Added new module "array" (for now optional) defining array objects.
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+/***********************************************************
+Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum,
+Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
+
+                        All Rights Reserved
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its 
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, 
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in 
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
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+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+******************************************************************/
+
+/* Array object implementation */
+
+/* An array is a uniform list -- all items have the same type.
+   The item type is restricted to simple C types like int or float */
+
+#include "allobjects.h"
+#include "modsupport.h"
+#include "ceval.h"
+
+#ifdef sun
+#define NEED_MEMMOVE
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NEED_MEMMOVE
+extern char *memmove();
+#endif
+
+struct arrayobject; /* Forward */
+
+struct arraydescr {
+	int typecode;
+	int itemsize;
+	object * (*getitem) FPROTO((struct arrayobject *, int));
+	int (*setitem) FPROTO((struct arrayobject *, int, object *));
+};
+
+typedef struct arrayobject {
+	OB_VARHEAD
+	char *ob_item;
+	struct arraydescr *ob_descr;
+} arrayobject;
+
+extern typeobject Arraytype;
+
+#define is_arrayobject(op) ((op)->ob_type == &Arraytype)
+
+extern object *newarrayobject PROTO((int, struct arraydescr *));
+extern int getarraysize PROTO((object *));
+extern object *getarrayitem PROTO((object *, int));
+extern int setarrayitem PROTO((object *, int, object *));
+extern int insarrayitem PROTO((object *, int, object *));
+extern int addarrayitem PROTO((object *, object *));
+
+static object *
+c_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	return newsizedstringobject(&((char *)ap->ob_item)[i], 1);
+}
+
+static int
+c_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	char x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "c;array item must be char", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((char *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static object *
+b_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	long x = ((char *)ap->ob_item)[i];
+	if (x >= 128)
+		x -= 256;
+	return newintobject(x);
+}
+
+static int
+b_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	char x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "b;array item must be integer", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((char *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static object *
+h_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	return newintobject((long) ((short *)ap->ob_item)[i]);
+}
+
+static int
+h_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	short x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "h;array item must be integer", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((short *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static object *
+l_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	return newintobject(((long *)ap->ob_item)[i]);
+}
+
+static int
+l_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	long x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "l;array item must be integer", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((long *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static object *
+f_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	return newfloatobject((double) ((float *)ap->ob_item)[i]);
+}
+
+static int
+f_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	float x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "f;array item must be float", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((float *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static object *
+d_getitem(ap, i)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+{
+	return newfloatobject(((double *)ap->ob_item)[i]);
+}
+
+static int
+d_setitem(ap, i, v)
+	arrayobject *ap;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	double x;
+	if (!getargs(v, "d;array item must be float", &x))
+		return -1;
+	if (i >= 0)
+		     ((double *)ap->ob_item)[i] = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Description of types */
+struct arraydescr descriptors[] = {
+	{'c', sizeof(char), c_getitem, c_setitem},
+	{'b', sizeof(char), b_getitem, b_setitem},
+	{'h', sizeof(short), h_getitem, h_setitem},
+	{'l', sizeof(long), l_getitem, l_setitem},
+	{'f', sizeof(float), f_getitem, f_setitem},
+	{'d', sizeof(double), d_getitem, d_setitem},
+	{'\0', 0, 0, 0} /* Sentinel */
+};
+	
+
+object *
+newarrayobject(size, descr)
+	int size;
+	struct arraydescr *descr;
+{
+	int i;
+	arrayobject *op;
+	MALLARG nbytes;
+	int itemsize;
+	if (size < 0) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	nbytes = size * descr->itemsize;
+	/* Check for overflow */
+	if (nbytes / descr->itemsize != size) {
+		return err_nomem();
+	}
+	op = (arrayobject *) malloc(sizeof(arrayobject));
+	if (op == NULL) {
+		return err_nomem();
+	}
+	if (size <= 0) {
+		op->ob_item = NULL;
+	}
+	else {
+		op->ob_item = malloc(nbytes);
+		if (op->ob_item == NULL) {
+			free((ANY *)op);
+			return err_nomem();
+		}
+	}
+	NEWREF(op);
+	op->ob_type = &Arraytype;
+	op->ob_size = size;
+	op->ob_descr = descr;
+	return (object *) op;
+}
+
+int
+getarraysize(op)
+	object *op;
+{
+	if (!is_arrayobject(op)) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return ((arrayobject *)op) -> ob_size;
+}
+
+object *
+getarrayitem(op, i)
+	object *op;
+	int i;
+{
+	register arrayobject *ap;
+	if (!is_arrayobject(op)) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ap = (arrayobject *)op;
+	if (i < 0 || i >= ap->ob_size) {
+		err_setstr(IndexError, "array index out of range");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return (*ap->ob_descr->getitem)(ap, i);
+}
+
+static int
+ins1(self, where, v)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	int where;
+	object *v;
+{
+	int i;
+	char *items;
+	if (v == NULL) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if ((*self->ob_descr->setitem)(self, -1, v) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	items = self->ob_item;
+	RESIZE(items, char, (self->ob_size+1) * self->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	if (items == NULL) {
+		err_nomem();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (where < 0)
+		where = 0;
+	if (where > self->ob_size)
+		where = self->ob_size;
+	memmove(items + (where+1)*self->ob_descr->itemsize,
+		items + where*self->ob_descr->itemsize,
+		(self->ob_size-where)*self->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	self->ob_item = items;
+	self->ob_size++;
+	return (*self->ob_descr->setitem)(self, where, v);
+}
+
+int
+insarrayitem(op, where, newitem)
+	object *op;
+	int where;
+	object *newitem;
+{
+	if (!is_arrayobject(op)) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return ins1((arrayobject *)op, where, newitem);
+}
+
+int
+addarrayitem(op, newitem)
+	object *op;
+	object *newitem;
+{
+	if (!is_arrayobject(op)) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return ins1((arrayobject *)op,
+		(int) ((arrayobject *)op)->ob_size, newitem);
+}
+
+/* Methods */
+
+static void
+array_dealloc(op)
+	arrayobject *op;
+{
+	int i;
+	if (op->ob_item != NULL)
+		free((ANY *)op->ob_item);
+	free((ANY *)op);
+}
+
+static int
+array_compare(v, w)
+	arrayobject *v, *w;
+{
+	int len = (v->ob_size < w->ob_size) ? v->ob_size : w->ob_size;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		object *ai, *bi;
+		int cmp;
+		ai = getarrayitem((object *)v, i);
+		bi = getarrayitem((object *)w, i);
+		if (ai && bi)
+			cmp = cmpobject(ai, bi);
+		else
+			cmp = -1;
+		XDECREF(ai);
+		XDECREF(bi);
+		if (cmp != 0) {
+			err_clear(); /* XXX Can't report errors here */
+			return cmp;
+		}
+	}
+	return v->ob_size - w->ob_size;
+}
+
+static int
+array_length(a)
+	arrayobject *a;
+{
+	return a->ob_size;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_item(a, i)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	int i;
+{
+	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+		err_setstr(IndexError, "array index out of range");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return getarrayitem((object *)a, i);
+}
+
+static object *
+array_slice(a, ilow, ihigh)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	int ilow, ihigh;
+{
+	arrayobject *np;
+	int i;
+	if (ilow < 0)
+		ilow = 0;
+	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
+		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	if (ihigh < 0)
+		ihigh = 0;
+	if (ihigh < ilow)
+		ihigh = ilow;
+	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
+		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(ihigh - ilow, a->ob_descr);
+	if (np == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	memcpy(np->ob_item, a->ob_item + ilow * a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+	       (ihigh-ilow) * a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	return (object *)np;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_concat(a, bb)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	object *bb;
+{
+	int size;
+	int i;
+	arrayobject *np;
+	if (!is_arrayobject(bb)) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+#define b ((arrayobject *)bb)
+	if (a->ob_descr != b->ob_descr) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	size = a->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(size, a->ob_descr);
+	if (np == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(np->ob_item, a->ob_item, a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	memcpy(np->ob_item + a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+	       a->ob_item, a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	return (object *)np;
+#undef b
+}
+
+static object *
+array_repeat(a, n)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	int n;
+{
+	int i, j;
+	int size;
+	arrayobject *np;
+	char *p;
+	int nbytes;
+	if (n < 0)
+		n = 0;
+	size = a->ob_size * n;
+	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(size, a->ob_descr);
+	if (np == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	p = np->ob_item;
+	nbytes = a->ob_size * a->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		memcpy(p, a->ob_item, nbytes);
+		p += nbytes;
+	}
+	return (object *) np;
+}
+
+static int
+array_ass_slice(a, ilow, ihigh, v)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	int ilow, ihigh;
+	object *v;
+{
+	char *item;
+	int n; /* Size of replacement array */
+	int d; /* Change in size */
+	int k; /* Loop index */
+#define b ((arrayobject *)v)
+	if (v == NULL)
+		n = 0;
+	else if (is_arrayobject(v)) {
+		n = b->ob_size;
+		if (a == b) {
+			/* Special case "a[i:j] = a" -- copy b first */
+			int ret;
+			v = array_slice(b, 0, n);
+			ret = array_ass_slice(a, ilow, ihigh, v);
+			DECREF(v);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		if (b->ob_descr != a->ob_descr) {
+			err_badarg();
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		err_badarg();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (ilow < 0)
+		ilow = 0;
+	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
+		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	if (ihigh < 0)
+		ihigh = 0;
+	if (ihigh < ilow)
+		ihigh = ilow;
+	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
+		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	item = a->ob_item;
+	d = n - (ihigh-ilow);
+	if (d < 0) { /* Delete -d items */
+		memmove(item + (ihigh+d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			item + ihigh*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			(a->ob_size-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+		a->ob_size += d;
+		RESIZE(item, char, a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+						/* Can't fail */
+		a->ob_item = item;
+	}
+	else if (d > 0) { /* Insert d items */
+		RESIZE(item, char, (a->ob_size + d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+		if (item == NULL) {
+			err_nomem();
+			return -1;
+		}
+		memmove(item + (ihigh+d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			item + ihigh*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			(a->ob_size-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+		a->ob_item = item;
+		a->ob_size += d;
+	}
+	if (n > 0)
+		memcpy(item + ilow*a->ob_descr->itemsize, b->ob_item,
+		       n*b->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	return 0;
+#undef b
+}
+
+static int
+array_ass_item(a, i, v)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+		err_setstr(IndexError, "array assignment index out of range");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (v == NULL)
+		return array_ass_slice(a, i, i+1, v);
+	return (*a->ob_descr->setitem)(a, i, v);
+}
+
+static int
+setarrayitem(a, i, v)
+	object *a;
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+{
+	if (!is_arrayobject(a)) {
+		err_badcall();
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return array_ass_item((arrayobject *)a, i, v);
+}
+
+static object *
+ins(self, where, v)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	int where;
+	object *v;
+{
+	if (ins1(self, where, v) != 0)
+		return NULL;
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_insert(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int i;
+	object *v;
+	if (!getargs(args, "(iO)", &i, &v))
+		return NULL;
+	return ins(self, i, v);
+}
+
+static object *
+array_append(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *v;
+	if (!getargs(args, "O", &v))
+		return NULL;
+	return ins(self, (int) self->ob_size, v);
+}
+
+static object *
+array_byteswap(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	char *p;
+	int i;
+	switch (self->ob_descr->itemsize) {
+	case 1:
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		for (p = self->ob_item, i = self->ob_size; --i >= 0; p += 2) {
+			char p0 = p[0];
+			p[0] = p[1];
+			p[1] = p0;
+		}
+		break;
+	case 4:
+		for (p = self->ob_item, i = self->ob_size; --i >= 0; p += 4) {
+			char p0 = p[0];
+			char p1 = p[1];
+			p[0] = p[3];
+			p[1] = p[2];
+			p[2] = p1;
+			p[3] = p0;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		err_setstr(RuntimeError,
+			   "don't know how to byteswap this array type");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+#if 0
+static object *
+array_reverse(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	register object **p, **q;
+	register object *tmp;
+	
+	if (args != NULL) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (self->ob_size > 1) {
+		for (p = self->ob_item, q = self->ob_item + self->ob_size - 1;
+						p < q; p++, q--) {
+			tmp = *p;
+			*p = *q;
+			*q = tmp;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if 0
+static object *
+array_index(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int i;
+	
+	if (args == NULL) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+		if (cmpobject(self->ob_item[i], args) == 0)
+			return newintobject((long)i);
+	}
+	err_setstr(ValueError, "array.index(x): x not in array");
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if 0
+static object *
+array_count(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int count = 0;
+	int i;
+	
+	if (args == NULL) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+		if (cmpobject(self->ob_item[i], args) == 0)
+			count++;
+	}
+	return newintobject((long)count);
+}
+#endif
+
+#if 0
+static object *
+array_remove(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int i;
+	
+	if (args == NULL) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+		if (cmpobject(self->ob_item[i], args) == 0) {
+			if (array_ass_slice(self, i, i+1, (object *)NULL) != 0)
+				return NULL;
+			INCREF(None);
+			return None;
+		}
+			
+	}
+	err_setstr(ValueError, "array.remove(x): x not in array");
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+static object *
+array_read(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *f;
+	int n;
+	FILE *fp;
+	if (!getargs(args, "(Oi)", &f, &n))
+		return NULL;
+	fp = getfilefile(f);
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		err_setstr(TypeError, "arg1 must be open file");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (n > 0) {
+		char *item = self->ob_item;
+		int itemsize = self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+		int nread;
+		RESIZE(item, char, (self->ob_size + n) * itemsize);
+		if (item == NULL) {
+			err_nomem();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		self->ob_item = item;
+		self->ob_size += n;
+		nread = fread(item + (self->ob_size - n) * itemsize,
+			      itemsize, n, fp);
+		if (nread < n) {
+			self->ob_size -= (n - nread);
+			RESIZE(item, char, self->ob_size*itemsize);
+			self->ob_item = item;
+			err_setstr(EOFError, "not enough items in file");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_write(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *f;
+	FILE *fp;
+	if (!getargs(args, "O", &f))
+		return NULL;
+	fp = getfilefile(f);
+	if (fp == NULL) {
+		err_setstr(TypeError, "arg must be open file");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (self->ob_size > 0) {
+		if (fwrite(self->ob_item, self->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			   self->ob_size, fp) != self->ob_size) {
+			err_errno(IOError);
+			clearerr(fp);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_fromlist(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int n;
+	object *list;
+	int itemsize = self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	if (!getargs(args, "O", &list))
+		return NULL;
+	if (!is_listobject(list)) {
+		err_setstr(TypeError, "arg must be list");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	n = getlistsize(list);
+	if (n > 0) {
+		char *item = self->ob_item;
+		int i;
+		RESIZE(item, char, (self->ob_size + n) * itemsize);
+		if (item == NULL) {
+			err_nomem();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		self->ob_item = item;
+		self->ob_size += n;
+		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+			object *v = getlistitem(list, i);
+			if ((*self->ob_descr->setitem)(self,
+					self->ob_size - n + i, v) != 0) {
+				self->ob_size -= n;
+				RESIZE(item, char, self->ob_size * itemsize);
+				self->ob_item = item;
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_tolist(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *list = newlistobject(self->ob_size);
+	int i;
+	if (list == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+		object *v = getarrayitem((object *)self, i);
+		if (v == NULL) {
+			DECREF(list);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		setlistitem(list, i, v);
+	}
+	return list;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_fromstring(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	char *str;
+	int n;
+	int itemsize = self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	if (!getargs(args, "s#", &str, &n))
+		return NULL;
+	if (n % itemsize != 0) {
+		err_setstr(ValueError,
+			   "string length not a multiple of item size");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	n = n / itemsize;
+	if (n > 0) {
+		char *item = self->ob_item;
+		RESIZE(item, char, (self->ob_size + n) * itemsize);
+		if (item == NULL) {
+			err_nomem();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		self->ob_item = item;
+		self->ob_size += n;
+		memcpy(item + (self->ob_size - n) * itemsize, str, itemsize*n);
+	}
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_tostring(self, args)
+	arrayobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	if (!getargs(args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	return newsizedstringobject(self->ob_item,
+				    self->ob_size * self->ob_descr->itemsize);
+}
+
+static struct methodlist array_methods[] = {
+	{"append",	array_append},
+	{"byteswap",	array_byteswap},
+/*	{"count",	array_count},*/
+/*	{"index",	array_index},*/
+	{"insert",	array_insert},
+/*	{"sort",	array_sort},*/
+/*	{"remove",	array_remove},*/
+/*	{"reverse",	array_reverse},*/
+	{"read",	array_read},
+	{"write",	array_write},
+	{"fromlist",	array_fromlist},
+	{"tolist",	array_tolist},
+	{"fromstring",	array_fromstring},
+	{"tostring",	array_tostring},
+	{NULL,		NULL}		/* sentinel */
+};
+
+static object *
+array_getattr(a, name)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	char *name;
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "typecode") == 0) {
+		char tc = a->ob_descr->typecode;
+		return newsizedstringobject(&tc, 1);
+	}
+	if (strcmp(name, "itemsize") == 0) {
+		return newintobject((long)a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	}
+	return findmethod(array_methods, (object *)a, name);
+}
+
+static int
+array_print(a, fp, flags)
+	arrayobject *a;
+	FILE *fp;
+	int flags;
+{
+	int ok = 0;
+	int i, len;
+	object *v;
+	len = a->ob_size;
+	if (len == 0) {
+		fprintf(fp, "array('%c')", a->ob_descr->typecode);
+		return ok;
+	}
+	if (a->ob_descr->typecode == 'c') {
+		fprintf(fp, "array('c', ");
+		v = array_tostring(a, (object *)NULL);
+		ok = printobject(v, fp, flags);
+		XDECREF(v);
+		fprintf(fp, ")");
+		return ok;
+	}
+	fprintf(fp, "array('%c', [", a->ob_descr->typecode);
+	for (i = 0; i < len && ok == 0; i++) {
+		if (i > 0)
+			fprintf(fp, ", ");
+		v = (a->ob_descr->getitem)(a, i);
+		ok = printobject(v, fp, flags);
+		XDECREF(v);
+	}
+	fprintf(fp, "])");
+	return ok;
+}
+
+static object *
+array_repr(a)
+	arrayobject *a;
+{
+	char buf[256];
+	object *s, *t, *comma, *v;
+	int i, len;
+	len = a->ob_size;
+	if (len == 0) {
+		sprintf(buf, "array('%c')", a->ob_descr->typecode);
+		return newstringobject(buf);
+	}
+	if (a->ob_descr->typecode == 'c') {
+		sprintf(buf, "array('c', ");
+		s = newstringobject(buf);
+		v = array_tostring(a, (object *)NULL);
+		t = reprobject(v);
+		XDECREF(v);
+		joinstring(&s, t);
+		XDECREF(t);
+		t = newstringobject(")");
+		joinstring(&s, t);
+		XDECREF(t);
+		if (err_occurred()) {
+			XDECREF(s);
+			s = NULL;
+		}
+		return s;
+	}
+	sprintf(buf, "array('%c', [", a->ob_descr->typecode);
+	s = newstringobject(buf);
+	comma = newstringobject(", ");
+	for (i = 0; i < len && !err_occurred(); i++) {
+		v = (a->ob_descr->getitem)(a, i);
+		t = reprobject(v);
+		XDECREF(v);
+		if (i > 0)
+			joinstring(&s, comma);
+		joinstring(&s, t);
+		XDECREF(t);
+	}
+	XDECREF(comma);
+	t = newstringobject("])");
+	joinstring(&s, t);
+	XDECREF(t);
+	if (err_occurred()) {
+		XDECREF(s);
+		s = NULL;
+	}
+	return s;
+}
+
+static sequence_methods array_as_sequence = {
+	array_length,	/*sq_length*/
+	array_concat,	/*sq_concat*/
+	array_repeat,	/*sq_repeat*/
+	array_item,	/*sq_item*/
+	array_slice,	/*sq_slice*/
+	array_ass_item,	/*sq_ass_item*/
+	array_ass_slice, /*sq_ass_slice*/
+};
+
+typeobject Arraytype = {
+	OB_HEAD_INIT(&Typetype)
+	0,
+	"array",
+	sizeof(arrayobject),
+	0,
+	array_dealloc,	/*tp_dealloc*/
+	array_print,	/*tp_print*/
+	array_getattr,	/*tp_getattr*/
+	0,		/*tp_setattr*/
+	array_compare,	/*tp_compare*/
+	array_repr,	/*tp_repr*/
+	0,		/*tp_as_number*/
+	&array_as_sequence,	/*tp_as_sequence*/
+	0,		/*tp_as_mapping*/
+};
+
+
+static object *
+a_array(self, args)
+	object *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	char c;
+	object *initial = NULL;
+	struct arraydescr *descr;
+	if (!getargs(args, "c", &c)) {
+		err_clear();
+		if (!getargs(args, "(cO)", &c, &initial))
+			return NULL;
+		if (!is_listobject(initial) && !is_stringobject(initial)) {
+			err_setstr(TypeError,
+				   "array initializer must be list or string");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	for (descr = descriptors; descr->typecode != '\0'; descr++) {
+		if (descr->typecode == c) {
+			object *a;
+			int len;
+			if (initial == NULL || !is_listobject(initial))
+				len = 0;
+			else
+				len = getlistsize(initial);
+			a = newarrayobject(len, descr);
+			if (a == NULL)
+				return NULL;
+			if (len > 0) {
+				int i;
+				for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+					object *v = getlistitem(initial, i);
+					if (setarrayitem(a, i, v) != 0) {
+						DECREF(a);
+						return NULL;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (initial != NULL && is_stringobject(initial)) {
+				object *v =
+				  array_fromstring((arrayobject *)a, initial);
+				if (v == NULL) {
+					DECREF(a);
+					return NULL;
+				}
+				DECREF(v);
+			}
+			return a;
+		}
+	}
+	err_setstr(ValueError, "bad typecode (must be c, b, h, l, f or d)");
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct methodlist a_methods[] = {
+	{"array",	a_array},
+	{NULL,		NULL}		/* sentinel */
+};
+
+void
+initarray()
+{
+	initmodule("array", a_methods);
+}
+
+
+#ifdef NEED_MEMMOVE
+
+/* A perhaps slow but I hope correct implementation of memmove */
+
+char *memmove(dst, src, n)
+	char *dst;
+	char *src;
+	int n;
+{
+	char *realdst = dst;
+	if (n <= 0)
+		return dst;
+	if (src >= dst+n || dst >= src+n)
+		return memcpy(dst, src, n);
+	if (src > dst) {
+		while (--n >= 0)
+			*dst++ = *src++;
+	}
+	else if (src < dst) {
+		src += n;
+		dst += n;
+		while (--n >= 0)
+			*--dst = *--src;
+	}
+	return realdst;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/config.c.in b/Modules/config.c.in
index 549d14f..da74276 100644
--- a/Modules/config.c.in
+++ b/Modules/config.c.in
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@
 #ifdef USE_MD5
 extern void initmd5();
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_ARRAY
+extern void initarray();
+#endif
 /* -- ADDMODULE MARKER 1 -- */
 
 struct {
@@ -437,6 +440,10 @@
        {"md5", initmd5},
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_ARRAY
+       {"array", initarray},
+#endif
+
 /* -- ADDMODULE MARKER 2 -- */
 
 	{0,		0}		/* Sentinel */