From 3c736f1a415fd87fece57756a836f5e06ff2af73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:16:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Demonstrate use of PyType_Ready() in the example.

---
 Modules/xxmodule.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/xxmodule.c b/Modules/xxmodule.c
index 4b8822cfc5b..501de86f68c 100644
--- a/Modules/xxmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/xxmodule.c
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ initxx(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m;
 
-	/* Initialize the type of the new type object here; doing it here
-	 * is required for portability to Windows without requiring C++. */
-	Xxo_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	/* Finalize the type object including setting type of the new type
+	 * object; doing it here is required for portability to Windows 
+	 * without requiring C++. */
+	if (PyType_Ready(&Xxo_Type) < 0)
+		return;
 
 	/* Create the module and add the functions */
 	m = Py_InitModule3("xx", xx_methods, module_doc);