diff --git a/IPython/core/oinspect.py b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
index 7dd59de..243e941 100644
--- a/IPython/core/oinspect.py
+++ b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import StringIO
 import inspect
 import linecache
 import os
-import string
 import sys
 import types
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@ class Inspector:
                 if not detail_level and len(ostr)>string_max:
                     ostr = ostr[:shalf] + ' <...> ' + ostr[-shalf:]
                     ostr = ("\n" + " " * len(str_head.expandtabs())).\
-                           join(map(string.strip,ostr.split("\n")))
+                            join(q.strip() for q in ostr.split("\n"))
                 if ostr.find('\n') > -1:
                     # Print multi-line strings starting at the next line.
                     str_sep = '\n'
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@ class Inspector:
                 if not detail_level and len(ostr)>string_max:
                     ostr = ostr[:shalf] + ' <...> ' + ostr[-shalf:]
                     ostr = ("\n" + " " * len(str_head.expandtabs())).\
-                           join(map(string.strip,ostr.split("\n")))
+                            join(q.strip() for q in ostr.split("\n"))
                 if ostr.find('\n') > -1:
                     # Print multi-line strings starting at the next line.
                     str_sep = '\n'
diff --git a/IPython/core/ultratb.py b/IPython/core/ultratb.py
index 9a1bef2..fa3a748 100644
--- a/IPython/core/ultratb.py
+++ b/IPython/core/ultratb.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ import linecache
 import os
 import pydoc
 import re
-import string
 import sys
 import time
 import tokenize
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ class VerboseTB(TBTools):
 
         if self.long_header:
             # Header with the exception type, python version, and date
-            pyver = 'Python ' + string.split(sys.version)[0] + ': ' + sys.executable
+            pyver = 'Python ' + sys.version.split()[0] + ': ' + sys.executable
             date = time.ctime(time.time())
             
             head = '%s%s%s\n%s%s%s\n%s' % (Colors.topline, '-'*75, ColorsNormal,