diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index d883680..1f6a426 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -312,9 +312,6 @@
 Window_NoArg2TupleReturnFunction(getmaxyx, int, "ii")
 Window_NoArg2TupleReturnFunction(getparyx, int, "ii")
 
-Window_OneArgNoReturnFunction(wattron, attr_t, "l;attr")
-Window_OneArgNoReturnFunction(wattroff, attr_t, "l;attr")
-Window_OneArgNoReturnFunction(wattrset, attr_t, "l;attr")
 Window_OneArgNoReturnFunction(clearok, int, "i;True(1) or False(0)")
 Window_OneArgNoReturnFunction(idlok, int, "i;True(1) or False(0)")
 #if defined(__NetBSD__)
@@ -369,6 +366,7 @@
   PyObject *temp;
   chtype ch = 0;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
   case 1:
@@ -376,8 +374,9 @@
 	  return NULL;
     break;
   case 2:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     break;
   case 3:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iiO;y,x,ch or int", &y, &x, &temp))
@@ -386,8 +385,9 @@
     break;
   case 4:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iiOl;y,x,ch or int, attr", 
-		     &y, &x, &temp, &attr))
+		     &y, &x, &temp, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@
   int x, y;
   char *str;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL , attr_old = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   int use_xy = FALSE, use_attr = FALSE;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
@@ -423,8 +424,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 2:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sl;str,attr", &str, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sl;str,attr", &str, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   case 3:
@@ -433,8 +435,9 @@
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   case 4:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisl;int,int,str,attr", &y, &x, &str, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisl;int,int,str,attr", &y, &x, &str, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -461,6 +464,7 @@
   int rtn, x, y, n;
   char *str;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL , attr_old = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   int use_xy = FALSE, use_attr = FALSE;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
@@ -469,8 +473,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 3:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sil;str,n,attr", &str, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sil;str,n,attr", &str, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   case 4:
@@ -479,8 +484,9 @@
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   case 5:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisil;y,x,str,n,attr", &y, &x, &str, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisil;y,x,str,n,attr", &y, &x, &str, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -507,6 +513,7 @@
   PyObject *temp;
   chtype bkgd;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
     case 1:
@@ -514,8 +521,9 @@
         return NULL;
       break;
     case 2:
-      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &attr))
+      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &lattr))
         return NULL;
+      attr = lattr;
       break;
     default:
       PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bkgd requires 1 or 2 arguments");
@@ -531,11 +539,39 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
+PyCursesWindow_AttrOff(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  long lattr;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"l;attr", &lattr))
+    return NULL;
+  return PyCursesCheckERR(wattroff(self->win, (attr_t)lattr), "attroff");
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+PyCursesWindow_AttrOn(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  long lattr;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"l;attr", &lattr))
+    return NULL;
+  return PyCursesCheckERR(wattron(self->win, (attr_t)lattr), "attron");
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+PyCursesWindow_AttrSet(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+  long lattr;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"l;attr", &lattr))
+    return NULL;
+  return PyCursesCheckERR(wattrset(self->win, (attr_t)lattr), "attrset");
+}
+
+static PyObject *
 PyCursesWindow_BkgdSet(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
   PyObject *temp;
   chtype bkgd;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
     case 1:
@@ -543,8 +579,9 @@
         return NULL;
       break;
     case 2:
-      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &attr))
+      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &lattr))
         return NULL;
+      attr = lattr;
       break;
     default:
       PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "bkgdset requires 1 or 2 arguments");
@@ -682,6 +719,7 @@
   PyObject *temp;
   chtype ch;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
   case 1:
@@ -689,8 +727,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 2:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     break;
   default:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "echochar requires 1 or 2 arguments");
@@ -856,6 +895,7 @@
   chtype ch;
   int n, x, y, code = OK;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
   case 2:
@@ -863,8 +903,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 3:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Oil;ch or int,n,attr", &temp, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Oil;ch or int,n,attr", &temp, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     break;
   case 4:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iiOi;y,x,ch or int,n", &y, &x, &temp, &n))
@@ -873,8 +914,9 @@
     break;
   case 5:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iiOil; y,x,ch or int,n,attr", 
-		     &y, &x, &temp, &n, &attr))
+		     &y, &x, &temp, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     code = wmove(self->win, y, x);
     break;
   default:
@@ -900,6 +942,7 @@
   PyObject *temp;
   chtype ch = 0;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
   case 1:
@@ -907,8 +950,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 2:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Ol;ch or int,attr", &temp, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     break;
   case 3:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iiO;y,x,ch or int", &y, &x, &temp))
@@ -916,8 +960,9 @@
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   case 4:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iiOl;y,x,ch or int, attr", &y, &x, &temp, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iiOl;y,x,ch or int, attr", &y, &x, &temp, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -1002,6 +1047,7 @@
   int x, y;
   char *str;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL , attr_old = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   int use_xy = FALSE, use_attr = FALSE;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
@@ -1010,8 +1056,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 2:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sl;str,attr", &str, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sl;str,attr", &str, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   case 3:
@@ -1020,8 +1067,9 @@
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   case 4:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisl;y,x,str,attr", &y, &x, &str, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisl;y,x,str,attr", &y, &x, &str, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -1048,6 +1096,7 @@
   int rtn, x, y, n;
   char *str;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL , attr_old = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
   int use_xy = FALSE, use_attr = FALSE;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
@@ -1056,8 +1105,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 3:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sil;str,n,attr", &str, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"sil;str,n,attr", &str, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   case 4:
@@ -1066,8 +1116,9 @@
     use_xy = TRUE;
     break;
   case 5:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisil;y,x,str,n,attr", &y, &x, &str, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"iisil;y,x,str,n,attr", &y, &x, &str, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     use_xy = use_attr = TRUE;
     break;
   default:
@@ -1383,6 +1434,7 @@
   chtype ch;
   int n, x, y, code = OK;
   attr_t attr = A_NORMAL;
+  long lattr;
 
   switch (PyTuple_Size(args)) {
   case 2:
@@ -1390,8 +1442,9 @@
       return NULL;
     break;
   case 3:
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Oil;ch or int,n,attr", &temp, &n, &attr))
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Oil;ch or int,n,attr", &temp, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     break;
   case 4:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iiOi;y,x,ch or int,n", &y, &x, &temp, &n))
@@ -1400,8 +1453,9 @@
     break;
   case 5:
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iiOil; y,x,ch or int,n,attr", 
-		     &y, &x, &temp, &n, &attr))
+		     &y, &x, &temp, &n, &lattr))
       return NULL;
+    attr = lattr;
     code = wmove(self->win, y, x);
     break;
   default:
@@ -1424,9 +1478,9 @@
 	{"addch",           (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AddCh, METH_VARARGS},
 	{"addnstr",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AddNStr, METH_VARARGS},
 	{"addstr",          (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AddStr, METH_VARARGS},
-	{"attroff",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_wattroff, METH_VARARGS},
-	{"attron",          (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_wattron, METH_VARARGS},
-	{"attrset",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_wattrset, METH_VARARGS},
+	{"attroff",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AttrOff, METH_VARARGS},
+	{"attron",          (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AttrOn, METH_VARARGS},
+	{"attrset",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_AttrSet, METH_VARARGS},
 	{"bkgd",            (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_Bkgd, METH_VARARGS},
 	{"bkgdset",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_BkgdSet, METH_VARARGS},
 	{"border",          (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_Border, METH_VARARGS},