Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/testcase.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/testcase.py	(revision 22468)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/testcase.py	(working copy)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 ######################################################################
 
-import os, sys, string, types
+import os, types
 
 import svntest
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       print 'WARNING: Test doc string exceeds 50 characters'
     if description[-1] == '.':
       print 'WARNING: Test doc string ends in a period (.)'
-    if not string.lower(description[0]) == description[0]:
+    if not description[0].lower() == description[0]:
       print 'WARNING: Test doc string is capitalized'
 
   def need_sandbox(self):
Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/tree.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/tree.py	(revision 22468)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/tree.py	(working copy)
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 ######################################################################
 
 import re
-import string
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@
   # get a list of all the names in the path
   # each of these will be a child of the former
   if os.sep != "/":
-    path = string.replace(path, os.sep, "/")
+    path = path.replace(os.sep, "/")
   elements = path.split("/")
   if len(elements) == 0:
     ### we should raise a less generic error here. which?
@@ -331,8 +330,8 @@
     # Not a misprint; "> 0" really is preferable to ">= 0" in this case.
     if line.find(' : ') > 0:
       name, value = line.split(' : ')
-      name = string.strip(name)
-      value = string.strip(value)
+      name = name.strip()
+      value = value.strip()
       props[name] = value
       first_value = 1
     else:    # Multi-line property, so re-use the current name.
@@ -550,8 +549,8 @@
   else:
     print "%s%s" % (indent, n.name)
 
-  indent = string.replace(indent, "-", " ")
-  indent = string.replace(indent, "+", " ")
+  indent = indent.replace("-", " ")
+  indent = indent.replace("+", " ")
   for i in range(len(tmp_children)):
     c = tmp_children[i]
     if i == len(tmp_children
Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/actions.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/actions.py	(revision 22468)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/actions.py	(working copy)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 ######################################################################
 
-import os, shutil, string, re, sys, errno
+import os, shutil, re, sys, errno
 
 import main, tree, wc  # general svntest routines in this module.
 from svntest import Failure, SVNAnyOutput
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       sys.exit(1)
 
     # verify the printed output of 'svn import'.
-    lastline = string.strip(output.pop())
+    lastline = output.pop().strip()
     cm = re.compile ("(Committed|Imported) revision [0-9]+.")
     match = cm.search (lastline)
     if not match:
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
   # Remove the final output line, and verify that the commit succeeded.
   lastline = ""
   if len(output):
-    lastline = string.strip(output.pop())
+    lastline = output.pop().strip()
 
     cm = re.compile("(Committed|Imported) revision [0-9]+.")
     match = cm.search(lastline)
Index: subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py	(revision 22468)
+++ subversion/tests/cmdline/svntest/main.py	(working copy)
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import shutil  # for rmtree()
 import re
 import stat    # for ST_MODE
-import string  # for atof()
 import copy    # for deepcopy()
 import time    # for time()
 import traceback # for print_exc()
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@
 # Global URL to testing area.  Default to ra_local, current working dir.
 test_area_url = file_scheme_prefix + os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
 if windows == 1:
-  test_area_url = string.replace(test_area_url, '\\', '/')
+  test_area_url = test_area_url.replace('\\', '/')
 
 # Global variable indicating the FS type for repository creations.
 fs_type = None
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@
       self.authz_file = os.path.join(self.repo_dir, "conf", "authz")
 
     if windows == 1:
-      self.repo_url = string.replace(self.repo_url, '\\', '/')
+      self.repo_url = self.repo_url.replace('\\', '/')
     self.test_paths = [self.wc_dir, self.repo_dir]
 
   def clone_dependent(self):
@@ -881,7 +880,7 @@
   # Calculate pristine_url from test_area_url.
   pristine_url = test_area_url + '/' + pristine_dir
   if windows == 1:
-    pristine_url = string.replace(pristine_url, '\\', '/')  
+    pristine_url = pristine_url.replace('\\', '/')  
   
   # Setup the pristine repository (and working copy)
   actions.setup_pristine_repository()