The weak reference implementation, separated from the weakref module.
diff --git a/Objects/weakrefobject.c b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56ecfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
@@ -0,0 +1,715 @@
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "structmember.h"
+
+
+#define GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o) \
+        ((PyWeakReference **) PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o))
+
+static PyWeakReference *
+free_list = NULL;
+
+
+long
+_PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount(PyWeakReference *head)
+{
+    long count = 0;
+
+    while (head != NULL) {
+        ++count;
+        head = head->wr_next;
+    }
+    return count;
+}
+
+
+static PyWeakReference *
+new_weakref(void)
+{
+    PyWeakReference *result;
+
+    if (free_list != NULL) {
+        result = free_list;
+        free_list = result->wr_next;
+        result->ob_type = &_PyWeakref_RefType;
+        _Py_NewReference((PyObject *)result);
+    }
+    else {
+        result = PyObject_GC_New(PyWeakReference, &_PyWeakref_RefType);
+    }
+    if (result)
+        result->hash = -1;
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+/* This function clears the passed-in reference and removes it from the
+ * list of weak references for the referent.  This is the only code that
+ * removes an item from the doubly-linked list of weak references for an
+ * object; it is also responsible for clearing the callback slot.
+ */
+static void
+clear_weakref(PyWeakReference *self)
+{
+    PyObject *callback = self->wr_callback;
+
+    if (PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self) != Py_None) {
+        PyWeakReference **list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(
+            PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self));
+
+        if (*list == self)
+            *list = self->wr_next;
+        self->wr_object = Py_None;
+        self->wr_callback = NULL;
+        if (self->wr_prev != NULL)
+            self->wr_prev->wr_next = self->wr_next;
+        if (self->wr_next != NULL)
+            self->wr_next->wr_prev = self->wr_prev;
+        self->wr_prev = NULL;
+        self->wr_next = NULL;
+        Py_XDECREF(callback);
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void
+weakref_dealloc(PyWeakReference *self)
+{
+    PyObject_GC_UnTrack((PyObject *)self);
+    clear_weakref(self);
+    self->wr_next = free_list;
+    free_list = self;
+}
+
+
+static int
+gc_traverse(PyWeakReference *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
+{
+    if (self->wr_callback != NULL)
+        return visit(self->wr_callback, arg);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int
+gc_clear(PyWeakReference *self)
+{
+    clear_weakref(self);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+static PyObject *
+weakref_call(PyWeakReference *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
+{
+    static char *argnames[] = {NULL};
+
+    if (PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, ":__call__", argnames)) {
+        PyObject *object = PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self);
+        Py_INCREF(object);
+        return (object);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static long
+weakref_hash(PyWeakReference *self)
+{
+    if (self->hash != -1)
+        return self->hash;
+    if (PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self) == Py_None) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "weak object has gone away");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    self->hash = PyObject_Hash(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self));
+    return self->hash;
+}
+    
+
+static PyObject *
+weakref_repr(PyWeakReference *self)
+{
+    char buffer[256];
+    if (PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self) == Py_None) {
+        sprintf(buffer, "<weakref at %lx; dead>",
+                (long)(self));
+    }
+    else {
+        sprintf(buffer, "<weakref at %#lx; to '%s' at %#lx>",
+                (long)(self), PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self)->ob_type->tp_name,
+                (long)(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self)));
+    }
+    return PyString_FromString(buffer);
+}
+
+/* Weak references only support equality, not ordering. Two weak references
+   are equal if the underlying objects are equal. If the underlying object has
+   gone away, they are equal if they are identical. */
+
+static PyObject *
+weakref_richcompare(PyWeakReference* self, PyWeakReference* other, int op)
+{
+    if (op != Py_EQ || self->ob_type != other->ob_type) {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_NotImplemented);
+        return Py_NotImplemented;
+    }
+    if (PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self) == Py_None
+        || PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(other) == Py_None) {
+        PyObject *res = self==other ? Py_True : Py_False;
+        Py_INCREF(res);
+        return res;
+    }
+    return PyObject_RichCompare(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self),
+                                PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(other), op);
+}
+
+
+PyTypeObject
+_PyWeakref_RefType = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+    0,
+    "weakref",
+    sizeof(PyWeakReference),
+    0,
+    (destructor)weakref_dealloc,/*tp_dealloc*/
+    0,	                        /*tp_print*/
+    0,                          /*tp_getattr*/
+    0,                          /*tp_setattr*/
+    0,	                        /*tp_compare*/
+    (reprfunc)weakref_repr,     /*tp_repr*/
+    0,                          /*tp_as_number*/
+    0,                          /*tp_as_sequence*/
+    0,                          /*tp_as_mapping*/
+    (hashfunc)weakref_hash,      /*tp_hash*/
+    (ternaryfunc)weakref_call,  /*tp_call*/
+    0,                          /*tp_str*/
+    0,                          /*tp_getattro*/
+    0,                          /*tp_setattro*/
+    0,                          /*tp_as_buffer*/
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_RICHCOMPARE,
+    0,                          /*tp_doc*/
+    (traverseproc)gc_traverse,  /*tp_traverse*/
+    (inquiry)gc_clear,          /*tp_clear*/
+    (richcmpfunc)weakref_richcompare,	/*tp_richcompare*/
+    0,				/*tp_weaklistoffset*/
+};
+
+
+static int
+proxy_checkref(PyWeakReference *proxy)
+{
+    if (PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy) == Py_None) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ReferenceError,
+                        "weakly-referenced object no longer exists");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+#define WRAP_UNARY(method, generic) \
+    static PyObject * \
+    method(PyWeakReference *proxy) { \
+        if (!proxy_checkref(proxy)) { \
+            return NULL; \
+        } \
+        return generic(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy)); \
+    }
+
+#define WRAP_BINARY(method, generic) \
+    static PyObject * \
+    method(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *v) { \
+        if (!proxy_checkref(proxy)) { \
+            return NULL; \
+        } \
+        return generic(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), v); \
+    }
+
+#define WRAP_TERNARY(method, generic) \
+    static PyObject * \
+    method(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *v, PyObject *w) { \
+        if (!proxy_checkref(proxy)) { \
+            return NULL; \
+	} \
+        return generic(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), v, w); \
+    }
+
+
+/* direct slots */
+
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_getattr, PyObject_GetAttr)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_str, PyObject_Str)
+WRAP_TERNARY(proxy_call, PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords)
+
+static int
+proxy_print(PyWeakReference *proxy, FILE *fp, int flags)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PyObject_Print(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), fp, flags);
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+proxy_repr(PyWeakReference *proxy)
+{
+    char buf[160];
+    sprintf(buf, "<weakref at %p to %.100s at %p>", proxy,
+            PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy)->ob_type->tp_name,
+            PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy));
+    return PyString_FromString(buf);
+}
+
+
+static int
+proxy_setattr(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PyObject_SetAttr(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), name, value);
+}
+
+static int
+proxy_compare(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *v)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PyObject_Compare(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), v);
+}
+
+/* number slots */
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_add, PyNumber_Add)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_sub, PyNumber_Subtract)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_mul, PyNumber_Multiply)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_div, PyNumber_Divide)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_mod, PyNumber_Remainder)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_divmod, PyNumber_Divmod)
+WRAP_TERNARY(proxy_pow, PyNumber_Power)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_neg, PyNumber_Negative)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_pos, PyNumber_Positive)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_abs, PyNumber_Absolute)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_invert, PyNumber_Invert)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_lshift, PyNumber_Lshift)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_rshift, PyNumber_Rshift)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_and, PyNumber_And)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_xor, PyNumber_Xor)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_or, PyNumber_Or)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_int, PyNumber_Int)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_long, PyNumber_Long)
+WRAP_UNARY(proxy_float, PyNumber_Float)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_iadd, PyNumber_InPlaceAdd)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_isub, PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_imul, PyNumber_InPlaceMultiply)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_idiv, PyNumber_InPlaceDivide)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_imod, PyNumber_InPlaceRemainder)
+WRAP_TERNARY(proxy_ipow, PyNumber_InPlacePower)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_ilshift, PyNumber_InPlaceLshift)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_irshift, PyNumber_InPlaceRshift)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_iand, PyNumber_InPlaceAnd)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_ixor, PyNumber_InPlaceXor)
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_ior, PyNumber_InPlaceOr)
+
+static int 
+proxy_nonzero(PyWeakReference *proxy)
+{
+    PyObject *o = PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy);
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return 1;
+    if (o->ob_type->tp_as_number &&
+        o->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_nonzero)
+        return (*o->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_nonzero)(o);
+    else
+        return 1;
+}
+
+/* sequence slots */
+
+static PyObject *
+proxy_slice(PyWeakReference *proxy, int i, int j)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return NULL;
+    return PySequence_GetSlice(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), i, j);
+}
+
+static int
+proxy_ass_slice(PyWeakReference *proxy, int i, int j, PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PySequence_SetSlice(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), i, j, value);
+}
+
+static int
+proxy_contains(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PySequence_Contains(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), value);
+}
+
+
+/* mapping slots */
+
+static int
+proxy_length(PyWeakReference *proxy)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PyObject_Length(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy));
+}
+
+WRAP_BINARY(proxy_getitem, PyObject_GetItem)
+
+static int
+proxy_setitem(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *key, PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
+        return -1;
+    return PyObject_SetItem(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), key, value);
+}
+
+
+static PyNumberMethods proxy_as_number = {
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_add,      /*nb_add*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_sub,      /*nb_subtract*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_mul,      /*nb_multiply*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_div,      /*nb_divide*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_mod,      /*nb_remainder*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_divmod,   /*nb_divmod*/
+    (ternaryfunc)proxy_pow,     /*nb_power*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_neg,       /*nb_negative*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_pos,       /*nb_positive*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_abs,       /*nb_absolute*/
+    (inquiry)proxy_nonzero,     /*nb_nonzero*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_invert,    /*nb_invert*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_lshift,   /*nb_lshift*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_rshift,   /*nb_rshift*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_and,      /*nb_and*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_xor,      /*nb_xor*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_or,       /*nb_or*/
+    (coercion)0,                /*nb_coerce*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_int,       /*nb_int*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_long,      /*nb_long*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_float,     /*nb_float*/
+    (unaryfunc)0,               /*nb_oct*/
+    (unaryfunc)0,               /*nb_hex*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_iadd,     /*nb_inplace_add*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_isub,     /*nb_inplace_subtract*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_imul,     /*nb_inplace_multiply*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_idiv,     /*nb_inplace_divide*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_imod,     /*nb_inplace_remainder*/
+    (ternaryfunc)proxy_ipow,    /*nb_inplace_power*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_ilshift,  /*nb_inplace_lshift*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_irshift,  /*nb_inplace_rshift*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_iand,     /*nb_inplace_and*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_ixor,     /*nb_inplace_xor*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_ior,      /*nb_inplace_or*/
+};
+
+static PySequenceMethods proxy_as_sequence = {
+    (inquiry)proxy_length,      /*sq_length*/
+    0,                          /*sq_concat*/
+    0,                          /*sq_repeat*/
+    0,                          /*sq_item*/
+    (intintargfunc)proxy_slice, /*sq_slice*/
+    0,                          /*sq_ass_item*/
+    (intintobjargproc)proxy_ass_slice, /*sq_ass_slice*/
+    (objobjproc)proxy_contains, /* sq_contains */
+};
+
+static PyMappingMethods proxy_as_mapping = {
+    (inquiry)proxy_length,      /*mp_length*/
+    (binaryfunc)proxy_getitem,  /*mp_subscript*/
+    (objobjargproc)proxy_setitem, /*mp_ass_subscript*/
+};
+
+
+PyTypeObject
+_PyWeakref_ProxyType = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+    0,
+    "weakproxy",
+    sizeof(PyWeakReference),
+    0,
+    /* methods */
+    (destructor)weakref_dealloc,/*tp_dealloc*/
+    (printfunc)proxy_print,     /*tp_print*/
+    0,				/*tp_getattr*/
+    0, 				/*tp_setattr*/
+    (cmpfunc)proxy_compare,	/*tp_compare*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_repr,	/*tp_repr*/
+    &proxy_as_number,		/*tp_as_number*/
+    &proxy_as_sequence,		/*tp_as_sequence*/
+    &proxy_as_mapping,		/*tp_as_mapping*/
+    0,	                        /*tp_hash*/
+    (ternaryfunc)0,	        /*tp_call*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_str,	/*tp_str*/
+    (getattrofunc)proxy_getattr,/*tp_getattro*/
+    (setattrofunc)proxy_setattr,/*tp_setattro*/
+    0,				/*tp_as_buffer*/
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+    |Py_TPFLAGS_CHECKTYPES,     /*tp_flags*/
+    0,                          /*tp_doc*/
+    (traverseproc)gc_traverse,  /*tp_traverse*/
+    (inquiry)gc_clear,          /*tp_clear*/
+};
+
+
+PyTypeObject
+_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+    0,
+    "weakcallableproxy",
+    sizeof(PyWeakReference),
+    0,
+    /* methods */
+    (destructor)weakref_dealloc,/*tp_dealloc*/
+    (printfunc)proxy_print,     /*tp_print*/
+    0,				/*tp_getattr*/
+    0, 				/*tp_setattr*/
+    (cmpfunc)proxy_compare,	/*tp_compare*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_repr,	/*tp_repr*/
+    &proxy_as_number,		/*tp_as_number*/
+    &proxy_as_sequence,		/*tp_as_sequence*/
+    &proxy_as_mapping,		/*tp_as_mapping*/
+    0,	                        /*tp_hash*/
+    (ternaryfunc)proxy_call,	/*tp_call*/
+    (unaryfunc)proxy_str,	/*tp_str*/
+    (getattrofunc)proxy_getattr,/*tp_getattro*/
+    (setattrofunc)proxy_setattr,/*tp_setattro*/
+    0,				/*tp_as_buffer*/
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
+    |Py_TPFLAGS_CHECKTYPES,     /*tp_flags*/
+    0,                          /*tp_doc*/
+    (traverseproc)gc_traverse,  /*tp_traverse*/
+    (inquiry)gc_clear,          /*tp_clear*/
+};
+
+
+/* Given the head of an object's list of weak references, extract the
+ * two callback-less refs (ref and proxy).  Used to determine if the
+ * shared references exist and to determine the back link for newly
+ * inserted references.
+ */
+static void
+get_basic_refs(PyWeakReference *head,
+               PyWeakReference **refp, PyWeakReference **proxyp)
+{
+    *refp = NULL;
+    *proxyp = NULL;
+
+    if (head != NULL && head->wr_callback == NULL) {
+        if (head->ob_type == &_PyWeakref_RefType) {
+            *refp = head;
+            head = head->wr_next;
+        }
+        if (head != NULL && head->wr_callback == NULL) {
+            *proxyp = head;
+            head = head->wr_next;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* Insert 'newref' in the list after 'prev'.  Both must be non-NULL. */
+static void
+insert_after(PyWeakReference *newref, PyWeakReference *prev)
+{
+    newref->wr_prev = prev;
+    newref->wr_next = prev->wr_next;
+    if (prev->wr_next != NULL)
+        prev->wr_next->wr_prev = newref;
+    prev->wr_next = newref;
+}
+
+/* Insert 'newref' at the head of the list; 'list' points to the variable
+ * that stores the head.
+ */
+static void
+insert_head(PyWeakReference *newref, PyWeakReference **list)
+{
+    PyWeakReference *next = *list;
+
+    newref->wr_prev = NULL;
+    newref->wr_next = next;
+    if (next != NULL)
+        next->wr_prev = newref;
+    *list = newref;
+}
+
+
+PyObject *
+PyWeakref_NewRef(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
+{
+    PyWeakReference *result = NULL;
+    PyWeakReference **list;
+    PyWeakReference *ref, *proxy;
+
+    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(ob->ob_type)) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                     "'%s' objects are not weakly referencable",
+                     ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(ob);
+    get_basic_refs(*list, &ref, &proxy);
+    if (callback == NULL || callback == Py_None)
+        /* return existing weak reference if it exists */
+        result = ref;
+    if (result != NULL)
+        Py_XINCREF(result);
+    else {
+        result = new_weakref();
+        if (result != NULL) {
+            Py_XINCREF(callback);
+            result->wr_callback = callback;
+            result->wr_object = ob;
+            if (callback == NULL) {
+                insert_head(result, list);
+            }
+            else {
+                PyWeakReference *prev = (proxy == NULL) ? ref : proxy;
+
+                if (prev == NULL)
+                    insert_head(result, list);
+                else
+                    insert_after(result, prev);
+            }
+            PyObject_GC_Track(result);
+        }
+    }
+    return (PyObject *) result;
+}
+
+
+PyObject *
+PyWeakref_NewProxy(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
+{
+    PyWeakReference *result = NULL;
+    PyWeakReference **list;
+    PyWeakReference *ref, *proxy;
+
+    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(ob->ob_type)) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                     "'%s' objects are not weakly referencable",
+                     ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(ob);
+    get_basic_refs(*list, &ref, &proxy);
+    if (callback == NULL)
+        /* attempt to return an existing weak reference if it exists */
+        result = proxy;
+    if (result != NULL)
+        Py_XINCREF(result);
+    else {
+        result = new_weakref();
+        if (result != NULL) {
+            PyWeakReference *prev;
+
+            if (PyCallable_Check(ob))
+                result->ob_type = &_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType;
+            else
+                result->ob_type = &_PyWeakref_ProxyType;
+            result->wr_object = ob;
+            Py_XINCREF(callback);
+            result->wr_callback = callback;
+            if (callback == NULL)
+                prev = ref;
+            else
+                prev = (proxy == NULL) ? ref : proxy;
+
+            if (prev == NULL)
+                insert_head(result, list);
+            else
+                insert_after(result, prev);
+            PyObject_GC_Track(result);
+        }
+    }
+    return (PyObject *) result;
+}
+
+
+PyObject *
+PyWeakref_GetObject(PyObject *ref)
+{
+    if (ref == NULL || !PyWeakref_Check(ref)) {
+        PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(ref);
+}
+
+
+/* This is the implementation of the PyObject_ClearWeakRefs() function; it
+ * is installed in the init_weakref() function.  It is called by the
+ * tp_dealloc handler to clear weak references.
+ *
+ * This iterates through the weak references for 'object' and calls callbacks
+ * for those references which have one.  It returns when all callbacks have
+ * been attempted.
+ */
+void
+PyObject_ClearWeakRefs(PyObject *object)
+{
+    PyWeakReference **list;
+
+    if (object == NULL
+        || !PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(object->ob_type)
+        || object->ob_refcnt != 0) {
+        PyErr_BadInternalCall();
+        return;
+    }
+    list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(object);
+    /* Remove the callback-less basic and proxy references */
+    if (*list != NULL && (*list)->wr_callback == NULL) {
+        clear_weakref(*list);
+        if (*list != NULL && (*list)->wr_callback == NULL)
+            clear_weakref(*list);
+    }
+    if (*list != NULL) {
+        int count = _PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount(*list);
+
+        if (count == 1) {
+            PyWeakReference *current = *list;
+            PyObject *callback = current->wr_callback;
+            PyObject *cbresult;
+
+            Py_INCREF(callback);
+            clear_weakref(current);
+            cbresult = PyObject_CallFunction(callback, "O", current);
+            if (cbresult == NULL)
+                PyErr_WriteUnraisable(callback);
+            else
+                Py_DECREF(cbresult);
+            Py_DECREF(callback);
+        }
+        else {
+            PyObject *tuple = PyTuple_New(count * 2);
+            PyWeakReference *current = *list;
+            int i = 0;
+
+            for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                PyWeakReference *next = current->wr_next;
+
+                Py_INCREF(current);
+                PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, i * 2, (PyObject *) current);
+                PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, i * 2 + 1, current->wr_callback);
+                current->wr_callback = NULL;
+                next = current->wr_next;
+                clear_weakref(current);
+                current = next;
+            }
+            for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                PyObject *current = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tuple, i * 2);
+                PyObject *callback = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tuple, i * 2 + 1);
+                PyObject *cbresult = PyObject_CallFunction(callback, "O",
+                                                           current);
+                if (cbresult == NULL)
+                    PyErr_WriteUnraisable(callback);
+                else
+                    Py_DECREF(cbresult);
+            }
+            Py_DECREF(tuple);
+        }
+    }
+}