diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index f85296d8665..5b8cb4ec974 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ except ImportError:
 
 __author__  = "Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@red-dove.com>"
 __status__  = "production"
-__version__ = "0.5.0.9"
-__date__    = "09 October 2009"
+__version__ = "0.5.1.0"
+__date__    = "24 November 2009"
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #   Miscellaneous module data
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ def _checkLevel(level):
 
 #
 #_lock is used to serialize access to shared data structures in this module.
-#This needs to be an RLock because fileConfig() creates Handlers and so
-#might arbitrary user threads. Since Handler.__init__() updates the shared
-#dictionary _handlers, it needs to acquire the lock. But if configuring,
+#This needs to be an RLock because fileConfig() creates and configures
+#Handlers, and so might arbitrary user threads. Since Handler code updates the
+#shared dictionary _handlers, it needs to acquire the lock. But if configuring,
 #the lock would already have been acquired - so we need an RLock.
 #The same argument applies to Loggers and Manager.loggerDict.
 #
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def _releaseLock():
 #   The logging record
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class LogRecord:
+class LogRecord(object):
     """
     A LogRecord instance represents an event being logged.
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def makeLogRecord(dict):
 #   Formatter classes and functions
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class Formatter:
+class Formatter(object):
     """
     Formatter instances are used to convert a LogRecord to text.
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class Formatter:
 #
 _defaultFormatter = Formatter()
 
-class BufferingFormatter:
+class BufferingFormatter(object):
     """
     A formatter suitable for formatting a number of records.
     """
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ class BufferingFormatter:
 #   Filter classes and functions
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class Filter:
+class Filter(object):
     """
     Filter instances are used to perform arbitrary filtering of LogRecords.
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class Filter:
             return 0
         return (record.name[self.nlen] == ".")
 
-class Filterer:
+class Filterer(object):
     """
     A base class for loggers and handlers which allows them to share
     common code.
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class Filterer:
 #   Handler classes and functions
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-_handlers = {}  #repository of handlers (for flushing when shutdown called)
+_handlers = {}  #map of handler names to handlers
 _handlerList = [] # added to allow handlers to be removed in reverse of order initialized
 
 class Handler(Filterer):
@@ -608,17 +608,33 @@ class Handler(Filterer):
         and the filter list to empty.
         """
         Filterer.__init__(self)
+        self._name = None
         self.level = _checkLevel(level)
         self.formatter = None
         #get the module data lock, as we're updating a shared structure.
         _acquireLock()
         try:    #unlikely to raise an exception, but you never know...
-            _handlers[self] = 1
             _handlerList.insert(0, self)
         finally:
             _releaseLock()
         self.createLock()
 
+    def get_name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    def set_name(self, name):
+        _acquireLock()
+        try:
+            if self._name in _handlers:
+                del _handlers[self._name]
+            self._name = name
+            if name:
+                _handlers[name] = self
+        finally:
+            _releaseLock()
+
+    name = property(get_name, set_name)
+
     def createLock(self):
         """
         Acquire a thread lock for serializing access to the underlying I/O.
@@ -716,7 +732,8 @@ class Handler(Filterer):
         #get the module data lock, as we're updating a shared structure.
         _acquireLock()
         try:    #unlikely to raise an exception, but you never know...
-            del _handlers[self]
+            if self._name and self._name in _handlers:
+                del _handlers[self._name]
             _handlerList.remove(self)
         finally:
             _releaseLock()
@@ -869,7 +886,7 @@ class FileHandler(StreamHandler):
 #   Manager classes and functions
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class PlaceHolder:
+class PlaceHolder(object):
     """
     PlaceHolder instances are used in the Manager logger hierarchy to take
     the place of nodes for which no loggers have been defined. This class is
@@ -916,7 +933,7 @@ def getLoggerClass():
 
     return _loggerClass
 
-class Manager:
+class Manager(object):
     """
     There is [under normal circumstances] just one Manager instance, which
     holds the hierarchy of loggers.
@@ -1269,7 +1286,7 @@ class RootLogger(Logger):
 
 _loggerClass = Logger
 
-class LoggerAdapter:
+class LoggerAdapter(object):
     """
     An adapter for loggers which makes it easier to specify contextual
     information in logging output.