diff --git a/py/apigen/htmlgen.py b/py/apigen/htmlgen.py
index 9b2bed091..4e0edfa3e 100644
--- a/py/apigen/htmlgen.py
+++ b/py/apigen/htmlgen.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from py.__.apigen.rest.genrest import split_of_last_part
 from py.__.apigen.linker import relpath
 from py.__.apigen.html import H
 
+reversed = py.builtin.reversed
+
 sorted = py.builtin.sorted
 html = py.xml.html
 raw = py.xml.raw
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ class ApiPageBuilder(AbstractPageBuilder):
                 if isinstance(val, property):
                     val = '<property object (dynamically calculated value)>'
                 properties.append((attr, val))
-        properties.sort(key=lambda a: a[0]) # sort on name
+        properties.sort(lambda x,y : cmp(x[0], y[0])) # sort on name
         return properties
 
     def build_methods(self, dotted_name):
diff --git a/py/apigen/tracer/testing/test_package.py b/py/apigen/tracer/testing/test_package.py
index d6a98aebf..0014cc2c4 100644
--- a/py/apigen/tracer/testing/test_package.py
+++ b/py/apigen/tracer/testing/test_package.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestFullModule(object):
     
     def test_init(self):
         ds = self.ds
-        print sorted(ds.descs.keys())
+        print py.builtin.sorted(ds.descs.keys())
         assert len(ds.descs) == 6
         assert py.builtin.sorted(ds.descs.keys()) == [
                 'notpak.notmod.notclass', 'notpak.notmod.notclass.__init__',