--- manlifter	(original)
+++ manlifter	(refactored)
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
 
-from __future__ import print_function
+
 
 import sys, os, getopt, signal, time, re, subprocess, stat
-import thread, threading, Queue
+import _thread, threading, queue
 
 try:
     getstatusoutput = subprocess.getstatusoutput
     getoutput = subprocess.getoutput
 except AttributeError:
-    import commands
-    getstatusoutput = commands.getstatusoutput
-    getoutput = commands.getoutput
+    import subprocess
+    getstatusoutput = subprocess.getstatusoutput
+    getoutput = subprocess.getoutput
 
 mandir = "/usr/share/man"
 patchdir = os.path.abspath("prepatch")
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 def singlerun(fn, options, tmpstem=None, batchmode=False):
     "Test-format a single file."
     if tmpstem is None:
-        tmpstem = "foo" + repr(os.getpid()) + ":" + str(thread.get_ident())
+        tmpstem = "foo" + repr(os.getpid()) + ":" + str(_thread.get_ident())
     global patched
     foundpatch = False
     if not os.path.exists(fn):
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
     else:
         print("%Profiling not enabled.\n")
     try:
-        q = Queue.Queue(maxsize=WORKERS)
+        q = queue.Queue(maxsize=WORKERS)
 
         def stuffone(fn):
             (status, output) = test(fn=fn, options=options)