diff --git a/Objects/codeobject.c b/Objects/codeobject.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5ddfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Objects/codeobject.c
@@ -0,0 +1,453 @@
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "code.h"
+#include "structmember.h"
+
+#define NAME_CHARS \
+	"0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+
+/* all_name_chars(s): true iff all chars in s are valid NAME_CHARS */
+
+static int
+all_name_chars(unsigned char *s)
+{
+	static char ok_name_char[256];
+	static unsigned char *name_chars = (unsigned char *)NAME_CHARS;
+
+	if (ok_name_char[*name_chars] == 0) {
+		unsigned char *p;
+		for (p = name_chars; *p; p++)
+			ok_name_char[*p] = 1;
+	}
+	while (*s) {
+		if (ok_name_char[*s++] == 0)
+			return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void
+intern_strings(PyObject *tuple)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(tuple); --i >= 0; ) {
+		PyObject *v = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tuple, i);
+		if (v == NULL || !PyString_CheckExact(v)) {
+			Py_FatalError("non-string found in code slot");
+		}
+		PyString_InternInPlace(&PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tuple, i));
+	}
+}
+
+
+PyCodeObject *
+PyCode_New(int argcount, int nlocals, int stacksize, int flags,
+	   PyObject *code, PyObject *consts, PyObject *names,
+	   PyObject *varnames, PyObject *freevars, PyObject *cellvars,
+	   PyObject *filename, PyObject *name, int firstlineno,
+	   PyObject *lnotab)
+{
+	PyCodeObject *co;
+	int i;
+	/* Check argument types */
+	if (argcount < 0 || nlocals < 0 ||
+	    code == NULL ||
+	    consts == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(consts) ||
+	    names == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(names) ||
+	    varnames == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(varnames) ||
+	    freevars == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(freevars) ||
+	    cellvars == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(cellvars) ||
+	    name == NULL || !PyString_Check(name) ||
+	    filename == NULL || !PyString_Check(filename) ||
+	    lnotab == NULL || !PyString_Check(lnotab) ||
+	    !PyObject_CheckReadBuffer(code)) {
+		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	intern_strings(names);
+	intern_strings(varnames);
+	intern_strings(freevars);
+	intern_strings(cellvars);
+	/* Intern selected string constants */
+	for (i = PyTuple_Size(consts); --i >= 0; ) {
+		PyObject *v = PyTuple_GetItem(consts, i);
+		if (!PyString_Check(v))
+			continue;
+		if (!all_name_chars((unsigned char *)PyString_AS_STRING(v)))
+			continue;
+		PyString_InternInPlace(&PyTuple_GET_ITEM(consts, i));
+	}
+	co = PyObject_NEW(PyCodeObject, &PyCode_Type);
+	if (co != NULL) {
+		co->co_argcount = argcount;
+		co->co_nlocals = nlocals;
+		co->co_stacksize = stacksize;
+		co->co_flags = flags;
+		Py_INCREF(code);
+		co->co_code = code;
+		Py_INCREF(consts);
+		co->co_consts = consts;
+		Py_INCREF(names);
+		co->co_names = names;
+		Py_INCREF(varnames);
+		co->co_varnames = varnames;
+		Py_INCREF(freevars);
+		co->co_freevars = freevars;
+		Py_INCREF(cellvars);
+		co->co_cellvars = cellvars;
+		Py_INCREF(filename);
+		co->co_filename = filename;
+		Py_INCREF(name);
+		co->co_name = name;
+		co->co_firstlineno = firstlineno;
+		Py_INCREF(lnotab);
+		co->co_lnotab = lnotab;
+	}
+	return co;
+}
+
+
+#define OFF(x) offsetof(PyCodeObject, x)
+
+static PyMemberDef code_memberlist[] = {
+	{"co_argcount",	T_INT,		OFF(co_argcount),	READONLY},
+	{"co_nlocals",	T_INT,		OFF(co_nlocals),	READONLY},
+	{"co_stacksize",T_INT,		OFF(co_stacksize),	READONLY},
+	{"co_flags",	T_INT,		OFF(co_flags),		READONLY},
+	{"co_code",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_code),		READONLY},
+	{"co_consts",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_consts),		READONLY},
+	{"co_names",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_names),		READONLY},
+	{"co_varnames",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_varnames),	READONLY},
+	{"co_freevars",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_freevars),	READONLY},
+	{"co_cellvars",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_cellvars),	READONLY},
+	{"co_filename",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_filename),	READONLY},
+	{"co_name",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_name),		READONLY},
+	{"co_firstlineno", T_INT,	OFF(co_firstlineno),	READONLY},
+	{"co_lnotab",	T_OBJECT,	OFF(co_lnotab),		READONLY},
+	{NULL}	/* Sentinel */
+};
+
+/* Helper for code_new: return a shallow copy of a tuple that is
+   guaranteed to contain exact strings, by converting string subclasses
+   to exact strings and complaining if a non-string is found. */
+static PyObject*
+validate_and_copy_tuple(PyObject *tup)
+{
+	PyObject *newtuple;
+	PyObject *item;
+	int i, len;
+
+	len = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(tup);
+	newtuple = PyTuple_New(len);
+	if (newtuple == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		item = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tup, i);
+		if (PyString_CheckExact(item)) {
+			Py_INCREF(item);
+		}
+		else if (!PyString_Check(item)) {
+			PyErr_Format(
+				PyExc_TypeError,
+				"name tuples must contain only "
+				"strings, not '%.500s'",
+				item->ob_type->tp_name);
+			Py_DECREF(newtuple);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		else {
+			item = PyString_FromStringAndSize(
+				PyString_AS_STRING(item),
+				PyString_GET_SIZE(item));
+			if (item == NULL) {
+				Py_DECREF(newtuple);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		PyTuple_SET_ITEM(newtuple, i, item);
+	}
+
+	return newtuple;
+}
+
+PyDoc_STRVAR(code_doc,
+"code(argcount, nlocals, stacksize, flags, codestring, constants, names,\n\
+      varnames, filename, name, firstlineno, lnotab[, freevars[, cellvars]])\n\
+\n\
+Create a code object.  Not for the faint of heart.");
+
+static PyObject *
+code_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
+{
+	int argcount;
+	int nlocals;
+	int stacksize;
+	int flags;
+	PyObject *co = NULL;
+	PyObject *code;
+	PyObject *consts;
+	PyObject *names, *ournames = NULL;
+	PyObject *varnames, *ourvarnames = NULL;
+	PyObject *freevars = NULL, *ourfreevars = NULL;
+	PyObject *cellvars = NULL, *ourcellvars = NULL;
+	PyObject *filename;
+	PyObject *name;
+	int firstlineno;
+	PyObject *lnotab;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iiiiSO!O!O!SSiS|O!O!:code",
+			      &argcount, &nlocals, &stacksize, &flags,
+			      &code,
+			      &PyTuple_Type, &consts,
+			      &PyTuple_Type, &names,
+			      &PyTuple_Type, &varnames,
+			      &filename, &name,
+			      &firstlineno, &lnotab,
+			      &PyTuple_Type, &freevars,
+			      &PyTuple_Type, &cellvars))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (argcount < 0) {
+		PyErr_SetString(
+			PyExc_ValueError,
+			"code: argcount must not be negative");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (nlocals < 0) {
+		PyErr_SetString(
+			PyExc_ValueError,
+			"code: nlocals must not be negative");
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	ournames = validate_and_copy_tuple(names);
+	if (ournames == NULL)
+		goto cleanup;
+	ourvarnames = validate_and_copy_tuple(varnames);
+	if (ourvarnames == NULL)
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (freevars)
+		ourfreevars = validate_and_copy_tuple(freevars);
+	else
+		ourfreevars = PyTuple_New(0);
+	if (ourfreevars == NULL)
+		goto cleanup;
+	if (cellvars)
+		ourcellvars = validate_and_copy_tuple(cellvars);
+	else
+		ourcellvars = PyTuple_New(0);
+	if (ourcellvars == NULL)
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	co = (PyObject *)PyCode_New(argcount, nlocals, stacksize, flags,
+				    code, consts, ournames, ourvarnames,
+				    ourfreevars, ourcellvars, filename,
+				    name, firstlineno, lnotab);
+  cleanup:
+	Py_XDECREF(ournames);
+	Py_XDECREF(ourvarnames);
+	Py_XDECREF(ourfreevars);
+	Py_XDECREF(ourcellvars);
+	return co;
+}
+
+static void
+code_dealloc(PyCodeObject *co)
+{
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_code);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_consts);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_names);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_varnames);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_freevars);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_cellvars);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_filename);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_name);
+	Py_XDECREF(co->co_lnotab);
+	PyObject_DEL(co);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+code_repr(PyCodeObject *co)
+{
+	char buf[500];
+	int lineno = -1;
+	char *filename = "???";
+	char *name = "???";
+
+	if (co->co_firstlineno != 0)
+		lineno = co->co_firstlineno;
+	if (co->co_filename && PyString_Check(co->co_filename))
+		filename = PyString_AS_STRING(co->co_filename);
+	if (co->co_name && PyString_Check(co->co_name))
+		name = PyString_AS_STRING(co->co_name);
+	PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+		      "<code object %.100s at %p, file \"%.300s\", line %d>",
+		      name, co, filename, lineno);
+	return PyString_FromString(buf);
+}
+
+static int
+code_compare(PyCodeObject *co, PyCodeObject *cp)
+{
+	int cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_name, cp->co_name);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = co->co_argcount - cp->co_argcount;
+	if (cmp) goto normalize;
+	cmp = co->co_nlocals - cp->co_nlocals;
+	if (cmp) goto normalize;
+	cmp = co->co_flags - cp->co_flags;
+	if (cmp) goto normalize;
+	cmp = co->co_firstlineno - cp->co_firstlineno;
+	if (cmp) goto normalize;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_code, cp->co_code);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_consts, cp->co_consts);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_names, cp->co_names);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_varnames, cp->co_varnames);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_freevars, cp->co_freevars);
+	if (cmp) return cmp;
+	cmp = PyObject_Compare(co->co_cellvars, cp->co_cellvars);
+	return cmp;
+
+ normalize:
+	if (cmp > 0)
+		return 1;
+	else if (cmp < 0)
+		return -1;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static long
+code_hash(PyCodeObject *co)
+{
+	long h, h0, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6;
+	h0 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_name);
+	if (h0 == -1) return -1;
+	h1 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_code);
+	if (h1 == -1) return -1;
+	h2 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_consts);
+	if (h2 == -1) return -1;
+	h3 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_names);
+	if (h3 == -1) return -1;
+	h4 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_varnames);
+	if (h4 == -1) return -1;
+	h5 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_freevars);
+	if (h5 == -1) return -1;
+	h6 = PyObject_Hash(co->co_cellvars);
+	if (h6 == -1) return -1;
+	h = h0 ^ h1 ^ h2 ^ h3 ^ h4 ^ h5 ^ h6 ^
+		co->co_argcount ^ co->co_nlocals ^ co->co_flags;
+	if (h == -1) h = -2;
+	return h;
+}
+
+/* XXX code objects need to participate in GC? */
+
+PyTypeObject PyCode_Type = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+	0,
+	"code",
+	sizeof(PyCodeObject),
+	0,
+	(destructor)code_dealloc, 	/* tp_dealloc */
+	0,				/* tp_print */
+	0, 				/* tp_getattr */
+	0,				/* tp_setattr */
+	(cmpfunc)code_compare, 		/* tp_compare */
+	(reprfunc)code_repr,		/* tp_repr */
+	0,				/* tp_as_number */
+	0,				/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,				/* tp_as_mapping */
+	(hashfunc)code_hash, 		/* tp_hash */
+	0,				/* tp_call */
+	0,				/* tp_str */
+	PyObject_GenericGetAttr,	/* tp_getattro */
+	0,				/* tp_setattro */
+	0,				/* tp_as_buffer */
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,		/* tp_flags */
+	code_doc,			/* tp_doc */
+	0,				/* tp_traverse */
+	0,				/* tp_clear */
+	0,				/* tp_richcompare */
+	0,				/* tp_weaklistoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_iter */
+	0,				/* tp_iternext */
+	0,				/* tp_methods */
+	code_memberlist,		/* tp_members */
+	0,				/* tp_getset */
+	0,				/* tp_base */
+	0,				/* tp_dict */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_get */
+	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
+	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
+	0,				/* tp_init */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
+	code_new,			/* tp_new */
+};
+
+/* All about c_lnotab.
+
+c_lnotab is an array of unsigned bytes disguised as a Python string.  In -O
+mode, SET_LINENO opcodes aren't generated, and bytecode offsets are mapped
+to source code line #s (when needed for tracebacks) via c_lnotab instead.
+The array is conceptually a list of
+    (bytecode offset increment, line number increment)
+pairs.  The details are important and delicate, best illustrated by example:
+
+    byte code offset    source code line number
+        0		    1
+        6		    2
+       50		    7
+      350                 307
+      361                 308
+
+The first trick is that these numbers aren't stored, only the increments
+from one row to the next (this doesn't really work, but it's a start):
+
+    0, 1,  6, 1,  44, 5,  300, 300,  11, 1
+
+The second trick is that an unsigned byte can't hold negative values, or
+values larger than 255, so (a) there's a deep assumption that byte code
+offsets and their corresponding line #s both increase monotonically, and (b)
+if at least one column jumps by more than 255 from one row to the next, more
+than one pair is written to the table. In case #b, there's no way to know
+from looking at the table later how many were written.  That's the delicate
+part.  A user of c_lnotab desiring to find the source line number
+corresponding to a bytecode address A should do something like this
+
+    lineno = addr = 0
+    for addr_incr, line_incr in c_lnotab:
+        addr += addr_incr
+        if addr > A:
+            return lineno
+        lineno += line_incr
+
+In order for this to work, when the addr field increments by more than 255,
+the line # increment in each pair generated must be 0 until the remaining addr
+increment is < 256.  So, in the example above, com_set_lineno should not (as
+was actually done until 2.2) expand 300, 300 to 255, 255,  45, 45, but to
+255, 0,  45, 255,  0, 45.
+*/
+
+int
+PyCode_Addr2Line(PyCodeObject *co, int addrq)
+{
+	int size = PyString_Size(co->co_lnotab) / 2;
+	unsigned char *p = (unsigned char*)PyString_AsString(co->co_lnotab);
+	int line = co->co_firstlineno;
+	int addr = 0;
+	while (--size >= 0) {
+		addr += *p++;
+		if (addr > addrq)
+			break;
+		line += *p++;
+	}
+	return line;
+}
diff --git a/Objects/frameobject.c b/Objects/frameobject.c
index bc8cae9..8ebf500 100644
--- a/Objects/frameobject.c
+++ b/Objects/frameobject.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "Python.h"
 
+#include "code.h"
 #include "compile.h"
 #include "frameobject.h"
 #include "opcode.h"
diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index c0c91c9..85cef6f 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* Function object implementation */
 
 #include "Python.h"
-#include "compile.h"
+#include "code.h"
 #include "eval.h"
 #include "structmember.h"
 
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@
 		Py_XINCREF(closure);
 	}
 	else {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "non-tuple closure");
+		PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError, 
+			     "expected tuple for closure, got '%.100s'",
+			     closure->ob_type->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	Py_XDECREF(((PyFunctionObject *) op) -> func_closure);
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 88c4a15..591c62b 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -1737,20 +1737,14 @@
 			goto bad_slots;
 		for (i = j = 0; i < nslots; i++) {
 			char *s;
-			char buffer[256];
 			tmp = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(slots, i);
 			s = PyString_AS_STRING(tmp);
 			if ((add_dict && strcmp(s, "__dict__") == 0) ||
 			    (add_weak && strcmp(s, "__weakref__") == 0))
 				continue;
-			if (_Py_Mangle(PyString_AS_STRING(name),
-				       PyString_AS_STRING(tmp),
-				       buffer, sizeof(buffer)))
-			{
-				tmp = PyString_FromString(buffer);
-			} else {
-				Py_INCREF(tmp);
-			}
+			tmp =_Py_Mangle(name, tmp);
+                        if (!tmp)
+                            goto bad_slots;
 			PyTuple_SET_ITEM(newslots, j, tmp);
 			j++;
 		}