cpython/Objects/abstract.c

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/* Abstract Object Interface (many thanks to Jim Fulton) */
 
#include "Python.h"

#define Py_TRY(E) if(!(E)) return NULL
#define Py_ASSERT(EXP,E,V) if(!(EXP)) return PyErr_SetString(E,V), (void*)NULL
#define SPAM printf("line %d\n",__LINE__)

static PyObject *
Py_ReturnMethodError(name)
  char *name;
{
  if(! name) name = "Unknown Error";
  PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,name);
  return 0;
}

PyObject *
Py_ReturnNullError()
{
  if(! PyErr_Occurred())
    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
		    "null argument to internal routine");
  return 0;
}

int 
PyObject_Cmp(o1, o2, result)
  PyObject *o1;
  PyObject *o2;
  int *result;
{
  int r;

  if(! o1 || ! o2) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;
  r=PyObject_Compare(o1,o2);
  if(PyErr_Occurred()) return -1;
  *result=r;
  return 0;
}

#if 0 /* Already in object.c */
int
PyCallable_Check(x)
  PyObject *x;
{
	if (x == NULL)
		return 0;
	if (x->ob_type->tp_call != NULL ||
	    PyFunction_Check(x) ||
	    PyMethod_Check(x) ||
	    PyCFunction_Check(x) ||
	    PyClass_Check(x))
		return 1;
	if (PyInstance_Check(x)) {
		PyObject *call = PyObject_GetAttrString(x, "__call__");
		if (call == NULL) {
			PyErr_Clear();
			return 0;
		}
		/* Could test recursively but don't, for fear of endless
		   recursion if some joker sets self.__call__ = self */
		Py_DECREF(call);
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}
#endif

PyObject *
PyObject_Type(o)
	PyObject *o;
{
	PyObject *v;

	if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
	v = (PyObject *)o->ob_type;
	Py_INCREF(v);
	return v;
}

int
PyObject_Length(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;

  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length)
    return m->sq_length(o);

  return PyMapping_Length(o);
}

PyObject *
PyObject_GetItem(o, key)
  PyObject *o;
  PyObject *key;
{
  PyMappingMethods *m;

  if(! o || ! key) return Py_ReturnNullError();

  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && m->mp_subscript)
    return m->mp_subscript(o,key);
  
  if(PyInt_Check(key))
    return PySequence_GetItem(o,PyInt_AsLong(key));

  PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"expected integer index");
  return NULL;
}

int
PyObject_SetItem(o, key, value)
  PyObject *o;
  PyObject *key;
  PyObject *value;
{
  PyMappingMethods *m;

  if(! o || ! key || ! value) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && m->mp_ass_subscript)
    return m->mp_ass_subscript(o,key,value);
  
  if(PyInt_Check(key))
    return PySequence_SetItem(o,PyInt_AsLong(key),value);

  PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"expeced integer index");
  return -1;
}

int 
PyNumber_Check(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  return o && o->ob_type->tp_as_number;
}


#define BINOP(opname, ropname, thisfunc) \
	if (!PyInstance_Check(v) && !PyInstance_Check(w)) \
		; \
	else \
		return PyInstance_DoBinOp(v, w, opname, ropname, thisfunc)

PyObject *
PyNumber_Or(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
        extern int PyNumber_Coerce();

	BINOP("__or__", "__ror__", PyNumber_Or);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		if ((f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_or) != NULL)
			x = (*f)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		if (f != NULL)
			return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for |");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Xor(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
        extern int PyNumber_Coerce();

	BINOP("__xor__", "__rxor__", PyNumber_Xor);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		if ((f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_xor) != NULL)
			x = (*f)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		if (f != NULL)
			return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for ^");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_And(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__and__", "__rand__", PyNumber_And);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		if ((f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_and) != NULL)
			x = (*f)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		if (f != NULL)
			return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for &");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Lshift(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__lshift__", "__rlshift__", PyNumber_Lshift);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		if ((f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_lshift) != NULL)
			x = (*f)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		if (f != NULL)
			return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for <<");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Rshift(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__rshift__", "__rrshift__", PyNumber_Rshift);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		if ((f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_rshift) != NULL)
			x = (*f)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		if (f != NULL)
			return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for >>");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Add(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__add__", "__radd__", PyNumber_Add);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_sequence != NULL)
		return (*v->ob_type->tp_as_sequence->sq_concat)(v, w);
	else if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		x = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_add)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for +");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Subtract(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__sub__", "__rsub__", PyNumber_Subtract);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		x = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_subtract)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for -");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Multiply(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	PyTypeObject *tp;
	tp = v->ob_type;
	BINOP("__mul__", "__rmul__", PyNumber_Multiply);
	if (tp->tp_as_number != NULL &&
	    w->ob_type->tp_as_sequence != NULL &&
	    !PyInstance_Check(v)) {
		/* number*sequence -- swap v and w */
		PyObject *tmp = v;
		v = w;
		w = tmp;
		tp = v->ob_type;
	}
	if (tp->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		if (PyInstance_Check(v)) {
			/* Instances of user-defined classes get their
			   other argument uncoerced, so they may
			   implement sequence*number as well as
			   number*number. */
			Py_INCREF(v);
			Py_INCREF(w);
		}
		else if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		x = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_multiply)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		return x;
	}
	if (tp->tp_as_sequence != NULL) {
		if (!PyInt_Check(w)) {
			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
				"can't multiply sequence with non-int");
			return NULL;
		}
		return (*tp->tp_as_sequence->sq_repeat)
						(v, (int)PyInt_AsLong(w));
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for *");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Divide(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	BINOP("__div__", "__rdiv__", PyNumber_Divide);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		x = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_divide)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for /");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Remainder(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	if (PyString_Check(v)) {
		return PyString_Format(v, w);
	}
	BINOP("__mod__", "__rmod__", PyNumber_Remainder);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL) {
		PyObject *x;
		if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
			return NULL;
		x = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_remainder)(v, w);
		Py_DECREF(v);
		Py_DECREF(w);
		return x;
	}
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for %");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Divmod(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	PyObject *res;

	if (PyInstance_Check(v) || PyInstance_Check(w))
		return PyInstance_DoBinOp(v, w, "__divmod__", "__rdivmod__",
				     PyNumber_Divmod);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL ||
				w->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL) {
		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
		    "divmod() requires numeric or class instance arguments");
		return NULL;
	}
	if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
		return NULL;
	res = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_divmod)(v, w);
	Py_DECREF(v);
	Py_DECREF(w);
	return res;
}


static PyObject *
do_pow(v, w)
	PyObject *v, *w;
{
	PyObject *res;
	if (PyInstance_Check(v) || PyInstance_Check(w))
		return PyInstance_DoBinOp(v, w, "__pow__", "__rpow__", do_pow);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL ||
	    w->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL) {
		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
				"pow() requires numeric arguments");
		return NULL;
	}
	if (PyFloat_Check(w) && PyFloat_AsDouble(v) < 0.0) {
		if (!PyErr_Occurred())
		    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
				    "negative number to float power");
		return NULL;
	}
	if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
		return NULL;
	res = (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_power)(v, w, Py_None);
	Py_DECREF(v);
	Py_DECREF(w);
	return res;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Power(v,w,z)
	PyObject *v, *w, *z;
{
	PyObject *res;
	PyObject *v1, *z1, *w2, *z2;

	if (z == Py_None)
		return do_pow(v, w);
	/* XXX The ternary version doesn't do class instance coercions */
	if (PyInstance_Check(v))
		return v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_power(v, w, z);
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL ||
	    z->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL ||
	    w->ob_type->tp_as_number == NULL) {
		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "pow() requires numeric arguments");
		return NULL;
	}
	if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v, &w) != 0)
		return NULL;
	res = NULL;
	v1 = v;
	z1 = z;
	if (PyNumber_Coerce(&v1, &z1) != 0)
		goto error2;
	w2 = w;
	z2 = z1;
 	if (PyNumber_Coerce(&w2, &z2) != 0)
		goto error1;
	res = (*v1->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_power)(v1, w2, z2);
	Py_DECREF(w2);
	Py_DECREF(z2);
 error1:
	Py_DECREF(v1);
	Py_DECREF(z1);
 error2:
	Py_DECREF(v);
	Py_DECREF(w);
	return res;
}


PyObject *
PyNumber_Negative(v)
	PyObject *v;
{
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL)
		return (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_negative)(v);
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for unary -");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Positive(v)
	PyObject *v;
{
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL)
		return (*v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_positive)(v);
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for unary +");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Invert(v)
	PyObject *v;
{
	PyObject * (*f) Py_FPROTO((PyObject *));
	if (v->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL &&
		(f = v->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_invert) != NULL)
		return (*f)(v);
	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bad operand type(s) for unary ~");
	return NULL;
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Absolute(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  PyNumberMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_number) && m->nb_absolute)
    return m->nb_absolute(o);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__abs__");  
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Int(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  PyNumberMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_number) && m->nb_int)
    return m->nb_int(o);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__int__");  
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Long(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  PyNumberMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_number) && m->nb_long)
    return m->nb_long(o);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__long__");  
}

PyObject *
PyNumber_Float(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  PyNumberMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_number) && m->nb_float)
    return m->nb_float(o);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__float__");  
}


int 
PySequence_Check(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  return o && o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence;
}

int 
PySequence_Length(s)
  PyObject *s;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;

  if((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length)
    return m->sq_length(s);

  Py_ReturnMethodError("__len__");
  return -1;
}

PyObject *
PySequence_Concat(s, o)
  PyObject *s;
  PyObject *o;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;

  if(! s || ! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
      
  if((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_concat)
    return m->sq_concat(s,o);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__concat__");
}

PyObject *
PySequence_Repeat(o, count)
  PyObject *o;
  int count;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;

  if(! o) return Py_ReturnNullError();
      
  if((m=o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_repeat)
    return m->sq_repeat(o,count);

  return Py_ReturnMethodError("__repeat__");
}

PyObject *
PySequence_GetItem(s, i)
  PyObject *s;
  int i;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;
  int l;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError();

  if(! ((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length && m->sq_item))
    return Py_ReturnMethodError("__getitem__");  

  if(0 > (l=m->sq_length(s))) return NULL;

  if(i < 0) i += l;
      
  return m->sq_item(s,i);
}

PyObject *
PySequence_GetSlice(s, i1, i2)
  PyObject *s;
  int i1;
  int i2;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;
  int l;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError();

  if(! ((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length && m->sq_slice))
    return Py_ReturnMethodError("__getslice__");  

  if(0 > (l=m->sq_length(s))) return NULL;

  if(i1 < 0) i1 += l;
  if(i2 < 0) i2 += l;
      
  return m->sq_slice(s,i1,i2);
}

int
PySequence_SetItem(s, i, o)
  PyObject *s;
  int i;
  PyObject *o;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;
  int l;
  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;

  if(! ((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length && m->sq_ass_item))
    return Py_ReturnMethodError("__setitem__"),-1;  

  if(i < 0)
    {
      if(0 > (l=m->sq_length(s))) return -1;
      i += l;
    }
      
  return m->sq_ass_item(s,i,o);
}

int 
PySequence_SetSlice(s, i1, i2, o)
  PyObject *s;
  int i1;
  int i2;
  PyObject *o;
{
  PySequenceMethods *m;
  int l;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;

  if(! ((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence) && m->sq_length && m->sq_ass_slice))
    return Py_ReturnMethodError("__setslice__"),-1;  

  if(0 > (l=m->sq_length(s))) return -1;

  if(i1 < 0) i1 += l;
  if(i2 < 0) i2 += l;
      
  return m->sq_ass_slice(s,i1,i2,o);
}

PyObject *
PySequence_Tuple(s)
  PyObject *s;
{
  int l, i;
  PyObject *t, *item;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError();

  Py_TRY((l=PySequence_Length(s)) != -1);
  Py_TRY(t=PyTuple_New(l));

  for(i=0; i < l; i++)
    {
      if(item=PySequence_GetItem(s,i))
	{
	  if(PyTuple_SetItem(t,i,item) == -1)
	    {
	      Py_DECREF(item);
	      Py_DECREF(t);
	      return NULL;
	    }
	}
      else
	{
	  Py_DECREF(t);
	  return NULL;
	}
    }
  return t;
}

int 
PySequence_Count(s, o)
  PyObject *s;
  PyObject *o;
{
  int l, i, n=0, not_equal, err;
  PyObject *item;

  if(! s || ! o) return Py_ReturnNullError(), -1;
  Py_TRY((l=PySequence_Length(s)) != -1),-1;

  for(i=0; i < l; i++)
    {
      Py_TRY(item=PySequence_GetItem(s,i)),-1;
      err=PyObject_Cmp(item,o,&not_equal) == -1;
      Py_DECREF(item);
      if(err) return -1;
      n += ! not_equal;
    }
  return n;
}

int 
PySequence_In(s, o)
  PyObject *s;
  PyObject *o;
{
  int l, i, not_equal, err;
  PyObject *item;

  if(! o || ! s) return Py_ReturnNullError(), -1;
  Py_TRY((l=PySequence_Length(s)) != -1),-1;

  for(i=0; i < l; i++)
    {
      Py_TRY(item=PySequence_GetItem(s,i)),-1;
      err=PyObject_Cmp(item,o,&not_equal) == -1;
      Py_DECREF(item);
      if(err) return -1;
      if(! not_equal) return 1;
    }
  return 0;
}

int 
PySequence_Index(s, o)
  PyObject *s;
  PyObject *o;
{
  int l, i, n=0, not_equal, err;
  PyObject *item;

  if(! s || ! o) return Py_ReturnNullError(), -1;
  Py_TRY((l=PySequence_Length(s)) != -1),-1;

  for(i=0; i < l; i++)
    {
      Py_TRY(item=PySequence_GetItem(s,i)),-1;
      err=PyObject_Cmp(item,o,&not_equal) == -1;
      Py_DECREF(item);
      if(err) return -1;
      if(! not_equal) return n;
    }
  return -1;
}

int 
PyMapping_Check(o)
  PyObject *o;
{
  return o && o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping;
}

int 
PyMapping_Length(s)
  PyObject *s;
{
  PyMappingMethods *m;

  if(! s) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;

  if((m=s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && m->mp_length)
    return m->mp_length(s);

  Py_ReturnMethodError("__len__");
  return -1;
}

int 
PyMapping_HasKeyString(o, key)
  PyObject *o;
  char *key;
{
  PyObject *v;

  v=PyMapping_GetItemString(o,key);
  if(v) return 1;
  PyErr_Clear();
  return 0;
}

int 
PyMapping_HasKey(o, key)
  PyObject *o;
  PyObject *key;
{
  PyObject *v;

  v=PyObject_GetItem(o,key);
  if(v) return 1;
  PyErr_Clear();
  return 0;
}

PyObject *
PyObject_CallObject(o, a)
  PyObject *o, *a;
{
  PyObject *r;

  if(a) return PyEval_CallObject(o,a);

  if(! (a=PyTuple_New(0)))
    return NULL;
  r=PyEval_CallObject(o,a);
  Py_DECREF(a);
  return r;
} 

PyObject *
#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
/* VARARGS 2 */
PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...)
#else
/* VARARGS */
PyObject_CallFunction(va_alist) va_dcl
#endif
{
  va_list va;
  PyObject *args, *retval;
#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
  va_start(va, format);
#else
  PyObject *callable;
  char *format;
  va_start(va);
  callable = va_arg(va, PyObject *);
  format   = va_arg(va, char *);
#endif

  if( ! callable)
    {
      va_end(va);
      return Py_ReturnNullError();
    }

  if(format)
    args = Py_VaBuildValue(format, va);
  else
    args = PyTuple_New(0);
  
  va_end(va);
  if(! args) return NULL;

  if(! PyTuple_Check(args))
    {
      PyObject *a;
      
      Py_TRY(a=PyTuple_New(1));
      Py_TRY(PyTuple_SetItem(a,0,args) != -1);
      args=a;
    }
  retval = PyObject_CallObject(callable,args);
  Py_DECREF(args);
  return retval;
}

PyObject *
#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
/* VARARGS 2 */
PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, char *name, char *format, ...)
#else
/* VARARGS */
PyObject_CallMethod(va_alist) va_dcl
#endif
{
  va_list va;
  PyObject *args, *method=0, *retval;
#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
  va_start(va, format);
#else
  PyObject *o;
  char *name;
  char *format;
  va_start(va);
  o      = va_arg(va, PyObject *);
  name   = va_arg(va, char *);
  format = va_arg(va, char *);
#endif

  if( ! o || ! name)
    {
      va_end(va);
      return Py_ReturnNullError();
    }

  method=PyObject_GetAttrString(o,name);
  if(! method)
    {
      va_end(va);
      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,name);
      return 0;
    }
   
  if(! (PyCallable_Check(method)))
    {
      va_end(va);
      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"call of non-callable attribute");
      return 0;
    }

  if(format)
    args = Py_VaBuildValue(format, va);
  else
    args = PyTuple_New(0);
  
  va_end(va);

  if(! args) return NULL;

  if(! PyTuple_Check(args))
    {
      PyObject *a;
      
      Py_TRY(a=PyTuple_New(1));
      Py_TRY(PyTuple_SetItem(a,0,args) != -1);
      args=a;
    }

  retval = PyObject_CallObject(method,args);
  Py_DECREF(args);
  Py_DECREF(method);
  return retval;
}

PyObject *
PyMapping_GetItemString(o, key)
  PyObject *o;
  char *key;
{
  PyObject *okey, *r;

  if( ! key) return Py_ReturnNullError();
  Py_TRY(okey=PyString_FromString(key));
  r = PyObject_GetItem(o,okey);
  Py_DECREF(okey);
  return r;
}

int
PyMapping_SetItemString(o, key, value)
 PyObject *o;
 char *key;
 PyObject *value;
{
  PyObject *okey;
  int r;

  if( ! key) return Py_ReturnNullError(),-1;
  if (!(okey=PyString_FromString(key))) return -1;
  r = PyObject_SetItem(o,okey,value);
  Py_DECREF(okey);
  return r;
}