--- Pkg.py
+++ Pkg.py
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@ import rpm
 import os.path
 import stat
 import commands
-import popen2
 import re
 import string
 import tempfile
 import types
 import sys
 
+# popen2 is deprecated with 2.6 and newer
+if sys.version_info[0] > 2 or sys.version_info[1] >= 4:
+    import subprocess
+else:
+    import popen2
+
 from Filter import printWarning
 
 RPMFILE_CONFIG=(1 << 0)
@@ -93,13 +98,23 @@ def substitute_shell_vars(val, script):
 def getstatusoutput(cmd, stdoutonly=0):
     '''A version of commands.getstatusoutput() which can take cmd as a
        sequence, thus making it potentially more secure.  See popen2.'''
-    if stdoutonly:
-        proc = popen2.Popen3(cmd)
+    if sys.version_info[0] > 2 or sys.version_info[1] >= 4:
+        if stdoutonly:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
+        else:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, close_fds=True)
+
+        text = proc.stdout.read()
+        sts = proc.wait()
     else:
-        proc = popen2.Popen4(cmd)
-    proc.tochild.close()
-    text = proc.fromchild.read()
-    sts = proc.wait()
+        if stdoutonly:
+            proc = popen2.Popen3(cmd)
+        else:
+            proc = popen2.Popen4(cmd)
+        proc.tochild.close()
+        text = proc.fromchild.read()
+        sts = proc.wait()
+
     if sts is None: sts = 0
     if text[-1:] == '\n': text = text[:-1]
     return sts, text