diff --git a/clint/pipes.py b/clint/pipes.py
index 713e914..de7ba28 100644
--- a/clint/pipes.py
+++ b/clint/pipes.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This module contains the helper functions for dealing with unix pipes.
 """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/clint/resources.py b/clint/resources.py
index 996d435..27ad10a 100644
--- a/clint/resources.py
+++ b/clint/resources.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This module contains all the application resource features of clint.
 
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import errno
 from os import remove, removedirs
diff --git a/clint/textui/__init__.py b/clint/textui/__init__.py
index d260ede..aa3a36a 100644
--- a/clint/textui/__init__.py
+++ b/clint/textui/__init__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ This module provides the text output helper system.
 
 """
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 
 from . import colored
-from .core import *
+from core import *
diff --git a/clint/utils.py b/clint/utils.py
index 4d1257b..3f499d0 100644
--- a/clint/utils.py
+++ b/clint/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Various Python helpers used within clint.
 """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import sys
 import errno
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def mkdir_p(path):
     """Emulates `mkdir -p` behavior."""
     try:
         makedirs(path)
-    except OSError as exc: # Python >2.5
+    except OSError, exc: # Python >2.5
         if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST:
             pass
         else:
diff --git a/examples/colors_indent.py b/examples/colors_indent.py
index c899fac..f5638ad 100755
--- a/examples/colors_indent.py
+++ b/examples/colors_indent.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+
 import sys
 import os
 
diff --git a/examples/indents.py b/examples/indents.py
index 087fa20..434dd6a 100755
--- a/examples/indents.py
+++ b/examples/indents.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import sys
 import os
 
diff --git a/examples/newline_indent.py b/examples/newline_indent.py
index c3eec18..033dc32 100755
--- a/examples/newline_indent.py
+++ b/examples/newline_indent.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import sys
 import os
 
diff --git a/examples/piped.py b/examples/piped.py
index 2aa1856..63701d4 100644
--- a/examples/piped.py
+++ b/examples/piped.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import sys
 import os
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
 from clint import piped_in