diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/__init__.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/__init__.py
index 9b40defb8..8b3215d1e 100644
--- a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/__init__.py
+++ b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (2,5):
     sys.exit(1)
 
 # add external python libraries bundled into scrapy
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "lib"))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "xlib"))
 
 # monkey patches to fix external library issues
 from scrapy.patches import monkeypatches
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/BeautifulSoup.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/BeautifulSoup.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/BeautifulSoup.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/BeautifulSoup.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/__init__.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/__init__.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/__init__.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/lrucache.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/lrucache.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/lrucache.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/lrucache.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/lsprofcalltree.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/lsprofcalltree.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/lsprofcalltree.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/lsprofcalltree.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/__init__.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/__init__.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/__init__.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/dispatcher.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/dispatcher.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/dispatcher.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/dispatcher.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/errors.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/errors.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/errors.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/errors.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/license.txt b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/license.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/license.txt
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/license.txt
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/robust.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/robust.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/robust.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/robust.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/robustapply.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/robustapply.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/robustapply.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/robustapply.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/saferef.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/saferef.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/pydispatch/saferef.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/pydispatch/saferef.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/INSTALL.scrapy b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/INSTALL.scrapy
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/INSTALL.scrapy
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/INSTALL.scrapy
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/__init__.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/__init__.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/__init__.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/sm_settings.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/sm_settings.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/sm_settings.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/sm_settings.py
diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/spidermonkey.py b/scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/spidermonkey.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scrapy/trunk/scrapy/lib/spidermonkey/spidermonkey.py
rename to scrapy/trunk/scrapy/xlib/spidermonkey/spidermonkey.py