diff --git a/Modules/bz2module.c b/Modules/bz2module.c
index ee24b5d..bbabe10 100644
--- a/Modules/bz2module.c
+++ b/Modules/bz2module.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #error "Large file support, but neither off_t nor fpos_t is large enough."
 #endif
 
-#define BUF(v) PyBytes_AS_STRING((PyBytesObject *)v)
+#define BUF(v) PyString_AS_STRING((PyStringObject *)v)
 
 #define MODE_CLOSED   0
 #define MODE_READ     1
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 	int univ_newline = f->f_univ_newline;
 
 	total_v_size = n > 0 ? n : 100;
-	v = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((char *)NULL, total_v_size);
+	v = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char *)NULL, total_v_size);
 	if (v == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 			Py_DECREF(v);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		if (_PyBytes_Resize(&v, total_v_size) < 0)
+		if (_PyString_Resize(&v, total_v_size) < 0)
 			return NULL;
 		buf = BUF(v) + used_v_size;
 		end = BUF(v) + total_v_size;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 
 	used_v_size = buf - BUF(v);
 	if (used_v_size != total_v_size)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&v, used_v_size);
+		_PyString_Resize(&v, used_v_size);
 	return v;
 }
 
@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@
 
 /* This is a hacked version of Python's
  * fileobject.c:readahead_get_line_skip(). */
-static PyBytesObject *
+static PyStringObject *
 Util_ReadAheadGetLineSkip(BZ2FileObject *f, int skip, int bufsize)
 {
-	PyBytesObject* s;
+	PyStringObject* s;
 	char *bufptr;
 	char *buf;
 	int len;
@@ -452,17 +452,17 @@
 
 	len = f->f_bufend - f->f_bufptr;
 	if (len == 0)
-		return (PyBytesObject *)
-			PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, skip);
+		return (PyStringObject *)
+			PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, skip);
 	bufptr = memchr(f->f_bufptr, '\n', len);
 	if (bufptr != NULL) {
 		bufptr++;			/* Count the '\n' */
 		len = bufptr - f->f_bufptr;
-		s = (PyBytesObject *)
-			PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, skip+len);
+		s = (PyStringObject *)
+			PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, skip+len);
 		if (s == NULL)
 			return NULL;
-		memcpy(PyBytes_AS_STRING(s)+skip, f->f_bufptr, len);
+		memcpy(PyString_AS_STRING(s)+skip, f->f_bufptr, len);
 		f->f_bufptr = bufptr;
 		if (bufptr == f->f_bufend)
 			Util_DropReadAhead(f);
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 		        PyMem_Free(buf);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		memcpy(PyBytes_AS_STRING(s)+skip, bufptr, len);
+		memcpy(PyString_AS_STRING(s)+skip, bufptr, len);
 		PyMem_Free(buf);
 	}
 	return s;
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 		case MODE_READ:
 			break;
 		case MODE_READ_EOF:
-			ret = PyBytes_FromString("");
+			ret = PyString_FromString("");
 			goto cleanup;
 		case MODE_CLOSED:
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 				"more than a Python string can hold");
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((char *)NULL, buffersize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char *)NULL, buffersize);
 	if (ret == NULL)
 		goto cleanup;
 	bytesread = 0;
@@ -557,14 +557,14 @@
 		}
 		if (bytesrequested < 0) {
 			buffersize = Util_NewBufferSize(buffersize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, buffersize) < 0)
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, buffersize) < 0)
 				goto cleanup;
 		} else {
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (bytesread != buffersize)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bytesread);
+		_PyString_Resize(&ret, bytesread);
 
 cleanup:
 	RELEASE_LOCK(self);
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 		case MODE_READ:
 			break;
 		case MODE_READ_EOF:
-			ret = PyBytes_FromString("");
+			ret = PyString_FromString("");
 			goto cleanup;
 		case MODE_CLOSED:
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (sizehint == 0)
-		ret = PyBytes_FromString("");
+		ret = PyString_FromString("");
 	else
 		ret = Util_GetLine(self, (sizehint < 0) ? 0 : sizehint);
 
@@ -701,17 +701,17 @@
 			}
 			if (big_buffer == NULL) {
 				/* Create the big buffer */
-				big_buffer = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(
+				big_buffer = PyString_FromStringAndSize(
 					NULL, buffersize);
 				if (big_buffer == NULL)
 					goto error;
-				buffer = PyBytes_AS_STRING(big_buffer);
+				buffer = PyString_AS_STRING(big_buffer);
 				memcpy(buffer, small_buffer, nfilled);
 			}
 			else {
 				/* Grow the big buffer */
-				_PyBytes_Resize(&big_buffer, buffersize);
-				buffer = PyBytes_AS_STRING(big_buffer);
+				_PyString_Resize(&big_buffer, buffersize);
+				buffer = PyString_AS_STRING(big_buffer);
 			}
 			continue;			
 		}
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 		while (p != NULL) {
 			/* Process complete lines */
 			p++;
-			line = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(q, p-q);
+			line = PyString_FromStringAndSize(q, p-q);
 			if (line == NULL)
 				goto error;
 			err = PyList_Append(list, line);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
 	}
 	if (nfilled != 0) {
 		/* Partial last line */
-		line = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(buffer, nfilled);
+		line = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buffer, nfilled);
 		if (line == NULL)
 			goto error;
 		if (sizehint > 0) {
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@
 				Py_DECREF(line);
 				goto error;
 			}
-			PyBytes_Concat(&line, rest);
+			PyString_Concat(&line, rest);
 			Py_DECREF(rest);
 			if (line == NULL)
 				goto error;
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
 		   could potentially execute Python code. */
 		for (i = 0; i < j; i++) {
 			PyObject *v = PyList_GET_ITEM(list, i);
-			if (!PyBytes_Check(v)) {
+			if (!PyString_Check(v)) {
 			    	const char *buffer;
 			    	Py_ssize_t len;
 				if (PyObject_AsCharBuffer(v, &buffer, &len)) {
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
 							"strings");
 					goto error;
 				}
-				line = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(buffer,
+				line = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buffer,
 								  len);
 				if (line == NULL)
 					goto error;
@@ -942,9 +942,9 @@
 		Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
 		for (i = 0; i < j; i++) {
 		    	line = PyList_GET_ITEM(list, i);
-			len = PyBytes_GET_SIZE(line);
+			len = PyString_GET_SIZE(line);
 			BZ2_bzWrite (&bzerror, self->fp,
-				     PyBytes_AS_STRING(line), len);
+				     PyString_AS_STRING(line), len);
 			if (bzerror != BZ_OK) {
 				Py_BLOCK_THREADS
 				Util_CatchBZ2Error(bzerror);
@@ -1224,13 +1224,13 @@
 		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 		return Py_None;
 	case NEWLINE_CR:
-		return PyBytes_FromString("\r");
+		return PyString_FromString("\r");
 	case NEWLINE_LF:
-		return PyBytes_FromString("\n");
+		return PyString_FromString("\n");
 	case NEWLINE_CR|NEWLINE_LF:
 		return Py_BuildValue("(ss)", "\r", "\n");
 	case NEWLINE_CRLF:
-		return PyBytes_FromString("\r\n");
+		return PyString_FromString("\r\n");
 	case NEWLINE_CR|NEWLINE_CRLF:
 		return Py_BuildValue("(ss)", "\r", "\r\n");
 	case NEWLINE_LF|NEWLINE_CRLF:
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
 static PyObject *
 BZ2File_iternext(BZ2FileObject *self)
 {
-	PyBytesObject* ret;
+	PyStringObject* ret;
 	ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
 	if (self->mode == MODE_CLOSED) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@
 	}
 	ret = Util_ReadAheadGetLineSkip(self, 0, READAHEAD_BUFSIZE);
 	RELEASE_LOCK(self);
-	if (ret == NULL || PyBytes_GET_SIZE(ret) == 0) {
+	if (ret == NULL || PyString_GET_SIZE(ret) == 0) {
 		Py_XDECREF(ret);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (datasize == 0)
-		return PyBytes_FromString("");
+		return PyString_FromString("");
 
 	ACQUIRE_LOCK(self);
 	if (!self->running) {
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@
 			break; /* no more input data */
 		if (bzs->avail_out == 0) {
 			bufsize = Util_NewBufferSize(bufsize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
 				BZ2_bzCompressEnd(bzs);
 				goto error;
 			}
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
+	_PyString_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
 
 	RELEASE_LOCK(self);
 	return ret;
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@
 	}
 	self->running = 0;
 
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@
 		}
 		if (bzs->avail_out == 0) {
 			bufsize = Util_NewBufferSize(bufsize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0)
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0)
 				goto error;
 			bzs->next_out = BUF(ret);
 			bzs->next_out = BUF(ret) + (BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs)
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (bzs->avail_out != 0)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
+		_PyString_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
 
 	RELEASE_LOCK(self);
 	return ret;
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
 			if (bzs->avail_in != 0) {
 				Py_DECREF(self->unused_data);
 				self->unused_data =
-				    PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(bzs->next_in,
+				    PyString_FromStringAndSize(bzs->next_in,
 							       bzs->avail_in);
 			}
 			self->running = 0;
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@
 			break; /* no more input data */
 		if (bzs->avail_out == 0) {
 			bufsize = Util_NewBufferSize(bufsize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
 				BZ2_bzDecompressEnd(bzs);
 				goto error;
 			}
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (bzs->avail_out != 0)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
+		_PyString_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)(BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs) - totalout));
 
 	RELEASE_LOCK(self);
 	return ret;
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	self->unused_data = PyBytes_FromString("");
+	self->unused_data = PyString_FromString("");
 	if (!self->unused_data)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@
 	 * data in one shot. We will check it later anyway. */
 	bufsize = datasize + (datasize/100+1) + 600;
 
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
 	if (!ret)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@
 		}
 		if (bzs->avail_out == 0) {
 			bufsize = Util_NewBufferSize(bufsize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
 				BZ2_bzCompressEnd(bzs);
 				Py_DECREF(ret);
 				return NULL;
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (bzs->avail_out != 0)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs));
+		_PyString_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs));
 	BZ2_bzCompressEnd(bzs);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2134,9 +2134,9 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (datasize == 0)
-		return PyBytes_FromString("");
+		return PyString_FromString("");
 
-	ret = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
+	ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bufsize);
 	if (!ret)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@
 		}
 		if (bzs->avail_out == 0) {
 			bufsize = Util_NewBufferSize(bufsize);
-			if (_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
+			if (_PyString_Resize(&ret, bufsize) < 0) {
 				BZ2_bzDecompressEnd(bzs);
 				Py_DECREF(ret);
 				return NULL;
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (bzs->avail_out != 0)
-		_PyBytes_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs));
+		_PyString_Resize(&ret, (Py_ssize_t)BZS_TOTAL_OUT(bzs));
 	BZ2_bzDecompressEnd(bzs);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	PyModule_AddObject(m, "__author__", PyBytes_FromString(__author__));
+	PyModule_AddObject(m, "__author__", PyString_FromString(__author__));
 
 	Py_INCREF(&BZ2File_Type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "BZ2File", (PyObject *)&BZ2File_Type);