diff --git a/python/CFDialog.py b/python/CFDialog.py
index fd5afc37f..94d4f666c 100644
--- a/python/CFDialog.py
+++ b/python/CFDialog.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Dialog:
     # only need to be a substring of the message in order to trigger a reply.
     def isAnswer(self, msg, keywords):
         for ckey in keywords:
-            if ckey == "*" or string.find(msg.lower(), ckey.lower()) != -1:
+            if ckey == "*" or msg.lower().find(ckey.lower()) != -1:
                 return 1
         return 0
 
diff --git a/python/CFWorld.py b/python/CFWorld.py
index 8a8344331..b42fb0e23 100644
--- a/python/CFWorld.py
+++ b/python/CFWorld.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ bigmapysize = 50
 #Return an x,y tuple of where in bigworld an object is. Return false if not in bigworld. In current bigworld, values range from 5000 to 6499.
 def loc_from_ob(ob):
     cfmap = ob.Map
-    if ((string.find(cfmap.Path,world_prefix) != 0) or (len(cfmap.Path) != world_len)):
+    if ((cfmap.Path.find(world_prefix) != 0) or (len(cfmap.Path) != world_len)):
         return False
     strloc = cfmap.Path[world_prefix_len:].split(world_sep)
     x = (int(strloc[0]) * bigmapxsize) + ob.X