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+/* Module support implementation */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "PROTO.h"
+#include "object.h"
+#include "intobject.h"
+#include "stringobject.h"
+#include "tupleobject.h"
+#include "listobject.h"
+#include "methodobject.h"
+#include "moduleobject.h"
+#include "modsupport.h"
+#include "import.h"
+#include "errors.h"
+
+
+/* Find a method in a module's method table.
+   Usually called from a module's getattr method. */
+
+object *
+findmethod(ml, op, name)
+	struct methodlist *ml;
+	object *op;
+	char *name;
+{
+	for (; ml->ml_name != NULL; ml++) {
+		if (strcmp(name, ml->ml_name) == 0)
+			return newmethodobject(ml->ml_name, ml->ml_meth, op);
+	}
+	err_setstr(NameError, name);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+object *
+initmodule(name, methods)
+	char *name;
+	struct methodlist *methods;
+{
+	object *m, *d, *v;
+	struct methodlist *ml;
+	if ((m = new_module(name)) == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "initializing module: %s\n", name);
+		fatal("can't create a module");
+	}
+	d = getmoduledict(m);
+	for (ml = methods; ml->ml_name != NULL; ml++) {
+		v = newmethodobject(ml->ml_name, ml->ml_meth, (object *)NULL);
+		if (v == NULL || dictinsert(d, ml->ml_name, v) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "initializing module: %s\n", name);
+			fatal("can't initialize module");
+		}
+		DECREF(v);
+	}
+	DECREF(m);
+	return m; /* Yes, it still exists, in sys.modules... */
+}
+
+
+/* Convenience functions to set a type error exception and return 0 */
+
+int
+err_badarg()
+{
+	err_setstr(TypeError, "illegal argument type for built-in function");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+object *
+err_nomem()
+{
+	err_setstr(MemoryError, "in built-in function");
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Argument list handling tools.
+   All return 1 for success, or call err_set*() and return 0 for failure */
+
+int
+getnoarg(v)
+	object *v;
+{
+	if (v != NULL) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getintarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_intobject(v)) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	*a = getintvalue(v);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getintintarg(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	int *a;
+	int *b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getlongarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	long *a;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_intobject(v)) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	*a = getintvalue(v);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getlonglongargs(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	long *a, *b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getlongarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getlongarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getlonglongobjectargs(v, a, b, c)
+	object *v;
+	long *a, *b;
+	object **c;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	if (getlongarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getlongarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b)) {
+		*c = gettupleitem(v, 2);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+}
+
+int
+getstrarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	object **a;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_stringobject(v)) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	*a = v;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getstrstrarg(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	object **a;
+	object **b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getstrstrintarg(v, a, b, c)
+	object *v;
+	object **a;
+	object **b;
+	int *c;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 2), c);
+}
+
+int
+getstrintarg(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	object **a;
+	int *b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getintstrarg(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	int *a;
+	object **b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getpointarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [2] */
+{
+	return getintintarg(v, a, a+1);
+}
+
+int
+get3pointarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [6] */
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), a+2) &&
+		getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 2), a+4);
+}
+
+int
+getrectarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [2+2] */
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), a+2);
+}
+
+int
+getrectintarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [4+1] */
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getrectarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), a+4);
+}
+
+int
+getpointintarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [2+1] */
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), a+2);
+}
+
+int
+getpointstrarg(v, a, b)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [2] */
+	object **b;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b);
+}
+
+int
+getstrintintarg(v, a, b, c)
+	object *v;
+	object *a;
+	int *b, *c;
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getstrarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), b) &&
+		getintarg(gettupleitem(v, 2), c);
+}
+
+int
+getrectpointarg(v, a)
+	object *v;
+	int *a; /* [4+2] */
+{
+	if (v == NULL || !is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 2) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	return getrectarg(gettupleitem(v, 0), a) &&
+		getpointarg(gettupleitem(v, 1), a+4);
+}
+
+int
+getlongtuplearg(args, a, n)
+	object *args;
+	long *a; /* [n] */
+	int n;
+{
+	int i;
+	if (!is_tupleobject(args) || gettuplesize(args) != n) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		object *v = gettupleitem(args, i);
+		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
+			return err_badarg();
+		}
+		a[i] = getintvalue(v);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getshorttuplearg(args, a, n)
+	object *args;
+	short *a; /* [n] */
+	int n;
+{
+	int i;
+	if (!is_tupleobject(args) || gettuplesize(args) != n) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		object *v = gettupleitem(args, i);
+		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
+			return err_badarg();
+		}
+		a[i] = getintvalue(v);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getlonglistarg(args, a, n)
+	object *args;
+	long *a; /* [n] */
+	int n;
+{
+	int i;
+	if (!is_listobject(args) || getlistsize(args) != n) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		object *v = getlistitem(args, i);
+		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
+			return err_badarg();
+		}
+		a[i] = getintvalue(v);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int
+getshortlistarg(args, a, n)
+	object *args;
+	short *a; /* [n] */
+	int n;
+{
+	int i;
+	if (!is_listobject(args) || getlistsize(args) != n) {
+		return err_badarg();
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		object *v = getlistitem(args, i);
+		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
+			return err_badarg();
+		}
+		a[i] = getintvalue(v);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}