diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 96aca5d56..1807929a3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@
 	count filters
 	* po/POTFILES.in: new reference count filters
 
+2007-08-29  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDBDir.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_SourceBase.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Source.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_MediaObject.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Person.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_DateBase.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Family.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Place.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_RepoRef.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Note.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_EventRef.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Repository.py: use types.InstanceType
+	* src/RelLib/_Event.py: use types.InstanceType
+
 2007-08-29  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/RelLib/_Source.py: fix fast unserialize()
 	* src/RelLib/_Place.py: fix fast unserialize()
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDBDir.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDBDir.py
index 508fc17a6..20ed41787 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDBDir.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDBDir.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import re
 import time
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 from gettext import gettext as _
 from bsddb import dbshelve, db
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ class GrampsDBDir(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
             class_func = primary_tables[primary_table_name]['class_func']
             while data:
                 found_handle,val = data
-                obj = new.instance(class_func,None)
+                obj = InstanceType(class_func)
                 obj.unserialize(val)
 
                 if self.UseTXN:
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ class GrampsDBDir(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
             if data_map:
                 log.error("Failed to get from handle",exc_info=True)
         if data:
-            newobj = new.instance(class_type, None)
+            newobj = InstanceType(class_type)
             newobj.unserialize(data)
             return newobj
         return None
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py b/src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py
index 994f6319c..8c7da5abd 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_ChildRef.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Child Reference class for GRAMPS.
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class ChildRef(SecondaryObject, PrivacyBase, SourceBase, NoteBase, RefBase):
         SourceBase.unserialize(self, source_list)
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
         RefBase.unserialize(self, ref)
-        self.frel = new.instance(ChildRefType,None)
+        self.frel = InstanceType(ChildRefType)
         self.frel.unserialize(frel)
-        self.mrel = new.instance(ChildRefType,None)
+        self.mrel = InstanceType(ChildRefType)
         self.mrel.unserialize(mrel)
         return self
 
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_DateBase.py b/src/RelLib/_DateBase.py
index 46b5b7220..cde1400d8 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_DateBase.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_DateBase.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DateBase class for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class DateBase:
         if data == None:
             self.date = Date()
         else:
-            self.date = new.instance(Date,None)
+            self.date = InstanceType(Date)
             self.date.unserialize(data)
 
     def get_date_object(self):
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Event.py b/src/RelLib/_Event.py
index 3211483fa..760c3f042 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Event.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Event.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from _PlaceBase import PlaceBase
 from _EventType import EventType
 from _MarkerType import MarkerType
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ class Event(SourceBase, NoteBase, MediaBase, AttributeBase,
          source_list, note_list, media_list, attribute_list,
          self.change, marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
-        self.type = new.instance(EventType,None)
+        self.type = InstanceType(EventType)
         self.type.unserialize(the_type)
         DateBase.unserialize(self, date)
         MediaBase.unserialize(self, media_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_EventRef.py b/src/RelLib/_EventRef.py
index 94fb1af9b..5608429df 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_EventRef.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_EventRef.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Event Reference class for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class EventRef(SecondaryObject, PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase):
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
         AttributeBase.unserialize(self, attribute_list)
         RefBase.unserialize(self, ref)
-        self.role = new.instance(EventRoleType,None)
+        self.role = InstanceType(EventRoleType)
         self.role.unserialize(role)
         return self
 
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Family.py b/src/RelLib/_Family.py
index 04c825922..9af21907c 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Family.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Family.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from warnings import warn
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ class Family(SourceBase, NoteBase, MediaBase, AttributeBase, LdsOrdBase,
          attribute_list, lds_seal_list, source_list, note_list,
          self.change, marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
-        self.type = new.instance(FamilyRelType, None)
+        self.type = InstanceType(FamilyRelType)
         self.type.unserialize(the_type)
-        self.event_ref_list = [new.instance(EventRef,None).unserialize(er)
+        self.event_ref_list = [InstanceType(EventRef).unserialize(er)
                                for er in event_ref_list]
-        self.child_ref_list = [new.instance(ChildRef,None).unserialize(cr)
+        self.child_ref_list = [InstanceType(ChildRef).unserialize(cr)
                                for cr in child_ref_list]
         MediaBase.unserialize(self, media_list)
         AttributeBase.unserialize(self, attribute_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_MediaObject.py b/src/RelLib/_MediaObject.py
index 85f0c5b19..314a6641e 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_MediaObject.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_MediaObject.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import os
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class MediaObject(SourceBase,NoteBase,DateBase,AttributeBase,PrimaryObject):
          attribute_list, source_list, note_list, self.change,
          date, marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
         AttributeBase.unserialize(self, attribute_list)
         SourceBase.unserialize(self, source_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Note.py b/src/RelLib/_Note.py
index 3432f869d..24940b5c8 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Note.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Note.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import re
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class Note(BasicPrimaryObject):
         (self.handle, self.gramps_id, self.text, self.format,
          the_type, self.change, the_marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(the_marker)
-        self.type = new.instance(NoteType, None)
+        self.type = InstanceType(NoteType)
         self.type.unserialize(the_type)
 
     def get_text_data_list(self):
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Person.py b/src/RelLib/_Person.py
index d41a1d044..4baa3c72f 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Person.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Person.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Person object for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -184,15 +184,15 @@ class Person(SourceBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, MediaBase,
          person_ref_list,         # 20
          ) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType,None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
-        self.primary_name = new.instance(Name, None)
+        self.primary_name = InstanceType(Name)
         self.primary_name.unserialize(primary_name)
-        self.alternate_names = [new.instance(Name, None).unserialize(name)
+        self.alternate_names = [InstanceType(Name).unserialize(name)
                                 for name in alternate_names]
-        self.event_ref_list = [new.instance(EventRef, None).unserialize(er)
+        self.event_ref_list = [InstanceType(EventRef).unserialize(er)
                                for er in event_ref_list]
-        self.person_ref_list = [new.instance(PersonRef, None).unserialize(pr)
+        self.person_ref_list = [InstanceType(PersonRef).unserialize(pr)
                                 for pr in person_ref_list]
         MediaBase.unserialize(self, media_list)
         LdsOrdBase.unserialize(self, lds_ord_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Place.py b/src/RelLib/_Place.py
index 0da0918cf..d0d1151e3 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Place.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Place.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Place object for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ class Place(SourceBase, NoteBase, MediaBase, UrlBase, PrimaryObject):
         if main_loc == None:
             self.main_loc = None
         else:
-            self.main_loc = new.instance(Location, None).unserialize(main_loc)
-        self.alt_loc = [new.instance(Location, None).unserialize(al) 
+            self.main_loc = InstanceType(Location).unserialize(main_loc)
+        self.alt_loc = [InstanceType(Location).unserialize(al) 
                         for al in alt_loc]
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
         UrlBase.unserialize(self, urls)
         MediaBase.unserialize(self, media_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_RepoRef.py b/src/RelLib/_RepoRef.py
index 28bf249d7..9b4bbca54 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_RepoRef.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_RepoRef.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Repository Reference class for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class RepoRef(SecondaryObject, PrivacyBase, NoteBase, RefBase):
         Converts a serialized tuple of data to an object
         """
         (note_list, ref, self.call_number, media_type, privacy) = data
-        self.media_type = new.instance(SourceMediaType, None)
+        self.media_type = InstanceType(SourceMediaType)
         self.media_type.unserialize(media_type)
         PrivacyBase.unserialize(self, privacy)
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Repository.py b/src/RelLib/_Repository.py
index f38991690..a39a95edb 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Repository.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Repository.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Repository object for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ class Repository(NoteBase, AddressBase, UrlBase, PrimaryObject):
         (self.handle, self.gramps_id, the_type, self.name, note_list,
          address_list, urls, self.change, marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
-        self.type = new.instance(RepositoryType, None)
+        self.type = InstanceType(RepositoryType)
         self.type.unserialize(the_type)
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
         AddressBase.unserialize(self, address_list)
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_Source.py b/src/RelLib/_Source.py
index ec39f636c..9d1aa0c2e 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_Source.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_Source.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Source object for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ class Source(MediaBase, NoteBase, PrimaryObject):
          self.abbrev, self.change, self.datamap, reporef_list,
          marker, self.private) = data
 
-        self.marker = new.instance(MarkerType, None)
+        self.marker = InstanceType(MarkerType)
         self.marker.unserialize(marker)
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
         MediaBase.unserialize(self, media_list)
-        self.reporef_list = [new.instance(RepoRef, None).unserialize(rr) 
+        self.reporef_list = [InstanceType(RepoRef).unserialize(rr) 
                              for rr in reporef_list]
         
     def _has_handle_reference(self, classname, handle):
diff --git a/src/RelLib/_SourceBase.py b/src/RelLib/_SourceBase.py
index 6542d757d..5e72093df 100644
--- a/src/RelLib/_SourceBase.py
+++ b/src/RelLib/_SourceBase.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SourceBase class for GRAMPS
 
 __revision__ = "$Revision$"
 
-import new
+from types import InstanceType
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class SourceBase:
         """
         Converts a serialized tuple of data to an object
         """
-        self.source_list = [new.instance(SourceRef, None).unserialize(item) 
+        self.source_list = [InstanceType(SourceRef).unserialize(item) 
                             for item in data]
 
     def add_source_reference(self, src_ref) :