pos = line.find ("#")
                 if pos == -1:           # no "#" -- no comments
                     pass
 
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@
                     #   # comment that should be ignored
                     #   there
                     # result in "hello there".
-                    if string.strip(line) == "":
+                    if line.strip () == "":
                         continue
 
                 else:                   # it's an escaped "#"
-                    line = string.replace (line, "\\#", "#")
+                    line = line.replace("\\#", "#")
 
 
             # did previous line end with a backslash? then accumulate
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                     return buildup_line
 
                 if self.collapse_join:
-                    line = string.lstrip (line)
+                    line = line.lstrip ()
                 line = buildup_line + line
 
                 # careful: pay attention to line number when incrementing it
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@
             # strip whitespace however the client wants (leading and
             # trailing, or one or the other, or neither)
             if self.lstrip_ws and self.rstrip_ws:
-                line = string.strip (line)
+                line = line.strip ()
             elif self.lstrip_ws:
-                line = string.lstrip (line)
+                line = line.lstrip ()
             elif self.rstrip_ws:
-                line = string.rstrip (line)
+                line = line.rstrip ()
 
             # blank line (whether we rstrip'ed or not)? skip to next line
             # if appropriate
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
   continues on next line
 """
     # result 1: no fancy options
-    result1 = map (lambda x: x + "\n", string.split (test_data, "\n")[0:-1])
+    result1 = map (lambda x: x + "\n", test_data.split ("\n")[0:-1])
 
     # result 2: just strip comments
     result2 = ["\n",
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 
     def test_input (count, description, file, expected_result):
         result = file.readlines ()
-        # result = string.join (result, '')
+        # result = ''.join (result)
         if result == expected_result:
             print("ok %d (%s)" % (count, description))
         else:
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index 16d8bcb..6f15ce8 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@
 
     # Convert the OS name to lowercase, remove '/' characters
     # (to accommodate BSD/OS), and translate spaces (for "Power Macintosh")
-    osname = string.lower(osname)
-    osname = string.replace(osname, '/', '')
-    machine = string.replace(machine, ' ', '_')
-    machine = string.replace(machine, '/', '-')
+    osname = osname.lower().replace('/', '')
+    machine = machine.replace(' ', '_')
+    machine = machine.replace('/', '-')
 
     if osname[:5] == "linux":
         # At least on Linux/Intel, 'machine' is the processor --
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@
     if pathname[-1] == '/':
         raise ValueError, "path '%s' cannot end with '/'" % pathname
 
-    paths = string.split(pathname, '/')
+    paths = pathname.split('/')
     while '.' in paths:
         paths.remove('.')
     if not paths:
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@
             return os.path.join(new_root, pathname)
         else:
             # Chop off volume name from start of path
-            elements = string.split(pathname, ":", 1)
+            elements = pathname.split(":", 1)
             pathname = ":" + elements[1]
             return os.path.join(new_root, pathname)
 
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@
     # bit of a brain-bender to get it working right, though...
     if _wordchars_re is None: _init_regex()
 
-    s = string.strip(s)
+    s = s.strip()
     words = []
     pos = 0
 
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@
 
         if s[end] in string.whitespace: # unescaped, unquoted whitespace: now
             words.append(s[:end])       # we definitely have a word delimiter
-            s = string.lstrip(s[end:])
+            s = s[end:].lstrip()
             pos = 0
 
         elif s[end] == '\\':            # preserve whatever is being escaped;
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@
     are 'n', 'no', 'f', 'false', 'off', and '0'.  Raises ValueError if
     'val' is anything else.
     """
-    val = string.lower(val)
+    val = val.lower()
     if val in ('y', 'yes', 't', 'true', 'on', '1'):
         return 1
     elif val in ('n', 'no', 'f', 'false', 'off', '0'):
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@
             #if prefix:
             #    prefix = os.path.abspath(prefix)
 
-            script.write(string.join(map(repr, py_files), ",\n") + "]\n")
+            script.write(",\n".join(map(repr, py_files)) + "]\n")
             script.write("""
 byte_compile(files, optimize=%r, force=%r,
              prefix=%r, base_dir=%r,
@@ -507,7 +506,6 @@
     """Return a version of the string escaped for inclusion in an
     RFC-822 header, by ensuring there are 8 spaces space after each newline.
     """
-    lines = string.split(header, '\n')
-    lines = map(string.strip, lines)
-    header = string.join(lines, '\n' + 8*' ')
-    return header
+    lines = [x.strip() for x in header.split('\n')]
+    sep = '\n' + 8*' '
+    return sep.join(lines)
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/version.py b/Lib/distutils/version.py
index 2cd3636..2db6b18 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/version.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/version.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
     of the same class, thus must follow the same rules)
 """
 
-import string, re
-from types import StringType
+import re
 
 class Version:
     """Abstract base class for version numbering classes.  Just provides
@@ -147,12 +146,12 @@
             match.group(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
 
         if patch:
-            self.version = tuple(map(string.atoi, [major, minor, patch]))
+            self.version = tuple(map(int, [major, minor, patch]))
         else:
-            self.version = tuple(map(string.atoi, [major, minor]) + [0])
+            self.version = tuple(map(int, [major, minor]) + [0])
 
         if prerelease:
-            self.prerelease = (prerelease[0], string.atoi(prerelease_num))
+            self.prerelease = (prerelease[0], int(prerelease_num))
         else:
             self.prerelease = None
 
@@ -160,9 +159,9 @@
     def __str__ (self):
 
         if self.version[2] == 0:
-            vstring = string.join(map(str, self.version[0:2]), '.')
+            vstring = '.'.join(map(str, self.version[0:2]))
         else:
-            vstring = string.join(map(str, self.version), '.')
+            vstring = '.'.join(map(str, self.version))
 
         if self.prerelease:
             vstring = vstring + self.prerelease[0] + str(self.prerelease[1])
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@
 
 
     def __cmp__ (self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, StringType):
+        if isinstance(other, str):
             other = StrictVersion(other)
 
         compare = cmp(self.version, other.version)
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@
 
 
     def __cmp__ (self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, StringType):
+        if isinstance(other, str):
             other = LooseVersion(other)
 
         return cmp(self.version, other.version)
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py b/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
index f56460a..df691ed 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/Debugger.py
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@
             funcname = code.co_name
             import linecache
             sourceline = linecache.getline(filename, lineno)
-            import string
-            sourceline = string.strip(sourceline)
+            sourceline = sourceline.strip()
             if funcname in ("?", "", None):
                 item = "%s, line %d: %s" % (modname, lineno, sourceline)
             else:
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/MultiCall.py b/Lib/idlelib/MultiCall.py
index 1bb1576..61730b8 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/MultiCall.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/MultiCall.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-import string
 import re
 import Tkinter
 
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@
     """
     if not sequence or sequence[0] != '<' or sequence[-1] != '>':
         return None
-    words = string.split(sequence[1:-1], '-')
+    words = '-'.split(sequence[1:-1])
 
     modifiers = 0
     while words and words[0] in _modifier_names:
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/aboutDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/aboutDialog.py
index c121061..afdafd2 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/aboutDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/aboutDialog.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 
 from Tkinter import *
-import string, os
+import os
 import textView
 import idlever
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         tkVer[len(tkVer)-1] = str('%.3g' % (float('.'+tkVer[len(tkVer)-1])))[2:]
         if tkVer[len(tkVer)-1] == '':
             tkVer[len(tkVer)-1] = '0'
-        tkVer = string.join(tkVer,'.')
+        tkVer = '.'.join(tkVer)
         labelTkVer = Label(frameBg, text='Tk version:  '+
                            tkVer, fg=self.fg, bg=self.bg)
         labelTkVer.grid(row=9, column=1, sticky=W, padx=2, pady=0)
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
index c1cbf82..eadb69d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """
 from Tkinter import *
 import tkMessageBox, tkColorChooser, tkFont
-import string, copy
+import copy
 
 from configHandler import idleConf
 from dynOptionMenuWidget import DynOptionMenu
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
         newKeys={}
         for event in prevKeys.keys(): #add key set to changed items
             eventName=event[2:-2] #trim off the angle brackets
-            binding=string.join(prevKeys[event])
+            binding=' '.join(prevKeys[event])
             newKeys[eventName]=binding
         #handle any unsaved changes to prev key set
         if prevKeySetName in self.changedItems['keys'].keys():
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
         bindNames.sort()
         self.listBindings.delete(0,END)
         for bindName in bindNames:
-            key=string.join(keySet[bindName]) #make key(s) into a string
+            key=' '.join(keySet[bindName]) #make key(s) into a string
             bindName=bindName[2:-2] #trim off the angle brackets
             if keySetName in self.changedItems['keys'].keys():
                 #handle any unsaved changes to this key set
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
         self.changedItems['main']['HelpFiles'] = {}
         for num in range(1,len(self.userHelpList)+1):
             self.AddChangedItem('main','HelpFiles',str(num),
-                    string.join(self.userHelpList[num-1][:2],';'))
+                    ';'.join(self.userHelpList[num-1][:2]))
 
     def LoadFontCfg(self):
         ##base editor font selection list
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
index 0a08de2..963cf95 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 """
 import os
 import sys
-import string
 import macosxSupport
 from ConfigParser import ConfigParser, NoOptionError, NoSectionError
 
@@ -632,7 +631,7 @@
                 menuItem='' #make these empty
                 helpPath='' #so value won't be added to list
             else: #config entry contains ';' as expected
-                value=string.split(value,';')
+                value=value.split(';')
                 menuItem=value[0].strip()
                 helpPath=value[1].strip()
             if menuItem and helpPath: #neither are empty strings
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
index 69900f9..16db557 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/keybindingDialog.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         if finalKey:
             finalKey = self.TranslateKey(finalKey, modifiers)
             keyList.append(finalKey)
-        self.keyString.set('<' + string.join(keyList,'-') + '>')
+        self.keyString.set('<' + '-'.join(keyList) + '>')
 
     def GetModifiers(self):
         modList = [variable.get() for variable in self.modifier_vars]
diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index 6ebd445..d4cfc07 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 __author__ = 'Ka-Ping Yee <ping@lfw.org>'
 __date__ = '1 Jan 2001'
 
-import sys, os, types, string, re, dis, imp, tokenize, linecache
+import sys, os, types, re, dis, imp, tokenize, linecache
 from operator import attrgetter
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- type-checking
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------- source code extraction
 def indentsize(line):
     """Return the indent size, in spaces, at the start of a line of text."""
-    expline = string.expandtabs(line)
-    return len(expline) - len(string.lstrip(expline))
+    expline = line.expandtabs()
+    return len(expline) - len(expline.lstrip())
 
 def getdoc(object):
     """Get the documentation string for an object.
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@
     if not isinstance(doc, types.StringTypes):
         return None
     try:
-        lines = string.split(string.expandtabs(doc), '\n')
+        lines = doc.expandtabs().split('\n')
     except UnicodeError:
         return None
     else:
         # Find minimum indentation of any non-blank lines after first line.
         margin = sys.maxint
         for line in lines[1:]:
-            content = len(string.lstrip(line))
+            content = len(line.lstrip())
             if content:
                 indent = len(line) - content
                 margin = min(margin, indent)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
             lines.pop()
         while lines and not lines[0]:
             lines.pop(0)
-        return string.join(lines, '\n')
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
 
 def getfile(object):
     """Work out which source or compiled file an object was defined in."""
@@ -382,10 +382,10 @@
 def getsourcefile(object):
     """Return the Python source file an object was defined in, if it exists."""
     filename = getfile(object)
-    if string.lower(filename[-4:]) in ('.pyc', '.pyo'):
+    if filename[-4:].lower() in ('.pyc', '.pyo'):
         filename = filename[:-4] + '.py'
     for suffix, mode, kind in imp.get_suffixes():
-        if 'b' in mode and string.lower(filename[-len(suffix):]) == suffix:
+        if 'b' in mode and filename[-len(suffix):].lower() == suffix:
             # Looks like a binary file.  We want to only return a text file.
             return None
     if os.path.exists(filename):
@@ -527,36 +527,36 @@
         # Look for a comment block at the top of the file.
         start = 0
         if lines and lines[0][:2] == '#!': start = 1
-        while start < len(lines) and string.strip(lines[start]) in ('', '#'):
+        while start < len(lines) and lines[start].strip() in ('', '#'):
             start = start + 1
         if start < len(lines) and lines[start][:1] == '#':
             comments = []
             end = start
             while end < len(lines) and lines[end][:1] == '#':
-                comments.append(string.expandtabs(lines[end]))
+                comments.append(lines[end].expandtabs())
                 end = end + 1
-            return string.join(comments, '')
+            return ''.join(comments)
 
     # Look for a preceding block of comments at the same indentation.
     elif lnum > 0:
         indent = indentsize(lines[lnum])
         end = lnum - 1
-        if end >= 0 and string.lstrip(lines[end])[:1] == '#' and \
+        if end >= 0 and lines[end].lstrip()[:1] == '#' and \
             indentsize(lines[end]) == indent:
-            comments = [string.lstrip(string.expandtabs(lines[end]))]
+            comments = [lines[end].expandtabs().lstrip()]
             if end > 0:
                 end = end - 1
-                comment = string.lstrip(string.expandtabs(lines[end]))
+                comment = lines[end].expandtabs().lstrip()
                 while comment[:1] == '#' and indentsize(lines[end]) == indent:
                     comments[:0] = [comment]
                     end = end - 1
                     if end < 0: break
-                    comment = string.lstrip(string.expandtabs(lines[end]))
-            while comments and string.strip(comments[0]) == '#':
+                    comment = lines[end].expandtabs().lstrip()
+            while comments and comments[0].strip() == '#':
                 comments[:1] = []
-            while comments and string.strip(comments[-1]) == '#':
+            while comments and comments[-1].strip() == '#':
                 comments[-1:] = []
-            return string.join(comments, '')
+            return ''.join(comments)
 
 class EndOfBlock(Exception): pass
 
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
     or code object.  The source code is returned as a single string.  An
     IOError is raised if the source code cannot be retrieved."""
     lines, lnum = getsourcelines(object)
-    return string.join(lines, '')
+    return ''.join(lines)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------- class tree extraction
 def walktree(classes, children, parent):
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
     if len(seq) == 1:
         return '(' + seq[0] + ',)'
     else:
-        return '(' + string.join(seq, ', ') + ')'
+        return '(' + ', '.join(seq) + ')'
 
 def strseq(object, convert, join=joinseq):
     """Recursively walk a sequence, stringifying each element."""
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
             specs.append(spec)
     if varkw is not None:
         specs.append(formatvarkw(formatargandannotation(varkw)))
-    result = '(' + string.join(specs, ', ') + ')'
+    result = '(' + ', '.join(specs) + ')'
     if 'return' in annotations:
         result += formatreturns(formatannotation(annotations['return']))
     return result
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
         specs.append(formatvarargs(varargs) + formatvalue(locals[varargs]))
     if varkw:
         specs.append(formatvarkw(varkw) + formatvalue(locals[varkw]))
-    return '(' + string.join(specs, ', ') + ')'
+    return '(' + ', '.join(specs) + ')'
 
 # -------------------------------------------------- stack frame extraction
 def getframeinfo(frame, context=1):
diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 7ff9f25..4eb0392 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 To use, simply 'import logging' and log away!
 """
 
-import sys, os, types, time, string, cStringIO, traceback
+import sys, os, types, time, cStringIO, traceback
 
 try:
     import codecs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #
 if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'): #support for py2exe
     _srcfile = "logging%s__init__%s" % (os.sep, __file__[-4:])
-elif string.lower(__file__[-4:]) in ['.pyc', '.pyo']:
+elif __file__[-4:].lower() in ['.pyc', '.pyo']:
     _srcfile = __file__[:-4] + '.py'
 else:
     _srcfile = __file__
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
         formatException() and appended to the message.
         """
         record.message = record.getMessage()
-        if string.find(self._fmt,"%(asctime)") >= 0:
+        if self._fmt.find("%(asctime)") >= 0:
             record.asctime = self.formatTime(record, self.datefmt)
         s = self._fmt % record.__dict__
         if record.exc_info:
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
             return 1
         elif self.name == record.name:
             return 1
-        elif string.find(record.name, self.name, 0, self.nlen) != 0:
+        elif record.name.find(self.name, 0, self.nlen) != 0:
             return 0
         return (record.name[self.nlen] == ".")
 
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@
         from the specified logger to the root of the logger hierarchy.
         """
         name = alogger.name
-        i = string.rfind(name, ".")
+        i = name.rfind(".")
         rv = None
         while (i > 0) and not rv:
             substr = name[:i]
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
                 else:
                     assert isinstance(obj, PlaceHolder)
                     obj.append(alogger)
-            i = string.rfind(name, ".", 0, i - 1)
+            i = name.rfind(".", 0, i - 1)
         if not rv:
             rv = self.root
         alogger.parent = rv
diff --git a/Lib/logging/config.py b/Lib/logging/config.py
index 2888e5e..8b28153 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/config.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/config.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 To use, simply 'import logging' and log away!
 """
 
-import sys, logging, logging.handlers, string, socket, struct, os, traceback, types
+import sys, logging, logging.handlers, socket, struct, os, traceback, types
 
 try:
     import thread
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 def _resolve(name):
     """Resolve a dotted name to a global object."""
-    name = string.split(name, '.')
+    name = name.split('.')
     used = name.pop(0)
     found = __import__(used)
     for n in name:
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@
     flist = cp.get("formatters", "keys")
     if not len(flist):
         return {}
-    flist = string.split(flist, ",")
+    flist = flist.split(",")
     formatters = {}
     for form in flist:
-        sectname = "formatter_%s" % string.strip(form)
+        sectname = "formatter_%s" % form.strip()
         opts = cp.options(sectname)
         if "format" in opts:
             fs = cp.get(sectname, "format", 1)
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@
     hlist = cp.get("handlers", "keys")
     if not len(hlist):
         return {}
-    hlist = string.split(hlist, ",")
+    hlist = hlist.split(",")
     handlers = {}
     fixups = [] #for inter-handler references
     for hand in hlist:
-        sectname = "handler_%s" % string.strip(hand)
+        sectname = "handler_%s" % hand.strip()
         klass = cp.get(sectname, "class")
         opts = cp.options(sectname)
         if "formatter" in opts:
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@
 
     # configure the root first
     llist = cp.get("loggers", "keys")
-    llist = string.split(llist, ",")
-    llist = map(lambda x: string.strip(x), llist)
+    llist = llist.split(",")
+    llist = map(lambda x: x.strip(), llist)
     llist.remove("root")
     sectname = "logger_root"
     root = logging.root
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@
         root.removeHandler(h)
     hlist = cp.get(sectname, "handlers")
     if len(hlist):
-        hlist = string.split(hlist, ",")
+        hlist = hlist.split(",")
         for hand in hlist:
-            log.addHandler(handlers[string.strip(hand)])
+            log.addHandler(handlers[hand.strip()])
 
     #and now the others...
     #we don't want to lose the existing loggers,
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
         logger.disabled = 0
         hlist = cp.get(sectname, "handlers")
         if len(hlist):
-            hlist = string.split(hlist, ",")
+            hlist = hlist.split(",")
             for hand in hlist:
-                logger.addHandler(handlers[string.strip(hand)])
+                logger.addHandler(handlers[hand.strip()])
 
     #Disable any old loggers. There's no point deleting
     #them as other threads may continue to hold references
diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index 687ecfe..83bf3e3 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 To use, simply 'import logging' and log away!
 """
 
-import sys, logging, socket, types, os, string, struct, time, glob
+import sys, logging, socket, types, os, struct, time, glob
 try:
     import cPickle as pickle
 except ImportError:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     """
     def __init__(self, filename, when='h', interval=1, backupCount=0, encoding=None):
         BaseRotatingHandler.__init__(self, filename, 'a', encoding)
-        self.when = string.upper(when)
+        self.when = when.upper()
         self.backupCount = backupCount
         # Calculate the real rollover interval, which is just the number of
         # seconds between rollovers.  Also set the filename suffix used when
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
             msg = self.format(record)
             msg = "From: %s\r\nTo: %s\r\nSubject: %s\r\nDate: %s\r\n\r\n%s" % (
                             self.fromaddr,
-                            string.join(self.toaddrs, ","),
+                            ",".join(self.toaddrs),
                             self.getSubject(record),
                             formatdate(), msg)
             smtp.sendmail(self.fromaddr, self.toaddrs, msg)
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
         ("GET" or "POST")
         """
         logging.Handler.__init__(self)
-        method = string.upper(method)
+        method = method.upper()
         if method not in ["GET", "POST"]:
             raise ValueError, "method must be GET or POST"
         self.host = host
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
             url = self.url
             data = urllib.urlencode(self.mapLogRecord(record))
             if self.method == "GET":
-                if (string.find(url, '?') >= 0):
+                if (url.find('?') >= 0):
                     sep = '&'
                 else:
                     sep = '?'
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
             h.putrequest(self.method, url)
             # support multiple hosts on one IP address...
             # need to strip optional :port from host, if present
-            i = string.find(host, ":")
+            i = host.find(":")
             if i >= 0:
                 host = host[:i]
             h.putheader("Host", host)
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix6/cddb.py b/Lib/plat-irix6/cddb.py
index bfdf57d..bdd2ec3 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-irix6/cddb.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix6/cddb.py
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 # You can then use c.write() to write out the changed values to the
 # .cdplayerrc file.
 
-import string, posix, os
+import posix, os
 
 _cddbrc = '.cddb'
 _DB_ID_NTRACKS = 5
 _dbid_map = '0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@_=+abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
 def _dbid(v):
     if v >= len(_dbid_map):
-        return string.zfill(v, 2)
+        return v.zfill(2)
     else:
         return _dbid_map[v]
 
@@ -164,11 +164,10 @@
         for i in range(nidtracks):
             start, length = tracklist[i]
             self.id = self.id + _dbid(length[0]) + _dbid(length[1])
-        self.toc = string.zfill(ntracks, 2)
+        self.toc = ntracks.zfill(2)
         for track in tracklist:
             start, length = track
-            self.toc = self.toc + string.zfill(length[0], 2) + \
-                      string.zfill(length[1], 2)
+            self.toc = self.toc + length[0].zfill(2) + length[1].zfill(2)
 
     def write(self):
         import posixpath
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix6/cdplayer.py b/Lib/plat-irix6/cdplayer.py
index a2be8b4..493527f 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-irix6/cdplayer.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix6/cdplayer.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 class Cdplayer:
     def __init__(self, tracklist):
-        import string
         self.artist = ''
         self.title = ''
         if type(tracklist) == type(''):
@@ -29,11 +28,11 @@
                            int(tracklist[i+2:i+4]))))
             tracklist = t
         self.track = [None] + [''] * len(tracklist)
-        self.id = 'd' + string.zfill(len(tracklist), 2)
+        self.id = 'd' + repr(len(tracklist)).zfill(2)
         for track in tracklist:
             start, length = track
-            self.id = self.id + string.zfill(length[0], 2) + \
-                      string.zfill(length[1], 2)
+            self.id = self.id + repr(length[0]).zfill(2) + \
+                      repr(length[1]).zfill(2)
         try:
             import posix
             f = open(posix.environ['HOME'] + '/' + cdplayerrc, 'r')
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py b/Lib/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py
index 3c92011..1bca4cd 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 from Carbon import AE
 import Nav
 import MacOS
-import string
 from Carbon.ControlAccessor import *    # Also import Controls constants
 import Carbon.File
 import macresource
@@ -54,12 +53,12 @@
 
 def cr2lf(text):
     if '\r' in text:
-        text = string.join(string.split(text, '\r'), '\n')
+        text = '\n'.join(text.split('\r'))
     return text
 
 def lf2cr(text):
     if '\n' in text:
-        text = string.join(string.split(text, '\n'), '\r')
+        text = '\r'.join(text.split('\n'))
     if len(text) > 253:
         text = text[:253] + '\311'
     return text
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@
                 d.SelectDialogItemText(ARGV_CMDLINE_DATA, 0x7fff, 0x7fff)
         h = d.GetDialogItemAsControl(ARGV_CMDLINE_DATA)
         oldstr = GetDialogItemText(h)
-        tmplist = string.split(oldstr)
+        tmplist = oldstr.split()
         newlist = []
         while tmplist:
             item = tmplist[0]
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/aepack.py b/Lib/plat-mac/aepack.py
index aa1734d..9be242c 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/aepack.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/aepack.py
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 #
 
 import struct
-import string
 import types
-from string import strip
 from types import *
 from Carbon import AE
 from Carbon.AppleEvents import *
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/aetypes.py b/Lib/plat-mac/aetypes.py
index 9dfb39f..9b739f6 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/aetypes.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/aetypes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from Carbon.AppleEvents import *
 import struct
 from types import *
-import string
 
 #
 # convoluted, since there are cyclic dependencies between this file and
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@
         return "Enum(%r)" % (self.enum,)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return string.strip(self.enum)
+        return self.enum.strip()
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack(self.enum, typeEnumeration)
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
         return "Type(%r)" % (self.type,)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return string.strip(self.type)
+        return self.type.strip()
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack(self.type, typeType)
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
         return "Keyword(%r)" % self.keyword
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return string.strip(self.keyword)
+        return self.keyword.strip()
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack(self.keyword, typeKeyword)
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@
         return "Comparison(%r, %r, %r)" % (self.obj1, self.relo, self.obj2)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "%s %s %s" % (nice(self.obj1), string.strip(self.relo), nice(self.obj2))
+        return "%s %s %s" % (nice(self.obj1), self.relo.strip(), nice(self.obj2))
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack({'obj1': self.obj1,
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@
         return "Ordinal(%r)" % (self.abso,)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "%s" % (string.strip(self.abso))
+        return "%s" % (self.abso.strip())
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack(self.abso, 'abso')
@@ -225,10 +224,10 @@
     def __str__(self):
         if type(self.term) == ListType and len(self.term) == 2:
             return "%s %s %s" % (nice(self.term[0]),
-                                 string.strip(self.logc),
+                                 self.logc.strip(),
                                  nice(self.term[1]))
         else:
-            return "%s(%s)" % (string.strip(self.logc), nice(self.term))
+            return "%s(%s)" % (self.logc.strip(), nice(self.term))
 
     def __aepack__(self):
         return pack({'logc': mkenum(self.logc), 'term': self.term}, 'logi')
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/buildtools.py b/Lib/plat-mac/buildtools.py
index 4a0efbf..d2b53b3 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/buildtools.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/buildtools.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-import string
 import imp
 import marshal
 from Carbon import Res
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@
     # Set the destination file name. Note that basename
     # does contain the whole filepath, only a .py is stripped.
 
-    if string.lower(filename[-3:]) == ".py":
+    if filename[-3:].lower() == ".py":
         basename = filename[:-3]
         if MacOS.runtimemodel != 'macho' and not destname:
             destname = basename
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@
         for ires in range(1, 1+nresources):
             res = Res.Get1IndResource(type, ires)
             id, type, name = res.GetResInfo()
-            lcname = string.lower(name)
+            lcname = name.lower()
 
             if lcname == OWNERNAME and id == 0:
                 if skipowner:
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/gensuitemodule.py b/Lib/plat-mac/gensuitemodule.py
index fd706a0..6d1ceae 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/gensuitemodule.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/gensuitemodule.py
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
         """Generate class boilerplate"""
         classname = '%s_Events'%self.modname
         if self.basemodule:
-            modshortname = string.split(self.basemodule.__name__, '.')[-1]
+            modshortname = self.basemodule.__name__.split('.')[-1]
             baseclassname = '%s_Events'%modshortname
             self.fp.write("class %s(%s):\n\n"%(classname, baseclassname))
         else:
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
                 bits.append(dataflagdict[i])
             else:
                 bits.append(repr(i))
-    return '[%s]' % string.join(bits)
+    return '[%s]' % ' '.join(bits)
 
 def ascii(str):
     """Return a string with all non-ascii characters hex-encoded"""
diff --git a/Lib/plat-mac/ic.py b/Lib/plat-mac/ic.py
index 5c109d6..769400a 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-mac/ic.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-mac/ic.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """IC wrapper module, based on Internet Config 1.3"""
 
 import icglue
-import string
 import sys
 import os
 from Carbon import Res
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@
 
 def _decode(data, key):
     if '\245' in key:
-        key2 = key[:string.index(key, '\245')+1]
+        key2 = key[:key.index('\245')+1]
     else:
         key2 = key
     if key2 in _decoder_table:
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@
     if type(data) == _ICOpaqueDataType:
         return data.data
     if '\245' in key:
-        key2 = key[:string.index(key, '\245')+1]
+        key2 = key[:key.index('\245')+1]
     else:
         key2 = key
     if key2 in _decoder_table:
diff --git a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
index ea39e60..af89eb3 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
   """
     dash= _allowMOSFSNames and p[:1]=='-'
     if dash:
-        q= string.find(p, '-', 1)+1
+        q= p.find('-', 1)+1
     else:
         if p[:1]==':':
             q= 0
         else:
-            q= string.find(p, ':')+1 # q= index of start of non-FS portion of path
-    s= string.find(p, '#')
+            q= p.find(':')+1 # q= index of start of non-FS portion of path
+    s= p.find('#')
     if s==-1 or s>q:
         s= q # find end of main FS name, not including special field
     else:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
                 break # disallow invalid non-special-field characters in FS name
     r= q
     if p[q:q+1]==':':
-        r= string.find(p, '.', q+1)+1
+        r= p.find('.', q+1)+1
         if r==0:
             r= len(p) # find end of drive name (if any) following FS name (if any)
     return (p[:q], p[q:r], p[r:])
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   OS filesystems are case-insensitive. However, not all filesystems have to be,
   and there's no simple way to find out what type an FS is argh.
   """
-    return string.lower(p)
+    return p.lower()
 
 
 def isabs(p):
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   name must still be dealt with separately since special field may contain '.'.
   """
     (fs, drive, path)= _split(p)
-    q= string.rfind(path, '.')
+    q= path.rfind('.')
     if q!=-1:
         return (fs+drive+path[:q], path[q+1:])
     return ('', p)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
   """
     (tail, head)= split(p)
     if '/' in head:
-        q= len(head)-string.rfind(head, '/')
+        q= len(head)-head.rfind('/')
         return (p[:-q], p[-q:])
     return (p, '')
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
             fsname= fs[1:-1]
         else:
             fsname= fs[:-1]
-        fsname= string.split(fsname, '#', 1)[0] # remove special field from fs
+        fsname= fsname.split('#', 1)[0] # remove special field from fs
     x= swi.swi('OS_FSControl', 'ib2s.i;.....i', 54, b, fsname, l)
     if x<l:
         urd= b.tostring(0, l-x-1)
diff --git a/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py b/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
index a5aee34..7694f1c 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         url = url[2:]
     elif url[:2] == '//':
         raise RuntimeError, 'Cannot convert non-local URL to pathname'
-    components = string.split(url, '/')
+    components = url.split('/')
     if not components[0]:
         if '$' in components:
             del components[0]
diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index 720da04..ed5d22d 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 __version__ = '1.0.6'
 
-import sys,string,os,re
+import sys, os, re
 
 ### Platform specific APIs
 
@@ -189,15 +189,15 @@
         info = open('/var/adm/inst-log/info').readlines()
         distname = 'SuSE'
         for line in info:
-            tv = string.split(line)
+            tv = line.split()
             if len(tv) == 2:
                 tag,value = tv
             else:
                 continue
             if tag == 'MIN_DIST_VERSION':
-                version = string.strip(value)
+                version = value.strip()
             elif tag == 'DIST_IDENT':
-                values = string.split(value,'-')
+                values = value.split('-')
                 id = values[2]
         return distname,version,id
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         # Caldera OpenLinux has some infos in that file (thanks to Colin Kong)
         info = open('/etc/.installed').readlines()
         for line in info:
-            pkg = string.split(line,'-')
+            pkg = line.split('-')
             if len(pkg) >= 2 and pkg[0] == 'OpenLinux':
                 # XXX does Caldera support non Intel platforms ? If yes,
                 #     where can we find the needed id ?
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
         return tuple(m.groups())
 
     # Unkown format... take the first two words
-    l = string.split(string.strip(firstline))
+    l = firstline.strip().split()
     if l:
         version = l[0]
         if len(l) > 1:
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
     """ Normalize the version and build strings and return a single
         version string using the format major.minor.build (or patchlevel).
     """
-    l = string.split(version,'.')
+    l = version.split('.')
     if build:
         l.append(build)
     try:
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
         strings = l
     else:
         strings = map(str,ints)
-    version = string.join(strings[:3],'.')
+    version = '.'.join(strings[:3])
     return version
 
 _ver_output = re.compile(r'(?:([\w ]+) ([\w.]+) '
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
         return system,release,version
 
     # Parse the output
-    info = string.strip(info)
+    info = info.strip()
     m = _ver_output.match(info)
     if m is not None:
         system,release,version = m.groups()
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
             # These releases use the old name SunOS
             return system,release,version
         # Modify release (marketing release = SunOS release - 3)
-        l = string.split(release,'.')
+        l = release.split('.')
         if l:
             try:
                 major = int(l[0])
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
             else:
                 major = major - 3
                 l[0] = str(major)
-                release = string.join(l,'.')
+                release = '.'.join(l)
         if release < '6':
             system = 'Solaris'
         else:
@@ -806,28 +806,24 @@
         compatible format e.g. "system-version-machine".
     """
     # Format the platform string
-    platform = string.join(
-        map(string.strip,
-            filter(len, args)),
-        '-')
+    platform = '-'.join(x.strip() for x in filter(len, args))
 
     # Cleanup some possible filename obstacles...
-    replace = string.replace
-    platform = replace(platform,' ','_')
-    platform = replace(platform,'/','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,'\\','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,':','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,';','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,'"','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,'(','-')
-    platform = replace(platform,')','-')
+    platform = platform.replace(' ','_')
+    platform = platform.replace('/','-')
+    platform = platform.replace('\\','-')
+    platform = platform.replace(':','-')
+    platform = platform.replace(';','-')
+    platform = platform.replace('"','-')
+    platform = platform.replace('(','-')
+    platform = platform.replace(')','-')
 
     # No need to report 'unknown' information...
-    platform = replace(platform,'unknown','')
+    platform = platform.replace('unknown','')
 
     # Fold '--'s and remove trailing '-'
     while 1:
-        cleaned = replace(platform,'--','-')
+        cleaned = platform.replace('--','-')
         if cleaned == platform:
             break
         platform = cleaned
@@ -889,7 +885,7 @@
         f = os.popen('uname %s 2> /dev/null' % option)
     except (AttributeError,os.error):
         return default
-    output = string.strip(f.read())
+    output = f.read().strip()
     rc = f.close()
     if not output or rc:
         return default
@@ -911,7 +907,7 @@
         f = os.popen('file %s 2> /dev/null' % target)
     except (AttributeError,os.error):
         return default
-    output = string.strip(f.read())
+    output = f.read().strip()
     rc = f.close()
     if not output or rc:
         return default
@@ -1082,7 +1078,7 @@
         elif system[:4] == 'java':
             release,vendor,vminfo,osinfo = java_ver()
             system = 'Java'
-            version = string.join(vminfo,', ')
+            version = ', '.join(vminfo)
             if not version:
                 version = vendor
 
@@ -1285,10 +1281,10 @@
         builddate = builddate + ' ' + buildtime
 
     # Add the patchlevel version if missing
-    l = string.split(version, '.')
+    l = version.split('.')
     if len(l) == 2:
         l.append('0')
-        version = string.join(l, '.')
+        version = '.'.join(l)
 
     # Build and cache the result
     result = (name, version, branch, revision, buildno, builddate, compiler)
@@ -1345,7 +1341,7 @@
     """
     if hasattr(sys, 'version_info'):
         return sys.version_info[:3]
-    return tuple(string.split(_sys_version()[1], '.'))
+    return tuple(_sys_version()[1].split('.'))
 
 def python_branch():
 
diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 9fca8c2..59c4593 100755
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
 import sys, imp, os, re, types, inspect, __builtin__, pkgutil
 from repr import Repr
-from string import expandtabs, find, join, lower, split, strip, rfind, rstrip
 try:
     from collections import deque
 except ImportError:
@@ -80,16 +79,16 @@
 def getdoc(object):
     """Get the doc string or comments for an object."""
     result = inspect.getdoc(object) or inspect.getcomments(object)
-    return result and re.sub('^ *\n', '', rstrip(result)) or ''
+    return result and re.sub('^ *\n', '', result.rstrip()) or ''
 
 def splitdoc(doc):
     """Split a doc string into a synopsis line (if any) and the rest."""
-    lines = split(strip(doc), '\n')
+    lines = doc.strip().split('\n')
     if len(lines) == 1:
         return lines[0], ''
-    elif len(lines) >= 2 and not rstrip(lines[1]):
-        return lines[0], join(lines[2:], '\n')
-    return '', join(lines, '\n')
+    elif len(lines) >= 2 and not lines[1].rstrip():
+        return lines[0], '\n'.join(lines[2:])
+    return '', '\n'.join(lines)
 
 def classname(object, modname):
     """Get a class name and qualify it with a module name if necessary."""
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
 def replace(text, *pairs):
     """Do a series of global replacements on a string."""
     while pairs:
-        text = join(split(text, pairs[0]), pairs[1])
+        text = pairs[1].join(text.split(pairs[0]))
         pairs = pairs[2:]
     return text
 
@@ -190,18 +189,18 @@
 
 def source_synopsis(file):
     line = file.readline()
-    while line[:1] == '#' or not strip(line):
+    while line[:1] == '#' or not line.strip():
         line = file.readline()
         if not line: break
-    line = strip(line)
+    line = line.strip()
     if line[:4] == 'r"""': line = line[1:]
     if line[:3] == '"""':
         line = line[3:]
         if line[-1:] == '\\': line = line[:-1]
-        while not strip(line):
+        while not line.strip():
             line = file.readline()
             if not line: break
-        result = strip(split(line, '"""')[0])
+        result = line.split('"""')[0].strip()
     else: result = None
     return result
 
@@ -297,13 +296,13 @@
             # A SyntaxError occurred before we could execute the module.
             raise ErrorDuringImport(value.filename, info)
         elif exc is ImportError and \
-             split(lower(str(value)))[:2] == ['no', 'module']:
+             str(value).lower().split()[:2] == ['no', 'module']:
             # The module was not found.
             return None
         else:
             # Some other error occurred during the importing process.
             raise ErrorDuringImport(path, sys.exc_info())
-    for part in split(path, '.')[1:]:
+    for part in path.split('.')[1:]:
         try: module = getattr(module, part)
         except AttributeError: return None
     return module
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@
 
     def repr1(self, x, level):
         if hasattr(type(x), '__name__'):
-            methodname = 'repr_' + join(split(type(x).__name__), '_')
+            methodname = 'repr_' + '_'.join(type(x).__name__.split())
             if hasattr(self, methodname):
                 return getattr(self, methodname)(x, level)
         return self.escape(cram(stripid(repr(x)), self.maxother))
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@
 
     def preformat(self, text):
         """Format literal preformatted text."""
-        text = self.escape(expandtabs(text))
+        text = self.escape(text.expandtabs())
         return replace(text, '\n\n', '\n \n', '\n\n', '\n \n',
                              ' ', '&nbsp;', '\n', '<br>\n')
 
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@
                 results.append(self.namelink(name, classes))
             here = end
         results.append(escape(text[here:]))
-        return join(results, '')
+        return ''.join(results)
 
     # ---------------------------------------------- type-specific routines
 
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@
                     parents = []
                     for base in bases:
                         parents.append(self.classlink(base, modname))
-                    result = result + '(' + join(parents, ', ') + ')'
+                    result = result + '(' + ', '.join(parents) + ')'
                 result = result + '\n</font></dt>'
             elif type(entry) is type([]):
                 result = result + '<dd>\n%s</dd>\n' % self.formattree(
@@ -581,13 +580,13 @@
             all = object.__all__
         except AttributeError:
             all = None
-        parts = split(name, '.')
+        parts = name.split('.')
         links = []
         for i in range(len(parts)-1):
             links.append(
                 '<a href="%s.html"><font color="#ffffff">%s</font></a>' %
-                (join(parts[:i+1], '.'), parts[i]))
-        linkedname = join(links + parts[-1:], '.')
+                ('.'.join(parts[:i+1]), parts[i]))
+        linkedname = '.'.join(links + parts[-1:])
         head = '<big><big><strong>%s</strong></big></big>' % linkedname
         try:
             path = inspect.getabsfile(object)
@@ -602,12 +601,12 @@
         if hasattr(object, '__version__'):
             version = str(object.__version__)
             if version[:11] == '$' + 'Revision: ' and version[-1:] == '$':
-                version = strip(version[11:-1])
+                version = version[11:-1].strip()
             info.append('version %s' % self.escape(version))
         if hasattr(object, '__date__'):
             info.append(self.escape(str(object.__date__)))
         if info:
-            head = head + ' (%s)' % join(info, ', ')
+            head = head + ' (%s)' % ', '.join(info)
         docloc = self.getdocloc(object)
         if docloc is not None:
             docloc = '<br><a href="%(docloc)s">Module Docs</a>' % locals()
@@ -674,19 +673,19 @@
             for key, value in classes:
                 contents.append(self.document(value, key, name, fdict, cdict))
             result = result + self.bigsection(
-                'Classes', '#ffffff', '#ee77aa', join(contents))
+                'Classes', '#ffffff', '#ee77aa', ' '.join(contents))
         if funcs:
             contents = []
             for key, value in funcs:
                 contents.append(self.document(value, key, name, fdict, cdict))
             result = result + self.bigsection(
-                'Functions', '#ffffff', '#eeaa77', join(contents))
+                'Functions', '#ffffff', '#eeaa77', ' '.join(contents))
         if data:
             contents = []
             for key, value in data:
                 contents.append(self.document(value, key))
             result = result + self.bigsection(
-                'Data', '#ffffff', '#55aa55', join(contents, '<br>\n'))
+                'Data', '#ffffff', '#55aa55', '<br>\n'.join(contents))
         if hasattr(object, '__author__'):
             contents = self.markup(str(object.__author__), self.preformat)
             result = result + self.bigsection(
@@ -831,7 +830,7 @@
             parents = []
             for base in bases:
                 parents.append(self.classlink(base, object.__module__))
-            title = title + '(%s)' % join(parents, ', ')
+            title = title + '(%s)' % ', '.join(parents)
         doc = self.markup(getdoc(object), self.preformat, funcs, classes, mdict)
         doc = doc and '<tt>%s<br>&nbsp;</tt>' % doc
 
@@ -951,7 +950,7 @@
 
     def repr1(self, x, level):
         if hasattr(type(x), '__name__'):
-            methodname = 'repr_' + join(split(type(x).__name__), '_')
+            methodname = 'repr_' + '_'.join(type(x).__name__.split())
             if hasattr(self, methodname):
                 return getattr(self, methodname)(x, level)
         return cram(stripid(repr(x)), self.maxother)
@@ -983,19 +982,20 @@
 
     def bold(self, text):
         """Format a string in bold by overstriking."""
-        return join(map(lambda ch: ch + '\b' + ch, text), '')
+        return ''.join(map(lambda ch: ch + '\b' + ch, text))
 
     def indent(self, text, prefix='    '):
         """Indent text by prepending a given prefix to each line."""
         if not text: return ''
-        lines = split(text, '\n')
+        lines = text.split('\n')
         lines = map(lambda line, prefix=prefix: prefix + line, lines)
-        if lines: lines[-1] = rstrip(lines[-1])
-        return join(lines, '\n')
+        if lines: lines[-1] = lines[-1].rstrip()
+        return '\n'.join(lines)
 
     def section(self, title, contents):
         """Format a section with a given heading."""
-        return self.bold(title) + '\n' + rstrip(self.indent(contents)) + '\n\n'
+        clean_contents = self.indent(contents).rstrip()
+        return self.bold(title) + '\n' + clean_contents + '\n\n'
 
     # ---------------------------------------------- type-specific routines
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@
                 result = result + prefix + classname(c, modname)
                 if bases and bases != (parent,):
                     parents = map(lambda c, m=modname: classname(c, m), bases)
-                    result = result + '(%s)' % join(parents, ', ')
+                    result = result + '(%s)' % ', '.join(parents)
                 result = result + '\n'
             elif type(entry) is type([]):
                 result = result + self.formattree(
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@
 
             modpkgs.sort()
             result = result + self.section(
-                'PACKAGE CONTENTS', join(modpkgs, '\n'))
+                'PACKAGE CONTENTS', '\n'.join(modpkgs))
 
         if classes:
             classlist = map(lambda (key, value): value, classes)
@@ -1076,24 +1076,24 @@
                 inspect.getclasstree(classlist, 1), name)]
             for key, value in classes:
                 contents.append(self.document(value, key, name))
-            result = result + self.section('CLASSES', join(contents, '\n'))
+            result = result + self.section('CLASSES', '\n'.join(contents))
 
         if funcs:
             contents = []
             for key, value in funcs:
                 contents.append(self.document(value, key, name))
-            result = result + self.section('FUNCTIONS', join(contents, '\n'))
+            result = result + self.section('FUNCTIONS', '\n'.join(contents))
 
         if data:
             contents = []
             for key, value in data:
                 contents.append(self.docother(value, key, name, maxlen=70))
-            result = result + self.section('DATA', join(contents, '\n'))
+            result = result + self.section('DATA', '\n'.join(contents))
 
         if hasattr(object, '__version__'):
             version = str(object.__version__)
             if version[:11] == '$' + 'Revision: ' and version[-1:] == '$':
-                version = strip(version[11:-1])
+                version = version[11:-1].strip()
             result = result + self.section('VERSION', version)
         if hasattr(object, '__date__'):
             result = result + self.section('DATE', str(object.__date__))
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
             title = self.bold(name) + ' = class ' + realname
         if bases:
             parents = map(makename, bases)
-            title = title + '(%s)' % join(parents, ', ')
+            title = title + '(%s)' % ', '.join(parents)
 
         doc = getdoc(object)
         contents = doc and [doc + '\n'] or []
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
         contents = '\n'.join(contents)
         if not contents:
             return title + '\n'
-        return title + '\n' + self.indent(rstrip(contents), ' |  ') + '\n'
+        return title + '\n' + self.indent(contents.rstrip(), ' |  ') + '\n'
 
     def formatvalue(self, object):
         """Format an argument default value as text."""
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@
             return decl + '\n'
         else:
             doc = getdoc(object) or ''
-            return decl + '\n' + (doc and rstrip(self.indent(doc)) + '\n')
+            return decl + '\n' + (doc and self.indent(doc).rstrip() + '\n')
 
     def _docdescriptor(self, name, value, mod):
         results = []
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@
 
 def ttypager(text):
     """Page through text on a text terminal."""
-    lines = split(plain(text), '\n')
+    lines = plain(text).split('\n')
     try:
         import tty
         fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
 
     try:
         r = inc = os.environ.get('LINES', 25) - 1
-        sys.stdout.write(join(lines[:inc], '\n') + '\n')
+        sys.stdout.write('\n'.join(lines[:inc]) + '\n')
         while lines[r:]:
             sys.stdout.write('-- more --')
             sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
             if c in ('b', 'B', '\x1b'):
                 r = r - inc - inc
                 if r < 0: r = 0
-            sys.stdout.write('\n' + join(lines[r:r+inc], '\n') + '\n')
+            sys.stdout.write('\n' + '\n'.join(lines[r:r+inc]) + '\n')
             r = r + inc
 
     finally:
@@ -1437,10 +1437,10 @@
 
 def locate(path, forceload=0):
     """Locate an object by name or dotted path, importing as necessary."""
-    parts = [part for part in split(path, '.') if part]
+    parts = [part for part in path.split('.') if part]
     module, n = None, 0
     while n < len(parts):
-        nextmodule = safeimport(join(parts[:n+1], '.'), forceload)
+        nextmodule = safeimport('.'.join(parts[:n+1]), forceload)
         if nextmodule: module, n = nextmodule, n + 1
         else: break
     if module:
@@ -1637,8 +1637,8 @@
         for dir in [os.environ.get('PYTHONDOCS'),
                     homedir and os.path.join(homedir, 'doc'),
                     os.path.join(execdir, 'doc'),
-                    '/usr/doc/python-docs-' + split(sys.version)[0],
-                    '/usr/doc/python-' + split(sys.version)[0],
+                    '/usr/doc/python-docs-' + sys.version.split()[0],
+                    '/usr/doc/python-' + sys.version.split()[0],
                     '/usr/doc/python-docs-' + sys.version[:3],
                     '/usr/doc/python-' + sys.version[:3],
                     os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'Resources/English.lproj/Documentation')]:
@@ -1672,8 +1672,8 @@
                 if not request: break
             except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
                 break
-            request = strip(replace(request, '"', '', "'", ''))
-            if lower(request) in ('q', 'quit'): break
+            request = replace(request, '"', '', "'", '').strip()
+            if request.lower() in ('q', 'quit'): break
             self.help(request)
 
     def getline(self, prompt):
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@
             elif request == 'topics': self.listtopics()
             elif request == 'modules': self.listmodules()
             elif request[:8] == 'modules ':
-                self.listmodules(split(request)[1])
+                self.listmodules(request.split()[1])
             elif request in self.keywords: self.showtopic(request)
             elif request in self.topics: self.showtopic(request)
             elif request: doc(request, 'Help on %s:')
@@ -1786,11 +1786,11 @@
         parser.start_td = parser.start_th = lambda a, b=buffer: b.write('\t')
         parser.feed(document)
         buffer = replace(buffer.getvalue(), '\xa0', ' ', '\n', '\n  ')
-        pager('  ' + strip(buffer) + '\n')
+        pager('  ' + buffer.strip() + '\n')
         if xrefs:
             buffer = StringIO.StringIO()
             formatter.DumbWriter(buffer).send_flowing_data(
-                'Related help topics: ' + join(split(xrefs), ', ') + '\n')
+                'Related help topics: ' + ', '.join(xrefs.split()) + '\n')
             self.output.write('\n%s\n' % buffer.getvalue())
 
     def listmodules(self, key=''):
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@
             def callback(path, modname, desc, modules=modules):
                 if modname and modname[-9:] == '.__init__':
                     modname = modname[:-9] + ' (package)'
-                if find(modname, '.') < 0:
+                if modname.find('.') < 0:
                     modules[modname] = 1
             ModuleScanner().run(callback)
             self.list(modules.keys())
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@
     """An interruptible scanner that searches module synopses."""
 
     def run(self, callback, key=None, completer=None):
-        if key: key = lower(key)
+        if key: key = key.lower()
         self.quit = False
         seen = {}
 
@@ -1858,8 +1858,10 @@
                 if key is None:
                     callback(None, modname, '')
                 else:
-                    desc = split(__import__(modname).__doc__ or '', '\n')[0]
-                    if find(lower(modname + ' - ' + desc), key) >= 0:
+                    name = __import__(modname).__doc__ or ''
+                    desc = name.split('\n')[0]
+                    name = modname + ' - ' + desc
+                    if name.lower().find(key) >= 0:
                         callback(None, modname, desc)
 
         for importer, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.walk_packages():
@@ -1882,7 +1884,8 @@
                     module = loader.load_module(modname)
                     desc = (module.__doc__ or '').splitlines()[0]
                     path = getattr(module,'__file__',None)
-                if find(lower(modname + ' - ' + desc), key) >= 0:
+                name = modname + ' - ' + desc
+                if name.lower().find(key) >= 0:
                     callback(path, modname, desc)
 
         if completer:
@@ -1953,7 +1956,7 @@
                 seen = {}
                 for dir in sys.path:
                     indices.append(html.index(dir, seen))
-                contents = heading + join(indices) + '''<p align=right>
+                contents = heading + ' '.join(indices) + '''<p align=right>
 <font color="#909090" face="helvetica, arial"><strong>
 pydoc</strong> by Ka-Ping Yee &lt;ping@lfw.org&gt;</font>'''
                 self.send_document('Index of Modules', contents)
@@ -2135,7 +2138,7 @@
         def goto(self, event=None):
             selection = self.result_lst.curselection()
             if selection:
-                modname = split(self.result_lst.get(selection[0]))[0]
+                modname = self.result_lst.get(selection[0]).split()[0]
                 self.open(url=self.server.url + modname + '.html')
 
         def collapse(self):
@@ -2180,7 +2183,7 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------- command-line interface
 
 def ispath(x):
-    return isinstance(x, str) and find(x, os.sep) >= 0
+    return isinstance(x, str) and x.find(os.sep) >= 0
 
 def cli():
     """Command-line interface (looks at sys.argv to decide what to do)."""
diff --git a/Lib/string.py b/Lib/string.py
index 6aafb65..e5b5284 100644
--- a/Lib/string.py
+++ b/Lib/string.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-"""A collection of string operations (most are no longer used).
-
-Warning: most of the code you see here isn't normally used nowadays.
-Beginning with Python 1.6, many of these functions are implemented as
-methods on the standard string object. They used to be implemented by
-a built-in module called strop, but strop is now obsolete itself.
+"""A collection of string constants.
 
 Public module variables:
 
@@ -202,327 +197,12 @@
         return self.pattern.sub(convert, self.template)
 
 
-
-####################################################################
-# NOTE: Everything below here is deprecated.  Use string methods instead.
-# This stuff will go away in Python 3.0.
-
-# Backward compatible names for exceptions
-index_error = ValueError
-atoi_error = ValueError
-atof_error = ValueError
-atol_error = ValueError
-
-# convert UPPER CASE letters to lower case
-def lower(s):
-    """lower(s) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s converted to lowercase.
-
-    """
-    return s.lower()
-
-# Convert lower case letters to UPPER CASE
-def upper(s):
-    """upper(s) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s converted to uppercase.
-
-    """
-    return s.upper()
-
-# Swap lower case letters and UPPER CASE
-def swapcase(s):
-    """swapcase(s) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with upper case characters
-    converted to lowercase and vice versa.
-
-    """
-    return s.swapcase()
-
-# Strip leading and trailing tabs and spaces
-def strip(s, chars=None):
-    """strip(s [,chars]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with leading and trailing
-    whitespace removed.
-    If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
-    If chars is unicode, S will be converted to unicode before stripping.
-
-    """
-    return s.strip(chars)
-
-# Strip leading tabs and spaces
-def lstrip(s, chars=None):
-    """lstrip(s [,chars]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with leading whitespace removed.
-    If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
-
-    """
-    return s.lstrip(chars)
-
-# Strip trailing tabs and spaces
-def rstrip(s, chars=None):
-    """rstrip(s [,chars]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with trailing whitespace removed.
-    If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead.
-
-    """
-    return s.rstrip(chars)
-
-
-# Split a string into a list of space/tab-separated words
-def split(s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
-    """split(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
-
-    Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
-    delimiter string.  If maxsplit is given, splits at no more than
-    maxsplit places (resulting in at most maxsplit+1 words).  If sep
-    is not specified or is None, any whitespace string is a separator.
-
-    (split and splitfields are synonymous)
-
-    """
-    return s.split(sep, maxsplit)
-splitfields = split
-
-# Split a string into a list of space/tab-separated words
-def rsplit(s, sep=None, maxsplit=-1):
-    """rsplit(s [,sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings
-
-    Return a list of the words in the string s, using sep as the
-    delimiter string, starting at the end of the string and working
-    to the front.  If maxsplit is given, at most maxsplit splits are
-    done. If sep is not specified or is None, any whitespace string
-    is a separator.
-    """
-    return s.rsplit(sep, maxsplit)
-
-# Join fields with optional separator
-def join(words, sep = ' '):
-    """join(list [,sep]) -> string
-
-    Return a string composed of the words in list, with
-    intervening occurrences of sep.  The default separator is a
-    single space.
-
-    (joinfields and join are synonymous)
-
-    """
-    return sep.join(words)
-joinfields = join
-
-# Find substring, raise exception if not found
-def index(s, *args):
-    """index(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
-
-    Like find but raises ValueError when the substring is not found.
-
-    """
-    return s.index(*args)
-
-# Find last substring, raise exception if not found
-def rindex(s, *args):
-    """rindex(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
-
-    Like rfind but raises ValueError when the substring is not found.
-
-    """
-    return s.rindex(*args)
-
-# Count non-overlapping occurrences of substring
-def count(s, *args):
-    """count(s, sub[, start[,end]]) -> int
-
-    Return the number of occurrences of substring sub in string
-    s[start:end].  Optional arguments start and end are
-    interpreted as in slice notation.
-
-    """
-    return s.count(*args)
-
-# Find substring, return -1 if not found
-def find(s, *args):
-    """find(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> in
-
-    Return the lowest index in s where substring sub is found,
-    such that sub is contained within s[start,end].  Optional
-    arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.
-
-    Return -1 on failure.
-
-    """
-    return s.find(*args)
-
-# Find last substring, return -1 if not found
-def rfind(s, *args):
-    """rfind(s, sub [,start [,end]]) -> int
-
-    Return the highest index in s where substring sub is found,
-    such that sub is contained within s[start,end].  Optional
-    arguments start and end are interpreted as in slice notation.
-
-    Return -1 on failure.
-
-    """
-    return s.rfind(*args)
-
-# for a bit of speed
-_float = float
-_int = int
-_long = int
-
-# Convert string to float
-def atof(s):
-    """atof(s) -> float
-
-    Return the floating point number represented by the string s.
-
-    """
-    return _float(s)
-
-
-# Convert string to integer
-def atoi(s , base=10):
-    """atoi(s [,base]) -> int
-
-    Return the integer represented by the string s in the given
-    base, which defaults to 10.  The string s must consist of one
-    or more digits, possibly preceded by a sign.  If base is 0, it
-    is chosen from the leading characters of s, 0 for octal, 0x or
-    0X for hexadecimal.  If base is 16, a preceding 0x or 0X is
-    accepted.
-
-    """
-    return _int(s, base)
-
-
-# Convert string to long integer
-def atol(s, base=10):
-    """atol(s [,base]) -> long
-
-    Return the long integer represented by the string s in the
-    given base, which defaults to 10.  The string s must consist
-    of one or more digits, possibly preceded by a sign.  If base
-    is 0, it is chosen from the leading characters of s, 0 for
-    octal, 0x or 0X for hexadecimal.  If base is 16, a preceding
-    0x or 0X is accepted.  A trailing L or l is not accepted,
-    unless base is 0.
-
-    """
-    return _long(s, base)
-
-
-# Left-justify a string
-def ljust(s, width, *args):
-    """ljust(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
-
-    Return a left-justified version of s, in a field of the
-    specified width, padded with spaces as needed.  The string is
-    never truncated.  If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
-
-    """
-    return s.ljust(width, *args)
-
-# Right-justify a string
-def rjust(s, width, *args):
-    """rjust(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
-
-    Return a right-justified version of s, in a field of the
-    specified width, padded with spaces as needed.  The string is
-    never truncated.  If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
-
-    """
-    return s.rjust(width, *args)
-
-# Center a string
-def center(s, width, *args):
-    """center(s, width[, fillchar]) -> string
-
-    Return a center version of s, in a field of the specified
-    width. padded with spaces as needed.  The string is never
-    truncated.  If specified the fillchar is used instead of spaces.
-
-    """
-    return s.center(width, *args)
-
-# Zero-fill a number, e.g., (12, 3) --> '012' and (-3, 3) --> '-03'
-# Decadent feature: the argument may be a string or a number
-# (Use of this is deprecated; it should be a string as with ljust c.s.)
-def zfill(x, width):
-    """zfill(x, width) -> string
-
-    Pad a numeric string x with zeros on the left, to fill a field
-    of the specified width.  The string x is never truncated.
-
-    """
-    if not isinstance(x, basestring):
-        x = repr(x)
-    return x.zfill(width)
-
-# Expand tabs in a string.
-# Doesn't take non-printing chars into account, but does understand \n.
-def expandtabs(s, tabsize=8):
-    """expandtabs(s [,tabsize]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with all tab characters replaced
-    by the appropriate number of spaces, depending on the current
-    column, and the tabsize (default 8).
-
-    """
-    return s.expandtabs(tabsize)
-
-# Character translation through look-up table.
-def translate(s, table, deletions=""):
-    """translate(s,table [,deletions]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s, where all characters occurring
-    in the optional argument deletions are removed, and the
-    remaining characters have been mapped through the given
-    translation table, which must be a string of length 256.  The
-    deletions argument is not allowed for Unicode strings.
-
-    """
-    if deletions:
-        return s.translate(table, deletions)
-    else:
-        # Add s[:0] so that if s is Unicode and table is an 8-bit string,
-        # table is converted to Unicode.  This means that table *cannot*
-        # be a dictionary -- for that feature, use u.translate() directly.
-        return s.translate(table + s[:0])
-
-# Capitalize a string, e.g. "aBc  dEf" -> "Abc  def".
-def capitalize(s):
-    """capitalize(s) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of the string s with only its first character
-    capitalized.
-
-    """
-    return s.capitalize()
-
-# Substring replacement (global)
-def replace(s, old, new, maxsplit=-1):
-    """replace (str, old, new[, maxsplit]) -> string
-
-    Return a copy of string str with all occurrences of substring
-    old replaced by new. If the optional argument maxsplit is
-    given, only the first maxsplit occurrences are replaced.
-
-    """
-    return s.replace(old, new, maxsplit)
-
-
 # Try importing optional built-in module "strop" -- if it exists,
 # it redefines some string operations that are 100-1000 times faster.
 # It also defines values for whitespace, lowercase and uppercase
 # that match <ctype.h>'s definitions.
 
 try:
-    from strop import maketrans, lowercase, uppercase, whitespace
-    letters = lowercase + uppercase
+    from strop import maketrans
 except ImportError:
     pass                                          # Use the original versions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future2.py b/Lib/test/test_future2.py
index 79eb731..3d7fc86 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_future2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_future2.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """This is a test"""
 
-from __future__ import nested_scopes; import string
+from __future__ import nested_scopes; import site
 
 def f(x):
     def g(y):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index d6dcc3c..843440a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 """
 
 import select
-import os, sys, string, struct, types, pickle, cStringIO
+import os, sys, struct, types, pickle, cStringIO
 import socket, tempfile, threading, time
 import logging, logging.handlers, logging.config
 from test.test_support import run_with_locale
@@ -455,11 +455,10 @@
 """
 
 # config2 has a subtle configuration error that should be reported
-config2 = string.replace(config1, "sys.stdout", "sys.stbout")
+config2 = config1.replace("sys.stdout", "sys.stbout")
 
 # config3 has a less subtle configuration error
-config3 = string.replace(
-    config1, "formatter=form1", "formatter=misspelled_name")
+config3 = config1.replace("formatter=form1", "formatter=misspelled_name")
 
 def test4():
     for i in range(4):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_scope.py b/Lib/test/test_scope.py
index 5fe1bc7..f52ab91 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_scope.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_scope.py
@@ -187,25 +187,25 @@
         check_syntax_error(self, """\
 def unoptimized_clash1(strip):
     def f(s):
-        from string import *
-        return strip(s) # ambiguity: free or local
+        from sys import *
+        return getrefcount(s) # ambiguity: free or local
     return f
 """)
 
         check_syntax_error(self, """\
 def unoptimized_clash2():
-    from string import *
+    from sys import *
     def f(s):
-        return strip(s) # ambiguity: global or local
+        return getrefcount(s) # ambiguity: global or local
     return f
 """)
 
         check_syntax_error(self, """\
 def unoptimized_clash2():
-    from string import *
+    from sys import *
     def g():
         def f(s):
-            return strip(s) # ambiguity: global or local
+            return getrefcount(s) # ambiguity: global or local
         return f
 """)
 
@@ -219,24 +219,24 @@
         check_syntax_error(self, """\
 def f():
     def g():
-        from string import *
-        return strip # global or local?
+        from sys import *
+        return getrefcount # global or local?
 """)
 
         # and verify a few cases that should work
 
         exec("""
 def noproblem1():
-    from string import *
+    from sys import *
     f = lambda x:x
 
 def noproblem2():
-    from string import *
+    from sys import *
     def f(x):
         return x + 1
 
 def noproblem3():
-    from string import *
+    from sys import *
     def f(x):
         global y
         y = x
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_string.py b/Lib/test/test_string.py
index 6e9c122..ab75f8c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_string.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_string.py
@@ -1,67 +1,5 @@
 import unittest, string
-from test import test_support, string_tests
-from UserList import UserList
-
-class StringTest(
-    string_tests.CommonTest,
-    string_tests.MixinStrStringUserStringTest
-    ):
-
-    type2test = str
-
-    def checkequal(self, result, object, methodname, *args):
-        realresult = getattr(string, methodname)(object, *args)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            result,
-            realresult
-        )
-
-    def checkraises(self, exc, object, methodname, *args):
-        self.assertRaises(
-            exc,
-            getattr(string, methodname),
-            object,
-            *args
-        )
-
-    def checkcall(self, object, methodname, *args):
-        getattr(string, methodname)(object, *args)
-
-    def test_join(self):
-        # These are the same checks as in string_test.ObjectTest.test_join
-        # but the argument order ist different
-        self.checkequal('a b c d', ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], 'join', ' ')
-        self.checkequal('abcd', ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'), 'join', '')
-        self.checkequal('w x y z', string_tests.Sequence(), 'join', ' ')
-        self.checkequal('abc', ('abc',), 'join', 'a')
-        self.checkequal('z', UserList(['z']), 'join', 'a')
-        if test_support.have_unicode:
-            self.checkequal(unicode('a.b.c'), ['a', 'b', 'c'], 'join', unicode('.'))
-            self.checkequal(unicode('a.b.c'), [unicode('a'), 'b', 'c'], 'join', '.')
-            self.checkequal(unicode('a.b.c'), ['a', unicode('b'), 'c'], 'join', '.')
-            self.checkequal(unicode('a.b.c'), ['a', 'b', unicode('c')], 'join', '.')
-            self.checkraises(TypeError, ['a', unicode('b'), 3], 'join', '.')
-        for i in [5, 25, 125]:
-            self.checkequal(
-                ((('a' * i) + '-') * i)[:-1],
-                ['a' * i] * i, 'join', '-')
-            self.checkequal(
-                ((('a' * i) + '-') * i)[:-1],
-                ('a' * i,) * i, 'join', '-')
-
-        self.checkraises(TypeError, string_tests.BadSeq1(), 'join', ' ')
-        self.checkequal('a b c', string_tests.BadSeq2(), 'join', ' ')
-        try:
-            def f():
-                yield 4 + ""
-            self.fixtype(' ').join(f())
-        except TypeError as e:
-            if '+' not in str(e):
-                self.fail('join() ate exception message')
-        else:
-            self.fail('exception not raised')
-
-
+from test import test_support
 
 
 class ModuleTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -77,37 +15,14 @@
         string.punctuation
         string.printable
 
-    def test_atoi(self):
-        self.assertEqual(string.atoi(" 1 "), 1)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atoi, " 1x")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atoi, " x1 ")
-
-    def test_atol(self):
-        self.assertEqual(string.atol("  1  "), 1)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atol, "  1x ")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atol, "  x1 ")
-
-    def test_atof(self):
-        self.assertAlmostEqual(string.atof("  1  "), 1.0)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atof, "  1x ")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.atof, "  x1 ")
-
     def test_maketrans(self):
         transtable = '\000\001\002\003\004\005\006\007\010\011\012\013\014\015\016\017\020\021\022\023\024\025\026\027\030\031\032\033\034\035\036\037 !"#$%&\'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`xyzdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\177\200\201\202\203\204\205\206\207\210\211\212\213\214\215\216\217\220\221\222\223\224\225\226\227\230\231\232\233\234\235\236\237\240\241\242\243\244\245\246\247\250\251\252\253\254\255\256\257\260\261\262\263\264\265\266\267\270\271\272\273\274\275\276\277\300\301\302\303\304\305\306\307\310\311\312\313\314\315\316\317\320\321\322\323\324\325\326\327\330\331\332\333\334\335\336\337\340\341\342\343\344\345\346\347\350\351\352\353\354\355\356\357\360\361\362\363\364\365\366\367\370\371\372\373\374\375\376\377'
 
         self.assertEqual(string.maketrans('abc', 'xyz'), transtable)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, string.maketrans, 'abc', 'xyzq')
 
-    def test_capwords(self):
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('abc def ghi'), 'Abc Def Ghi')
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('abc\tdef\nghi'), 'Abc Def Ghi')
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('abc\t   def  \nghi'), 'Abc Def Ghi')
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('ABC DEF GHI'), 'Abc Def Ghi')
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('ABC-DEF-GHI', '-'), 'Abc-Def-Ghi')
-        self.assertEqual(string.capwords('ABC-def DEF-ghi GHI'), 'Abc-def Def-ghi Ghi')
-
 def test_main():
-    test_support.run_unittest(StringTest, ModuleTest)
+    test_support.run_unittest(ModuleTest)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_strop.py b/Lib/test/test_strop.py
index 66e7eb6..16c4cd3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_strop.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_strop.py
@@ -9,126 +9,16 @@
 
 class StropFunctionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def test_atoi(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.atoi(" 1 ") == 1)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atoi, " 1x")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atoi, " x1 ")
-
-    def test_atol(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.atol(" 1 ") == 1)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atol, " 1x")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atol, " x1 ")
-
-    def test_atof(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.atof(" 1 ") == 1.0)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atof, " 1x")
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.atof, " x1 ")
-
-    def test_capitalize(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.capitalize(" hello ") == " hello ")
-        self.assert_(strop.capitalize("hello ") == "Hello ")
-
-    def test_find(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.find("abcdefghiabc", "abc") == 0)
-        self.assert_(strop.find("abcdefghiabc", "abc", 1) == 9)
-        self.assert_(strop.find("abcdefghiabc", "def", 4) == -1)
-
-    def test_rfind(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.rfind("abcdefghiabc", "abc") == 9)
-
-    def test_lower(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.lower("HeLLo") == "hello")
-
-    def test_upper(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.upper("HeLLo") == "HELLO")
-
-    def test_swapcase(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.swapcase("HeLLo cOmpUteRs") == "hEllO CoMPuTErS")
-
-    def test_strip(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.strip(" \t\n hello \t\n ") == "hello")
-
-    def test_lstrip(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.lstrip(" \t\n hello \t\n ") == "hello \t\n ")
-
-    def test_rstrip(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.rstrip(" \t\n hello \t\n ") == " \t\n hello")
-
-    def test_replace(self):
-        replace = strop.replace
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@', 1)
-                     == "one@two!three!")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@', 2)
-                     == "one@two@three!")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@', 3)
-                     == "one@two@three@")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@', 4)
-                     == "one@two@three@")
-
-        # CAUTION: a replace count of 0 means infinity only to strop,
-        # not to the string .replace() method or to the
-        # string.replace() function.
-
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@', 0)
-                     == "one@two@three@")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", '!', '@')
-                     == "one@two@three@")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", 'x', '@')
-                     == "one!two!three!")
-        self.assert_(replace("one!two!three!", 'x', '@', 2)
-                     == "one!two!three!")
-
-    def test_split(self):
-        split = strop.split
-        self.assert_(split("this is the split function")
-                     == ['this', 'is', 'the', 'split', 'function'])
-        self.assert_(split("a|b|c|d", '|') == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
-        self.assert_(split("a|b|c|d", '|', 2) == ['a', 'b', 'c|d'])
-        self.assert_(split("a b c d", None, 1) == ['a', 'b c d'])
-        self.assert_(split("a b c d", None, 2) == ['a', 'b', 'c d'])
-        self.assert_(split("a b c d", None, 3) == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
-        self.assert_(split("a b c d", None, 4) == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
-        self.assert_(split("a b c d", None, 0) == ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
-        self.assert_(split("a  b  c  d", None, 2) ==  ['a', 'b', 'c  d'])
-
-    def test_join(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.join(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']) == 'a b c d')
-        self.assert_(strop.join(('a', 'b', 'c', 'd'), '') == 'abcd')
-        self.assert_(strop.join(Sequence()) == 'w x y z')
-
-        # try a few long ones
-        self.assert_(strop.join(['x' * 100] * 100, ':')
-                     == (('x' * 100) + ":") * 99 + "x" * 100)
-        self.assert_(strop.join(('x' * 100,) * 100, ':')
-                     == (('x' * 100) + ":") * 99 + "x" * 100)
-
     def test_maketrans(self):
         self.assert_(strop.maketrans("abc", "xyz") == transtable)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, strop.maketrans, "abc", "xyzq")
 
-    def test_translate(self):
-        self.assert_(strop.translate("xyzabcdef", transtable, "def")
-                     == "xyzxyz")
-
-    def test_data_attributes(self):
-        strop.lowercase
-        strop.uppercase
-        strop.whitespace
-
 
 transtable = '\000\001\002\003\004\005\006\007\010\011\012\013\014\015\016\017\020\021\022\023\024\025\026\027\030\031\032\033\034\035\036\037 !"#$%&\'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\\]^_`xyzdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\177\200\201\202\203\204\205\206\207\210\211\212\213\214\215\216\217\220\221\222\223\224\225\226\227\230\231\232\233\234\235\236\237\240\241\242\243\244\245\246\247\250\251\252\253\254\255\256\257\260\261\262\263\264\265\266\267\270\271\272\273\274\275\276\277\300\301\302\303\304\305\306\307\310\311\312\313\314\315\316\317\320\321\322\323\324\325\326\327\330\331\332\333\334\335\336\337\340\341\342\343\344\345\346\347\350\351\352\353\354\355\356\357\360\361\362\363\364\365\366\367\370\371\372\373\374\375\376\377'
 
 
-# join() now works with any sequence type.
-class Sequence:
-    def __init__(self): self.seq = 'wxyz'
-    def __len__(self): return len(self.seq)
-    def __getitem__(self, i): return self.seq[i]
-
-
 def test_main():
     test_support.run_unittest(StropFunctionTestCase)
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
index dcc21ac..ebbe915 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sundry.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 import smtplib
 import sndhdr
 import statvfs
-import stringold
 import sunau
 import sunaudio
 import symbol
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unicode.py b/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
index bb3338b..b789fb0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 (c) Copyright CNRI, All Rights Reserved. NO WARRANTY.
 
 """#"
-import unittest, sys, string, codecs, new
+import unittest, sys, codecs, new
 from test import test_support, string_tests
 
 # Error handling (bad decoder return)
diff --git a/Lib/urllib.py b/Lib/urllib.py
index 6a2b293..60d2a41 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 (mimetools.Message objects are queried with the getheader() method.)
 """
 
-import string
 import socket
 import os
 import time
@@ -1465,6 +1464,7 @@
 
 # Test program
 def test(args=[]):
+    import string
     if not args:
         args = [
             '/etc/passwd',
diff --git a/Lib/xml/etree/ElementTree.py b/Lib/xml/etree/ElementTree.py
index aed69bb..19bb747 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/etree/ElementTree.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/etree/ElementTree.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 # structure, and convert it from and to XML.
 ##
 
-import string, sys, re
+import sys, re
 
 from . import ElementPath
 
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
             if text is None:
                 text = "&#%d;" % ord(char)
             append(text)
-        return string.join(out, "")
+        return "".join(out)
     try:
         return _encode(pattern.sub(escape_entities, text), "ascii")
     except TypeError:
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
 # the following functions assume an ascii-compatible encoding
 # (or "utf-16")
 
-def _escape_cdata(text, encoding=None, replace=string.replace):
+def _escape_cdata(text, encoding=None):
     # escape character data
     try:
         if encoding:
@@ -780,14 +780,14 @@
                 text = _encode(text, encoding)
             except UnicodeError:
                 return _encode_entity(text)
-        text = replace(text, "&", "&amp;")
-        text = replace(text, "<", "&lt;")
-        text = replace(text, ">", "&gt;")
+        text = text.replace("&", "&amp;")
+        text = text.replace("<", "&lt;")
+        text = text.replace(">", "&gt;")
         return text
     except (TypeError, AttributeError):
         _raise_serialization_error(text)
 
-def _escape_attrib(text, encoding=None, replace=string.replace):
+def _escape_attrib(text, encoding=None):
     # escape attribute value
     try:
         if encoding:
@@ -795,11 +795,11 @@
                 text = _encode(text, encoding)
             except UnicodeError:
                 return _encode_entity(text)
-        text = replace(text, "&", "&amp;")
-        text = replace(text, "'", "&apos;") # FIXME: overkill
-        text = replace(text, "\"", "&quot;")
-        text = replace(text, "<", "&lt;")
-        text = replace(text, ">", "&gt;")
+        text = text.replace("&", "&amp;")
+        text = text.replace("'", "&apos;") # FIXME: overkill
+        text = text.replace("\"", "&quot;")
+        text = text.replace("<", "&lt;")
+        text = text.replace(">", "&gt;")
         return text
     except (TypeError, AttributeError):
         _raise_serialization_error(text)
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
     # tag and namespace declaration, if any
     if isinstance(tag, QName):
         tag = tag.text
-    namespace_uri, tag = string.split(tag[1:], "}", 1)
+    namespace_uri, tag = tag[1:].split("}", 1)
     prefix = namespaces.get(namespace_uri)
     if prefix is None:
         prefix = _namespace_map.get(namespace_uri)
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
     file = dummy()
     file.write = data.append
     ElementTree(element).write(file, encoding)
-    return string.join(data, "")
+    return "".join(data)
 
 ##
 # Generic element structure builder.  This builder converts a sequence
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@
     def _flush(self):
         if self._data:
             if self._last is not None:
-                text = string.join(self._data, "")
+                text = "".join(self._data)
                 if self._tail:
                     assert self._last.tail is None, "internal error (tail)"
                     self._last.tail = text
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@
             if prefix == ">":
                 self._doctype = None
                 return
-            text = string.strip(text)
+            text = text.strip()
             if not text:
                 return
             self._doctype.append(text)