diff --git a/simplewiki/mdx_camelcase.py b/simplewiki/mdx_camelcase.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1b979520ab..3ec0c08fe2
--- a/simplewiki/mdx_camelcase.py
+++ b/simplewiki/mdx_camelcase.py
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ Dependencies:
 '''
 
 import markdown
+try:
+    # Markdown 2.1.0 changed from 2.0.3. We try importing the new version first,
+    # but import the 2.0.3 version if it fails
+    from markdown.util import etree
+except:
+    from markdown import etree
+
 
 class CamelCaseExtension(markdown.Extension):
     def __init__(self, configs):
@@ -95,14 +102,14 @@ class CamelCaseExtension(markdown.Extension):
 class CamelCaseLinks(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
     def handleMatch(self, m) :
         if  m.group('escape') == '\\':
-            a = markdown.etree.Element('a')#doc.createTextNode(m.group('camelcase'))
+            a = etree.Element('a')#doc.createTextNode(m.group('camelcase'))
         else :
             url = m.group('camelcase')
                              #'%s%s%s'% (self.md.wiki_config['base_url'][0], \
                              #m.group('camelcase'), \
                              #self.md.wiki_config['end_url'][0])
             label = m.group('camelcase').replace('_', ' ')
-            a = markdown.etree.Element('a')
+            a = etree.Element('a')
             a.set('href', url)
             a.text = label
         a.set('class', 'wikilink')
diff --git a/simplewiki/mdx_circuit.py b/simplewiki/mdx_circuit.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 95d0359253..efac721b7c
--- a/simplewiki/mdx_circuit.py
+++ b/simplewiki/mdx_circuit.py
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ circuit:name becomes the circuit.
 '''
 
 import simplewiki.settings as settings
-import markdown
-from markdown import etree_loader
 
 from djangomako.shortcuts import render_to_response, render_to_string
 
-ElementTree=etree_loader.importETree()
+import markdown
+try:
+    # Markdown 2.1.0 changed from 2.0.3. We try importing the new version first,
+    # but import the 2.0.3 version if it fails
+    from markdown.util import etree
+except:
+    from markdown import etree
 
 class CircuitExtension(markdown.Extension):
     def __init__(self, configs):
@@ -32,9 +36,9 @@ class CircuitLink(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
     def handleMatch(self, m):
         name = m.group('name')
         if not name.isalnum():
-            return ElementTree.fromstring("<div>Circuit name must be alphanumeric</div>")
+            return etree.fromstring("<div>Circuit name must be alphanumeric</div>")
 
-        return ElementTree.fromstring(render_to_string('show_circuit.html', {'name':name}))
+        return etree.fromstring(render_to_string('show_circuit.html', {'name':name}))
         
     
 def makeExtension(configs=None) :
diff --git a/simplewiki/mdx_image.py b/simplewiki/mdx_image.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7f74a07550..956641baa7
--- a/simplewiki/mdx_image.py
+++ b/simplewiki/mdx_image.py
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ Requires Python-Markdown 1.6+
 '''
 
 import simplewiki.settings as settings
+
 import markdown
+try:
+    # Markdown 2.1.0 changed from 2.0.3. We try importing the new version first,
+    # but import the 2.0.3 version if it fails
+    from markdown.util import etree
+except:
+    from markdown import etree
+
 
 class ImageExtension(markdown.Extension):
     def __init__(self, configs):
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ class ImageExtension(markdown.Extension):
 
 class ImageLink(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
     def handleMatch(self, m):
-        img = markdown.etree.Element('img')
+        img = etree.Element('img')
         proto  = m.group('proto') or "http://"
         domain = m.group('domain')
         path   = m.group('path')
diff --git a/simplewiki/mdx_mathjax.py b/simplewiki/mdx_mathjax.py
index 1afb3c9ed9..e694ca861e 100644
--- a/simplewiki/mdx_mathjax.py
+++ b/simplewiki/mdx_mathjax.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Source: https://github.com/mayoff/python-markdown-mathjax
 
 import markdown
+try:
+    # Markdown 2.1.0 changed from 2.0.3. We try importing the new version first,
+    # but import the 2.0.3 version if it fails
+    from markdown.util import etree, AtomicString
+except:
+    from markdown import etree, AtomicString
 
 class MathJaxPattern(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
 
@@ -8,7 +14,9 @@ class MathJaxPattern(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
         markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern.__init__(self, r'(?<!\\)(\$\$?)(.+?)\2')
 
     def handleMatch(self, m):
-        return markdown.AtomicString(m.group(2) + m.group(3) + m.group(2))
+        el = etree.Element('span')
+        el.text = AtomicString(m.group(2) + m.group(3) + m.group(2))
+        return el
 
 class MathJaxExtension(markdown.Extension):
     def extendMarkdown(self, md, md_globals):
diff --git a/simplewiki/mdx_video.py b/simplewiki/mdx_video.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fc8ddd126c..cc15e39a97
--- a/simplewiki/mdx_video.py
+++ b/simplewiki/mdx_video.py
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ u'<p><object data="http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=58079" height
 """
 
 import markdown
+try:
+    # Markdown 2.1.0 changed from 2.0.3. We try importing the new version first,
+    # but import the 2.0.3 version if it fails
+    from markdown.util import etree
+except:
+    from markdown import etree
+
 
 version = "0.1.6"
 
@@ -229,7 +236,7 @@ class Yahoo(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
         width = self.ext.config['yahoo_width'][0]
         height = self.ext.config['yahoo_height'][0]
         obj = flash_object(url, width, height)
-        param = markdown.etree.Element('param')
+        param = etree.Element('param')
         param.set('name', 'flashVars')
         param.set('value', "id=%s&vid=%s" % (m.group('yahooid'),
                 m.group('yahoovid')))
@@ -244,20 +251,20 @@ class Youtube(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
         return flash_object(url, width, height)
 
 def flash_object(url, width, height):
-        obj = markdown.etree.Element('object')
+        obj = etree.Element('object')
         obj.set('type', 'application/x-shockwave-flash')
         obj.set('width', width)
         obj.set('height', height)
         obj.set('data', url)
-        param = markdown.etree.Element('param')
+        param = etree.Element('param')
         param.set('name', 'movie')
         param.set('value', url)
         obj.append(param)
-        param = markdown.etree.Element('param')
+        param = etree.Element('param')
         param.set('name', 'allowFullScreen')
         param.set('value', 'true')
         obj.append(param)
-        #param = markdown.etree.Element('param')
+        #param = etree.Element('param')
         #param.set('name', 'allowScriptAccess')
         #param.set('value', 'sameDomain')
         #obj.append(param)