diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index 15ee1cc..6f9f4ce 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.101 2003/02/23 22:33:50 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.102 2003/02/23 22:43:38 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import re
 from socket import getfqdn
 from stat import *
-from string import atoi
 import sys
 import thread
 import time
@@ -1209,9 +1208,9 @@
 def StringToNum(string):
 
     if string.lower().startswith('0x'):
-        value = atoi(string, 16)
+        value = int(string, 16)
     else:
-        value = atoi(string)
+        value = int(string, 10)
 
     return value