diff --git a/SOAPpy/Client.py b/SOAPpy/Client.py
index 7437049..13ba160 100644
--- a/SOAPpy/Client.py
+++ b/SOAPpy/Client.py
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
 ################################################################################
 """
 
+from __future__ import nested_scopes
+
 ident = '$Id: Client.py,v 1.27 2005/02/21 20:27:09 warnes Exp $'
 from version import __version__
 
-from __future__ import nested_scopes
-
 #import xml.sax
 import urllib
 from types import *
diff --git a/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py b/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
index 48c1303..c7ad13d 100644
--- a/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
+++ b/SOAPpy/GSIServer.py
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ GSIServer - Contributed by Ivan R. Judson <judson@mcs.anl.gov>
 ################################################################################
 """
 
+from __future__ import nested_scopes
+
 ident = '$Id: GSIServer.py,v 1.5 2005/02/15 16:32:22 warnes Exp $'
 from version import __version__
 
-from __future__ import nested_scopes
-
 #import xml.sax
 import re
 import socket
diff --git a/SOAPpy/Server.py b/SOAPpy/Server.py
index b28153d..76ce0b4 100644
--- a/SOAPpy/Server.py
+++ b/SOAPpy/Server.py
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
 ################################################################################
 """
 
+from __future__ import nested_scopes
+
 ident = '$Id: Server.py,v 1.21 2005/02/15 16:32:22 warnes Exp $'
 from version import __version__
 
-from __future__ import nested_scopes
-
 #import xml.sax
 import re
 import socket
diff --git a/SOAPpy/Types.py b/SOAPpy/Types.py
index 6cc5456..62d44b2 100644
--- a/SOAPpy/Types.py
+++ b/SOAPpy/Types.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 ################################################################################
 """
 
+from __future__ import nested_scopes
+
 ident = '$Id: Types.py,v 1.19 2005/02/22 04:29:43 warnes Exp $'
 from version import __version__
 
-from __future__ import nested_scopes
-
 import UserList
 import base64
 import cgi