diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py b/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
index 7f9029a..1ff37f1 100644
--- a/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/ipipe.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ from IPython.external import simplegeneric
 from IPython.external import path
 
 try:
-    from IPython import genutils, generics
+    from IPython import genutils
+    from IPython.utils import generics
 except ImportError:
     genutils = None
     generics = None
diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_fsops.py b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_fsops.py
index a8cd2eb..4e2ae9f 100644
--- a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_fsops.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_fsops.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import shutil,os,shlex
 from IPython.external import mglob
 from IPython.external.path import path
 from IPython.ipapi import UsageError
+import IPython.utils.generics
 
 def parse_args(args):
     """ Given arg string 'CMD files... target', return ([files], target) """
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ def complete_pathobj(obj, prev_completions):
     # just return normal attributes of 'path' object if the dir is empty
     raise IPython.ipapi.TryNext
 
-complete_pathobj = IPython.generics.complete_object.when_type(PathObj)(complete_pathobj)
+complete_pathobj = IPython.utils.generics.complete_object.when_type(PathObj)(complete_pathobj)
 
 def test_pathobj():
     #p = PathObj('c:/prj')
diff --git a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_greedycompleter.py b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_greedycompleter.py
index 38dcb29..0c74bb3 100644
--- a/IPython/Extensions/ipy_greedycompleter.py
+++ b/IPython/Extensions/ipy_greedycompleter.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ only whitespace as completer delimiter. If this works well, we will
 do the same in default completer.
 
 """
-from IPython import generics,ipapi
+from IPython import ipapi
+from IPython.utils import generics
 from IPython.genutils import dir2
 
 def attr_matches(self, text):
diff --git a/IPython/Magic.py b/IPython/Magic.py
index ab93cf5..6bd84a7 100644
--- a/IPython/Magic.py
+++ b/IPython/Magic.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.macro import Macro
 from IPython.genutils import *
 from IPython import platutils
-import IPython.generics
+import IPython.utils.generics
 import IPython.ipapi
 from IPython.ipapi import UsageError
 from IPython.testing import decorators as testdec
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ Currently the magic system has the following functions:\n"""
         
         if info.found:
             try:
-                IPython.generics.inspect_object(info.obj)
+                IPython.utils.generics.inspect_object(info.obj)
                 return
             except IPython.ipapi.TryNext:
                 pass
diff --git a/IPython/Prompts.py b/IPython/Prompts.py
index 8ad8db1..7299055 100644
--- a/IPython/Prompts.py
+++ b/IPython/Prompts.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from IPython.external.Itpl import ItplNS
 from IPython.ipapi import TryNext
 from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.macro import Macro
+import IPython.utils.generics
 
 from IPython.genutils import *
 
@@ -573,7 +574,7 @@ class CachedOutput:
         display, e.g. when your own objects need special formatting.
         """
         try:
-            return IPython.generics.result_display(arg)
+            return IPython.utils.generics.result_display(arg)
         except TryNext:            
             return self.shell.hooks.result_display(arg)
 
diff --git a/IPython/core/completer.py b/IPython/core/completer.py
index b8b5334..f51da08 100644
--- a/IPython/core/completer.py
+++ b/IPython/core/completer.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import IPython.rlineimpl as readline
 import itertools
 from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython import ipapi
-from IPython import generics
+from IPython.utils import generics
 import types
 
 # Python 2.4 offers sets as a builtin
diff --git a/IPython/genutils.py b/IPython/genutils.py
index ee0ef66..6fc5a6a 100644
--- a/IPython/genutils.py
+++ b/IPython/genutils.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import IPython
 from IPython.Itpl import Itpl,itpl,printpl
 from IPython import platutils
 from IPython.utils import DPyGetOpt
-from IPython.generics import result_display
+from IPython.utils.generics import result_display
 import IPython.ipapi
 from IPython.external.path import path
 if os.name == "nt":
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/core/prompts.py b/IPython/kernel/core/prompts.py
index 8815881..5d9017c 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/core/prompts.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/core/prompts.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from IPython.utils import coloransi
 from IPython import Release
 from IPython.ipapi import TryNext
 from IPython.genutils import *
+import IPython.utils.generics
 
 #****************************************************************************
 #Color schemes for Prompts.
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ class CachedOutput:
         display, e.g. when your own objects need special formatting.
         """
         try:
-            return IPython.generics.result_display(arg)
+            return IPython.utils.generics.result_display(arg)
         except TryNext:            
             return self.shell.hooks.result_display(arg)
 
diff --git a/IPython/generics.py b/IPython/utils/generics.py
similarity index 100%
rename from IPython/generics.py
rename to IPython/utils/generics.py
diff --git a/IPython/utils/tests/test_imports.py b/IPython/utils/tests/test_imports.py
index 4be75e8..ebd3577 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/tests/test_imports.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/tests/test_imports.py
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ def test_import_coloransi():
 def test_import_DPyGetOpt():
     from IPython.utils import DPyGetOpt
 
+def test_import_generics():
+    from IPython.utils import generics
+
diff --git a/docs/source/development/reorg.txt b/docs/source/development/reorg.txt
index 4a372e2..0226556 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/reorg.txt
+++ b/docs/source/development/reorg.txt
@@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ Where things will be moved
 
 * :file:`dtutils.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.deathrow`.
 
+* :file:`excolors.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.core` or :file:`IPython.config`.
+  Maybe move to :mod:`IPython.lib` or :mod:`IPython.python`?
+
 * :file:`FakeModule.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython/core/fakemodule.py`.
 
+* :file:`generics.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.python`.
 
 * :file:`Extensions`. This needs to be gone through separately.  Minimally,
   the package should be renamed to :file:`extensions`.
@@ -149,17 +153,10 @@ Where things will be moved
 
 * :file:`config`.  Good where it is!
 
-
-
-
-* :file:`excolors.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.core` or :file:`IPython.config`.
-  Maybe move to :mod:`IPython.lib` or :mod:`IPython.python`?
-
 * :file:`external`.  Good where it is!
 
 * :file:`frontend`.  Good where it is!
 
-* :file:`generics.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.python`.
 
 * :file:`genutils.py`.  Move to :file:`IPython.python` and break up into different
   modules.