diff --git a/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py b/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py
index 20958b2..259fb18 100644
--- a/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py
+++ b/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 import pydoc
 import inspect
-import types
 import re
 import sys
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@
         else:
             argspec = '(...)'
 
-        if isinstance(object, types.TupleType):
+        if isinstance(object, tuple):
             argspec = object[0] or argspec
             docstring = object[1] or ""
         else:
diff --git a/Lib/cookielib.py b/Lib/cookielib.py
index 268cc20..7fec858 100644
--- a/Lib/cookielib.py
+++ b/Lib/cookielib.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 """
 
 import sys, re, urlparse, copy, time, urllib, logging
-from types import StringTypes
 try:
     import threading as _threading
 except ImportError:
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@
     [[('Basic', None), ('realm', '"foobar"')]]
 
     """
-    assert type(header_values) not in StringTypes
+    assert not isinstance(header_values, basestring)
     result = []
     for text in header_values:
         orig_text = text
diff --git a/Lib/copy.py b/Lib/copy.py
index af905f3..b216beb 100644
--- a/Lib/copy.py
+++ b/Lib/copy.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 def _copy_immutable(x):
     return x
-for t in (types.NoneType, int, long, float, bool, str, tuple,
+for t in (type(None), int, long, float, bool, str, tuple,
           frozenset, type, xrange, types.ClassType,
           types.BuiltinFunctionType):
     d[t] = _copy_immutable
@@ -195,26 +195,26 @@
 
 def _deepcopy_atomic(x, memo):
     return x
-d[types.NoneType] = _deepcopy_atomic
-d[types.IntType] = _deepcopy_atomic
-d[types.LongType] = _deepcopy_atomic
-d[types.FloatType] = _deepcopy_atomic
-d[types.BooleanType] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[type(None)] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[int] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[long] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[float] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[bool] = _deepcopy_atomic
 try:
-    d[types.ComplexType] = _deepcopy_atomic
+    d[complex] = _deepcopy_atomic
 except AttributeError:
     pass
-d[types.StringType] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[str] = _deepcopy_atomic
 try:
-    d[types.UnicodeType] = _deepcopy_atomic
+    d[unicode] = _deepcopy_atomic
 except AttributeError:
     pass
 try:
     d[types.CodeType] = _deepcopy_atomic
 except AttributeError:
     pass
-d[types.TypeType] = _deepcopy_atomic
-d[types.XRangeType] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[type] = _deepcopy_atomic
+d[xrange] = _deepcopy_atomic
 d[types.ClassType] = _deepcopy_atomic
 d[types.BuiltinFunctionType] = _deepcopy_atomic
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     for a in x:
         y.append(deepcopy(a, memo))
     return y
-d[types.ListType] = _deepcopy_list
+d[list] = _deepcopy_list
 
 def _deepcopy_tuple(x, memo):
     y = []
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         y = x
     memo[d] = y
     return y
-d[types.TupleType] = _deepcopy_tuple
+d[tuple] = _deepcopy_tuple
 
 def _deepcopy_dict(x, memo):
     y = {}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
     for key, value in x.iteritems():
         y[deepcopy(key, memo)] = deepcopy(value, memo)
     return y
-d[types.DictionaryType] = _deepcopy_dict
+d[dict] = _deepcopy_dict
 if PyStringMap is not None:
     d[PyStringMap] = _deepcopy_dict
 
diff --git a/Lib/optparse.py b/Lib/optparse.py
index 6d3c94b..ae3d00d 100644
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 """
 
 import sys, os
-import types
 import textwrap
 try:
     from gettext import gettext as _
@@ -590,7 +589,7 @@
             if self.choices is None:
                 raise OptionError(
                     "must supply a list of choices for type 'choice'", self)
-            elif type(self.choices) not in (types.TupleType, types.ListType):
+            elif type(self.choices) not in (tuple, list):
                 raise OptionError(
                     "choices must be a list of strings ('%s' supplied)"
                     % str(type(self.choices)).split("'")[1], self)
@@ -634,12 +633,12 @@
                 raise OptionError(
                     "callback not callable: %r" % self.callback, self)
             if (self.callback_args is not None and
-                type(self.callback_args) is not types.TupleType):
+                type(self.callback_args) is not tuple):
                 raise OptionError(
                     "callback_args, if supplied, must be a tuple: not %r"
                     % self.callback_args, self)
             if (self.callback_kwargs is not None and
-                type(self.callback_kwargs) is not types.DictType):
+                type(self.callback_kwargs) is not dict):
                 raise OptionError(
                     "callback_kwargs, if supplied, must be a dict: not %r"
                     % self.callback_kwargs, self)
@@ -927,7 +926,7 @@
         """add_option(Option)
            add_option(opt_str, ..., kwarg=val, ...)
         """
-        if type(args[0]) is types.StringType:
+        if type(args[0]) is str:
             option = self.option_class(*args, **kwargs)
         elif len(args) == 1 and not kwargs:
             option = args[0]
@@ -1213,7 +1212,7 @@
 
     def add_option_group(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # XXX lots of overlap with OptionContainer.add_option()
-        if type(args[0]) is types.StringType:
+        if type(args[0]) is str:
             group = OptionGroup(self, *args, **kwargs)
         elif len(args) == 1 and not kwargs:
             group = args[0]
diff --git a/Lib/pickle.py b/Lib/pickle.py
index 02a1b1d..2ac920e 100644
--- a/Lib/pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/pickle.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 
         # Check for a class with a custom metaclass; treat as regular class
         try:
-            issc = issubclass(t, TypeType)
+            issc = issubclass(t, type)
         except TypeError: # t is not a class (old Boost; see SF #502085)
             issc = 0
         if issc:
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@
                                         (t.__name__, obj))
 
         # Check for string returned by reduce(), meaning "save as global"
-        if type(rv) is StringType:
+        if type(rv) is str:
             self.save_global(obj, rv)
             return
 
         # Assert that reduce() returned a tuple
-        if type(rv) is not TupleType:
+        if type(rv) is not tuple:
             raise PicklingError("%s must return string or tuple" % reduce)
 
         # Assert that it returned an appropriately sized tuple
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
         # This API is called by some subclasses
 
         # Assert that args is a tuple or None
-        if not isinstance(args, TupleType):
+        if not isinstance(args, tuple):
             raise PicklingError("args from reduce() should be a tuple")
 
         # Assert that func is callable
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 
     def save_none(self, obj):
         self.write(NONE)
-    dispatch[NoneType] = save_none
+    dispatch[type(None)] = save_none
 
     def save_bool(self, obj):
         if self.proto >= 2:
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
                 return
         # Text pickle, or int too big to fit in signed 4-byte format.
         self.write(INT + repr(obj) + '\n')
-    dispatch[IntType] = save_int
+    dispatch[int] = save_int
 
     def save_long(self, obj, pack=struct.pack):
         if self.proto >= 2:
@@ -468,14 +468,14 @@
                 self.write(LONG4 + pack("<i", n) + bytes)
             return
         self.write(LONG + repr(obj) + '\n')
-    dispatch[LongType] = save_long
+    dispatch[long] = save_long
 
     def save_float(self, obj, pack=struct.pack):
         if self.bin:
             self.write(BINFLOAT + pack('>d', obj))
         else:
             self.write(FLOAT + repr(obj) + '\n')
-    dispatch[FloatType] = save_float
+    dispatch[float] = save_float
 
     def save_string(self, obj, pack=struct.pack):
         if self.bin:
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
         else:
             self.write(STRING + repr(obj) + '\n')
         self.memoize(obj)
-    dispatch[StringType] = save_string
+    dispatch[str] = save_string
 
     def save_unicode(self, obj, pack=struct.pack):
         if self.bin:
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
         self.memoize(obj)
     dispatch[UnicodeType] = save_unicode
 
-    if StringType == UnicodeType:
+    if str == UnicodeType:
         # This is true for Jython
         def save_string(self, obj, pack=struct.pack):
             unicode = obj.isunicode()
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
                 else:
                     self.write(STRING + repr(obj) + '\n')
             self.memoize(obj)
-        dispatch[StringType] = save_string
+        dispatch[str] = save_string
 
     def save_tuple(self, obj):
         write = self.write
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
         self.write(TUPLE)
         self.memoize(obj)
 
-    dispatch[TupleType] = save_tuple
+    dispatch[tuple] = save_tuple
 
     # save_empty_tuple() isn't used by anything in Python 2.3.  However, I
     # found a Pickler subclass in Zope3 that calls it, so it's not harmless
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
         self.memoize(obj)
         self._batch_appends(iter(obj))
 
-    dispatch[ListType] = save_list
+    dispatch[list] = save_list
 
     # Keep in synch with cPickle's BATCHSIZE.  Nothing will break if it gets
     # out of synch, though.
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
         self.memoize(obj)
         self._batch_setitems(obj.iteritems())
 
-    dispatch[DictionaryType] = save_dict
+    dispatch[dict] = save_dict
     if not PyStringMap is None:
         dispatch[PyStringMap] = save_dict
 
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
     dispatch[ClassType] = save_global
     dispatch[FunctionType] = save_global
     dispatch[BuiltinFunctionType] = save_global
-    dispatch[TypeType] = save_global
+    dispatch[type] = save_global
 
 # Pickling helpers
 
diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
index 5d0c5e6..da63148 100644
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@
 mswindows = (sys.platform == "win32")
 
 import os
-import types
 import traceback
 
 # Exception classes used by this module.
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@
                 # Detach and turn into fd
                 p2cwrite = p2cwrite.Detach()
                 p2cwrite = msvcrt.open_osfhandle(p2cwrite, 0)
-            elif type(stdin) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stdin) == int:
                 p2cread = msvcrt.get_osfhandle(stdin)
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -652,7 +651,7 @@
                 # Detach and turn into fd
                 c2pread = c2pread.Detach()
                 c2pread = msvcrt.open_osfhandle(c2pread, 0)
-            elif type(stdout) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stdout) == int:
                 c2pwrite = msvcrt.get_osfhandle(stdout)
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -668,7 +667,7 @@
                 errread = msvcrt.open_osfhandle(errread, 0)
             elif stderr == STDOUT:
                 errwrite = c2pwrite
-            elif type(stderr) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stderr) == int:
                 errwrite = msvcrt.get_osfhandle(stderr)
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -711,7 +710,7 @@
                            errread, errwrite):
             """Execute program (MS Windows version)"""
 
-            if not isinstance(args, types.StringTypes):
+            if not isinstance(args, basestring):
                 args = list2cmdline(args)
 
             # Process startup details
@@ -876,7 +875,7 @@
                 pass
             elif stdin == PIPE:
                 p2cread, p2cwrite = os.pipe()
-            elif type(stdin) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stdin) == int:
                 p2cread = stdin
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -886,7 +885,7 @@
                 pass
             elif stdout == PIPE:
                 c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
-            elif type(stdout) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stdout) == int:
                 c2pwrite = stdout
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -898,7 +897,7 @@
                 errread, errwrite = os.pipe()
             elif stderr == STDOUT:
                 errwrite = c2pwrite
-            elif type(stderr) == types.IntType:
+            elif type(stderr) == int:
                 errwrite = stderr
             else:
                 # Assuming file-like object
@@ -937,7 +936,7 @@
                            errread, errwrite):
             """Execute program (POSIX version)"""
 
-            if isinstance(args, types.StringTypes):
+            if isinstance(args, basestring):
                 args = [args]
 
             if shell:
diff --git a/Lib/unittest.py b/Lib/unittest.py
index efb2b02..3f2d653 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     False, True = 0, 1
     def isinstance(obj, clsinfo):
         import __builtin__
-        if type(clsinfo) in (types.TupleType, types.ListType):
+        if type(clsinfo) in (tuple, list):
             for cls in clsinfo:
                 if cls is type: cls = types.ClassType
                 if __builtin__.isinstance(obj, cls):
diff --git a/Lib/xmlrpclib.py b/Lib/xmlrpclib.py
index 7b68196..4d3305a 100644
--- a/Lib/xmlrpclib.py
+++ b/Lib/xmlrpclib.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
 import re, string, time, operator
 
-from types import *
+from types import InstanceType
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Internal stuff
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@
     """
 
     def __init__(self, value=0):
-        if not isinstance(value, StringType):
-            if not isinstance(value, (TupleType, time.struct_time)):
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            if not isinstance(value, (tuple, time.struct_time)):
                 if value == 0:
                     value = time.time()
                 value = time.localtime(value)
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
         if not self.allow_none:
             raise TypeError, "cannot marshal None unless allow_none is enabled"
         write("<value><nil/></value>")
-    dispatch[NoneType] = dump_nil
+    dispatch[type(None)] = dump_nil
 
     def dump_int(self, value, write):
         # in case ints are > 32 bits
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
         write("<value><int>")
         write(str(value))
         write("</int></value>\n")
-    dispatch[IntType] = dump_int
+    dispatch[int] = dump_int
 
     if _bool_is_builtin:
         def dump_bool(self, value, write):
@@ -642,19 +642,19 @@
         write("<value><int>")
         write(str(int(value)))
         write("</int></value>\n")
-    dispatch[LongType] = dump_long
+    dispatch[long] = dump_long
 
     def dump_double(self, value, write):
         write("<value><double>")
         write(repr(value))
         write("</double></value>\n")
-    dispatch[FloatType] = dump_double
+    dispatch[float] = dump_double
 
     def dump_string(self, value, write, escape=escape):
         write("<value><string>")
         write(escape(value))
         write("</string></value>\n")
-    dispatch[StringType] = dump_string
+    dispatch[str] = dump_string
 
     if unicode:
         def dump_unicode(self, value, write, escape=escape):
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
             write("<value><string>")
             write(escape(value))
             write("</string></value>\n")
-        dispatch[UnicodeType] = dump_unicode
+        dispatch[unicode] = dump_unicode
 
     def dump_array(self, value, write):
         i = id(value)
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@
             dump(v, write)
         write("</data></array></value>\n")
         del self.memo[i]
-    dispatch[TupleType] = dump_array
-    dispatch[ListType] = dump_array
+    dispatch[tuple] = dump_array
+    dispatch[list] = dump_array
 
     def dump_struct(self, value, write, escape=escape):
         i = id(value)
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@
         write("<value><struct>\n")
         for k, v in value.items():
             write("<member>\n")
-            if type(k) is not StringType:
-                if unicode and type(k) is UnicodeType:
+            if type(k) is not str:
+                if unicode and type(k) is unicode:
                     k = k.encode(self.encoding)
                 else:
                     raise TypeError, "dictionary key must be string"
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
             write("</member>\n")
         write("</struct></value>\n")
         del self.memo[i]
-    dispatch[DictType] = dump_struct
+    dispatch[dict] = dump_struct
 
     def dump_instance(self, value, write):
         # check for special wrappers
@@ -1010,12 +1010,12 @@
     where necessary.
     """
 
-    assert isinstance(params, TupleType) or isinstance(params, Fault),\
+    assert isinstance(params, tuple) or isinstance(params, Fault),\
            "argument must be tuple or Fault instance"
 
     if isinstance(params, Fault):
         methodresponse = 1
-    elif methodresponse and isinstance(params, TupleType):
+    elif methodresponse and isinstance(params, tuple):
         assert len(params) == 1, "response tuple must be a singleton"
 
     if not encoding:
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@
     # standard XML-RPC wrappings
     if methodname:
         # a method call
-        if not isinstance(methodname, StringType):
+        if not isinstance(methodname, str):
             methodname = methodname.encode(encoding)
         data = (
             xmlheader,
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@
     def get_host_info(self, host):
 
         x509 = {}
-        if isinstance(host, TupleType):
+        if isinstance(host, tuple):
             host, x509 = host
 
         import urllib
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@
         host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
         connection.putheader("Host", host)
         if extra_headers:
-            if isinstance(extra_headers, DictType):
+            if isinstance(extra_headers, dict):
                 extra_headers = extra_headers.items()
             for key, value in extra_headers:
                 connection.putheader(key, value)