diff --git a/hgext/convert/cvsps.py b/hgext/convert/cvsps.py
--- a/hgext/convert/cvsps.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/cvsps.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import cPickle as pickle
 from mercurial import util
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 from mercurial import hook
+from mercurial import util
 
 class logentry(object):
     '''Class logentry has the following attributes:
@@ -513,8 +514,8 @@ def createchangeset(ui, log, fuzz=60, me
                   e.comment == c.comment and
                   e.author == c.author and
                   e.branch == c.branch and
-                  (not hasattr(e, 'branchpoints') or
-                    not hasattr (c, 'branchpoints') or
+                  (not util.safehasattr(e, 'branchpoints') or
+                    not util.safehasattr (c, 'branchpoints') or
                     e.branchpoints == c.branchpoints) and
                   ((c.date[0] + c.date[1]) <=
                    (e.date[0] + e.date[1]) <=
diff --git a/hgext/convert/git.py b/hgext/convert/git.py
--- a/hgext/convert/git.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/git.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class convert_git(converter_source):
     # Windows does not support GIT_DIR= construct while other systems
     # cannot remove environment variable. Just assume none have
     # both issues.
-    if hasattr(os, 'unsetenv'):
+    if util.safehasattr(os, 'unsetenv'):
         def gitopen(self, s, noerr=False):
             prevgitdir = os.environ.get('GIT_DIR')
             os.environ['GIT_DIR'] = self.path
diff --git a/hgext/convert/transport.py b/hgext/convert/transport.py
--- a/hgext/convert/transport.py
+++ b/hgext/convert/transport.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def _create_auth_baton(pool):
                 if p:
                     providers.append(p)
     else:
-        if hasattr(svn.client, 'get_windows_simple_provider'):
+        if util.safehasattr(svn.client, 'get_windows_simple_provider'):
             providers.append(svn.client.get_windows_simple_provider(pool))
 
     return svn.core.svn_auth_open(providers, pool)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SvnRaTransport(object):
         self.password = ''
 
         # Only Subversion 1.4 has reparent()
-        if ra is None or not hasattr(svn.ra, 'reparent'):
+        if ra is None or not util.safehasattr(svn.ra, 'reparent'):
             self.client = svn.client.create_context(self.pool)
             ab = _create_auth_baton(self.pool)
             if False:
diff --git a/hgext/inotify/__init__.py b/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # todo: socket permissions
 
 from mercurial.i18n import _
+from mercurial import util
 import server
 from client import client, QueryFailed
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def debuginotify(ui, repo, **opts):
         ui.write(('  %s/\n') % path)
 
 def reposetup(ui, repo):
-    if not hasattr(repo, 'dirstate'):
+    if not util.safehasattr(repo, 'dirstate'):
         return
 
     class inotifydirstate(repo.dirstate.__class__):
diff --git a/hgext/pager.py b/hgext/pager.py
--- a/hgext/pager.py
+++ b/hgext/pager.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from mercurial import commands, dispatch
 from mercurial.i18n import _
 
 def _runpager(p):
-    if not hasattr(os, 'fork'):
+    if not util.safehasattr(os, 'fork'):
         sys.stdout = util.popen(p, 'wb')
         if util.isatty(sys.stderr):
             sys.stderr = sys.stdout
diff --git a/hgext/relink.py b/hgext/relink.py
--- a/hgext/relink.py
+++ b/hgext/relink.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def relink(ui, repo, origin=None, **opts
     command is running. (Both repositories will be locked against
     writes.)
     """
-    if not hasattr(util, 'samefile') or not hasattr(util, 'samedevice'):
+    if (not util.safehasattr(util, 'samefile') or
+        not util.safehasattr(util, 'samedevice')):
         raise util.Abort(_('hardlinks are not supported on this system'))
     src = hg.repository(ui, ui.expandpath(origin or 'default-relink',
                                           origin or 'default'))