Finish backporting new buffer API to Python 2.6.  Left to do: memoryview object and structmodule.  But, these need to be finished in Python 3.0 first.  No objects support the new buffer API in Python 2.6 as of yet, and except for the memoryview object, I don't think they will.
diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index 56d20ab..763b144 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "rangeobject.h"
 #include "stringobject.h"
+/* #include "memoryobject.h" */
 #include "bufferobject.h"
 #include "tupleobject.h"
 #include "listobject.h"
diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
index 159e67d..3e5cf12 100644
--- a/Include/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -532,9 +532,10 @@
 	/* new buffer API */
 
 #define PyObject_CheckBuffer(obj) \
-        (((obj)->ob_type->tp_as_buffer != NULL) &&  \
-         ((obj)->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_getbuffer != NULL))
-
+	(((obj)->ob_type->tp_as_buffer != NULL) &&			\
+	 (PyType_HasFeature((obj)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_NEWBUFFER)) && \
+	 ((obj)->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_getbuffer != NULL))
+			    
 	/* Return 1 if the getbuffer function is available, otherwise 
 	   return 0 */
 
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 071cbdc..0ea26d6 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -348,6 +348,375 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Buffer C-API for Python 3.0 */
+
+int
+PyObject_GetBuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int flags)
+{
+	if (!PyObject_CheckBuffer(obj)) {
+		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                             "'%100s' does not have the buffer interface",
+                             Py_TYPE(obj)->tp_name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return (*(obj->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_getbuffer))(obj, view, flags);
+}
+
+void
+PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view)
+{
+	if (obj->ob_type->tp_as_buffer != NULL &&
+	    obj->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_releasebuffer != NULL) {
+		(*(obj->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_releasebuffer))(obj, view);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static int
+_IsFortranContiguous(Py_buffer *view)
+{
+	Py_ssize_t sd, dim;
+	int i;
+
+	if (view->ndim == 0) return 1;
+	if (view->strides == NULL) return (view->ndim == 1);
+
+	sd = view->itemsize;
+	if (view->ndim == 1) return (view->shape[0] == 1 ||
+				   sd == view->strides[0]);
+	for (i=0; i<view->ndim; i++) {
+		dim = view->shape[i];
+		if (dim == 0) return 1;
+		if (view->strides[i] != sd) return 0;
+		sd *= dim;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int
+_IsCContiguous(Py_buffer *view)
+{
+	Py_ssize_t sd, dim;
+	int i;
+
+	if (view->ndim == 0) return 1;
+	if (view->strides == NULL) return 1;
+
+	sd = view->itemsize;
+	if (view->ndim == 1) return (view->shape[0] == 1 ||
+				   sd == view->strides[0]);
+	for (i=view->ndim-1; i>=0; i--) {
+		dim = view->shape[i];
+		if (dim == 0) return 1;
+		if (view->strides[i] != sd) return 0;
+		sd *= dim;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+PyBuffer_IsContiguous(Py_buffer *view, char fort)
+{
+
+	if (view->suboffsets != NULL) return 0;
+
+	if (fort == 'C')
+		return _IsCContiguous(view);
+	else if (fort == 'F')
+		return _IsFortranContiguous(view);
+	else if (fort == 'A')
+		return (_IsCContiguous(view) || _IsFortranContiguous(view));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+void*
+PyBuffer_GetPointer(Py_buffer *view, Py_ssize_t *indices)
+{
+	char* pointer;
+	int i;
+	pointer = (char *)view->buf;
+	for (i = 0; i < view->ndim; i++) {
+		pointer += view->strides[i]*indices[i];
+		if ((view->suboffsets != NULL) && (view->suboffsets[i] >= 0)) {
+			pointer = *((char**)pointer) + view->suboffsets[i];
+		}
+	}
+	return (void*)pointer;
+}
+
+
+void
+_add_one_to_index_F(int nd, Py_ssize_t *index, Py_ssize_t *shape)
+{
+	int k;
+
+	for (k=0; k<nd; k++) {
+		if (index[k] < shape[k]-1) {
+			index[k]++;
+			break;
+		}
+		else {
+			index[k] = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+_add_one_to_index_C(int nd, Py_ssize_t *index, Py_ssize_t *shape)
+{
+	int k;
+
+	for (k=nd-1; k>=0; k--) {
+		if (index[k] < shape[k]-1) {
+			index[k]++;
+			break;
+		}
+		else {
+			index[k] = 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+  /* view is not checked for consistency in either of these.  It is
+     assumed that the size of the buffer is view->len in
+     view->len / view->itemsize elements.
+  */
+
+int
+PyBuffer_ToContiguous(void *buf, Py_buffer *view, Py_ssize_t len, char fort)
+{
+	int k;
+	void (*addone)(int, Py_ssize_t *, Py_ssize_t *);
+	Py_ssize_t *indices, elements;
+	char *dest, *ptr;
+
+	if (len > view->len) {
+		len = view->len;
+	}
+
+	if (PyBuffer_IsContiguous(view, fort)) {
+		/* simplest copy is all that is needed */
+		memcpy(buf, view->buf, len);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Otherwise a more elaborate scheme is needed */
+
+	/* XXX(nnorwitz): need to check for overflow! */
+	indices = (Py_ssize_t *)PyMem_Malloc(sizeof(Py_ssize_t)*(view->ndim));
+	if (indices == NULL) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	for (k=0; k<view->ndim;k++) {
+		indices[k] = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (fort == 'F') {
+		addone = _add_one_to_index_F;
+	}
+	else {
+		addone = _add_one_to_index_C;
+	}
+	dest = buf;
+	/* XXX : This is not going to be the fastest code in the world
+		 several optimizations are possible.
+	 */
+	elements = len / view->itemsize;
+	while (elements--) {
+		addone(view->ndim, indices, view->shape);
+		ptr = PyBuffer_GetPointer(view, indices);
+		memcpy(dest, ptr, view->itemsize);
+		dest += view->itemsize;
+	}
+	PyMem_Free(indices);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+PyBuffer_FromContiguous(Py_buffer *view, void *buf, Py_ssize_t len, char fort)
+{
+	int k;
+	void (*addone)(int, Py_ssize_t *, Py_ssize_t *);
+	Py_ssize_t *indices, elements;
+	char *src, *ptr;
+
+	if (len > view->len) {
+		len = view->len;
+	}
+
+	if (PyBuffer_IsContiguous(view, fort)) {
+		/* simplest copy is all that is needed */
+		memcpy(view->buf, buf, len);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Otherwise a more elaborate scheme is needed */
+
+	/* XXX(nnorwitz): need to check for overflow! */
+	indices = (Py_ssize_t *)PyMem_Malloc(sizeof(Py_ssize_t)*(view->ndim));
+	if (indices == NULL) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	for (k=0; k<view->ndim;k++) {
+		indices[k] = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (fort == 'F') {
+		addone = _add_one_to_index_F;
+	}
+	else {
+		addone = _add_one_to_index_C;
+	}
+	src = buf;
+	/* XXX : This is not going to be the fastest code in the world
+		 several optimizations are possible.
+	 */
+	elements = len / view->itemsize;
+	while (elements--) {
+		addone(view->ndim, indices, view->shape);
+		ptr = PyBuffer_GetPointer(view, indices);
+		memcpy(ptr, src, view->itemsize);
+		src += view->itemsize;
+	}
+
+	PyMem_Free(indices);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int PyObject_CopyData(PyObject *dest, PyObject *src)
+{
+	Py_buffer view_dest, view_src;
+	int k;
+	Py_ssize_t *indices, elements;
+	char *dptr, *sptr;
+
+	if (!PyObject_CheckBuffer(dest) ||
+	    !PyObject_CheckBuffer(src)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"both destination and source must have the "\
+				"buffer interface");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (PyObject_GetBuffer(dest, &view_dest, PyBUF_FULL) != 0) return -1;
+	if (PyObject_GetBuffer(src, &view_src, PyBUF_FULL_RO) != 0) {
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(dest, &view_dest);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (view_dest.len < view_src.len) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError,
+				"destination is too small to receive data from source");
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(dest, &view_dest);
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(src, &view_src);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if ((PyBuffer_IsContiguous(&view_dest, 'C') &&
+	     PyBuffer_IsContiguous(&view_src, 'C')) ||
+	    (PyBuffer_IsContiguous(&view_dest, 'F') &&
+	     PyBuffer_IsContiguous(&view_src, 'F'))) {
+		/* simplest copy is all that is needed */
+		memcpy(view_dest.buf, view_src.buf, view_src.len);
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(dest, &view_dest);
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(src, &view_src);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Otherwise a more elaborate copy scheme is needed */
+
+	/* XXX(nnorwitz): need to check for overflow! */
+	indices = (Py_ssize_t *)PyMem_Malloc(sizeof(Py_ssize_t)*view_src.ndim);
+	if (indices == NULL) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(dest, &view_dest);
+		PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(src, &view_src);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	for (k=0; k<view_src.ndim;k++) {
+		indices[k] = 0;
+	}
+	elements = 1;
+	for (k=0; k<view_src.ndim; k++) {
+		/* XXX(nnorwitz): can this overflow? */
+		elements *= view_src.shape[k];
+	}
+	while (elements--) {
+		_add_one_to_index_C(view_src.ndim, indices, view_src.shape);
+		dptr = PyBuffer_GetPointer(&view_dest, indices);
+		sptr = PyBuffer_GetPointer(&view_src, indices);
+		memcpy(dptr, sptr, view_src.itemsize);
+	}
+	PyMem_Free(indices);
+	PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(dest, &view_dest);
+	PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(src, &view_src);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+PyBuffer_FillContiguousStrides(int nd, Py_ssize_t *shape,
+			       Py_ssize_t *strides, int itemsize,
+			       char fort)
+{
+	int k;
+	Py_ssize_t sd;
+
+	sd = itemsize;
+	if (fort == 'F') {
+		for (k=0; k<nd; k++) {
+			strides[k] = sd;
+			sd *= shape[k];
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		for (k=nd-1; k>=0; k--) {
+			strides[k] = sd;
+			sd *= shape[k];
+		}
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
+int
+PyBuffer_FillInfo(Py_buffer *view, void *buf, Py_ssize_t len,
+	      int readonly, int flags)
+{
+	if (view == NULL) return 0;
+	if (((flags & PyBUF_LOCK) == PyBUF_LOCK) &&
+	    readonly != 0) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError,
+				"Cannot lock this object.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (((flags & PyBUF_WRITABLE) == PyBUF_WRITABLE) &&
+	    (readonly == 1)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_BufferError,
+				"Object is not writable.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	view->buf = buf;
+	view->len = len;
+	view->readonly = readonly;
+	view->itemsize = 1;
+	view->format = NULL;
+	if ((flags & PyBUF_FORMAT) == PyBUF_FORMAT)
+		view->format = "B";
+	view->ndim = 1;
+	view->shape = NULL;
+	if ((flags & PyBUF_ND) == PyBUF_ND)
+		view->shape = &(view->len);
+	view->strides = NULL;
+	if ((flags & PyBUF_STRIDES) == PyBUF_STRIDES)
+		view->strides = &(view->itemsize);
+	view->suboffsets = NULL;
+	view->internal = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 PyObject *
 PyObject_Format(PyObject* obj, PyObject *format_spec)
 {
diff --git a/Objects/exceptions.c b/Objects/exceptions.c
index aa9f516..7fecb35 100644
--- a/Objects/exceptions.c
+++ b/Objects/exceptions.c
@@ -1850,6 +1850,11 @@
  */
 SimpleExtendsException(PyExc_StandardError, MemoryError, "Out of memory.");
 
+/*
+ *    BufferError extends StandardError
+ */
+SimpleExtendsException(PyExc_StandardError, BufferError, "Buffer error.");
+
 
 /* Warning category docstrings */
 
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index fe5cb42..8491ed4 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -2474,6 +2474,7 @@
 	SETBUILTIN("True",		Py_True);
 	SETBUILTIN("basestring",	&PyBaseString_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("bool",		&PyBool_Type);
+	/*	SETBUILTIN("memoryview",        &PyMemoryView_Type); */
 	SETBUILTIN("bytes",		&PyString_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("buffer",		&PyBuffer_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("classmethod",	&PyClassMethod_Type);