Renamed, and scrutinized for missed potential error conditions.

Alas, I don't have an Indigo, so I could not even compile this.
diff --git a/Modules/svmodule.c b/Modules/svmodule.c
index 3cf97f7..f4e66df 100644
--- a/Modules/svmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/svmodule.c
@@ -33,57 +33,63 @@
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <svideo.h>
-#include "allobjects.h"
-#include "import.h"
-#include "modsupport.h"
+#include "Python.h"
 #include "compile.h"
-#include "ceval.h"
 #include "yuv.h"		/* for YUV conversion functions */
 
 typedef struct {
-	OB_HEAD
+	PyObject_HEAD
 	SV_nodeP ob_svideo;
 	svCaptureInfo ob_info;
 } svobject;
 
 typedef struct {
-	OB_HEAD
+	PyObject_HEAD
 	void *ob_capture;
 	int ob_mustunlock;
 	svCaptureInfo ob_info;
 	svobject *ob_svideo;
 } captureobject;
 
-static object *SvError;		/* exception sv.error */
+static PyObject *SvError;		/* exception sv.error */
 
-static object *newcaptureobject PROTO((svobject *, void *, int));
+static PyObject *newcaptureobject Py_PROTO((svobject *, void *, int));
 
 /* Set a SV-specific error from svideo_errno and return NULL */
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_error()
 {
-	err_setstr(SvError, svStrerror(svideo_errno));
+	PyErr_SetString(SvError, svStrerror(svideo_errno));
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_conversion(self, args, function, factor)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 	void (*function)();
 	float factor;
 {
-	object *output;
+	PyObject *output;
 	int invert;
+	char* outstr;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "i", &invert))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "i", &invert))
 		return NULL;
 
-	output = newsizedstringobject(NULL, (int) (self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height * factor));
-	if (output == NULL)
+	if (!(output = PyString_FromStringAndSize(
+		NULL,
+		(int)(self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height * factor))))
+	{
 		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (!(outstr = PyString_AsString(output))) {
+		Py_DECREF(output);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-	(*function)((boolean) invert, self->ob_capture, getstringvalue(output),
+	(*function)((boolean)invert, self->ob_capture,
+		    outstr,
 		    self->ob_info.width, self->ob_info.height);
 
 	return output;
@@ -93,114 +99,126 @@
  * 3 functions to convert from Starter Video YUV 4:1:1 format to
  * Compression Library 4:2:2 Duplicate Chroma format.
  */
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_YUVtoYUV422DC(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_YUV411_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return svc_conversion(self, args, yuv_sv411_to_cl422dc, 2.0);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_quarter(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_YUV411_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	return svc_conversion(self, args, yuv_sv411_to_cl422dc_quartersize, 0.5);
+	return svc_conversion(self, args,
+			      yuv_sv411_to_cl422dc_quartersize, 0.5);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_sixteenth(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_YUV411_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	return svc_conversion(self, args, yuv_sv411_to_cl422dc_sixteenthsize, 0.125);
+	return svc_conversion(self, args,
+			      yuv_sv411_to_cl422dc_sixteenthsize, 0.125);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_YUVtoRGB(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	switch (self->ob_info.format) {
 	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES:
 	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES_AND_BLANKING_BUFFER:
 		break;
 	default:
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data had bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data had bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return svc_conversion(self, args, svYUVtoRGB, (float) sizeof(long));
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_RGB8toRGB32(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return svc_conversion(self, args, svRGB8toRGB32, (float) sizeof(long));
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_InterleaveFields(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return svc_conversion(self, args, svInterleaveFields, 1.0);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_GetFields(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
-	object *f1, *f2, *ret;
+	PyObject *f1 = NULL;
+	PyObject *f2 = NULL;
+	PyObject *ret = NULL;
 	int fieldsize;
+	char* obcapture;
 
 	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data has bad format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	fieldsize = self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height / 2;
-	f1 = newsizedstringobject((char *) self->ob_capture, fieldsize);
-	f2 = newsizedstringobject((char *) self->ob_capture + fieldsize, fieldsize);
-	ret = mkvalue("(OO)", f1, f2);
-	XDECREF(f1);
-	XDECREF(f2);
+	obcapture = (char*)self->ob_capture;
+	
+	if (!(f1 = PyString_FromStringAndSize(obcapture, fieldsize)))
+		goto finally;
+	if (!(f2 = PyString_FromStringAndSize(obcapture + fieldsize,
+					      fieldsize)))
+		goto finally;
+	ret = Py_BuildValue("(OO)", f1, f2);
+
+  finally:
+	Py_XDECREF(f1);
+	Py_XDECREF(f2);
 	return ret;
 }
 	
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_UnlockCaptureData(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!self->ob_mustunlock) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "buffer should not be unlocked");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "buffer should not be unlocked");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -209,93 +227,99 @@
 
 	self->ob_mustunlock = 0;
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_GL
 #include <gl.h>
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_lrectwrite(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	Screencoord x1, x2, y1, y2;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(hhhh)", &x1, &x2, &y1, &y2))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(hhhh)", &x1, &x2, &y1, &y2))
 		return NULL;
 
 	lrectwrite(x1, x2, y1, y2, (unsigned long *) self->ob_capture);
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 #endif
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_writefile(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
-	object *file;
+	PyObject *file;
 	int size;
+	FILE* fp;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "O", &file))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "O", &file))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!is_fileobject(file)) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "not a file object");
+	if (!PyFile_Check(file)) {
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "not a file object");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (!(fp = PyFile_AsFile(file)))
+		return NULL;
+
 	size = self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height;
 
-	if (fwrite(self->ob_capture, sizeof(long), size, getfilefile(file)) != size) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "writing failed");
+	if (fwrite(self->ob_capture, sizeof(long), size, fp) != size) {
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "writing failed");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svc_FindVisibleRegion(self, args)
 	captureobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	void *visible;
 	int width;
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (svFindVisibleRegion(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo, self->ob_capture, &visible, self->ob_info.width))
+	if (svFindVisibleRegion(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo,
+				self->ob_capture, &visible,
+				self->ob_info.width))
 		return sv_error();
 
 	if (visible == NULL) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "data in wrong format");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "data in wrong format");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	return newcaptureobject(self->ob_svideo, visible, 0);
 }
 
-static struct methodlist capture_methods[] = {
-	{"YUVtoRGB",		(method)svc_YUVtoRGB},
-	{"RGB8toRGB32",		(method)svc_RGB8toRGB32},
-	{"InterleaveFields",	(method)svc_InterleaveFields},
-	{"UnlockCaptureData",	(method)svc_UnlockCaptureData},
-	{"FindVisibleRegion",	(method)svc_FindVisibleRegion},
-	{"GetFields",		(method)svc_GetFields},
-	{"YUVtoYUV422DC",	(method)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC},
-	{"YUVtoYUV422DC_quarter",(method)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_quarter},
-	{"YUVtoYUV422DC_sixteenth",(method)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_sixteenth},
+static PyMethodDef capture_methods[] = {
+	{"YUVtoRGB",		(PyCFunction)svc_YUVtoRGB},
+	{"RGB8toRGB32",		(PyCFunction)svc_RGB8toRGB32},
+	{"InterleaveFields",	(PyCFunction)svc_InterleaveFields},
+	{"UnlockCaptureData",	(PyCFunction)svc_UnlockCaptureData},
+	{"FindVisibleRegion",	(PyCFunction)svc_FindVisibleRegion},
+	{"GetFields",		(PyCFunction)svc_GetFields},
+	{"YUVtoYUV422DC",	(PyCFunction)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC},
+	{"YUVtoYUV422DC_quarter",(PyCFunction)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_quarter},
+	{"YUVtoYUV422DC_sixteenth",(PyCFunction)svc_YUVtoYUV422DC_sixteenth},
 #ifdef USE_GL
-	{"lrectwrite",		(method)svc_lrectwrite},
+	{"lrectwrite",		(PyCFunction)svc_lrectwrite},
 #endif
-	{"writefile",		(method)svc_writefile},
+	{"writefile",		(PyCFunction)svc_writefile},
 	{NULL,			NULL} 		/* sentinel */
 };
 
@@ -305,24 +329,25 @@
 {
 	if (self->ob_capture != NULL) {
 		if (self->ob_mustunlock)
-			(void) svUnlockCaptureData(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo, self->ob_capture);
+			(void)svUnlockCaptureData(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo,
+						  self->ob_capture);
 		self->ob_capture = NULL;
-		DECREF(self->ob_svideo);
+		Py_DECREF(self->ob_svideo);
 		self->ob_svideo = NULL;
 	}
-	DEL(self);
+	PyMem_DEL(self);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 capture_getattr(self, name)
 	svobject *self;
 	char *name;
 {
-	return findmethod(capture_methods, (object *)self, name);
+	return Py_FindMethod(capture_methods, (PyObject *)self, name);
 }
 
-typeobject Capturetype = {
-	OB_HEAD_INIT(&Typetype)
+PyTypeObject Capturetype = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
 	0,				/*ob_size*/
 	"capture",			/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(captureobject),		/*tp_size*/
@@ -336,7 +361,7 @@
 	0,				/*tp_repr*/
 };
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 newcaptureobject(self, ptr, mustunlock)
 	svobject *self;
 	void *ptr;
@@ -344,233 +369,236 @@
 {
 	captureobject *p;
 
-	p = NEWOBJ(captureobject, &Capturetype);
+	p = PyObject_NEW(captureobject, &Capturetype);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	p->ob_svideo = self;
-	INCREF(self);
+	Py_INCREF(self);
 	p->ob_capture = ptr;
 	p->ob_mustunlock = mustunlock;
 	p->ob_info = self->ob_info;
-	return (object *) p;
+	return (PyObject *) p;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_GetCaptureData(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	void *ptr;
 	long fieldID;
-	object *res, *c;
+	PyObject *res, *c;
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svGetCaptureData(self->ob_svideo, &ptr, &fieldID))
 		return sv_error();
 
 	if (ptr == NULL) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "no data available");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "no data available");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	c = newcaptureobject(self, ptr, 1);
 	if (c == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	res = mkvalue("(Oi)", c, fieldID);
-	DECREF(c);
+	res = Py_BuildValue("(Oi)", c, fieldID);
+	Py_DECREF(c);
 	return res;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_BindGLWindow(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	long wid;
 	int mode;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &wid, &mode))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &wid, &mode))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svBindGLWindow(self->ob_svideo, wid, mode))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_EndContinuousCapture(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svEndContinuousCapture(self->ob_svideo))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_IsVideoDisplayed(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int v;
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	v = svIsVideoDisplayed(self->ob_svideo);
 	if (v == -1)
 		return sv_error();
 
-	return newintobject((long) v);
+	return PyInt_FromLong((long) v);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_OutputOffset(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int x_offset;
 	int y_offset;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svOutputOffset(self->ob_svideo, x_offset, y_offset))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_PutFrame(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	char *buffer;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "s", &buffer))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "s", &buffer))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svPutFrame(self->ob_svideo, buffer))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_QuerySize(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int w;
 	int h;
 	int rw;
 	int rh;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svQuerySize(self->ob_svideo, w, h, &rw, &rh))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	return mkvalue("(ii)", (long) rw, (long) rh);
+	return Py_BuildValue("(ii)", (long) rw, (long) rh);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_SetSize(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int w;
 	int h;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svSetSize(self->ob_svideo, w, h))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_SetStdDefaults(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svSetStdDefaults(self->ob_svideo))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_UseExclusive(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	boolean onoff;
 	int mode;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &onoff, &mode))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &onoff, &mode))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svUseExclusive(self->ob_svideo, onoff, mode))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_WindowOffset(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int x_offset;
 	int y_offset;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svWindowOffset(self->ob_svideo, x_offset, y_offset))
 		return sv_error();
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_CaptureBurst(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	int bytes, i;
 	svCaptureInfo info;
 	void *bitvector = NULL;
-	object *videodata, *bitvecobj, *res;
-	static object *evenitem, *odditem;
+	PyObject *videodata = NULL;
+	PyObject *bitvecobj = NULL;
+	PyObject* *res = NULL;
+	static PyObject *evenitem, *odditem;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format, &info.width, &info.height,
-		     &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format,
+			 &info.width, &info.height,
+			 &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
 		return NULL;
 
 	switch (info.format) {
@@ -580,89 +608,88 @@
 	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES_AND_BLANKING_BUFFER:
 		break;
 	default:
-		err_setstr(SvError, "illegal format specified");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "illegal format specified");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (svQueryCaptureBufferSize(self->ob_svideo, &info, &bytes)) {
-		if (bitvector)
-			free(bitvector);
-		return sv_error();
+		res = sv_error();
+		goto finally;
 	}
 
-	videodata = newsizedstringobject(NULL, bytes);
-	if (videodata == NULL) {
-		if (bitvector)
-			free(bitvector);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!(videodata = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bytes)))
+		goto finally;
 
 	/* XXX -- need to do something about the bitvector */
-	if (svCaptureBurst(self->ob_svideo, &info, getstringvalue(videodata),
-			   bitvector)) {
-		if (bitvector)
-			free(bitvector);
-		DECREF(videodata);
-		return sv_error();
+	{
+		char* str = PyString_AsString(videodata);
+		if (!str)
+			goto finally;
+		
+		if (svCaptureBurst(self->ob_svideo, &info, str, bitvector)) {
+			res = sv_error();
+			goto finally;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (bitvector) {
 		if (evenitem == NULL) {
-			evenitem = newintobject(0);
-			if (evenitem == NULL) {
-				free(bitvector);
-				DECREF(videodata);
-				return NULL;
-			}
+			if (!(evenitem = PyInt_FromLong(0)))
+				goto finally;
 		}
 		if (odditem == NULL) {
-			odditem = newintobject(1);
-			if (odditem == NULL) {
-				free(bitvector);
-				DECREF(videodata);
-				return NULL;
-			}
+			if (!(odditem = PyInt_FromLong(1)))
+				goto finally;
 		}
-		bitvecobj = newtupleobject(2 * info.size);
-		if (bitvecobj == NULL) {
-			free(bitvecobj);
-			DECREF(videodata);
-			return NULL;
-		}
+		if (!(bitvecobj = PyTuple_New(2 * info.size)))
+			goto finally;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < 2 * info.size; i++) {
+			int sts;
+
 			if (SV_GET_FIELD(bitvector, i) == SV_EVEN_FIELD) {
-				INCREF(evenitem);
-				settupleitem(bitvecobj, i, evenitem);
+				Py_INCREF(evenitem);
+				sts = PyTuple_SetItem(bitvecobj, i, evenitem);
 			} else {
-				INCREF(odditem);
-				settupleitem(bitvecobj, i, odditem);
+				Py_INCREF(odditem);
+				sts = PyTuple_SetItem(bitvecobj, i, odditem);
 			}
+			if (sts < 0)
+				goto finally;
 		}
-		free(bitvector);
 	} else {
-		bitvecobj = None;
-		INCREF(None);
+		bitvecobj = Py_None;
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	}
 
-	res = mkvalue("((iiiii)OO)", info.format, info.width, info.height,
-		       info.size, info.samplingrate, videodata, bitvecobj);
-	DECREF(videodata);
-	DECREF(bitvecobj);
+	res = Py_BuildValue("((iiiii)OO)", info.format,
+			    info.width, info.height,
+			    info.size, info.samplingrate,
+			    videodata, bitvecobj);
+
+  finally:
+	if (bitvector)
+		free(bitvector);
+
+	Py_XDECREF(videodata);
+	Py_XDECREF(bitvecobj);
 	return res;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_CaptureOneFrame(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	svCaptureInfo info;
 	int format, width, height;
 	int bytes;
-	object *videodata, *res;
+	PyObject *videodata = NULL;
+	PyObject *res = NULL;
 	
-	if (!getargs(args, "(iii)", &format, &width, &height))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(iii)", &format, &width, &height))
 		return NULL;
+
 	info.format = format;
 	info.width = width;
 	info.height = height;
@@ -670,29 +697,37 @@
 	info.samplingrate = 0;
 	if (svQueryCaptureBufferSize(self->ob_svideo, &info, &bytes))
 		return sv_error();
-	videodata = newsizedstringobject(NULL, bytes);
-	if (videodata == NULL)
+
+	if (!(videodata = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, bytes)))
 		return NULL;
-	if (svCaptureOneFrame(self->ob_svideo, format, &width, &height,
-			      getstringvalue(videodata))) {
-		DECREF(videodata);
-		return sv_error();
+	
+	{
+		char* str = PyString_AsString(videodata);
+		if (!str)
+			goto finally;
+
+	if (svCaptureOneFrame(self->ob_svideo, format, &width, &height, str)) {
+		res = sv_error();
+		goto finally;
 	}
 
-	res = mkvalue("(iiO)", width, height, videodata);
-	DECREF(videodata);
+	res = Py_BuildValue("(iiO)", width, height, videodata);
+
+  finally:
+	Py_XDECREF(videodata);
 	return res;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_InitContinuousCapture(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
 	svCaptureInfo info;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format, &info.width, &info.height,
-		     &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format,
+			 &info.width, &info.height,
+			 &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svInitContinuousCapture(self->ob_svideo, &info))
@@ -700,215 +735,250 @@
 
 	self->ob_info = info;
 
-	return mkvalue("(iiiii)", info.format, info.width, info.height,
-		       info.size, info.samplingrate);
+	return Py_BuildValue("(iiiii)", info.format, info.width, info.height,
+			     info.size, info.samplingrate);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_LoadMap(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
-	object *rgb, *v, *cell;
-	rgb_tuple *mapp;
+	PyObject *rgb;
+	PyObject *res = NULL;
+	rgb_tuple *mapp = NULL;
 	int maptype;
-	int i, j;		/* indices */
+	int i, j;			     /* indices */
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(iO)", &maptype, &rgb))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(iO)", &maptype, &rgb))
 		return NULL;
-	if (!is_listobject(rgb) || getlistsize(rgb) != 256) {
-		err_badarg();
+
+	if (!PyList_Check(rgb) || PyList_Size(rgb) != 256) {
+		PyErr_BadArgument();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	mapp = NEW(rgb_tuple, 256);
-	if (mapp == NULL)
-		return err_nomem();
+
+	if (!(mapp = PyMem_NEW(rgb_tuple, 256)))
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
-		v = getlistitem(rgb, i);
-		if (!is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
-			DEL(mapp);
-			err_badarg();
-			return NULL;
+		PyObject* v = PyList_GetItem(rgb, i);
+		if (!v)
+			goto finally;
+
+		if (!PyTuple_Check(v) || PyTuple_Size(v) != 3) {
+			PyErr_BadArgument();
+			goto finally;
 		}
 		for (j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-			cell = gettupleitem(v, j);
-			if (!is_intobject(cell)) {
-				DEL(mapp);
-				err_badarg();
-				return NULL;
+			PyObject* cell = PyTuple_GetItem(v, j);
+			if (!cell)
+				goto finally;
+
+			if (!PyInt_Check(cell)) {
+				PyErr_BadArgument();
+				goto finally;
 			}
 			switch (j) {
-			case 0: mapp[i].red = getintvalue(cell); break;
-			case 1: mapp[i].blue = getintvalue(cell); break;
-			case 2: mapp[i].green = getintvalue(cell); break;
+			case 0: mapp[i].red = PyInt_AsLong(cell); break;
+			case 1: mapp[i].blue = PyInt_AsLong(cell); break;
+			case 2: mapp[i].green = PyInt_AsLong(cell); break;
 			}
+			if (PyErr_Occurred())
+				goto finally;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (svLoadMap(self->ob_svideo, maptype, mapp)) {
-		DEL(mapp);
-		return sv_error();
+		res = sv_error();
+		goto finally;
 	}
 
-	DEL(mapp);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	res = Py_None;
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+  finally:
+	PyMem_DEL(mapp);
+	return res;
 }
 		
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_CloseVideo(self, args)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 {
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (svCloseVideo(self->ob_svideo))
 		return sv_error();
-	self->ob_svideo = NULL;
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+	self->ob_svideo = NULL;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 doParams(self, args, func, modified)
 	svobject *self;
-	object *args;
+	PyObject *args;
 	int (*func)(SV_nodeP, long *, int);
 	int modified;
 {
-	object *list, *v;
-	long *PVbuffer;
+	PyObject *list;
+	PyObject *res = NULL;
+	long *PVbuffer = NULL;
 	long length;
 	int i;
 	
-	if (!getargs(args, "O", &list))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "O", &list))
 		return NULL;
-	if (!is_listobject(list)) {
-		err_badarg();
+
+	if (!PyList_Check(list)) {
+		PyErr_BadArgument();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	length = getlistsize(list);
-	PVbuffer = NEW(long, length);
+
+	if ((length = PyList_Size(list)) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	PVbuffer = PyMem_NEW(long, length);
 	if (PVbuffer == NULL)
-		return err_nomem();
+		return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
 	for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-		v = getlistitem(list, i);
-		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
-			DEL(PVbuffer);
-			err_badarg();
-			return NULL;
+		PyObject *v = PyList_GetItem(list, i);
+		if (!v)
+			goto finally;
+
+		if (!PyInt_Check(v)) {
+			PyErr_BadArgument();
+			goto finally;
 		}
-		PVbuffer[i] = getintvalue(v);
+		PVbuffer[i] = PyInt_AsLong(v);
+		/* can't just test the return value, because what if the
+		   value was -1?!
+		*/
+		if (PVbuffer[i] == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
+			goto finally;
 	}
 
 	if ((*func)(self->ob_svideo, PVbuffer, length)) {
-		DEL(PVbuffer);
-		return sv_error();
+		res = sv_error();
+		goto finally;
 	}
 
 	if (modified) {
-		for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-			setlistitem(list, i, newintobject(PVbuffer[i]));
+		for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+			PyObject* v = PyInt_FromLong(PVbuffer[i]);
+			if (!v || PyList_SetItem(list, i, v) < 0)
+				goto finally;
+		}
 	}
 
-	DEL(PVbuffer);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	res = Py_None;
 
-	INCREF(None);
-	return None;
+  finally:
+	PyMem_DEL(PVbuffer);
+	return res;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_GetParam(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return doParams(self, args, svGetParam, 1);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_GetParamRange(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return doParams(self, args, svGetParamRange, 1);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_SetParam(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return doParams(self, args, svSetParam, 0);
 }
 
-static struct methodlist svideo_methods[] = {
-	{"BindGLWindow",	(method)sv_BindGLWindow},
-	{"EndContinuousCapture",(method)sv_EndContinuousCapture},
-	{"IsVideoDisplayed",	(method)sv_IsVideoDisplayed},
-	{"OutputOffset",	(method)sv_OutputOffset},
-	{"PutFrame",		(method)sv_PutFrame},
-	{"QuerySize",		(method)sv_QuerySize},
-	{"SetSize",		(method)sv_SetSize},
-	{"SetStdDefaults",	(method)sv_SetStdDefaults},
-	{"UseExclusive",	(method)sv_UseExclusive},
-	{"WindowOffset",	(method)sv_WindowOffset},
-	{"InitContinuousCapture",(method)sv_InitContinuousCapture},
-	{"CaptureBurst",	(method)sv_CaptureBurst},
-	{"CaptureOneFrame",	(method)sv_CaptureOneFrame},
-	{"GetCaptureData",	(method)sv_GetCaptureData},
-	{"CloseVideo",		(method)sv_CloseVideo},
-	{"LoadMap",		(method)sv_LoadMap},
-	{"GetParam",		(method)sv_GetParam},
-	{"GetParamRange",	(method)sv_GetParamRange},
-	{"SetParam",		(method)sv_SetParam},
+static PyMethodDef svideo_methods[] = {
+	{"BindGLWindow",	(PyCFunction)sv_BindGLWindow},
+	{"EndContinuousCapture",(PyCFunction)sv_EndContinuousCapture},
+	{"IsVideoDisplayed",	(PyCFunction)sv_IsVideoDisplayed},
+	{"OutputOffset",	(PyCFunction)sv_OutputOffset},
+	{"PutFrame",		(PyCFunction)sv_PutFrame},
+	{"QuerySize",		(PyCFunction)sv_QuerySize},
+	{"SetSize",		(PyCFunction)sv_SetSize},
+	{"SetStdDefaults",	(PyCFunction)sv_SetStdDefaults},
+	{"UseExclusive",	(PyCFunction)sv_UseExclusive},
+	{"WindowOffset",	(PyCFunction)sv_WindowOffset},
+	{"InitContinuousCapture",(PyCFunction)sv_InitContinuousCapture},
+	{"CaptureBurst",	(PyCFunction)sv_CaptureBurst},
+	{"CaptureOneFrame",	(PyCFunction)sv_CaptureOneFrame},
+	{"GetCaptureData",	(PyCFunction)sv_GetCaptureData},
+	{"CloseVideo",		(PyCFunction)sv_CloseVideo},
+	{"LoadMap",		(PyCFunction)sv_LoadMap},
+	{"GetParam",		(PyCFunction)sv_GetParam},
+	{"GetParamRange",	(PyCFunction)sv_GetParamRange},
+	{"SetParam",		(PyCFunction)sv_SetParam},
 	{NULL,			NULL} 		/* sentinel */
 };
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_conversion(self, args, function, inputfactor, factor)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 	void (*function)();
 	int inputfactor;
 	float factor;
 {
 	int invert, width, height, inputlength;
-	char *input;
-	object *output;
+	char *input, *str;
+	PyObject *output;
 
-	if (!getargs(args, "(is#ii)", &invert, &input, &inputlength, &width, &height))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, "(is#ii)", &invert,
+			 &input, &inputlength, &width, &height))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (width * height * inputfactor > inputlength) {
-		err_setstr(SvError, "input buffer not long enough");
+		PyErr_SetString(SvError, "input buffer not long enough");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	output = newsizedstringobject(NULL, (int) (width * height * factor));
-	if (output == NULL)
+	if (!(output = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL,
+					      (int)(width * height * factor))))
 		return NULL;
 
-	(*function)(invert, input, getstringvalue(output), width, height);
+	str = PyString_AsString(output);
+	if (!str) {
+		Py_DECREF(output);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	(*function)(invert, input, str, width, height);
 
 	return output;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_InterleaveFields(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return sv_conversion(self, args, svInterleaveFields, 1, 1.0);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_RGB8toRGB32(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return sv_conversion(self, args, svRGB8toRGB32, 1, (float) sizeof(long));
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_YUVtoRGB(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	return sv_conversion(self, args, svYUVtoRGB, 2, (float) sizeof(long));
 }
@@ -919,19 +989,19 @@
 {
 	if (self->ob_svideo != NULL)
 		(void) svCloseVideo(self->ob_svideo);
-	DEL(self);
+	PyMem_DEL(self);
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 svideo_getattr(self, name)
 	svobject *self;
 	char *name;
 {
-	return findmethod(svideo_methods, (object *)self, name);
+	return Py_FindMethod(svideo_methods, (PyObject *)self, name);
 }
 
-typeobject Svtype = {
-	OB_HEAD_INIT(&Typetype)
+PyTypeObject Svtype = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
 	0,			/*ob_size*/
 	"sv",			/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(svobject),	/*tp_size*/
@@ -945,13 +1015,13 @@
 	0,			/*tp_repr*/
 };
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 newsvobject(svp)
 	SV_nodeP svp;
 {
 	svobject *p;
 
-	p = NEWOBJ(svobject, &Svtype);
+	p = PyObject_NEW(svobject, &Svtype);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	p->ob_svideo = svp;
@@ -960,16 +1030,16 @@
 	p->ob_info.width = 0;
 	p->ob_info.height = 0;
 	p->ob_info.samplingrate = 0;
-	return (object *) p;
+	return (PyObject *) p;
 }
 
-static object *
+static PyObject *
 sv_OpenVideo(self, args)
-	object *self, *args;
+	PyObject *self, *args;
 {
 	SV_nodeP svp;
 
-	if (!getnoarg(args))
+	if (!PyArg_Parse(args, ""))
 		return NULL;
 
 	svp = svOpenVideo();
@@ -979,23 +1049,23 @@
 	return newsvobject(svp);
 }
 
-static struct methodlist sv_methods[] = {
-	{"InterleaveFields",	(method)sv_InterleaveFields},
-	{"RGB8toRGB32",		(method)sv_RGB8toRGB32},
-	{"YUVtoRGB",		(method)sv_YUVtoRGB},
-	{"OpenVideo",		(method)sv_OpenVideo},
+static PyMethodDef sv_methods[] = {
+	{"InterleaveFields",	(PyCFunction)sv_InterleaveFields},
+	{"RGB8toRGB32",		(PyCFunction)sv_RGB8toRGB32},
+	{"YUVtoRGB",		(PyCFunction)sv_YUVtoRGB},
+	{"OpenVideo",		(PyCFunction)sv_OpenVideo},
 	{NULL,			NULL}	/* Sentinel */
 };
 
 void
 initsv()
 {
-	object *m, *d;
+	PyObject *m, *d;
 
-	m = initmodule("sv", sv_methods);
-	d = getmoduledict(m);
+	m = Py_InitModule("sv", sv_methods);
+	d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
 
-	SvError = newstringobject("sv.error");
-	if (SvError == NULL || dictinsert(d, "error", SvError) != 0)
-		fatal("can't define sv.error");
+	SvError = PyString_FromString("sv.error");
+	if (SvError == NULL || PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", SvError) != 0)
+		Py_FatalError("can't define sv.error");
 }