diff --git a/py-src/ltipy.py b/py-src/ltipy.py
index 6f65a71..5e2d240 100644
--- a/py-src/ltipy.py
+++ b/py-src/ltipy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import pickle
 import json
 
+
 def noop():
   pass
 
@@ -24,15 +25,21 @@ def km_from_string(s=''):
     or just 'kernel-12345.json' for IPython 0.12
     """
     global km, kc, send, Empty
-
     from os.path import join as pjoin
+
     from IPython.config.loader import KeyValueConfigLoader
-    from Queue import Empty
+
+    if int(sys.version.split(' ')[0][0]) > 2:
+      from queue import Empty
+    else:
+      from Queue import Empty
+
     try:
         from IPython.kernel import (
             KernelManager,
             find_connection_file,
         )
+
     except ImportError:
         from IPython.zmq.blockingkernelmanager import BlockingKernelManager as KernelManager
         from IPython.zmq.kernelapp import kernel_aliases
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ def km_from_string(s=''):
         send = km.shell_channel.execute
 
         respond(None, "python.client.error.ipython-version", None)
+
         return
 
 
@@ -84,6 +92,7 @@ def msgId(m):
     return m['parent_header']['msg_id']
 
 def normalize(m):
+
   mid = msgId(m)
   content = m['content']
 
@@ -163,9 +172,17 @@ def msgloop():
   global ipy
   while not ipy.returncode and not ltmain.stopped():
     for m in msgs():
+      #mw(str(time.time())+'\n','a')
+      #mw(str(m)+'\n\n','a')
       handleMsg(m)
     time.sleep(0.01)
 
+    #def mw(string,mode):
+    #f = open('/Users/nate/Desktop/log_file.txt',mode)
+    #f.write(string)
+    #f.close()
+
+
 def initIPy(s):
   try:
     cur = km_from_string(s)
@@ -175,9 +192,11 @@ def initIPy(s):
       disconnected()
 
     loc = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
     send("import sys\nsys.path.append('" + loc.replace('\\','\\\\') + "')\nimport lttools")
     connected()
     msgloop()
+
     disconnected()
   except:
     disconnected()
@@ -189,6 +208,7 @@ def IPyOutput(l):
   m = re.search('--existing (.*\.json)', l)
   if m:
     initIPy(m.group(1))
+
   if re.search('ImportError: IPython.zmq', l):
     respond(None, "python.client.error.pyzmq", None)
 
@@ -201,6 +221,7 @@ def listenIPy():
         disconnected()
         break
     IPyOutput(next_line)
+    
 
 def startIPy(opts):
   global ipy
@@ -208,6 +229,7 @@ def startIPy(opts):
   global disconnected
   global connected
   global km
+  global f
   respond = opts["respond"]
   connected = opts["connected"]
   disconnected = opts["disconnected"]
@@ -228,6 +250,8 @@ def startIPy(opts):
     disconnected()
     return None
 
+
+
 def killIPy():
   global ipy
   try:
diff --git a/py-src/ltmain.py b/py-src/ltmain.py
index 574e7ee..e5b2e05 100644
--- a/py-src/ltmain.py
+++ b/py-src/ltmain.py
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ def start(type):
   sys.stdout.flush()
   info["type"] = type
   s.send((json.dumps(info)+ "\n").encode('utf-8'));
-
   sys.stdout = Printer()
   sys.stderr = Printer()
 
+
   asyncore.loop()
 
 def connected():
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ def sendoff(self, msg):
   curDir = os.getcwd()
   sys.path.append(curDir)
   name = os.path.basename(curDir)
+  #global info
 
   try:
     cid = int(sys.argv[2])
@@ -418,4 +419,5 @@ def sendoff(self, msg):
   ltipy.startIPy({"respond": send,
                   "connected": connected,
                   "disconnected": disconnected})
-  #disconnected()
+    #disconnected()
+
diff --git a/py-src/lttools.py b/py-src/lttools.py
index 392fc1c..93a8a97 100644
--- a/py-src/lttools.py
+++ b/py-src/lttools.py
@@ -36,16 +36,30 @@ def watch(exp, meta):
     sys.stdout.write("__WATCH " + pickle.dumps({"meta": meta, "result": pp.pformat(exp)}))
   return exp
 
+def factory():
+  import imp 
+  NewClass = imp.new_module('')
+  return NewClass
+
 def toModule(path):
   name = toModuleNameByPath(path)
   if name in sys.modules:
     return sys.modules[name]
   else:
+    #not sure what the loop is for as the exec only cared about name and not mname
+    #ignored this for now
     parts = name.split(".")
     for idx in range(len(parts)):
       mname = ".".join(parts[:idx+1])
-      __import__(mname)
-    exec("import sys", sys.modules[name].__dict__)
+      #__import__(mname)
+    dummy = factory()
+    dummy.__name__ = name
+    #exec("import sys", sys.modules[name].__dict__)
+    #not sure why these were exec statements and not just normal statements
+    #but I followed the same pattern below
+    exec('import sys')
+    exec('sys.modules[name] = dummy')
+    exec('import sys', sys.modules[name].__dict__)
     return sys.modules[name]
 
 def switch_ns(path):