diff --git a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
index 66610b1..0055887 100644
--- a/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ import runpy
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import types
-import urllib
-from io import open as io_open
+
+# We need to use nested to support python 2.6, once we move to >=2.7, we can
+# use the with keyword's new builtin support for nested managers
+try:
+    from contextlib import nested
+except:
+    from IPython.utils.nested_context import nested
 
 from IPython.config.configurable import SingletonConfigurable
 from IPython.core import debugger, oinspect
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/embed.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/embed.py
index f1430a7..f6506ee 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/embed.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/embed.py
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@ Notes
 from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import sys
-from contextlib import nested
 import warnings
 
+# We need to use nested to support python 2.6, once we move to >=2.7, we can
+# use the with keyword's new builtin support for nested managers
+try:
+    from contextlib import nested
+except:
+    from IPython.utils.nested_context import nested
+
 from IPython.core import ultratb
 from IPython.core.magic import Magics, magics_class, line_magic
 from IPython.frontend.terminal.interactiveshell import TerminalInteractiveShell
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
index 1086edd..5ddbccc 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ import re
 import sys
 import textwrap
 
-from contextlib import nested
+# We need to use nested to support python 2.6, once we move to >=2.7, we can
+# use the with keyword's new builtin support for nested managers
+try:
+    from contextlib import nested
+except:
+    from IPython.utils.nested_context import nested
 
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext, UsageError
 from IPython.core.usage import interactive_usage, default_banner