PEP 3123: Provide forward compatibility with Python 3.0, while keeping

backwards compatibility. Add Py_Refcnt, Py_Type, Py_Size, and PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT.
author: Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de> 2007-07-21 06:55:02 (GMT)
committer: Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de> 2007-07-21 06:55:02 (GMT)
commit: 6819210b9e4e5719a6f7f9c1725f8fa70a8936f6 (patch)
tree: 456e2e6b3d9d71e966f3b0e419ecfe44ce3c1fdd
parent: b1994b4a5d0139a010eb0af1d6615a3df92fe786 (diff)
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129 files changed, 1090 insertions, 1250 deletions
diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
index 14510c6..29f091e 100644
--- a/Include/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
        */
 
 #define PySequence_ITEM(o, i)\
-	( o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence->sq_item(o, i) )
+	( Py_Type(o)->tp_as_sequence->sq_item(o, i) )
        /* Assume tp_as_sequence and sq_item exist and that i does not
 	  need to be corrected for a negative index
        */     
diff --git a/Include/boolobject.h b/Include/boolobject.h
index 7f9ad01..6499345 100644
--- a/Include/boolobject.h
+++ b/Include/boolobject.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ typedef PyIntObject PyBoolObject;
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBool_Type;
 
-#define PyBool_Check(x) ((x)->ob_type == &PyBool_Type)
+#define PyBool_Check(x) (Py_Type(x) == &PyBool_Type)
 
 /* Py_False and Py_True are the only two bools in existence.
 Don't forget to apply Py_INCREF() when returning either!!! */
diff --git a/Include/bufferobject.h b/Include/bufferobject.h
index 75ba496..639b08d 100644
--- a/Include/bufferobject.h
+++ b/Include/bufferobject.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBuffer_Type;
 
-#define PyBuffer_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyBuffer_Type)
+#define PyBuffer_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyBuffer_Type)
 
 #define Py_END_OF_BUFFER	(-1)
 
diff --git a/Include/cStringIO.h b/Include/cStringIO.h
index 25fc9dd..50f8cbe 100644
--- a/Include/cStringIO.h
+++ b/Include/cStringIO.h
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ static struct PycStringIO_CAPI {
 
 /* These can be used to test if you have one */
 #define PycStringIO_InputCheck(O) \
-  ((O)->ob_type==PycStringIO->InputType)
+  (Py_Type(O)==PycStringIO->InputType)
 #define PycStringIO_OutputCheck(O) \
-  ((O)->ob_type==PycStringIO->OutputType)
+  (Py_Type(O)==PycStringIO->OutputType)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/cellobject.h b/Include/cellobject.h
index fd186e2..1036420 100644
--- a/Include/cellobject.h
+++ b/Include/cellobject.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCell_Type;
 
-#define PyCell_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyCell_Type)
+#define PyCell_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyCell_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCell_New(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCell_Get(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/cobject.h b/Include/cobject.h
index ad23ac8..0e0ed1b 100644
--- a/Include/cobject.h
+++ b/Include/cobject.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCObject_Type;
 
-#define PyCObject_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyCObject_Type)
+#define PyCObject_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyCObject_Type)
 
 /* Create a PyCObject from a pointer to a C object and an optional
    destructor function.  If the second argument is non-null, then it
diff --git a/Include/code.h b/Include/code.h
index 744c1a6..2ec756b 100644
--- a/Include/code.h
+++ b/Include/code.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCode_Type;
 
-#define PyCode_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyCode_Type)
+#define PyCode_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyCode_Type)
 #define PyCode_GetNumFree(op) (PyTuple_GET_SIZE((op)->co_freevars))
 
 /* Public interface */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyCode_Addr2Line(PyCodeObject *, int);
 
 /* for internal use only */
 #define _PyCode_GETCODEPTR(co, pp) \
-	((*(co)->co_code->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_getreadbuffer) \
+	((*Py_Type((co)->co_code)->tp_as_buffer->bf_getreadbuffer) \
 	 ((co)->co_code, 0, (void **)(pp)))
 
 typedef struct _addr_pair {
diff --git a/Include/complexobject.h b/Include/complexobject.h
index e59bf2c..3e1cda5 100644
--- a/Include/complexobject.h
+++ b/Include/complexobject.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyComplex_Type;
 
 #define PyComplex_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyComplex_Type)
-#define PyComplex_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyComplex_Type)
+#define PyComplex_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyComplex_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyComplex_FromCComplex(Py_complex);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyComplex_FromDoubles(double real, double imag);
diff --git a/Include/datetime.h b/Include/datetime.h
index db0f3aa..43e3093 100644
--- a/Include/datetime.h
+++ b/Include/datetime.h
@@ -166,19 +166,19 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Macros for type checking when building the Python core. */
 #define PyDate_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DateType)
-#define PyDate_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDateTime_DateType)
+#define PyDate_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDateTime_DateType)
 
 #define PyDateTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DateTimeType)
-#define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDateTime_DateTimeType)
+#define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDateTime_DateTimeType)
 
 #define PyTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_TimeType)
-#define PyTime_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDateTime_TimeType)
+#define PyTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDateTime_TimeType)
 
 #define PyDelta_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_DeltaType)
-#define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDateTime_DeltaType)
+#define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDateTime_DeltaType)
 
 #define PyTZInfo_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyDateTime_TZInfoType)
-#define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDateTime_TZInfoType)
+#define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDateTime_TZInfoType)
 
 #else
 
@@ -198,19 +198,19 @@ static PyDateTime_CAPI *PyDateTimeAPI;
 
 /* Macros for type checking when not building the Python core. */
 #define PyDate_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DateType)
-#define PyDate_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == PyDateTimeAPI->DateType)
+#define PyDate_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DateType)
 
 #define PyDateTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType)
-#define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType)
+#define PyDateTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DateTimeType)
 
 #define PyTime_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType)
-#define PyTime_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType)
+#define PyTime_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->TimeType)
 
 #define PyDelta_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType)
-#define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType)
+#define PyDelta_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->DeltaType)
 
 #define PyTZInfo_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, PyDateTimeAPI->TZInfoType)
-#define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == PyDateTimeAPI->TZInfoType)
+#define PyTZInfo_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == PyDateTimeAPI->TZInfoType)
 
 /* Macros for accessing constructors in a simplified fashion. */
 #define PyDate_FromDate(year, month, day) \
diff --git a/Include/descrobject.h b/Include/descrobject.h
index a74af60..a45a801 100644
--- a/Include/descrobject.h
+++ b/Include/descrobject.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDescr_NewGetSet(PyTypeObject *,
 					       struct PyGetSetDef *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDescr_NewWrapper(PyTypeObject *,
 						struct wrapperbase *, void *);
-#define PyDescr_IsData(d) ((d)->ob_type->tp_descr_set != NULL)
+#define PyDescr_IsData(d) (Py_Type(d)->tp_descr_set != NULL)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyWrapper_New(PyObject *, PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/dictobject.h b/Include/dictobject.h
index ec2e0c8..fec6295 100644
--- a/Include/dictobject.h
+++ b/Include/dictobject.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ struct _dictobject {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyDict_Type;
 
 #define PyDict_Check(op) \
-                 PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyDict_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyDict_Type)
+                 PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyDict_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyDict_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_New(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key);
diff --git a/Include/fileobject.h b/Include/fileobject.h
index 9fd0646..dde5b8f 100644
--- a/Include/fileobject.h
+++ b/Include/fileobject.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyFile_Type;
 
 #define PyFile_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyFile_Type)
-#define PyFile_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyFile_Type)
+#define PyFile_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyFile_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFile_FromString(char *, char *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyFile_SetBufSize(PyObject *, int);
diff --git a/Include/floatobject.h b/Include/floatobject.h
index f695de8..bfbc580 100644
--- a/Include/floatobject.h
+++ b/Include/floatobject.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyFloat_Type;
 
 #define PyFloat_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyFloat_Type)
-#define PyFloat_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyFloat_Type)
+#define PyFloat_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyFloat_Type)
 
 /* Return Python float from string PyObject.  Second argument ignored on
    input, and, if non-NULL, NULL is stored into *junk (this tried to serve a
diff --git a/Include/funcobject.h b/Include/funcobject.h
index 59c19bb..3e37e11 100644
--- a/Include/funcobject.h
+++ b/Include/funcobject.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyFunction_Type;
 
-#define PyFunction_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyFunction_Type)
+#define PyFunction_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyFunction_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFunction_New(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFunction_GetCode(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/genobject.h b/Include/genobject.h
index ca84432..f9d9b16 100644
--- a/Include/genobject.h
+++ b/Include/genobject.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyGen_Type;
 
 #define PyGen_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyGen_Type)
-#define PyGen_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyGen_Type)
+#define PyGen_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyGen_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyGen_New(struct _frame *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyGen_NeedsFinalizing(PyGenObject *);
diff --git a/Include/iterobject.h b/Include/iterobject.h
index c078ebb..8e17d35 100644
--- a/Include/iterobject.h
+++ b/Include/iterobject.h
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ extern "C" {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySeqIter_Type;
 
-#define PySeqIter_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PySeqIter_Type)
+#define PySeqIter_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PySeqIter_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PySeqIter_New(PyObject *);
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCallIter_Type;
 
-#define PyCallIter_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyCallIter_Type)
+#define PyCallIter_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyCallIter_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyCallIter_New(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/Include/listobject.h b/Include/listobject.h
index db3124e..e8b192a 100644
--- a/Include/listobject.h
+++ b/Include/listobject.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyList_Type;
 
 #define PyList_Check(op) \
-		PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_LIST_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyList_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyList_Type)
+		PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_LIST_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyList_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyList_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyList_New(Py_ssize_t size);
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyList_Size(PyObject *);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyList_Extend(PyListObject *, PyObject *);
 /* Macro, trading safety for speed */
 #define PyList_GET_ITEM(op, i) (((PyListObject *)(op))->ob_item[i])
 #define PyList_SET_ITEM(op, i, v) (((PyListObject *)(op))->ob_item[i] = (v))
-#define PyList_GET_SIZE(op)    (((PyListObject *)(op))->ob_size)
+#define PyList_GET_SIZE(op)    Py_Size(op)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/longobject.h b/Include/longobject.h
index 3893ad6..657cd0b 100644
--- a/Include/longobject.h
+++ b/Include/longobject.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ typedef struct _longobject PyLongObject; /* Revealed in longintrepr.h */
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyLong_Type;
 
 #define PyLong_Check(op) \
-		PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_LONG_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyLong_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyLong_Type)
+		PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_LONG_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyLong_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyLong_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromLong(long);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long);
diff --git a/Include/methodobject.h b/Include/methodobject.h
index c887d94..511a747 100644
--- a/Include/methodobject.h
+++ b/Include/methodobject.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyCFunction_Type;
 
-#define PyCFunction_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyCFunction_Type)
+#define PyCFunction_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyCFunction_Type)
 
 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunction)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 typedef PyObject *(*PyCFunctionWithKeywords)(PyObject *, PyObject *,
diff --git a/Include/moduleobject.h b/Include/moduleobject.h
index 3d278af..c43cb93 100644
--- a/Include/moduleobject.h
+++ b/Include/moduleobject.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern "C" {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyModule_Type;
 
 #define PyModule_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyModule_Type)
-#define PyModule_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyModule_Type)
+#define PyModule_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyModule_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyModule_New(const char *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyModule_GetDict(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h
index 0f6ff77..daba4b6 100644
--- a/Include/object.h
+++ b/Include/object.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ whose size is determined when the object is allocated.
 	_PyObject_EXTRA_INIT		\
 	1, type,
 
+#define PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size)	\
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type) size,
+
 /* PyObject_VAR_HEAD defines the initial segment of all variable-size
  * container objects.  These end with a declaration of an array with 1
  * element, but enough space is malloc'ed so that the array actually
@@ -108,6 +111,9 @@ typedef struct {
 	PyObject_VAR_HEAD
 } PyVarObject;
 
+#define Py_Refcnt(ob)		(((PyObject*)(ob))->ob_refcnt)
+#define Py_Type(ob)		(((PyObject*)(ob))->ob_type)
+#define Py_Size(ob)		(((PyVarObject*)(ob))->ob_size)
 
 /*
 Type objects contain a string containing the type name (to help somewhat
@@ -364,21 +370,21 @@ typedef struct _heaptypeobject {
 
 /* access macro to the members which are floating "behind" the object */
 #define PyHeapType_GET_MEMBERS(etype) \
-    ((PyMemberDef *)(((char *)etype) + (etype)->ht_type.ob_type->tp_basicsize))
+    ((PyMemberDef *)(((char *)etype) + Py_Type(etype)->tp_basicsize))
 
 
 /* Generic type check */
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject *, PyTypeObject *);
 #define PyObject_TypeCheck(ob, tp) \
-	((ob)->ob_type == (tp) || PyType_IsSubtype((ob)->ob_type, (tp)))
+	(Py_Type(ob) == (tp) || PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(ob), (tp)))
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyType_Type; /* built-in 'type' */
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBaseObject_Type; /* built-in 'object' */
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySuper_Type; /* built-in 'super' */
 
 #define PyType_Check(op) \
-	PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyType_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyType_Type)
+	PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyType_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyType_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject *, Py_ssize_t);
@@ -599,7 +605,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) _Py_GetRefTotal(void);
 #define _Py_DEC_REFTOTAL	_Py_RefTotal--
 #define _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA	,
 #define _Py_CHECK_REFCNT(OP)					\
-{	if ((OP)->ob_refcnt < 0)				\
+{	if (((PyObject*)OP)->ob_refcnt < 0)				\
 		_Py_NegativeRefcount(__FILE__, __LINE__,	\
 				     (PyObject *)(OP));		\
 }
@@ -613,9 +619,9 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) _Py_GetRefTotal(void);
 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) inc_count(PyTypeObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) dec_count(PyTypeObject *);
-#define _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(OP)	inc_count((OP)->ob_type)
-#define _Py_INC_TPFREES(OP)	dec_count((OP)->ob_type)
-#define _Py_DEC_TPFREES(OP)	(OP)->ob_type->tp_frees--
+#define _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(OP)	inc_count(Py_Type(OP))
+#define _Py_INC_TPFREES(OP)	dec_count(Py_Type(OP))
+#define _Py_DEC_TPFREES(OP)	Py_Type(OP)->tp_frees--
 #define _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA	,
 #else
 #define _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(OP)
@@ -640,22 +646,22 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_AddToAllObjects(PyObject *, int force);
 #define _Py_NewReference(op) (				\
 	_Py_INC_TPALLOCS(op) _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA	\
 	_Py_INC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA		\
-	(op)->ob_refcnt = 1)
+	Py_Refcnt(op) = 1)
 
 #define _Py_ForgetReference(op) _Py_INC_TPFREES(op)
 
 #define _Py_Dealloc(op) (				\
 	_Py_INC_TPFREES(op) _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA	\
-	(*(op)->ob_type->tp_dealloc)((PyObject *)(op)))
+	(*Py_Type(op)->tp_dealloc)((PyObject *)(op)))
 #endif /* !Py_TRACE_REFS */
 
 #define Py_INCREF(op) (				\
 	_Py_INC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA	\
-	(op)->ob_refcnt++)
+	((PyObject*)(op))->ob_refcnt++)
 
 #define Py_DECREF(op)					\
 	if (_Py_DEC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA	\
-	    --(op)->ob_refcnt != 0)			\
+	    --((PyObject*)(op))->ob_refcnt != 0)		\
 		_Py_CHECK_REFCNT(op)			\
 	else						\
 		_Py_Dealloc((PyObject *)(op))
diff --git a/Include/objimpl.h b/Include/objimpl.h
index 03b6a8d..9f8523f 100644
--- a/Include/objimpl.h
+++ b/Include/objimpl.h
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyVarObject *) _PyObject_NewVar(PyTypeObject *, Py_ssize_t);
 /* Macros trading binary compatibility for speed. See also pymem.h.
    Note that these macros expect non-NULL object pointers.*/
 #define PyObject_INIT(op, typeobj) \
-	( (op)->ob_type = (typeobj), _Py_NewReference((PyObject *)(op)), (op) )
+	( Py_Type(op) = (typeobj), _Py_NewReference((PyObject *)(op)), (op) )
 #define PyObject_INIT_VAR(op, typeobj, size) \
-	( (op)->ob_size = (size), PyObject_INIT((op), (typeobj)) )
+	( Py_Size(op) = (size), PyObject_INIT((op), (typeobj)) )
 
 #define _PyObject_SIZE(typeobj) ( (typeobj)->tp_basicsize )
 
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyGC_Collect(void);
 #define PyType_IS_GC(t) PyType_HasFeature((t), Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC)
 
 /* Test if an object has a GC head */
-#define PyObject_IS_GC(o) (PyType_IS_GC((o)->ob_type) && \
-	((o)->ob_type->tp_is_gc == NULL || (o)->ob_type->tp_is_gc(o)))
+#define PyObject_IS_GC(o) (PyType_IS_GC(Py_Type(o)) && \
+	(Py_Type(o)->tp_is_gc == NULL || Py_Type(o)->tp_is_gc(o)))
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyVarObject *) _PyObject_GC_Resize(PyVarObject *, Py_ssize_t);
 #define PyObject_GC_Resize(type, op, n) \
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyObject_GC_Del(void *);
          && ((t)->tp_weaklistoffset > 0))
 
 #define PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o) \
-	((PyObject **) (((char *) (o)) + (o)->ob_type->tp_weaklistoffset))
+	((PyObject **) (((char *) (o)) + Py_Type(o)->tp_weaklistoffset))
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/py_curses.h b/Include/py_curses.h
index aaff4bd..62d00d8 100644
--- a/Include/py_curses.h
+++ b/Include/py_curses.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	WINDOW *win;
 } PyCursesWindowObject;
 
-#define PyCursesWindow_Check(v)	 ((v)->ob_type == &PyCursesWindow_Type)
+#define PyCursesWindow_Check(v)	 (Py_Type(v) == &PyCursesWindow_Type)
 
 #ifdef CURSES_MODULE
 /* This section is used when compiling _cursesmodule.c */
diff --git a/Include/rangeobject.h b/Include/rangeobject.h
index 359bcb6..407fd16 100644
--- a/Include/rangeobject.h
+++ b/Include/rangeobject.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ they are represented by a start, stop, and step datamembers.
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyRange_Type;
 
-#define PyRange_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyRange_Type)
+#define PyRange_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyRange_Type)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/setobject.h b/Include/setobject.h
index 750a2a8..8914749 100644
--- a/Include/setobject.h
+++ b/Include/setobject.h
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyFrozenSet_Type;
  *     hash is -1
  */
 
-#define PyFrozenSet_CheckExact(ob) ((ob)->ob_type == &PyFrozenSet_Type)
+#define PyFrozenSet_CheckExact(ob) (Py_Type(ob) == &PyFrozenSet_Type)
 #define PyAnySet_CheckExact(ob) \
-	((ob)->ob_type == &PySet_Type || (ob)->ob_type == &PyFrozenSet_Type)
+	(Py_Type(ob) == &PySet_Type || Py_Type(ob) == &PyFrozenSet_Type)
 #define PyAnySet_Check(ob) \
-	((ob)->ob_type == &PySet_Type || (ob)->ob_type == &PyFrozenSet_Type || \
-	  PyType_IsSubtype((ob)->ob_type, &PySet_Type) || \
-	  PyType_IsSubtype((ob)->ob_type, &PyFrozenSet_Type))
+	(Py_Type(ob) == &PySet_Type || Py_Type(ob) == &PyFrozenSet_Type || \
+	  PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(ob), &PySet_Type) || \
+	  PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(ob), &PyFrozenSet_Type))
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PySet_New(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFrozenSet_New(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/sliceobject.h b/Include/sliceobject.h
index dbc34b2..21bc025 100644
--- a/Include/sliceobject.h
+++ b/Include/sliceobject.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySlice_Type;
 
-#define PySlice_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PySlice_Type)
+#define PySlice_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PySlice_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PySlice_New(PyObject* start, PyObject* stop,
                                   PyObject* step);
diff --git a/Include/stringobject.h b/Include/stringobject.h
index 03c3777..cc79462 100644
--- a/Include/stringobject.h
+++ b/Include/stringobject.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBaseString_Type;
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyString_Type;
 
 #define PyString_Check(op) \
-                 PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_STRING_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyString_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyString_Type)
+                 PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_STRING_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyString_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyString_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyString_FromStringAndSize(const char *, Py_ssize_t);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyString_FromString(const char *);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_ReleaseInternedStrings(void);
 
 /* Macro, trading safety for speed */
 #define PyString_AS_STRING(op) (((PyStringObject *)(op))->ob_sval)
-#define PyString_GET_SIZE(op)  (((PyStringObject *)(op))->ob_size)
+#define PyString_GET_SIZE(op)  Py_Size(op)
 
 /* _PyString_Join(sep, x) is like sep.join(x).  sep must be PyStringObject*,
    x must be an iterable object. */
diff --git a/Include/symtable.h b/Include/symtable.h
index 1e5996d..28fd978 100644
--- a/Include/symtable.h
+++ b/Include/symtable.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct _symtable_entry {
 
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySTEntry_Type;
 
-#define PySTEntry_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PySTEntry_Type)
+#define PySTEntry_Check(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PySTEntry_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyST_GetScope(PySTEntryObject *, PyObject *);
 
diff --git a/Include/traceback.h b/Include/traceback.h
index 6501600..4c7b8cc 100644
--- a/Include/traceback.h
+++ b/Include/traceback.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyTraceBack_Print(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 
 /* Reveal traceback type so we can typecheck traceback objects */
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyTraceBack_Type;
-#define PyTraceBack_Check(v) ((v)->ob_type == &PyTraceBack_Type)
+#define PyTraceBack_Check(v) (Py_Type(v) == &PyTraceBack_Type)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/tupleobject.h b/Include/tupleobject.h
index 738cea1..423103a 100644
--- a/Include/tupleobject.h
+++ b/Include/tupleobject.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyTuple_Type;
 
 #define PyTuple_Check(op) \
-                 PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_TUPLE_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyTuple_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyTuple_Type)
+                 PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_TUPLE_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyTuple_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyTuple_Type)
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyTuple_New(Py_ssize_t size);
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyTuple_Size(PyObject *);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyTuple_Pack(Py_ssize_t, ...);
 
 /* Macro, trading safety for speed */
 #define PyTuple_GET_ITEM(op, i) (((PyTupleObject *)(op))->ob_item[i])
-#define PyTuple_GET_SIZE(op)    (((PyTupleObject *)(op))->ob_size)
+#define PyTuple_GET_SIZE(op)    Py_Size(op)
 
 /* Macro, *only* to be used to fill in brand new tuples */
 #define PyTuple_SET_ITEM(op, i, v) (((PyTupleObject *)(op))->ob_item[i] = v)
diff --git a/Include/unicodeobject.h b/Include/unicodeobject.h
index 0bad8c3..5d9263b 100644
--- a/Include/unicodeobject.h
+++ b/Include/unicodeobject.h
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ typedef struct {
 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyUnicode_Type;
 
 #define PyUnicode_Check(op) \
-                 PyType_FastSubclass((op)->ob_type, Py_TPFLAGS_UNICODE_SUBCLASS)
-#define PyUnicode_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyUnicode_Type)
+                 PyType_FastSubclass(Py_Type(op), Py_TPFLAGS_UNICODE_SUBCLASS)
+#define PyUnicode_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyUnicode_Type)
 
 /* Fast access macros */
 #define PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(op) \
diff --git a/Include/weakrefobject.h b/Include/weakrefobject.h
index 0a659b0..e58c352 100644
--- a/Include/weakrefobject.h
+++ b/Include/weakrefobject.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) _PyWeakref_CallableProxyType;
 
 #define PyWeakref_CheckRef(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &_PyWeakref_RefType)
 #define PyWeakref_CheckRefExact(op) \
-        ((op)->ob_type == &_PyWeakref_RefType)
+        (Py_Type(op) == &_PyWeakref_RefType)
 #define PyWeakref_CheckProxy(op) \
-        (((op)->ob_type == &_PyWeakref_ProxyType) || \
-         ((op)->ob_type == &_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType))
+        ((Py_Type(op) == &_PyWeakref_ProxyType) || \
+         (Py_Type(op) == &_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType))
 
 /* This macro calls PyWeakref_CheckRef() last since that can involve a
    function call; this makes it more likely that the function call
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c4f0eee..1f8c44a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- PEP 3123: Provide forward compatibility with Python 3.0, while keeping
+  backwards compatibility. Add Py_Refcnt, Py_Type, Py_Size, and
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT.
+
 - Patch #1673759: add a missing overflow check when formatting floats
   with %G.
 
diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index e71169c..0347907 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -300,13 +300,13 @@ staticforward PyTypeObject DBSequence_Type;
 
 staticforward PyTypeObject DB_Type, DBCursor_Type, DBEnv_Type, DBTxn_Type, DBLock_Type;
 
-#define DBObject_Check(v)           ((v)->ob_type == &DB_Type)
-#define DBCursorObject_Check(v)     ((v)->ob_type == &DBCursor_Type)
-#define DBEnvObject_Check(v)        ((v)->ob_type == &DBEnv_Type)
-#define DBTxnObject_Check(v)        ((v)->ob_type == &DBTxn_Type)
-#define DBLockObject_Check(v)       ((v)->ob_type == &DBLock_Type)
+#define DBObject_Check(v)           (Py_Type(v) == &DB_Type)
+#define DBCursorObject_Check(v)     (Py_Type(v) == &DBCursor_Type)
+#define DBEnvObject_Check(v)        (Py_Type(v) == &DBEnv_Type)
+#define DBTxnObject_Check(v)        (Py_Type(v) == &DBTxn_Type)
+#define DBLockObject_Check(v)       (Py_Type(v) == &DBLock_Type)
 #if (DBVER >= 43)
-#define DBSequenceObject_Check(v)   ((v)->ob_type == &DBSequence_Type)
+#define DBSequenceObject_Check(v)   (Py_Type(v) == &DBSequence_Type)
 #endif
 
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ make_key_dbt(DBObject* self, PyObject* keyobj, DBT* key, int* pflags)
     else {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "String or Integer object expected for key, %s found",
-                     keyobj->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(keyobj)->tp_name);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int makeDBError(int err)
 static void makeTypeError(char* expected, PyObject* found)
 {
     PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected %s argument, %s found.",
-                 expected, found->ob_type->tp_name);
+                 expected, Py_Type(found)->tp_name);
 }
 
 
@@ -5666,13 +5666,13 @@ DL_EXPORT(void) init_bsddb(void)
 
     /* Initialize the type of the new type objects here; doing it here
        is required for portability to Windows without requiring C++. */
-    DB_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    DBCursor_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    DBEnv_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    DBTxn_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    DBLock_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DB_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DBCursor_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DBEnv_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DBTxn_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DBLock_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 #if (DBVER >= 43)    
-    DBSequence_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&DBSequence_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 #endif    
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
index c70019c..7f5e2ae 100644
--- a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ deque_dealloc(dequeobject *deque)
 	}
 	deque->leftblock = NULL;
 	deque->rightblock = NULL;
-	deque->ob_type->tp_free(deque);
+	Py_Type(deque)->tp_free(deque);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ deque_nohash(PyObject *self)
 static PyObject *
 deque_copy(PyObject *deque)
 {
-	return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs((PyObject *)(deque->ob_type),
+	return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs((PyObject *)(Py_Type(deque)),
 		deque, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ deque_reduce(dequeobject *deque)
 		Py_DECREF(dict);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	result = Py_BuildValue("O()ON", deque->ob_type, dict, it);
+	result = Py_BuildValue("O()ON", Py_Type(deque), dict, it);
 	Py_DECREF(dict);
 	return result;
 }
@@ -825,8 +825,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(deque_doc,
 Build an ordered collection accessible from endpoints only.");
 
 static PyTypeObject deque_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"collections.deque",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dequeobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -903,7 +902,7 @@ static void
 dequeiter_dealloc(dequeiterobject *dio)
 {
 	Py_XDECREF(dio->deque);
-	dio->ob_type->tp_free(dio);
+	Py_Type(dio)->tp_free(dio);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -948,8 +947,7 @@ static PyMethodDef dequeiter_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject dequeiter_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"deque_iterator",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dequeiterobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1031,8 +1029,7 @@ dequereviter_next(dequeiterobject *it)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject dequereviter_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"deque_reverse_iterator",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dequeiterobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1113,7 +1110,7 @@ defdict_copy(defdictobject *dd)
 	   whose class constructor has the same signature.  Subclasses that
 	   define a different constructor signature must override copy().
 	*/
-	return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs((PyObject *)dd->dict.ob_type,
+	return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(Py_Type(dd),
 					    dd->default_factory, dd, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -1156,7 +1153,7 @@ defdict_reduce(defdictobject *dd)
 		Py_DECREF(args);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	result = PyTuple_Pack(5, dd->dict.ob_type, args,
+	result = PyTuple_Pack(5, Py_Type(dd), args,
 			      Py_None, Py_None, items);
 	Py_DECREF(items);
 	Py_DECREF(args);
@@ -1288,8 +1285,7 @@ A defaultdict compares equal to a dict with the same items.\n\
 #define DEFERRED_ADDRESS(ADDR) 0
 
 static PyTypeObject defdict_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type))
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type), 0)
 	"collections.defaultdict",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(defdictobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index 5e03635..1bb8332 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 staticforward PyTypeObject Reader_Type;
 
-#define ReaderObject_Check(v)   ((v)->ob_type == &Reader_Type)
+#define ReaderObject_Check(v)   (Py_Type(v) == &Reader_Type)
 
 typedef struct {
         PyObject_HEAD
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void
 Dialect_dealloc(DialectObj *self)
 {
         Py_XDECREF(self->lineterminator);
-        self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+        Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static char *dialect_kws[] = {
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Dialect_Type_doc,
 "The Dialect type records CSV parsing and generation options.\n");
 
 static PyTypeObject Dialect_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,                                      /* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_csv.Dialect",                         /* tp_name */
 	sizeof(DialectObj),                     /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,                                      /* tp_itemsize */
@@ -869,8 +868,7 @@ static struct PyMemberDef Reader_memberlist[] = {
 
 
 static PyTypeObject Reader_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,                                      /*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_csv.reader",                          /*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(ReaderObj),                      /*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,                                      /*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -1280,8 +1278,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Writer_Type_doc,
 );
 
 static PyTypeObject Writer_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,                                      /*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_csv.writer",                          /*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(WriterObj),                      /*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,                                      /*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c b/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
index 8eeb865..020f473 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/_ctypes.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ CDataType_from_param(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
 			Py_INCREF(value);
 			return value;
 		}
-		ob_name = (ob) ? ob->ob_type->tp_name : "???";
+		ob_name = (ob) ? Py_Type(ob)->tp_name : "???";
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "expected %s instance instead of pointer to %s",
 			     ((PyTypeObject *)type)->tp_name, ob_name);
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CDataType_from_param(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "expected %s instance instead of %s",
 		     ((PyTypeObject *)type)->tp_name,
-		     value->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ UnionType_setattro(PyObject *self, PyObject *key, PyObject *value)
 
 
 PyTypeObject StructType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.StructType",			/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -478,8 +477,7 @@ PyTypeObject StructType_Type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject UnionType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.UnionType",			/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -693,8 +691,7 @@ static PyMethodDef PointerType_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PointerType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.PointerType",				/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -751,7 +748,7 @@ CharArray_set_raw(CDataObject *self, PyObject *value)
 	char *ptr;
 	Py_ssize_t size;
 	if (PyBuffer_Check(value)) {
-		size = value->ob_type->tp_as_buffer->bf_getreadbuffer(value, 0, (void *)&ptr);
+		size = Py_Type(value)->tp_as_buffer->bf_getreadbuffer(value, 0, (void *)&ptr);
 		if (size < 0)
 			return -1;
 	} else if (-1 == PyString_AsStringAndSize(value, &ptr, &size)) {
@@ -800,7 +797,7 @@ CharArray_set_value(CDataObject *self, PyObject *value)
 	} else if (!PyString_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "string expected instead of %s instance",
-			     value->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	} else
 		Py_INCREF(value);
@@ -855,7 +852,7 @@ WCharArray_set_value(CDataObject *self, PyObject *value)
 	} else if (!PyUnicode_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				"unicode string expected instead of %s instance",
-				value->ob_type->tp_name);
+				Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	} else
 		Py_INCREF(value);
@@ -1051,8 +1048,7 @@ ArrayType_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject ArrayType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.ArrayType",			/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1684,8 +1680,7 @@ static PyMethodDef SimpleType_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject SimpleType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.SimpleType",				/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1899,8 +1894,7 @@ CFuncPtrType_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject CFuncPtrType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.CFuncPtrType",			/* tp_name */
 	0,					/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2076,7 +2070,7 @@ static void
 CData_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 {
 	CData_clear((CDataObject *)self);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyMemberDef CData_members[] = {
@@ -2143,8 +2137,7 @@ static PyMethodDef CData_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject CData_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes._CData",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2350,7 +2343,7 @@ _CData_set(CDataObject *dst, PyObject *type, SETFUNC setfunc, PyObject *value,
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "expected %s instance, got %s",
 				     ((PyTypeObject *)type)->tp_name,
-				     value->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2381,7 +2374,7 @@ _CData_set(CDataObject *dst, PyObject *type, SETFUNC setfunc, PyObject *value,
 		if (p1->proto != p2->proto) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "incompatible types, %s instance instead of %s instance",
-				     value->ob_type->tp_name,
+				     Py_Type(value)->tp_name,
 				     ((PyTypeObject *)type)->tp_name);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -2400,7 +2393,7 @@ _CData_set(CDataObject *dst, PyObject *type, SETFUNC setfunc, PyObject *value,
 	}
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "incompatible types, %s instance instead of %s instance",
-		     value->ob_type->tp_name,
+		     Py_Type(value)->tp_name,
 		     ((PyTypeObject *)type)->tp_name);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -2661,7 +2654,7 @@ _check_outarg_type(PyObject *arg, Py_ssize_t index)
 		     Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST(index, Py_ssize_t, int),
 		     PyType_Check(arg) ?
 		     ((PyTypeObject *)arg)->tp_name :
-		     arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3447,7 +3440,7 @@ static void
 CFuncPtr_dealloc(CFuncPtrObject *self)
 {
 	CFuncPtr_clear(self);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -3457,17 +3450,16 @@ CFuncPtr_repr(CFuncPtrObject *self)
 	if (self->index)
 		return PyString_FromFormat("<COM method offset %d: %s at %p>",
 					   self->index - 0x1000,
-					   self->ob_type->tp_name,
+					   Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
 					   self);
 #endif
 	return PyString_FromFormat("<%s object at %p>",
-				   self->ob_type->tp_name,
+				   Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
 				   self);
 }
 
 PyTypeObject CFuncPtr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.CFuncPtr",
 	sizeof(CFuncPtrObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -3595,8 +3587,7 @@ Struct_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Struct_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.Structure",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -3638,8 +3629,7 @@ static PyTypeObject Struct_Type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject Union_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.Union",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -3871,8 +3861,7 @@ static PySequenceMethods Array_as_sequence = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject Array_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.Array",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -4025,7 +4014,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef Simple_getsets[] = {
 static PyObject *
 Simple_from_outparm(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-	if (IsSimpleSubType((PyObject *)self->ob_type)) {
+	if (IsSimpleSubType((PyObject *)Py_Type(self))) {
 		Py_INCREF(self);
 		return self;
 	}
@@ -4090,9 +4079,9 @@ Simple_repr(CDataObject *self)
 	PyObject *val, *name, *args, *result;
 	static PyObject *format;
 
-	if (self->ob_type->tp_base != &Simple_Type) {
+	if (Py_Type(self)->tp_base != &Simple_Type) {
 		return PyString_FromFormat("<%s object at %p>",
-					   self->ob_type->tp_name, self);
+					   Py_Type(self)->tp_name, self);
 	}
 
 	if (format == NULL) {
@@ -4105,7 +4094,7 @@ Simple_repr(CDataObject *self)
 	if (val == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	name = PyString_FromString(self->ob_type->tp_name);
+	name = PyString_FromString(Py_Type(self)->tp_name);
 	if (name == NULL) {
 		Py_DECREF(val);
 		return NULL;
@@ -4123,8 +4112,7 @@ Simple_repr(CDataObject *self)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Simple_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes._SimpleCData",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -4277,7 +4265,7 @@ Pointer_set_contents(CDataObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "expected %s instead of %s",
 			     ((PyTypeObject *)(stgdict->proto))->tp_name,
-			     value->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -4406,8 +4394,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods Pointer_as_number = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject Pointer_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes._Pointer",
 	sizeof(CDataObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -4585,7 +4572,7 @@ cast_check_pointertype(PyObject *arg)
 		     "cast() argument 2 must be a pointer type, not %s",
 		     PyType_Check(arg)
 		     ? ((PyTypeObject *)arg)->tp_name
-		     : arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     : Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4712,37 +4699,37 @@ init_ctypes(void)
 	if (PyType_Ready(&CData_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 
-	Struct_Type.ob_type = &StructType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Struct_Type) = &StructType_Type;
 	Struct_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&Struct_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "Structure", (PyObject *)&Struct_Type);
 
-	Union_Type.ob_type = &UnionType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Union_Type) = &UnionType_Type;
 	Union_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&Union_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "Union", (PyObject *)&Union_Type);
 
-	Pointer_Type.ob_type = &PointerType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Pointer_Type) = &PointerType_Type;
 	Pointer_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&Pointer_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "_Pointer", (PyObject *)&Pointer_Type);
 
-	Array_Type.ob_type = &ArrayType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Array_Type) = &ArrayType_Type;
 	Array_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&Array_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "Array", (PyObject *)&Array_Type);
 
-	Simple_Type.ob_type = &SimpleType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Simple_Type) = &SimpleType_Type;
 	Simple_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&Simple_Type) < 0)
 		return;
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "_SimpleCData", (PyObject *)&Simple_Type);
 
-	CFuncPtr_Type.ob_type = &CFuncPtrType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&CFuncPtr_Type) = &CFuncPtrType_Type;
 	CFuncPtr_Type.tp_base = &CData_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&CFuncPtr_Type) < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c b/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c
index 7f95b9e..80d6dff 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/callproc.c
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ static PyMemberDef PyCArgType_members[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyCArg_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"CArgObject",
 	sizeof(PyCArgObject),
 	0,
@@ -1180,7 +1179,7 @@ call_commethod(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	if (!CDataObject_Check(pcom) || (pcom->b_size != sizeof(void *))) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "COM Pointer expected instead of %s instance",
-			     pcom->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(pcom)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1420,7 +1419,7 @@ byref(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj)
 	if (!CDataObject_Check(obj)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "byref() argument must be a ctypes instance, not '%s'",
-			     obj->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(obj)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c b/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c
index ccdab0a..0e4c19e 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/cfield.c
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ CField_repr(CFieldObject *self)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject CField_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_ctypes.CField",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(CFieldObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.c b/Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.c
index cfa72ef..a126eb7 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/stgdict.c
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ StgDict_clone(StgDictObject *dst, StgDictObject *src)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject StgDict_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"StgDict",
 	sizeof(StgDictObject),
 	0,
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ MakeFields(PyObject *type, CFieldObject *descr,
 			Py_DECREF(fieldlist);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		if (fdescr->ob_type != &CField_Type) {
+		if (Py_Type(fdescr) != &CField_Type) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "unexpected type");
 			Py_DECREF(fdescr);
 			Py_DECREF(fieldlist);
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ MakeFields(PyObject *type, CFieldObject *descr,
 			Py_DECREF(fieldlist);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		assert(new_descr->ob_type == &CField_Type);
+		assert(Py_Type(new_descr) == &CField_Type);
  		new_descr->size = fdescr->size;
  		new_descr->offset = fdescr->offset + offset;
  		new_descr->index = fdescr->index + index;
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ MakeAnonFields(PyObject *type)
 			Py_DECREF(anon_names);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		assert(descr->ob_type == &CField_Type);
+		assert(Py_Type(descr) == &CField_Type);
 		descr->anonymous = 1;
 
 		/* descr is in the field descriptor. */
diff --git a/Modules/_curses_panel.c b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
index 0acf3fd..5eb4cf8 100644
--- a/Modules/_curses_panel.c
+++ b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PyTypeObject PyCursesPanel_Type;
 
-#define PyCursesPanel_Check(v)	 ((v)->ob_type == &PyCursesPanel_Type)
+#define PyCursesPanel_Check(v)	 (Py_Type(v) == &PyCursesPanel_Type)
 
 /* Some helper functions. The problem is that there's always a window
    associated with a panel. To ensure that Python's GC doesn't pull
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ PyCursesPanel_GetAttr(PyCursesPanelObject *self, char *name)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 PyTypeObject PyCursesPanel_Type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_curses_panel.curses panel",	/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(PyCursesPanelObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ init_curses_panel(void)
     PyObject *m, *d, *v;
 
     /* Initialize object type */
-    PyCursesPanel_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&PyCursesPanel_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
     import_curses();
 
diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
index 1ee407e..fa6548a 100644
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -1566,8 +1566,7 @@ PyCursesWindow_GetAttr(PyCursesWindowObject *self, char *name)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 PyTypeObject PyCursesWindow_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_curses.curses window",	/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(PyCursesWindowObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -2657,7 +2656,7 @@ init_curses(void)
 	static void *PyCurses_API[PyCurses_API_pointers];
 
 	/* Initialize object type */
-	PyCursesWindow_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&PyCursesWindow_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	/* Initialize the C API pointer array */
 	PyCurses_API[0] = (void *)&PyCursesWindow_Type;
diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c
index f21cf56..d8a28b4 100644
--- a/Modules/_elementtree.c
+++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 staticforward PyTypeObject Element_Type;
 
-#define Element_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &Element_Type)
+#define Element_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &Element_Type)
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* element constructor and destructor */
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ element_setslice(PyObject* self_, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, PyObject* it
         /* FIXME: support arbitrary sequences? */
         PyErr_Format(
             PyExc_TypeError,
-            "expected list, not \"%.200s\"", item->ob_type->tp_name
+            "expected list, not \"%.200s\"", Py_Type(item)->tp_name
             );
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 staticforward PyTypeObject TreeBuilder_Type;
 
-#define TreeBuilder_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &TreeBuilder_Type)
+#define TreeBuilder_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &TreeBuilder_Type)
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* constructor and destructor */
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ treebuilder_handle_data(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* data)
         Py_INCREF(data); self->data = data;
     } else {
         /* more than one item; use a list to collect items */
-        if (PyString_CheckExact(self->data) && self->data->ob_refcnt == 1 &&
+        if (PyString_CheckExact(self->data) && Py_Refcnt(self->data) == 1 &&
             PyString_CheckExact(data) && PyString_GET_SIZE(data) == 1) {
             /* expat often generates single character data sections; handle
                the most common case by resizing the existing string... */
@@ -2623,9 +2623,9 @@ init_elementtree(void)
 #endif
 
     /* Patch object type */
-    Element_Type.ob_type = TreeBuilder_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&Element_Type) = Py_Type(&TreeBuilder_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 #if defined(USE_EXPAT)
-    XMLParser_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&XMLParser_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 #endif
 
     m = Py_InitModule("_elementtree", _functions);
diff --git a/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c b/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
index 54abb89..96bdc20 100644
--- a/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ partial_dealloc(partialobject *pto)
 	Py_XDECREF(pto->args);
 	Py_XDECREF(pto->kw);
 	Py_XDECREF(pto->dict);
-	pto->ob_type->tp_free(pto);
+	Py_Type(pto)->tp_free(pto);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef partial_getsetlist[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject partial_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"functools.partial",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(partialobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
index 859644f..fa8dafc 100644
--- a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ name -- the hash algorithm being used by this object\n\
 digest_size -- number of bytes in this hashes output\n");
 
 static PyTypeObject EVPtype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_hashlib.HASH",    /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(EVPobject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ init_hashlib(void)
      * but having some be unsupported.  Only init appropriate
      * constants. */
 
-    EVPtype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&EVPtype) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&EVPtype) < 0)
         return;
 
diff --git a/Modules/_hotshot.c b/Modules/_hotshot.c
index 21bd383..4bbb3b5 100644
--- a/Modules/_hotshot.c
+++ b/Modules/_hotshot.c
@@ -1220,8 +1220,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(profiler_object__doc__,
 "linetimings:  True if line events collect timing information.");
 
 static PyTypeObject ProfilerType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,					/* ob_size		*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_hotshot.ProfilerType",		/* tp_name		*/
     (int) sizeof(ProfilerObject),	/* tp_basicsize		*/
     0,					/* tp_itemsize		*/
@@ -1305,8 +1304,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef logreader_getsets[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject LogReaderType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,					/* ob_size		*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_hotshot.LogReaderType",		/* tp_name		*/
     (int) sizeof(LogReaderObject),	/* tp_basicsize		*/
     0,					/* tp_itemsize		*/
@@ -1613,8 +1611,8 @@ init_hotshot(void)
 {
     PyObject *module;
 
-    LogReaderType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    ProfilerType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&LogReaderType) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&ProfilerType) = &PyType_Type;
     module = Py_InitModule("_hotshot", functions);
     if (module != NULL) {
         char *s = get_version_string();
diff --git a/Modules/_lsprof.c b/Modules/_lsprof.c
index d35c894..5b03b56 100644
--- a/Modules/_lsprof.c
+++ b/Modules/_lsprof.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ typedef struct {
 staticforward PyTypeObject PyProfiler_Type;
 
 #define PyProfiler_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyProfiler_Type)
-#define PyProfiler_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyProfiler_Type)
+#define PyProfiler_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyProfiler_Type)
 
 /*** External Timers ***/
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ normalizeUserObj(PyObject *obj)
 		PyObject *self = fn->m_self;
 		PyObject *name = PyString_FromString(fn->m_ml->ml_name);
 		if (name != NULL) {
-			PyObject *mo = _PyType_Lookup(self->ob_type, name);
+			PyObject *mo = _PyType_Lookup(Py_Type(self), name);
 			Py_XINCREF(mo);
 			Py_DECREF(name);
 			if (mo != NULL) {
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ profiler_dealloc(ProfilerObject *op)
 	flush_unmatched(op);
 	clearEntries(op);
 	Py_XDECREF(op->externalTimer);
-	op->ob_type->tp_free(op);
+	Py_Type(op)->tp_free(op);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/Modules/_randommodule.c b/Modules/_randommodule.c
index 591947e..25adc2e 100644
--- a/Modules/_randommodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_randommodule.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static PyTypeObject Random_Type;
 
-#define RandomObject_Check(v)	   ((v)->ob_type == &Random_Type)
+#define RandomObject_Check(v)	   (Py_Type(v) == &Random_Type)
 
 
 /* Random methods */
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ random_jumpahead(RandomObject *self, PyObject *n)
 	if (!PyInt_Check(n) && !PyLong_Check(n)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "jumpahead requires an "
 			     "integer, not '%s'",
-			     n->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(n)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(random_doc,
 "Random() -> create a random number generator with its own internal state.");
 
 static PyTypeObject Random_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_random.Random",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(RandomObject),		/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
index 6094eb3..829c175 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void pysqlite_node_dealloc(pysqlite_Node* self)
     Py_DECREF(self->key);
     Py_DECREF(self->data);
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 int pysqlite_cache_init(pysqlite_Cache* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void pysqlite_cache_dealloc(pysqlite_Cache* self)
     }
     Py_DECREF(self->mapping);
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 PyObject* pysqlite_cache_get(pysqlite_Cache* self, PyObject* args)
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ static PyMethodDef cache_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_NodeType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME "Node",                             /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Node),                          /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
@@ -317,8 +316,7 @@ PyTypeObject pysqlite_NodeType = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_CacheType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".Cache",                           /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Cache),                         /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index 924d582..add2e6f 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void pysqlite_connection_dealloc(pysqlite_Connection* self)
     Py_XDECREF(self->collations);
     Py_XDECREF(self->statements);
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 PyObject* pysqlite_connection_cursor(pysqlite_Connection* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
@@ -1206,8 +1206,7 @@ static struct PyMemberDef connection_members[] =
 };
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_ConnectionType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".Connection",                      /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Connection),                    /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
index 4ca1063..2032a25 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void pysqlite_cursor_dealloc(pysqlite_Cursor* self)
     Py_XDECREF(self->row_factory);
     Py_XDECREF(self->next_row);
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 PyObject* _pysqlite_get_converter(PyObject* key)
@@ -1020,8 +1020,7 @@ static char cursor_doc[] =
 PyDoc_STR("SQLite database cursor class.");
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_CursorType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".Cursor",                          /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Cursor),                        /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c b/Modules/_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c
index a8ca518..c979610 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/prepare_protocol.c
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ int pysqlite_prepare_protocol_init(pysqlite_PrepareProtocol* self, PyObject* arg
 
 void pysqlite_prepare_protocol_dealloc(pysqlite_PrepareProtocol* self)
 {
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType= {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".PrepareProtocol",                 /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_PrepareProtocol),               /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
@@ -79,6 +78,6 @@ PyTypeObject pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType= {
 extern int pysqlite_prepare_protocol_setup_types(void)
 {
     pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
-    pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType.ob_type= &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType)= &PyType_Type;
     return PyType_Ready(&pysqlite_PrepareProtocolType);
 }
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/row.c b/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
index 7cfcfc3..9ada8a9 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/row.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void pysqlite_row_dealloc(pysqlite_Row* self)
     Py_XDECREF(self->data);
     Py_XDECREF(self->description);
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 int pysqlite_row_init(pysqlite_Row* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ static PyMethodDef pysqlite_row_methods[] = {
 
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_RowType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".Row",                             /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Row),                           /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
index 86d2178..20c1aac 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void pysqlite_statement_dealloc(pysqlite_Statement* self)
         PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject*)self);
     }
 
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ static int pysqlite_check_remaining_sql(const char* tail)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject pysqlite_StatementType = {
-        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                                              /* ob_size */
+        PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         MODULE_NAME ".Statement",                       /* tp_name */
         sizeof(pysqlite_Statement),                     /* tp_basicsize */
         0,                                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_sre.c b/Modules/_sre.c
index c1eb71c..7dafaeb 100644
--- a/Modules/_sre.c
+++ b/Modules/_sre.c
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ getstring(PyObject* string, Py_ssize_t* p_length, int* p_charsize)
 #endif
 
     /* get pointer to string buffer */
-    buffer = string->ob_type->tp_as_buffer;
+    buffer = Py_Type(string)->tp_as_buffer;
     if (!buffer || !buffer->bf_getreadbuffer || !buffer->bf_getsegcount ||
         buffer->bf_getsegcount(string, NULL) != 1) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "expected string or buffer");
diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index f1e1092..d0f7115 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static PyObject *PySSL_SSLread(PySSLObject *self, PyObject *args);
 static int check_socket_and_wait_for_timeout(PySocketSockObject *s, 
 					     int writing);
 
-#define PySSLObject_Check(v)	((v)->ob_type == &PySSL_Type)
+#define PySSLObject_Check(v)	(Py_Type(v) == &PySSL_Type)
 
 typedef enum {
 	SOCKET_IS_NONBLOCKING,
@@ -570,8 +570,7 @@ static PyObject *PySSL_getattr(PySSLObject *self, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PySSL_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"socket.SSL",			/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(PySSLObject),		/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -632,7 +631,7 @@ PySSL_RAND_egd(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
     if (!PyString_Check(arg))
 	return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			    "RAND_egd() expected string, found %s",
-			    arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+			    Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
     bytes = RAND_egd(PyString_AS_STRING(arg));
     if (bytes == -1) {
 	PyErr_SetString(PySSLErrorObject,
@@ -678,7 +677,7 @@ init_ssl(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d;
 
-	PySSL_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&PySSL_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	m = Py_InitModule3("_ssl", PySSL_methods, module_doc);
 	if (m == NULL)
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index ee938d6..36e64be 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 #define PyStruct_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyStructType)
-#define PyStruct_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyStructType)
+#define PyStruct_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &PyStructType)
 
 
 /* Exception */
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ get_pylong(PyObject *v)
 		Py_INCREF(v);
 		return v;
 	}
-	m = v->ob_type->tp_as_number;
+	m = Py_Type(v)->tp_as_number;
 	if (m != NULL && m->nb_long != NULL) {
 		v = m->nb_long(v);
 		if (v == NULL)
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ s_dealloc(PyStructObject *s)
 		PyMem_FREE(s->s_codes);
 	}
 	Py_XDECREF(s->s_format);
-	s->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)s);
+	Py_Type(s)->tp_free((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1806,8 +1806,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef s_getsetlist[] = {
 
 static
 PyTypeObject PyStructType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"Struct",
 	sizeof(PyStructObject),
 	0,
@@ -1857,7 +1856,7 @@ init_struct(void)
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	PyStructType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&PyStructType) = &PyType_Type;
 	if (PyType_Ready(&PyStructType) < 0)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
index 84dc1e1..c5a0bc5 100644
--- a/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_testcapimodule.c
@@ -839,8 +839,7 @@ static void test_structmembers_free(PyObject *ob){
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject test_structmembersType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"test_structmembersType",
 	sizeof(test_structmembers),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -890,7 +889,7 @@ init_testcapi(void)
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	test_structmembersType.ob_type=&PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&test_structmembersType)=&PyType_Type;
 	Py_INCREF(&test_structmembersType);
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "test_structmembersType", (PyObject *)&test_structmembersType);
 
diff --git a/Modules/_tkinter.c b/Modules/_tkinter.c
index 22d930b..07570f3 100644
--- a/Modules/_tkinter.c
+++ b/Modules/_tkinter.c
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ typedef struct {
 	Tcl_ObjType *StringType;
 } TkappObject;
 
-#define Tkapp_Check(v) ((v)->ob_type == &Tkapp_Type)
+#define Tkapp_Check(v) (Py_Type(v) == &Tkapp_Type)
 #define Tkapp_Interp(v) (((TkappObject *) (v))->interp)
 #define Tkapp_Result(v) Tcl_GetStringResult(Tkapp_Interp(v))
 
 #define DEBUG_REFCNT(v) (printf("DEBUG: id=%p, refcnt=%i\n", \
-(void *) v, ((PyObject *) v)->ob_refcnt))
+(void *) v, Py_Refcnt(v)))
 
 
 
@@ -2420,8 +2420,7 @@ Tktt_GetAttr(PyObject *self, char *name)
 
 static PyTypeObject Tktt_Type =
 {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				     /*ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"tktimertoken",			     /*tp_name */
 	sizeof(TkttObject),		     /*tp_basicsize */
 	0,				     /*tp_itemsize */
@@ -2765,8 +2764,7 @@ Tkapp_GetAttr(PyObject *self, char *name)
 
 static PyTypeObject Tkapp_Type =
 {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				     /*ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"tkapp",			     /*tp_name */
 	sizeof(TkappObject),		     /*tp_basicsize */
 	0,				     /*tp_itemsize */
@@ -3105,7 +3103,7 @@ init_tkinter(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d;
 
-	Tkapp_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Tkapp_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 #ifdef WITH_THREAD
 	tcl_lock = PyThread_allocate_lock();
@@ -3133,10 +3131,10 @@ init_tkinter(void)
 
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "TkappType", (PyObject *)&Tkapp_Type);
 
-	Tktt_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Tktt_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "TkttType", (PyObject *)&Tktt_Type);
 
-	PyTclObject_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&PyTclObject_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Tcl_Obj", (PyObject *)&PyTclObject_Type);
 
 #ifdef TK_AQUA
diff --git a/Modules/_typesmodule.c b/Modules/_typesmodule.c
index 5a6f2b9..e925664 100644
--- a/Modules/_typesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_typesmodule.c
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef helper_getset[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject HelperType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,						/* ob_size */
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_types.Helper",				/* tp_name */
     sizeof(Helper),                             /* tp_basicsize */
     0,						/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/_weakref.c b/Modules/_weakref.c
index 1712f12..cb7977b 100644
--- a/Modules/_weakref.c
+++ b/Modules/_weakref.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ weakref_getweakrefcount(PyObject *self, PyObject *object)
 {
     PyObject *result = NULL;
 
-    if (PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(object->ob_type)) {
+    if (PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(object))) {
         PyWeakReference **list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(object);
 
         result = PyInt_FromSsize_t(_PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount(*list));
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ weakref_getweakrefs(PyObject *self, PyObject *object)
 {
     PyObject *result = NULL;
 
-    if (PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(object->ob_type)) {
+    if (PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(object))) {
         PyWeakReference **list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(object);
         Py_ssize_t count = _PyWeakref_GetWeakrefCount(*list);
 
diff --git a/Modules/arraymodule.c b/Modules/arraymodule.c
index 3ba5cf8..21a5e5b 100644
--- a/Modules/arraymodule.c
+++ b/Modules/arraymodule.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct arrayobject {
 static PyTypeObject Arraytype;
 
 #define array_Check(op) PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &Arraytype)
-#define array_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &Arraytype)
+#define array_CheckExact(op) (Py_Type(op) == &Arraytype)
 
 static int
 array_resize(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ array_resize(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	*/
 
 	if (self->allocated >= newsize &&
-	    self->ob_size < newsize + 16 &&
+	    Py_Size(self) < newsize + 16 &&
 	    self->ob_item != NULL) {
-		self->ob_size = newsize;
+		Py_Size(self) = newsize;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ array_resize(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	 * memory critical.
 	 */
 
-	_new_size = (newsize >> 4) + (self->ob_size < 8 ? 3 : 7) + newsize;
+	_new_size = (newsize >> 4) + (Py_Size(self) < 8 ? 3 : 7) + newsize;
 	items = self->ob_item;
 	/* XXX The following multiplication and division does not optimize away 
 	   like it does for lists since the size is not known at compile time */
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ array_resize(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	self->ob_item = items;
-	self->ob_size = newsize;
+	Py_Size(self) = newsize;
 	self->allocated = _new_size;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ newarrayobject(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size, struct arraydescr *descr)
 	if (op == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	op->ob_size = size;
+	Py_Size(op) = size;
 	if (size <= 0) {
 		op->ob_item = NULL;
 	}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ getarrayitem(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t i)
 	register arrayobject *ap;
 	assert(array_Check(op));
 	ap = (arrayobject *)op;
-	assert(i>=0 && i<ap->ob_size);
+	assert(i>=0 && i<Py_Size(ap));
 	return (*ap->ob_descr->getitem)(ap, i);
 }
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int
 ins1(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t where, PyObject *v)
 {
 	char *items;
-	Py_ssize_t n = self->ob_size;
+	Py_ssize_t n = Py_Size(self);
 	if (v == NULL) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ array_dealloc(arrayobject *op)
 		PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) op);
 	if (op->ob_item != NULL)
 		PyMem_DEL(op->ob_item);
-	op->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
+	Py_Type(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ array_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 	va = (arrayobject *)v;
 	wa = (arrayobject *)w;
 
-	if (va->ob_size != wa->ob_size && (op == Py_EQ || op == Py_NE)) {
+	if (Py_Size(va) != Py_Size(wa) && (op == Py_EQ || op == Py_NE)) {
 		/* Shortcut: if the lengths differ, the arrays differ */
 		if (op == Py_EQ)
 			res = Py_False;
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ array_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 
 	/* Search for the first index where items are different */
 	k = 1;
-	for (i = 0; i < va->ob_size && i < wa->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(va) && i < Py_Size(wa); i++) {
 		vi = getarrayitem(v, i);
 		wi = getarrayitem(w, i);
 		if (vi == NULL || wi == NULL) {
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ array_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 
 	if (k) {
 		/* No more items to compare -- compare sizes */
-		Py_ssize_t vs = va->ob_size;
-		Py_ssize_t ws = wa->ob_size;
+		Py_ssize_t vs = Py_Size(va);
+		Py_ssize_t ws = Py_Size(wa);
 		int cmp;
 		switch (op) {
 		case Py_LT: cmp = vs <  ws; break;
@@ -590,13 +590,13 @@ array_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 static Py_ssize_t
 array_length(arrayobject *a)
 {
-	return a->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
 array_item(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t i)
 {
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "array index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -609,14 +609,14 @@ array_slice(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh)
 	arrayobject *np;
 	if (ilow < 0)
 		ilow = 0;
-	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
-		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ilow > Py_Size(a))
+		ilow = Py_Size(a);
 	if (ihigh < 0)
 		ihigh = 0;
 	if (ihigh < ilow)
 		ihigh = ilow;
-	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
-		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ihigh > Py_Size(a))
+		ihigh = Py_Size(a);
 	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(&Arraytype, ihigh - ilow, a->ob_descr);
 	if (np == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ array_slice(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh)
 static PyObject *
 array_copy(arrayobject *a, PyObject *unused)
 {
-	return array_slice(a, 0, a->ob_size);
+	return array_slice(a, 0, Py_Size(a));
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(copy_doc,
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ array_concat(arrayobject *a, PyObject *bb)
 	if (!array_Check(bb)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "can only append array (not \"%.200s\") to array",
-			     bb->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(bb)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #define b ((arrayobject *)bb)
@@ -652,14 +652,14 @@ array_concat(arrayobject *a, PyObject *bb)
 		PyErr_BadArgument();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	size = a->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	size = Py_Size(a) + Py_Size(b);
 	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(&Arraytype, size, a->ob_descr);
 	if (np == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memcpy(np->ob_item, a->ob_item, a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
-	memcpy(np->ob_item + a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
-	       b->ob_item, b->ob_size*b->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	memcpy(np->ob_item, a->ob_item, Py_Size(a)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	memcpy(np->ob_item + Py_Size(a)*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
+	       b->ob_item, Py_Size(b)*b->ob_descr->itemsize);
 	return (PyObject *)np;
 #undef b
 }
@@ -674,12 +674,12 @@ array_repeat(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t n)
 	Py_ssize_t nbytes;
 	if (n < 0)
 		n = 0;
-	size = a->ob_size * n;
+	size = Py_Size(a) * n;
 	np = (arrayobject *) newarrayobject(&Arraytype, size, a->ob_descr);
 	if (np == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	p = np->ob_item;
-	nbytes = a->ob_size * a->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	nbytes = Py_Size(a) * a->ob_descr->itemsize;
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		memcpy(p, a->ob_item, nbytes);
 		p += nbytes;
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ array_ass_slice(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 	if (v == NULL)
 		n = 0;
 	else if (array_Check(v)) {
-		n = b->ob_size;
+		n = Py_Size(b);
 		if (a == b) {
 			/* Special case "a[i:j] = a" -- copy b first */
 			int ret;
@@ -716,44 +716,44 @@ array_ass_slice(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 	else {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 	     "can only assign array (not \"%.200s\") to array slice",
-			     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (ilow < 0)
 		ilow = 0;
-	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
-		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ilow > Py_Size(a))
+		ilow = Py_Size(a);
 	if (ihigh < 0)
 		ihigh = 0;
 	if (ihigh < ilow)
 		ihigh = ilow;
-	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
-		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ihigh > Py_Size(a))
+		ihigh = Py_Size(a);
 	item = a->ob_item;
 	d = n - (ihigh-ilow);
 	if (d < 0) { /* Delete -d items */
 		memmove(item + (ihigh+d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
 			item + ihigh*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
-			(a->ob_size-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
-		a->ob_size += d;
-		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, a->ob_size*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+			(Py_Size(a)-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+		Py_Size(a) += d;
+		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, Py_Size(a)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
 						/* Can't fail */
 		a->ob_item = item;
-		a->allocated = a->ob_size;
+		a->allocated = Py_Size(a);
 	}
 	else if (d > 0) { /* Insert d items */
 		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char,
-			     (a->ob_size + d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+			     (Py_Size(a) + d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
 		if (item == NULL) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			return -1;
 		}
 		memmove(item + (ihigh+d)*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
 			item + ihigh*a->ob_descr->itemsize,
-			(a->ob_size-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
+			(Py_Size(a)-ihigh)*a->ob_descr->itemsize);
 		a->ob_item = item;
-		a->ob_size += d;
-		a->allocated = a->ob_size;
+		Py_Size(a) += d;
+		a->allocated = Py_Size(a);
 	}
 	if (n > 0)
 		memcpy(item + ilow*a->ob_descr->itemsize, b->ob_item,
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ array_ass_slice(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 static int
 array_ass_item(arrayobject *a, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v)
 {
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
 			         "array assignment index out of range");
 		return -1;
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ array_iter_extend(arrayobject *self, PyObject *bb)
 		return -1;
 
 	while ((v = PyIter_Next(it)) != NULL) {
-		if (ins1(self, (int) self->ob_size, v) != 0) {
+		if (ins1(self, (int) Py_Size(self), v) != 0) {
 			Py_DECREF(v);
 			Py_DECREF(it);
 			return -1;
@@ -818,16 +818,16 @@ array_do_extend(arrayobject *self, PyObject *bb)
 			     "can only extend with array of same kind");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	size = self->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	size = Py_Size(self) + Py_Size(b);
         PyMem_RESIZE(self->ob_item, char, size*self->ob_descr->itemsize);
         if (self->ob_item == NULL) {
                 PyObject_Del(self);
                 PyErr_NoMemory();
 		return -1;
         }
-	memcpy(self->ob_item + self->ob_size*self->ob_descr->itemsize,
-               b->ob_item, b->ob_size*b->ob_descr->itemsize);
-	self->ob_size = size;
+	memcpy(self->ob_item + Py_Size(self)*self->ob_descr->itemsize,
+               b->ob_item, Py_Size(b)*b->ob_descr->itemsize);
+	Py_Size(self) = size;
 	self->allocated = size;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ array_inplace_concat(arrayobject *self, PyObject *bb)
 	if (!array_Check(bb)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			"can only extend array with array (not \"%.200s\")",
-			bb->ob_type->tp_name);
+			Py_Type(bb)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (array_do_extend(self, bb) == -1)
@@ -855,15 +855,15 @@ array_inplace_repeat(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t n)
 	char *items, *p;
 	Py_ssize_t size, i;
 
-	if (self->ob_size > 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(self) > 0) {
 		if (n < 0)
 			n = 0;
 		items = self->ob_item;
-		size = self->ob_size * self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+		size = Py_Size(self) * self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 		if (n == 0) {
 			PyMem_FREE(items);
 			self->ob_item = NULL;
-			self->ob_size = 0;
+			Py_Size(self) = 0;
 			self->allocated = 0;
 		}
 		else {
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ array_inplace_repeat(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t n)
 				memcpy(p, items, size);
 			}
 			self->ob_item = items;
-			self->ob_size *= n;
-			self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+			Py_Size(self) *= n;
+			self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 		}
 	}
 	Py_INCREF(self);
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ array_count(arrayobject *self, PyObject *v)
 	Py_ssize_t count = 0;
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		PyObject *selfi = getarrayitem((PyObject *)self, i);
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(selfi, v, Py_EQ);
 		Py_DECREF(selfi);
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ array_index(arrayobject *self, PyObject *v)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		PyObject *selfi = getarrayitem((PyObject *)self, i);
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(selfi, v, Py_EQ);
 		Py_DECREF(selfi);
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ array_contains(arrayobject *self, PyObject *v)
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	int cmp;
 
-	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		PyObject *selfi = getarrayitem((PyObject *)self, i);
 		cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(selfi, v, Py_EQ);
 		Py_DECREF(selfi);
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ array_remove(arrayobject *self, PyObject *v)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		PyObject *selfi = getarrayitem((PyObject *)self,i);
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(selfi, v, Py_EQ);
 		Py_DECREF(selfi);
@@ -990,14 +990,14 @@ array_pop(arrayobject *self, PyObject *args)
 	PyObject *v;
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|n:pop", &i))
 		return NULL;
-	if (self->ob_size == 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(self) == 0) {
 		/* Special-case most common failure cause */
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "pop from empty array");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (i < 0)
-		i += self->ob_size;
-	if (i < 0 || i >= self->ob_size) {
+		i += Py_Size(self);
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(self)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "pop index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ array_buffer_info(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 		return NULL;
 
 	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(retval, 0, PyLong_FromVoidPtr(self->ob_item));
-	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(retval, 1, PyInt_FromLong((long)(self->ob_size)));
+	PyTuple_SET_ITEM(retval, 1, PyInt_FromLong((long)(Py_Size(self))));
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ the buffer length in bytes.");
 static PyObject *
 array_append(arrayobject *self, PyObject *v)
 {
-	return ins(self, (int) self->ob_size, v);
+	return ins(self, (int) Py_Size(self), v);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(append_doc,
@@ -1089,14 +1089,14 @@ array_byteswap(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 	case 1:
 		break;
 	case 2:
-		for (p = self->ob_item, i = self->ob_size; --i >= 0; p += 2) {
+		for (p = self->ob_item, i = Py_Size(self); --i >= 0; p += 2) {
 			char p0 = p[0];
 			p[0] = p[1];
 			p[1] = p0;
 		}
 		break;
 	case 4:
-		for (p = self->ob_item, i = self->ob_size; --i >= 0; p += 4) {
+		for (p = self->ob_item, i = Py_Size(self); --i >= 0; p += 4) {
 			char p0 = p[0];
 			char p1 = p[1];
 			p[0] = p[3];
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ array_byteswap(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 		}
 		break;
 	case 8:
-		for (p = self->ob_item, i = self->ob_size; --i >= 0; p += 8) {
+		for (p = self->ob_item, i = Py_Size(self); --i >= 0; p += 8) {
 			char p0 = p[0];
 			char p1 = p[1];
 			char p2 = p[2];
@@ -1147,16 +1147,16 @@ array_reduce(arrayobject *array)
 		dict = Py_None;
 		Py_INCREF(dict);
 	}
-	if (array->ob_size > 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(array) > 0) {
 		result = Py_BuildValue("O(cs#)O", 
-			array->ob_type, 
+			Py_Type(array), 
 			array->ob_descr->typecode,
 			array->ob_item,
-			array->ob_size * array->ob_descr->itemsize,
+			Py_Size(array) * array->ob_descr->itemsize,
 			dict);
 	} else {
 		result = Py_BuildValue("O(c)O", 
-			array->ob_type, 
+			Py_Type(array), 
 			array->ob_descr->typecode,
 			dict);
 	}
@@ -1175,9 +1175,9 @@ array_reverse(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 	char tmp[256];	/* 8 is probably enough -- but why skimp */
 	assert((size_t)itemsize <= sizeof(tmp));
 
-	if (self->ob_size > 1) {
+	if (Py_Size(self) > 1) {
 		for (p = self->ob_item,
-		     q = self->ob_item + (self->ob_size - 1)*itemsize;
+		     q = self->ob_item + (Py_Size(self) - 1)*itemsize;
 		     p < q;
 		     p += itemsize, q -= itemsize) {
 			/* memory areas guaranteed disjoint, so memcpy
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ array_fromfile(arrayobject *self, PyObject *args)
 		Py_ssize_t newlength;
 		size_t newbytes;
 		/* Be careful here about overflow */
-		if ((newlength = self->ob_size + n) <= 0 ||
+		if ((newlength = Py_Size(self) + n) <= 0 ||
 		    (newbytes = newlength * itemsize) / itemsize !=
 		    (size_t)newlength)
 			goto nomem;
@@ -1229,15 +1229,15 @@ array_fromfile(arrayobject *self, PyObject *args)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		self->ob_item = item;
-		self->ob_size += n;
-		self->allocated = self->ob_size;
-		nread = fread(item + (self->ob_size - n) * itemsize,
+		Py_Size(self) += n;
+		self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
+		nread = fread(item + (Py_Size(self) - n) * itemsize,
 			      itemsize, n, fp);
 		if (nread < (size_t)n) {
-		  self->ob_size -= (n - nread);
-			PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, self->ob_size*itemsize);
+		  Py_Size(self) -= (n - nread);
+			PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, Py_Size(self)*itemsize);
 			self->ob_item = item;
-			self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+			self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_EOFError,
 				         "not enough items in file");
 			return NULL;
@@ -1297,23 +1297,23 @@ array_fromlist(arrayobject *self, PyObject *list)
 	if (n > 0) {
 		char *item = self->ob_item;
 		Py_ssize_t i;
-		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, (self->ob_size + n) * itemsize);
+		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, (Py_Size(self) + n) * itemsize);
 		if (item == NULL) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		self->ob_item = item;
-		self->ob_size += n;
-		self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+		Py_Size(self) += n;
+		self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 			PyObject *v = PyList_GetItem(list, i);
 			if ((*self->ob_descr->setitem)(self,
-					self->ob_size - n + i, v) != 0) {
-				self->ob_size -= n;
+					Py_Size(self) - n + i, v) != 0) {
+				Py_Size(self) -= n;
 				PyMem_RESIZE(item, char,
-					          self->ob_size * itemsize);
+					          Py_Size(self) * itemsize);
 				self->ob_item = item;
-				self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+				self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1331,12 +1331,12 @@ Append items to array from list.");
 static PyObject *
 array_tolist(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 {
-	PyObject *list = PyList_New(self->ob_size);
+	PyObject *list = PyList_New(Py_Size(self));
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
 	if (list == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		PyObject *v = getarrayitem((PyObject *)self, i);
 		if (v == NULL) {
 			Py_DECREF(list);
@@ -1369,15 +1369,15 @@ array_fromstring(arrayobject *self, PyObject *args)
 	n = n / itemsize;
 	if (n > 0) {
 		char *item = self->ob_item;
-		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, (self->ob_size + n) * itemsize);
+		PyMem_RESIZE(item, char, (Py_Size(self) + n) * itemsize);
 		if (item == NULL) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		self->ob_item = item;
-		self->ob_size += n;
-		self->allocated = self->ob_size;
-		memcpy(item + (self->ob_size - n) * itemsize,
+		Py_Size(self) += n;
+		self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
+		memcpy(item + (Py_Size(self) - n) * itemsize,
 		       str, itemsize*n);
 	}
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static PyObject *
 array_tostring(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 {
 	return PyString_FromStringAndSize(self->ob_item,
-				    self->ob_size * self->ob_descr->itemsize);
+				    Py_Size(self) * self->ob_descr->itemsize);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(tostring_doc,
@@ -1423,15 +1423,15 @@ array_fromunicode(arrayobject *self, PyObject *args)
 	}
 	if (n > 0) {
 		Py_UNICODE *item = (Py_UNICODE *) self->ob_item;
-		PyMem_RESIZE(item, Py_UNICODE, self->ob_size + n);
+		PyMem_RESIZE(item, Py_UNICODE, Py_Size(self) + n);
 		if (item == NULL) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		self->ob_item = (char *) item;
-		self->ob_size += n;
-		self->allocated = self->ob_size;
-		memcpy(item + self->ob_size - n,
+		Py_Size(self) += n;
+		self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
+		memcpy(item + Py_Size(self) - n,
 		       ustr, n * sizeof(Py_UNICODE));
 	}
 
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ array_tounicode(arrayobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 			"tounicode() may only be called on type 'u' arrays");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	return PyUnicode_FromUnicode((Py_UNICODE *) self->ob_item, self->ob_size);
+	return PyUnicode_FromUnicode((Py_UNICODE *) self->ob_item, Py_Size(self));
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(tounicode_doc,
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ array_repr(arrayobject *a)
 	PyObject *s, *t, *v = NULL;
 	Py_ssize_t len;
 
-	len = a->ob_size;
+	len = Py_Size(a);
 	typecode = a->ob_descr->typecode;
 	if (len == 0) {
 		PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "array('%c')", typecode);
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ array_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		if (i < 0)
-			i += self->ob_size;
+			i += Py_Size(self);
 		return array_item(self, i);
 	}
 	else if (PySlice_Check(item)) {
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ array_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item)
 		arrayobject* ar;
 		int itemsize = self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 
-		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, self->ob_size,
+		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, Py_Size(self),
 				 &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) < 0) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -1636,14 +1636,14 @@ array_ass_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 		if (i==-1 && PyErr_Occurred()) 
 			return -1;
 		if (i < 0)
-			i += self->ob_size;
+			i += Py_Size(self);
 		return array_ass_item(self, i, value);
 	}
 	else if (PySlice_Check(item)) {
 		Py_ssize_t start, stop, step, slicelength;
 		int itemsize = self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 
-		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, self->ob_size,
+		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, Py_Size(self),
 				 &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) < 0) {
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -1671,17 +1671,17 @@ array_ass_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 					self->ob_item + (cur + 1)*itemsize,
 					(step - 1) * itemsize);
 			}
-			extra = self->ob_size - (cur + 1);
+			extra = Py_Size(self) - (cur + 1);
 			if (extra > 0) {
 				memmove(self->ob_item + (cur - i)*itemsize,
 					self->ob_item + (cur + 1)*itemsize,
 					extra*itemsize);
 			}
 
-			self->ob_size -= slicelength;
+			Py_Size(self) -= slicelength;
 			self->ob_item = (char *)PyMem_REALLOC(self->ob_item,
-							      itemsize*self->ob_size);
-			self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+							      itemsize*Py_Size(self));
+			self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -1693,16 +1693,16 @@ array_ass_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 			if (!array_Check(value)) {
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "must assign array (not \"%.200s\") to slice",
-					     value->ob_type->tp_name);
+					     Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 				return -1;
 			}
 
 			av = (arrayobject*)value;
 
-			if (av->ob_size != slicelength) {
+			if (Py_Size(av) != slicelength) {
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
             "attempt to assign array of size %ld to extended slice of size %ld",
-					     /*XXX*/(long)av->ob_size, /*XXX*/(long)slicelength);
+					     /*XXX*/(long)Py_Size(av), /*XXX*/(long)slicelength);
 				return -1;
 			}
 
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ array_ass_subscr(arrayobject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 
 			/* protect against a[::-1] = a */
 			if (self == av) { 
-				value = array_slice(av, 0, av->ob_size);
+				value = array_slice(av, 0, Py_Size(av));
 				av = (arrayobject*)value;
 				if (!av)
 					return -1;
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ array_buffer_getreadbuf(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t index, const void **ptr)
 	*ptr = (void *)self->ob_item;
 	if (*ptr == NULL)
 		*ptr = emptybuf;
-	return self->ob_size*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	return Py_Size(self)*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 }
 
 static Py_ssize_t
@@ -1772,14 +1772,14 @@ array_buffer_getwritebuf(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t index, const void **ptr)
 	*ptr = (void *)self->ob_item;
 	if (*ptr == NULL)
 		*ptr = emptybuf;
-	return self->ob_size*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+	return Py_Size(self)*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 }
 
 static Py_ssize_t
 array_buffer_getsegcount(arrayobject *self, Py_ssize_t *lenp)
 {
 	if ( lenp )
-		*lenp = self->ob_size*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
+		*lenp = Py_Size(self)*self->ob_descr->itemsize;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1888,9 +1888,9 @@ array_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 						return NULL;
 					}
 					self->ob_item = item;
-					self->ob_size = n / sizeof(Py_UNICODE);
+					Py_Size(self) = n / sizeof(Py_UNICODE);
 					memcpy(item, PyUnicode_AS_DATA(initial), n);
-					self->allocated = self->ob_size;
+					self->allocated = Py_Size(self);
 				}
 #endif
 			}
@@ -1978,8 +1978,7 @@ itemsize -- the length in bytes of one array item\n\
 static PyObject *array_iter(arrayobject *ao);
 
 static PyTypeObject Arraytype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"array.array",
 	sizeof(arrayobject),
 	0,
@@ -2060,7 +2059,7 @@ static PyObject *
 arrayiter_next(arrayiterobject *it)
 {
 	assert(PyArrayIter_Check(it));
-	if (it->index < it->ao->ob_size)
+	if (it->index < Py_Size(it->ao))
 		return (*it->getitem)(it->ao, it->index++);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -2081,8 +2080,7 @@ arrayiter_traverse(arrayiterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PyArrayIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,                                      /* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"arrayiterator",                        /* tp_name */
 	sizeof(arrayiterobject),                /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,                                      /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/bz2module.c b/Modules/bz2module.c
index 9d92cf6..053461f 100644
--- a/Modules/bz2module.c
+++ b/Modules/bz2module.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef fpos_t Py_off_t;
 #define MODE_READ_EOF 2
 #define MODE_WRITE    3
 
-#define BZ2FileObject_Check(v)	((v)->ob_type == &BZ2File_Type)
+#define BZ2FileObject_Check(v)	(Py_Type(v) == &BZ2File_Type)
 
 
 #ifdef BZ_CONFIG_ERROR
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ BZ2File_dealloc(BZ2FileObject *self)
 	}
 	Util_DropReadAhead(self);
 	Py_XDECREF(self->file);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 /* This is a hacked version of Python's fileobject.c:file_getiter(). */
@@ -1480,8 +1480,7 @@ newlines are available only when reading.\n\
 ;
 
 static PyTypeObject BZ2File_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"bz2.BZ2File",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(BZ2FileObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -1735,7 +1734,7 @@ BZ2Comp_dealloc(BZ2CompObject *self)
 		PyThread_free_lock(self->lock);
 #endif
 	BZ2_bzCompressEnd(&self->bzs);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 
@@ -1752,8 +1751,7 @@ must be a number between 1 and 9.\n\
 ");
 
 static PyTypeObject BZ2Comp_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"bz2.BZ2Compressor",	/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(BZ2CompObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -1958,7 +1956,7 @@ BZ2Decomp_dealloc(BZ2DecompObject *self)
 #endif
 	Py_XDECREF(self->unused_data);
 	BZ2_bzDecompressEnd(&self->bzs);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 
@@ -1974,8 +1972,7 @@ decompress() function instead.\n\
 ");
 
 static PyTypeObject BZ2Decomp_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"bz2.BZ2Decompressor",	/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(BZ2DecompObject), /*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -2209,9 +2206,9 @@ initbz2(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m;
 
-	BZ2File_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-	BZ2Comp_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-	BZ2Decomp_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&BZ2File_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&BZ2Comp_Type) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&BZ2Decomp_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	m = Py_InitModule3("bz2", bz2_methods, bz2__doc__);
 	if (m == NULL)
diff --git a/Modules/cPickle.c b/Modules/cPickle.c
index dd9887b..fbf6a12 100644
--- a/Modules/cPickle.c
+++ b/Modules/cPickle.c
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ Pdata_dealloc(Pdata *self)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PdataType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL) 0, "cPickle.Pdata", sizeof(Pdata), 0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0) "cPickle.Pdata", sizeof(Pdata), 0,
 	(destructor)Pdata_dealloc,
 	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0L,0L,0L,0L, ""
 };
 
-#define Pdata_Check(O) ((O)->ob_type == &PdataType)
+#define Pdata_Check(O) (Py_Type(O) == &PdataType)
 
 static PyObject *
 Pdata_New(void)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Pdata_popList(Pdata *self, int start)
 }
 
 #define FREE_ARG_TUP(self) {                        \
-    if (self->arg->ob_refcnt > 1) {                 \
+    if (Py_Refcnt(self->arg) > 1) {                 \
       Py_DECREF(self->arg);                         \
       self->arg=NULL;                               \
     }                                               \
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ get(Picklerobject *self, PyObject *id)
 static int
 put(Picklerobject *self, PyObject *ob)
 {
-	if (ob->ob_refcnt < 2 || self->fast)
+	if (Py_Refcnt(ob) < 2 || self->fast)
 		return 0;
 
 	return put2(self, ob);
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ fast_save_enter(Picklerobject *self, PyObject *obj)
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
 				     "fast mode: can't pickle cyclic objects "
 				     "including object type %s at %p",
-				     obj->ob_type->tp_name, obj);
+				     Py_Type(obj)->tp_name, obj);
 			self->fast_container = -1;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@ save(Picklerobject *self, PyObject *args, int pers_save)
 		goto finally;
 	}
 
-	type = args->ob_type;
+	type = Py_Type(args);
 
 	switch (type->tp_name[0]) {
 	case 'b':
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ save(Picklerobject *self, PyObject *args, int pers_save)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	if (args->ob_refcnt > 1) {
+	if (Py_Refcnt(args) > 1) {
 		if (!( py_ob_id = PyLong_FromVoidPtr(args)))
 			goto finally;
 
@@ -2913,7 +2913,7 @@ Pickler_dealloc(Picklerobject *self)
 	Py_XDECREF(self->inst_pers_func);
 	Py_XDECREF(self->dispatch_table);
 	PyMem_Free(self->write_buf);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -3037,8 +3037,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Picklertype__doc__,
 "Objects that know how to pickle objects\n");
 
 static PyTypeObject Picklertype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,                            /*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "cPickle.Pickler",            /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(Picklerobject),              /*tp_basicsize*/
     0,
@@ -5254,7 +5253,7 @@ Unpickler_dealloc(Unpicklerobject *self)
 		free(self->buf);
 	}
 
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -5483,8 +5482,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Unpicklertype__doc__,
 "Objects that know how to unpickle");
 
 static PyTypeObject Unpicklertype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,                          	 /*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "cPickle.Unpickler", 	         /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(Unpicklerobject),             /*tp_basicsize*/
     0,
@@ -5708,9 +5706,9 @@ initcPickle(void)
 	PyObject *format_version;
 	PyObject *compatible_formats;
 
-	Picklertype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-	Unpicklertype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-	PdataType.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Picklertype) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Unpicklertype) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&PdataType) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	/* Initialize some pieces. We need to do this before module creation,
 	 * so we're forced to use a temporary dictionary. :(
diff --git a/Modules/cStringIO.c b/Modules/cStringIO.c
index 2085696..5834e20 100644
--- a/Modules/cStringIO.c
+++ b/Modules/cStringIO.c
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@ O_dealloc(Oobject *self) {
 PyDoc_STRVAR(Otype__doc__, "Simple type for output to strings.");
 
 static PyTypeObject Otype = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-  0,	       			/*ob_size*/
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
   "cStringIO.StringO",   	/*tp_name*/
   sizeof(Oobject),       	/*tp_basicsize*/
   0,	       			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -635,8 +634,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Itype__doc__,
 "Simple type for treating strings as input file streams");
 
 static PyTypeObject Itype = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-  0,					/*ob_size*/
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
   "cStringIO.StringI",			/*tp_name*/
   sizeof(Iobject),			/*tp_basicsize*/
   0,					/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -746,8 +744,8 @@ initcStringIO(void) {
   d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
   
   /* Export C API */
-  Itype.ob_type=&PyType_Type;
-  Otype.ob_type=&PyType_Type;
+  Py_Type(&Itype)=&PyType_Type;
+  Py_Type(&Otype)=&PyType_Type;
   if (PyType_Ready(&Otype) < 0) return;
   if (PyType_Ready(&Itype) < 0) return;
   PyDict_SetItemString(d,"cStringIO_CAPI",
diff --git a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
index 9fb9570..cde8822 100644
--- a/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
+++ b/Modules/cjkcodecs/multibytecodec.c
@@ -670,8 +670,7 @@ multibytecodec_dealloc(MultibyteCodecObject *self)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteCodec_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"MultibyteCodec",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(MultibyteCodecObject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -946,12 +945,11 @@ mbiencoder_dealloc(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject *self)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
 	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteIncrementalEncoder_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"MultibyteIncrementalEncoder",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(MultibyteIncrementalEncoderObject), /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1147,12 +1145,11 @@ mbidecoder_dealloc(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject *self)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
 	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteIncrementalDecoder_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"MultibyteIncrementalDecoder",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(MultibyteIncrementalDecoderObject), /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1464,12 +1461,11 @@ mbstreamreader_dealloc(MultibyteStreamReaderObject *self)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
 	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
 	Py_DECREF(self->stream);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteStreamReader_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"MultibyteStreamReader",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(MultibyteStreamReaderObject), /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1667,7 +1663,7 @@ mbstreamwriter_dealloc(MultibyteStreamWriterObject *self)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
 	ERROR_DECREF(self->errors);
 	Py_DECREF(self->stream);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static struct PyMethodDef mbstreamwriter_methods[] = {
@@ -1688,8 +1684,7 @@ static PyMemberDef mbstreamwriter_members[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject MultibyteStreamWriter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"MultibyteStreamWriter",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(MultibyteStreamWriterObject), /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/datetimemodule.c b/Modules/datetimemodule.c
index 026319a..4113e84 100644
--- a/Modules/datetimemodule.c
+++ b/Modules/datetimemodule.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ check_tzinfo_subclass(PyObject *p)
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "tzinfo argument must be None or of a tzinfo subclass, "
 		     "not type '%s'",
-		     p->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     Py_Type(p)->tp_name);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ call_utc_tzinfo_method(PyObject *tzinfo, char *name, PyObject *tzinfoarg,
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "tzinfo.%s() must return None or "
 			     "timedelta, not '%s'",
-			     name, u->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     name, Py_Type(u)->tp_name);
 	}
 
 	Py_DECREF(u);
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ call_tzname(PyObject *tzinfo, PyObject *tzinfoarg)
 	if (result != NULL && result != Py_None && ! PyString_Check(result)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "tzinfo.tzname() must "
 			     "return None or a string, not '%s'",
-			     result->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(result)->tp_name);
 		Py_DECREF(result);
 		result = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ cmperror(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
 {
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "can't compare %s to %s",
-		     a->ob_type->tp_name, b->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     Py_Type(a)->tp_name, Py_Type(b)->tp_name);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ accum(const char* tag, PyObject *sofar, PyObject *num, PyObject *factor,
 
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "unsupported type for timedelta %s component: %s",
-		     tag, num->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     tag, Py_Type(num)->tp_name);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1980,18 +1980,18 @@ delta_repr(PyDateTime_Delta *self)
 {
 	if (GET_TD_MICROSECONDS(self) != 0)
 		return PyString_FromFormat("%s(%d, %d, %d)",
-					   self->ob_type->tp_name,
+					   Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
 					   GET_TD_DAYS(self),
 					   GET_TD_SECONDS(self),
 					   GET_TD_MICROSECONDS(self));
 	if (GET_TD_SECONDS(self) != 0)
 		return PyString_FromFormat("%s(%d, %d)",
-					   self->ob_type->tp_name,
+					   Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
 					   GET_TD_DAYS(self),
 					   GET_TD_SECONDS(self));
 
 	return PyString_FromFormat("%s(%d)",
-				   self->ob_type->tp_name,
+				   Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
 				   GET_TD_DAYS(self));
 }
 
@@ -2055,7 +2055,7 @@ delta_getstate(PyDateTime_Delta *self)
 static PyObject *
 delta_reduce(PyDateTime_Delta* self)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("ON", self->ob_type, delta_getstate(self));
+	return Py_BuildValue("ON", Py_Type(self), delta_getstate(self));
 }
 
 #define OFFSET(field)  offsetof(PyDateTime_Delta, field)
@@ -2125,8 +2125,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods delta_as_number = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject PyDateTime_DeltaType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,						/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"datetime.timedelta",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyDateTime_Delta),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,						/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2415,7 +2414,7 @@ date_repr(PyDateTime_Date *self)
 	char buffer[1028];
 	const char *type_name;
 
-	type_name = self->ob_type->tp_name;
+	type_name = Py_Type(self)->tp_name;
 	PyOS_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s(%d, %d, %d)",
 		      type_name,
 		      GET_YEAR(self), GET_MONTH(self), GET_DAY(self));
@@ -2555,7 +2554,7 @@ date_replace(PyDateTime_Date *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 	tuple = Py_BuildValue("iii", year, month, day);
 	if (tuple == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	clone = date_new(self->ob_type, tuple, NULL);
+	clone = date_new(Py_Type(self), tuple, NULL);
 	Py_DECREF(tuple);
 	return clone;
 }
@@ -2605,7 +2604,7 @@ date_getstate(PyDateTime_Date *self)
 static PyObject *
 date_reduce(PyDateTime_Date *self, PyObject *arg)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", self->ob_type, date_getstate(self));
+	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", Py_Type(self), date_getstate(self));
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef date_methods[] = {
@@ -2683,8 +2682,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods date_as_number = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject PyDateTime_DateType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,						/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"datetime.date",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyDateTime_Date),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,						/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2908,10 +2906,10 @@ tzinfo_reduce(PyObject *self)
 
 	if (state == Py_None) {
 		Py_DECREF(state);
-		return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", self->ob_type, args);
+		return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", Py_Type(self), args);
 	}
 	else
-		return Py_BuildValue("(ONN)", self->ob_type, args, state);
+		return Py_BuildValue("(ONN)", Py_Type(self), args, state);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef tzinfo_methods[] = {
@@ -3106,7 +3104,7 @@ time_dealloc(PyDateTime_Time *self)
 	if (HASTZINFO(self)) {
 		Py_XDECREF(self->tzinfo);
 	}
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3140,7 +3138,7 @@ static PyObject *
 time_repr(PyDateTime_Time *self)
 {
 	char buffer[100];
-	const char *type_name = self->ob_type->tp_name;
+	const char *type_name = Py_Type(self)->tp_name;
 	int h = TIME_GET_HOUR(self);
 	int m = TIME_GET_MINUTE(self);
 	int s = TIME_GET_SECOND(self);
@@ -3354,7 +3352,7 @@ time_replace(PyDateTime_Time *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 	tuple = Py_BuildValue("iiiiO", hh, mm, ss, us, tzinfo);
 	if (tuple == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	clone = time_new(self->ob_type, tuple, NULL);
+	clone = time_new(Py_Type(self), tuple, NULL);
 	Py_DECREF(tuple);
 	return clone;
 }
@@ -3408,7 +3406,7 @@ time_getstate(PyDateTime_Time *self)
 static PyObject *
 time_reduce(PyDateTime_Time *self, PyObject *arg)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", self->ob_type, time_getstate(self));
+	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", Py_Type(self), time_getstate(self));
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef time_methods[] = {
@@ -3902,7 +3900,7 @@ datetime_dealloc(PyDateTime_DateTime *self)
 	if (HASTZINFO(self)) {
 		Py_XDECREF(self->tzinfo);
 	}
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4051,7 +4049,7 @@ static PyObject *
 datetime_repr(PyDateTime_DateTime *self)
 {
 	char buffer[1000];
-	const char *type_name = self->ob_type->tp_name;
+	const char *type_name = Py_Type(self)->tp_name;
 	PyObject *baserepr;
 
 	if (DATE_GET_MICROSECOND(self)) {
@@ -4272,7 +4270,7 @@ datetime_replace(PyDateTime_DateTime *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 	tuple = Py_BuildValue("iiiiiiiO", y, m, d, hh, mm, ss, us, tzinfo);
 	if (tuple == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	clone = datetime_new(self->ob_type, tuple, NULL);
+	clone = datetime_new(Py_Type(self), tuple, NULL);
 	Py_DECREF(tuple);
 	return clone;
 }
@@ -4460,7 +4458,7 @@ datetime_getstate(PyDateTime_DateTime *self)
 static PyObject *
 datetime_reduce(PyDateTime_DateTime *self, PyObject *arg)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", self->ob_type, datetime_getstate(self));
+	return Py_BuildValue("(ON)", Py_Type(self), datetime_getstate(self));
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef datetime_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Modules/dbmmodule.c b/Modules/dbmmodule.c
index fa1fde2..ae5eae6 100644
--- a/Modules/dbmmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/dbmmodule.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static PyTypeObject Dbmtype;
 
-#define is_dbmobject(v) ((v)->ob_type == &Dbmtype)
+#define is_dbmobject(v) (Py_Type(v) == &Dbmtype)
 #define check_dbmobject_open(v) if ((v)->di_dbm == NULL) \
                { PyErr_SetString(DbmError, "DBM object has already been closed"); \
                  return NULL; }
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ dbm_getattr(dbmobject *dp, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Dbmtype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"dbm.dbm",
 	sizeof(dbmobject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Modules/dlmodule.c b/Modules/dlmodule.c
index 5622ed9..63e25c7 100644
--- a/Modules/dlmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/dlmodule.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dl_sym(dlobject *xp, PyObject *args)
 		name = PyString_AS_STRING(args);
 	} else {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "expected string, found %.200s",
-			     args->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	func = dlsym(xp->dl_handle, name);
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ dl_getattr(dlobject *xp, char *name)
 
 
 static PyTypeObject Dltype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"dl.dl",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(dlobject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ initdl(void)
 	PyObject *m, *d, *x;
 
 	/* Initialize object type */
-	Dltype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&Dltype) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	/* Create the module and add the functions */
 	m = Py_InitModule("dl", dl_methods);
diff --git a/Modules/gcmodule.c b/Modules/gcmodule.c
index 6c5011c..b6a871b 100644
--- a/Modules/gcmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/gcmodule.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ update_refs(PyGC_Head *containers)
 	PyGC_Head *gc = containers->gc.gc_next;
 	for (; gc != containers; gc = gc->gc.gc_next) {
 		assert(gc->gc.gc_refs == GC_REACHABLE);
-		gc->gc.gc_refs = FROM_GC(gc)->ob_refcnt;
+		gc->gc.gc_refs = Py_Refcnt(FROM_GC(gc));
 		/* Python's cyclic gc should never see an incoming refcount
 		 * of 0:  if something decref'ed to 0, it should have been
 		 * deallocated immediately at that time.
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ subtract_refs(PyGC_Head *containers)
 	traverseproc traverse;
 	PyGC_Head *gc = containers->gc.gc_next;
 	for (; gc != containers; gc=gc->gc.gc_next) {
-		traverse = FROM_GC(gc)->ob_type->tp_traverse;
+		traverse = Py_Type(FROM_GC(gc))->tp_traverse;
 		(void) traverse(FROM_GC(gc),
 			       (visitproc)visit_decref,
 			       NULL);
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ move_unreachable(PyGC_Head *young, PyGC_Head *unreachable)
                          * the next object to visit.
                          */
                         PyObject *op = FROM_GC(gc);
-                        traverseproc traverse = op->ob_type->tp_traverse;
+                        traverseproc traverse = Py_Type(op)->tp_traverse;
                         assert(gc->gc.gc_refs > 0);
                         gc->gc.gc_refs = GC_REACHABLE;
                         (void) traverse(op,
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ move_finalizer_reachable(PyGC_Head *finalizers)
 	PyGC_Head *gc = finalizers->gc.gc_next;
 	for (; gc != finalizers; gc = gc->gc.gc_next) {
 		/* Note that the finalizers list may grow during this. */
-		traverse = FROM_GC(gc)->ob_type->tp_traverse;
+		traverse = Py_Type(FROM_GC(gc))->tp_traverse;
 		(void) traverse(FROM_GC(gc),
 				(visitproc)visit_move,
 				(void *)finalizers);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ handle_weakrefs(PyGC_Head *unreachable, PyGC_Head *old)
 		assert(IS_TENTATIVELY_UNREACHABLE(op));
 		next = gc->gc.gc_next;
 
-		if (! PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(op->ob_type))
+		if (! PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(op)))
 			continue;
 
 		/* It supports weakrefs.  Does it have any? */
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ debug_cycle(char *msg, PyObject *op)
 	}
 	else if (debug & DEBUG_OBJECTS) {
 		PySys_WriteStderr("gc: %.100s <%.100s %p>\n",
-				  msg, op->ob_type->tp_name, op);
+				  msg, Py_Type(op)->tp_name, op);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ delete_garbage(PyGC_Head *collectable, PyGC_Head *old)
 			PyList_Append(garbage, op);
 		}
 		else {
-			if ((clear = op->ob_type->tp_clear) != NULL) {
+			if ((clear = Py_Type(op)->tp_clear) != NULL) {
 				Py_INCREF(op);
 				clear(op);
 				Py_DECREF(op);
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ gc_referrers_for(PyObject *objs, PyGC_Head *list, PyObject *resultlist)
 	traverseproc traverse;
 	for (gc = list->gc.gc_next; gc != list; gc = gc->gc.gc_next) {
 		obj = FROM_GC(gc);
-		traverse = obj->ob_type->tp_traverse;
+		traverse = Py_Type(obj)->tp_traverse;
 		if (obj == objs || obj == resultlist)
 			continue;
 		if (traverse(obj, (visitproc)referrersvisit, objs)) {
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ gc_get_referents(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 
 		if (! PyObject_IS_GC(obj))
 			continue;
-		traverse = obj->ob_type->tp_traverse;
+		traverse = Py_Type(obj)->tp_traverse;
 		if (! traverse)
 			continue;
 		if (traverse(obj, (visitproc)referentsvisit, result)) {
@@ -1359,13 +1359,13 @@ _PyObject_GC_NewVar(PyTypeObject *tp, Py_ssize_t nitems)
 PyVarObject *
 _PyObject_GC_Resize(PyVarObject *op, Py_ssize_t nitems)
 {
-	const size_t basicsize = _PyObject_VAR_SIZE(op->ob_type, nitems);
+	const size_t basicsize = _PyObject_VAR_SIZE(Py_Type(op), nitems);
 	PyGC_Head *g = AS_GC(op);
 	g = (PyGC_Head *)PyObject_REALLOC(g,  sizeof(PyGC_Head) + basicsize);
 	if (g == NULL)
 		return (PyVarObject *)PyErr_NoMemory();
 	op = (PyVarObject *) FROM_GC(g);
-	op->ob_size = nitems;
+	Py_Size(op) = nitems;
 	return op;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/gdbmmodule.c b/Modules/gdbmmodule.c
index cfc6abc..a522059 100644
--- a/Modules/gdbmmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/gdbmmodule.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static PyTypeObject Dbmtype;
 
-#define is_dbmobject(v) ((v)->ob_type == &Dbmtype)
+#define is_dbmobject(v) (Py_Type(v) == &Dbmtype)
 #define check_dbmobject_open(v) if ((v)->di_dbm == NULL) \
     { PyErr_SetString(DbmError, "GDBM object has already been closed"); \
       return NULL; }
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ dbm_getattr(dbmobject *dp, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Dbmtype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)
     "gdbm.gdbm",
     sizeof(dbmobject),
     0,
diff --git a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
index 33172b6..35b77e7 100644
--- a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ groupby_dealloc(groupbyobject *gbo)
 	Py_XDECREF(gbo->tgtkey);
 	Py_XDECREF(gbo->currkey);
 	Py_XDECREF(gbo->currvalue);
-	gbo->ob_type->tp_free(gbo);
+	Py_Type(gbo)->tp_free(gbo);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(groupby_doc,
 (key, sub-iterator) grouped by each value of key(value).\n");
 
 static PyTypeObject groupby_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.groupby",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(groupbyobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -261,8 +260,7 @@ _grouper_next(_grouperobject *igo)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject _grouper_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools._grouper",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(_grouperobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -415,8 +413,7 @@ teedataobject_dealloc(teedataobject *tdo)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(teedataobject_doc, "Data container common to multiple tee objects.");
 
 static PyTypeObject teedataobject_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)	/* Must fill in type value later */
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)	/* Must fill in type value later */
 	"itertools.tee_dataobject",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(teedataobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -572,8 +569,7 @@ static PyMethodDef tee_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject tee_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.tee",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(teeobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -718,7 +714,7 @@ cycle_dealloc(cycleobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->saved);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -768,8 +764,7 @@ Return elements from the iterable until it is exhausted.\n\
 Then repeat the sequence indefinitely.");
 
 static PyTypeObject cycle_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.cycle",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(cycleobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -862,7 +857,7 @@ dropwhile_dealloc(dropwhileobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -882,7 +877,7 @@ dropwhile_next(dropwhileobject *lz)
 	PyObject *(*iternext)(PyObject *);
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	iternext = *it->ob_type->tp_iternext;
+	iternext = *Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext;
 	for (;;) {
 		item = iternext(it);
 		if (item == NULL)
@@ -912,8 +907,7 @@ Drop items from the iterable while predicate(item) is true.\n\
 Afterwards, return every element until the iterable is exhausted.");
 
 static PyTypeObject dropwhile_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.dropwhile",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dropwhileobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1006,7 +1000,7 @@ takewhile_dealloc(takewhileobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1028,7 +1022,7 @@ takewhile_next(takewhileobject *lz)
 		return NULL;
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+	item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
 	if (item == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1053,8 +1047,7 @@ Return successive entries from an iterable as long as the \n\
 predicate evaluates to true for each entry.");
 
 static PyTypeObject takewhile_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.takewhile",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(takewhileobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1197,7 +1190,7 @@ islice_dealloc(isliceobject *lz)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1216,7 +1209,7 @@ islice_next(isliceobject *lz)
 	PyObject *(*iternext)(PyObject *);
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	iternext = *it->ob_type->tp_iternext;
+	iternext = *Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext;
 	while (lz->cnt < lz->next) {
 		item = iternext(it);
 		if (item == NULL)
@@ -1249,8 +1242,7 @@ skipped between successive calls.  Works like a slice() on a list\n\
 but returns an iterator.");
 
 static PyTypeObject islice_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.islice",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(isliceobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1341,7 +1333,7 @@ starmap_dealloc(starmapobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1360,7 +1352,7 @@ starmap_next(starmapobject *lz)
 	PyObject *it = lz->it;
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	args = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+	args = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
 	if (args == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	if (!PyTuple_CheckExact(args)) {
@@ -1381,8 +1373,7 @@ Return an iterator whose values are returned from the function evaluated\n\
 with a argument tuple taken from the given sequence.");
 
 static PyTypeObject starmap_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.starmap",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(starmapobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1487,7 +1478,7 @@ imap_dealloc(imapobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->iters);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1561,8 +1552,7 @@ iterable is exhausted instead of filling in None for shorter\n\
 iterables.");
 
 static PyTypeObject imap_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.imap",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(imapobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1666,7 +1656,7 @@ chain_dealloc(chainobject *lz)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->ittuple);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1706,8 +1696,7 @@ first iterable until it is exhausted, then elements from the next\n\
 iterable, until all of the iterables are exhausted.");
 
 static PyTypeObject chain_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.chain",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(chainobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1798,7 +1787,7 @@ ifilter_dealloc(ifilterobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1818,7 +1807,7 @@ ifilter_next(ifilterobject *lz)
 	PyObject *(*iternext)(PyObject *);
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	iternext = *it->ob_type->tp_iternext;
+	iternext = *Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext;
 	for (;;) {
 		item = iternext(it);
 		if (item == NULL)
@@ -1850,8 +1839,7 @@ Return those items of sequence for which function(item) is true.\n\
 If function is None, return the items that are true.");
 
 static PyTypeObject ifilter_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.ifilter",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(ifilterobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1943,7 +1931,7 @@ ifilterfalse_dealloc(ifilterfalseobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->func);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->it);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1963,7 +1951,7 @@ ifilterfalse_next(ifilterfalseobject *lz)
 	PyObject *(*iternext)(PyObject *);
 
 	assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-	iternext = *it->ob_type->tp_iternext;
+	iternext = *Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext;
 	for (;;) {
 		item = iternext(it);
 		if (item == NULL)
@@ -1995,8 +1983,7 @@ Return those items of sequence for which function(item) is false.\n\
 If function is None, return the items that are false.");
 
 static PyTypeObject ifilterfalse_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.ifilterfalse",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(ifilterfalseobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2094,8 +2081,7 @@ Return a count object whose .next() method returns consecutive\n\
 integers starting from zero or, if specified, from firstval.");
 
 static PyTypeObject count_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.count",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(countobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2214,7 +2200,7 @@ izip_dealloc(izipobject *lz)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->ittuple);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->result);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2237,12 +2223,12 @@ izip_next(izipobject *lz)
 
 	if (tuplesize == 0)
 		return NULL;
-	if (result->ob_refcnt == 1) {
+	if (Py_Refcnt(result) == 1) {
 		Py_INCREF(result);
 		for (i=0 ; i < tuplesize ; i++) {
 			it = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(lz->ittuple, i);
 			assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-			item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+			item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
 			if (item == NULL) {
 				Py_DECREF(result);
 				return NULL;
@@ -2258,7 +2244,7 @@ izip_next(izipobject *lz)
 		for (i=0 ; i < tuplesize ; i++) {
 			it = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(lz->ittuple, i);
 			assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-			item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+			item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
 			if (item == NULL) {
 				Py_DECREF(result);
 				return NULL;
@@ -2280,8 +2266,7 @@ function but consumes less memory by returning an iterator instead of\n\
 a list.");
 
 static PyTypeObject izip_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.izip",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(izipobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2365,7 +2350,7 @@ repeat_dealloc(repeatobject *ro)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(ro);
 	Py_XDECREF(ro->element);
-	ro->ob_type->tp_free(ro);
+	Py_Type(ro)->tp_free(ro);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2428,8 +2413,7 @@ for the specified number of times.  If not specified, returns the element\n\
 endlessly.");
 
 static PyTypeObject repeat_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.repeat",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(repeatobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2561,7 +2545,7 @@ izip_longest_dealloc(iziplongestobject *lz)
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->ittuple);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->result);
 	Py_XDECREF(lz->fillvalue);
-	lz->ob_type->tp_free(lz);
+	Py_Type(lz)->tp_free(lz);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2587,7 +2571,7 @@ izip_longest_next(iziplongestobject *lz)
 		return NULL;
         if (lz->numactive == 0)
                 return NULL;
-	if (result->ob_refcnt == 1) {
+	if (Py_Refcnt(result) == 1) {
 		Py_INCREF(result);
 		for (i=0 ; i < tuplesize ; i++) {
 			it = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(lz->ittuple, i);
@@ -2596,7 +2580,7 @@ izip_longest_next(iziplongestobject *lz)
                                 item = lz->fillvalue;
                         } else {
                                 assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-                                item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+                                item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
                                 if (item == NULL) {
                                         lz->numactive -= 1;      
                                         if (lz->numactive == 0) {
@@ -2625,7 +2609,7 @@ izip_longest_next(iziplongestobject *lz)
                                 item = lz->fillvalue;
                         } else {
                                 assert(PyIter_Check(it));
-                                item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+                                item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
                                 if (item == NULL) {
                                         lz->numactive -= 1;      
                                         if (lz->numactive == 0) {
@@ -2657,8 +2641,7 @@ defaults to None or can be specified by a keyword argument.\n\
 ");
 
 static PyTypeObject iziplongest_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"itertools.izip_longest",	/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(iziplongestobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2757,7 +2740,7 @@ inititertools(void)
 		NULL
 	};
 
-	teedataobject_type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&teedataobject_type) = &PyType_Type;
 	m = Py_InitModule3("itertools", module_methods, module_doc);
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;
diff --git a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
index b435d76..730ec0c 100644
--- a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ lad_getattr(lad_t *xp, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Ladtype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,				/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "linuxaudiodev.linux_audio_device", /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(lad_t),		/*tp_size*/
     0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/md5module.c b/Modules/md5module.c
index 5e4f116..f6e4299 100644
--- a/Modules/md5module.c
+++ b/Modules/md5module.c
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ hexdigest() -- return the current digest as a string of hexadecimal digits\n\
 copy() -- return a copy of the current md5 object");
 
 static PyTypeObject MD5type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			  /*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_md5.md5",		  /*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(md5object),	  /*tp_size*/
 	0,			  /*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ init_md5(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m, *d;
 
-        MD5type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+        Py_Type(&MD5type) = &PyType_Type;
         if (PyType_Ready(&MD5type) < 0)
             return;
 	m = Py_InitModule3("_md5", md5_functions, module_doc);
diff --git a/Modules/mmapmodule.c b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
index 091ecd6..a92954b 100644
--- a/Modules/mmapmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
@@ -782,8 +782,7 @@ static PyBufferProcs mmap_as_buffer = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject mmap_object_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) /* patched in module init */
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0) /* patched in module init */
 	"mmap.mmap",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(mmap_object),			/* tp_size */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1141,7 +1140,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC
 	PyObject *dict, *module;
 
 	/* Patch the object type */
-	mmap_object_type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&mmap_object_type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	module = Py_InitModule("mmap", mmap_functions);
 	if (module == NULL)
diff --git a/Modules/operator.c b/Modules/operator.c
index 0a7222a..b6c3d00 100644
--- a/Modules/operator.c
+++ b/Modules/operator.c
@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ After, f=itemgetter(2), the call f(r) returns r[2].\n\
 After, g=itemgetter(2,5,3), the call g(r) returns (r[2], r[5], r[3])");
 
 static PyTypeObject itemgetter_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"operator.itemgetter",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(itemgetterobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -535,8 +534,7 @@ After, f=attrgetter('name'), the call f(r) returns r.name.\n\
 After, g=attrgetter('name', 'date'), the call g(r) returns (r.name, r.date).");
 
 static PyTypeObject attrgetter_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"operator.attrgetter",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(attrgetterobject),	/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/ossaudiodev.c b/Modules/ossaudiodev.c
index eb59c4d..ebf101a 100644
--- a/Modules/ossaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/ossaudiodev.c
@@ -841,8 +841,7 @@ oss_mixer_getattr(oss_mixer_t *self, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject OSSAudioType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,                          /*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "ossaudiodev.oss_audio_device", /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(oss_audio_t),        /*tp_size*/
     0,                          /*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -856,8 +855,7 @@ static PyTypeObject OSSAudioType = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject OSSMixerType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,                              /*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "ossaudiodev.oss_mixer_device", /*tp_name*/
     sizeof(oss_mixer_t),            /*tp_size*/
     0,                              /*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/parsermodule.c b/Modules/parsermodule.c
index 23364fe..f502bb5 100644
--- a/Modules/parsermodule.c
+++ b/Modules/parsermodule.c
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ static PyObject *parser_getattr(PyObject *self, char *name);
 
 static
 PyTypeObject PyST_Type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "parser.st",                        /* tp_name              */
     (int) sizeof(PyST_Object),          /* tp_basicsize         */
     0,                                  /* tp_itemsize          */
@@ -694,7 +693,7 @@ build_node_children(PyObject *tuple, node *root, int *line_num)
                 PyErr_Format(parser_error,
                              "second item in terminal node must be a string,"
                              " found %s",
-                             temp->ob_type->tp_name);
+                             Py_Type(temp)->tp_name);
                 Py_DECREF(temp);
                 return 0;
             }
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ build_node_children(PyObject *tuple, node *root, int *line_num)
                         PyErr_Format(parser_error,
                                      "third item in terminal node must be an"
                                      " integer, found %s",
-				     temp->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(temp)->tp_name);
                         Py_DECREF(o);
                         Py_DECREF(temp);
                         return 0;
@@ -3233,7 +3232,7 @@ initparser(void)
 {
     PyObject *module, *copyreg;
 
-    PyST_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&PyST_Type) = &PyType_Type;
     module = Py_InitModule("parser", parser_functions);
     if (module == NULL)
     	return;
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 2b62983..8a78d8c 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -2593,7 +2593,7 @@ extract_time(PyObject *t, long* sec, long* usec)
 	long intval;
 	if (PyFloat_Check(t)) {
 		double tval = PyFloat_AsDouble(t);
-		PyObject *intobj = t->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_int(t);
+		PyObject *intobj = Py_Type(t)->tp_as_number->nb_int(t);
 		if (!intobj)
 			return -1;
 		intval = PyInt_AsLong(intobj);
diff --git a/Modules/pyexpat.c b/Modules/pyexpat.c
index 67f7007..301fbf5 100644
--- a/Modules/pyexpat.c
+++ b/Modules/pyexpat.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ readinst(char *buf, int buf_size, PyObject *meth)
     if (!PyString_Check(str)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "read() did not return a string object (type=%.400s)",
-                     str->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(str)->tp_name);
         goto finally;
     }
     len = PyString_GET_SIZE(str);
@@ -1687,8 +1687,7 @@ xmlparse_clear(xmlparseobject *op)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(Xmlparsetype__doc__, "XML parser");
 
 static PyTypeObject Xmlparsetype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"pyexpat.xmlparser",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(xmlparseobject) + PyGC_HEAD_SIZE,/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -1860,7 +1859,7 @@ MODULE_INITFUNC(void)
     if (modelmod_name == NULL)
         return;
 
-    Xmlparsetype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&Xmlparsetype) = &PyType_Type;
 
     /* Create the module and add the functions */
     m = Py_InitModule3(MODULE_NAME, pyexpat_methods,
diff --git a/Modules/selectmodule.c b/Modules/selectmodule.c
index 9eaae84..995f8e7 100644
--- a/Modules/selectmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/selectmodule.c
@@ -587,8 +587,7 @@ poll_getattr(pollObject *self, char *name)
 static PyTypeObject poll_Type = {
 	/* The ob_type field must be initialized in the module init function
 	 * to be portable to Windows without using C++. */
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"select.poll",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(pollObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -706,7 +705,7 @@ initselect(void)
 #else
 	{
 #endif
-		poll_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+		Py_Type(&poll_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 		PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "POLLIN", POLLIN);
 		PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "POLLPRI", POLLPRI);
 		PyModule_AddIntConstant(m, "POLLOUT", POLLOUT);
diff --git a/Modules/sha256module.c b/Modules/sha256module.c
index 0effb07..24fd47a 100644
--- a/Modules/sha256module.c
+++ b/Modules/sha256module.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ SHA256_copy(SHAobject *self, PyObject *unused)
 {
     SHAobject *newobj;
 
-    if (((PyObject*)self)->ob_type == &SHA256type) {
+    if (Py_Type(self) == &SHA256type) {
         if ( (newobj = newSHA256object())==NULL)
             return NULL;
     } else {
@@ -536,8 +536,7 @@ static PyMemberDef SHA_members[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject SHA224type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_sha256.sha224",	/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(SHAobject),	/*tp_size*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -571,8 +570,7 @@ static PyTypeObject SHA224type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject SHA256type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_sha256.sha256",	/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(SHAobject),	/*tp_size*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -689,10 +687,10 @@ init_sha256(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
 
-    SHA224type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&SHA224type) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&SHA224type) < 0)
         return;
-    SHA256type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&SHA256type) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&SHA256type) < 0)
         return;
     m = Py_InitModule("_sha256", SHA_functions);
diff --git a/Modules/sha512module.c b/Modules/sha512module.c
index 9f47b61..b62cfd9 100644
--- a/Modules/sha512module.c
+++ b/Modules/sha512module.c
@@ -602,8 +602,7 @@ static PyMemberDef SHA_members[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject SHA384type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_sha512.sha384",	/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(SHAobject),	/*tp_size*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -637,8 +636,7 @@ static PyTypeObject SHA384type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject SHA512type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_sha512.sha512",	/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(SHAobject),	/*tp_size*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -755,10 +753,10 @@ init_sha512(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
 
-    SHA384type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&SHA384type) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&SHA384type) < 0)
         return;
-    SHA512type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&SHA512type) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&SHA512type) < 0)
         return;
     m = Py_InitModule("_sha512", SHA_functions);
diff --git a/Modules/shamodule.c b/Modules/shamodule.c
index 8d68d16..e268352 100644
--- a/Modules/shamodule.c
+++ b/Modules/shamodule.c
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef SHA_getseters[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject SHAtype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-    0,			/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "_sha.sha",		/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(SHAobject),	/*tp_size*/
     0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ init_sha(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
 
-    SHAtype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&SHAtype) = &PyType_Type;
     if (PyType_Ready(&SHAtype) < 0)
         return;
     m = Py_InitModule("_sha", SHA_functions);
diff --git a/Modules/socketmodule.c b/Modules/socketmodule.c
index 97ca816..d319ca3 100644
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ getsockaddrarg(PySocketSockObject *s, PyObject *args,
 				PyExc_TypeError,
 				"getsockaddrarg: "
 				"AF_NETLINK address must be tuple, not %.500s",
-				args->ob_type->tp_name);
+				Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "II:getsockaddrarg", &pid, &groups))
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ getsockaddrarg(PySocketSockObject *s, PyObject *args,
 				PyExc_TypeError,
 				"getsockaddrarg: "
 				"AF_INET address must be tuple, not %.500s",
-				args->ob_type->tp_name);
+				Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "eti:getsockaddrarg",
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ getsockaddrarg(PySocketSockObject *s, PyObject *args,
 				PyExc_TypeError,
 				"getsockaddrarg: "
 				"AF_INET6 address must be tuple, not %.500s",
-				args->ob_type->tp_name);
+				Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "eti|ii",
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ getsockaddrarg(PySocketSockObject *s, PyObject *args,
 				PyExc_TypeError,
 				"getsockaddrarg: "
 				"AF_PACKET address must be tuple, not %.500s",
-				args->ob_type->tp_name);
+				Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "si|iis#", &interfaceName,
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ sock_dealloc(PySocketSockObject *s)
 {
 	if (s->sock_fd != -1)
 		(void) SOCKETCLOSE(s->sock_fd);
-	s->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)s);
+	Py_Type(s)->tp_free((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
 
@@ -2928,8 +2928,7 @@ sock_initobj(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 /* Type object for socket objects. */
 
 static PyTypeObject sock_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)	/* Must fill in type value later */
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)	/* Must fill in type value later */
 	"_socket.socket",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PySocketSockObject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -3555,7 +3554,7 @@ socket_ntohl(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 	else
 		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				    "expected int/long, %s found",
-				    arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+				    Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
 	if (x == (unsigned long) -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
 		return NULL;
 	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(ntohl(x));
@@ -3624,7 +3623,7 @@ socket_htonl(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 	else
 		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				    "expected int/long, %s found",
-				    arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+				    Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
 	return PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(htonl((unsigned long)x));
 }
 
@@ -4274,7 +4273,7 @@ init_socket(void)
 	if (!os_init())
 		return;
 
-	sock_type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_Type(&sock_type) = &PyType_Type;
 	m = Py_InitModule3(PySocket_MODULE_NAME,
 			   socket_methods,
 			   socket_doc);
diff --git a/Modules/sunaudiodev.c b/Modules/sunaudiodev.c
index 802184d..4288403 100644
--- a/Modules/sunaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/sunaudiodev.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ static sadstatusobject *sads_alloc(void);	/* Forward */
 
 static PyObject *SunAudioError;
 
-#define is_sadobject(v)		((v)->ob_type == &Sadtype)
-#define is_sadstatusobject(v)	((v)->ob_type == &Sadstatustype)
+#define is_sadobject(v)		(Py_Type(v) == &Sadtype)
+#define is_sadstatusobject(v)	(Py_Type(v) == &Sadstatustype)
 
 
 static sadobject *
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ sads_setattr(sadstatusobject *xp, char *name, PyObject *v)
 
 
 static PyTypeObject Sadtype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"sunaudiodev.sun_audio_device",	/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(sadobject),		/*tp_size*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -424,8 +423,7 @@ static PyTypeObject Sadtype = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject Sadstatustype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"sunaudiodev.sun_audio_device_status", /*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(sadstatusobject),	/*tp_size*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/threadmodule.c b/Modules/threadmodule.c
index 036619a..9e40771 100644
--- a/Modules/threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/threadmodule.c
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ lock_getattr(lockobject *self, char *name)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject Locktype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"thread.lock",			/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(lockobject),		/*tp_size*/
 	0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ local_dealloc(localobject *self)
 	}
 
 	local_clear(self);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -283,8 +282,8 @@ _ldict(localobject *self)
 		Py_INCREF(ldict);
 		self->dict = ldict; /* still borrowed */
 
-		if (self->ob_type->tp_init != PyBaseObject_Type.tp_init &&
-		    self->ob_type->tp_init((PyObject*)self, 
+		if (Py_Type(self)->tp_init != PyBaseObject_Type.tp_init &&
+		    Py_Type(self)->tp_init((PyObject*)self, 
 					   self->args, self->kw) < 0) {
 			/* we need to get rid of ldict from thread so
 			   we create a new one the next time we do an attr
@@ -336,8 +335,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef local_getset[] = {
 static PyObject *local_getattro(localobject *, PyObject *);
 
 static PyTypeObject localtype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	/* ob_size           */ 0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	/* tp_name           */ "thread._local",
 	/* tp_basicsize      */ sizeof(localobject),
 	/* tp_itemsize       */ 0,
@@ -388,7 +386,7 @@ local_getattro(localobject *self, PyObject *name)
 	if (ldict == NULL) 
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (self->ob_type != &localtype)
+	if (Py_Type(self) != &localtype)
 		/* use generic lookup for subtypes */
 		return PyObject_GenericGetAttr((PyObject *)self, name);
 
diff --git a/Modules/unicodedata.c b/Modules/unicodedata.c
index a30d30c..fac9adc 100644
--- a/Modules/unicodedata.c
+++ b/Modules/unicodedata.c
@@ -1134,8 +1134,7 @@ static PyMethodDef unicodedata_functions[] = {
 static PyTypeObject UCD_Type = {
 	/* The ob_type field must be initialized in the module init function
 	 * to be portable to Windows without using C++. */
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"unicodedata.UCD",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(PreviousDBVersion),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -1193,7 +1192,7 @@ initunicodedata(void)
 {
     PyObject *m, *v;
 
-    UCD_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&UCD_Type) = &PyType_Type;
 
     m = Py_InitModule3(
         "unicodedata", unicodedata_functions, unicodedata_docstring);
diff --git a/Modules/xxmodule.c b/Modules/xxmodule.c
index ea66eef..0923f81 100644
--- a/Modules/xxmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/xxmodule.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static PyTypeObject Xxo_Type;
 
-#define XxoObject_Check(v)	((v)->ob_type == &Xxo_Type)
+#define XxoObject_Check(v)	(Py_Type(v) == &Xxo_Type)
 
 static XxoObject *
 newXxoObject(PyObject *arg)
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ Xxo_setattr(XxoObject *self, char *name, PyObject *v)
 static PyTypeObject Xxo_Type = {
 	/* The ob_type field must be initialized in the module init function
 	 * to be portable to Windows without using C++. */
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"xxmodule.Xxo",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(XxoObject),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -216,8 +215,7 @@ xx_roj(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 static PyTypeObject Str_Type = {
 	/* The ob_type field must be initialized in the module init function
 	 * to be portable to Windows without using C++. */
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"xxmodule.Str",		/*tp_name*/
 	0,			/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -272,8 +270,7 @@ null_richcompare(PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
 static PyTypeObject Null_Type = {
 	/* The ob_type field must be initialized in the module init function
 	 * to be portable to Windows without using C++. */
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"xxmodule.Null",	/*tp_name*/
 	0,			/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Modules/xxsubtype.c b/Modules/xxsubtype.c
index 88ce6c5..0cf0b81 100644
--- a/Modules/xxsubtype.c
+++ b/Modules/xxsubtype.c
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef spamlist_getsets[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject spamlist_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type))
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type), 0)
 	"xxsubtype.spamlist",
 	sizeof(spamlistobject),
 	0,
@@ -193,8 +192,7 @@ static PyMemberDef spamdict_members[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject spamdict_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type))
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type), 0)
 	"xxsubtype.spamdict",
 	sizeof(spamdictobject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Modules/zipimport.c b/Modules/zipimport.c
index 69b2881..ae6af46 100644
--- a/Modules/zipimport.c
+++ b/Modules/zipimport.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ zipimporter_dealloc(ZipImporter *self)
 	Py_XDECREF(self->archive);
 	Py_XDECREF(self->prefix);
 	Py_XDECREF(self->files);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -561,8 +561,7 @@ a valid Zip archive.");
 #define DEFERRED_ADDRESS(ADDR) 0
 
 static PyTypeObject ZipImporter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type))
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(DEFERRED_ADDRESS(&PyType_Type), 0)
 	"zipimport.zipimporter",
 	sizeof(ZipImporter),
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Modules/zlibmodule.c b/Modules/zlibmodule.c
index da31e8b..43f435a 100644
--- a/Modules/zlibmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/zlibmodule.c
@@ -935,8 +935,7 @@ static PyMethodDef zlib_methods[] =
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject Comptype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)
     "zlib.Compress",
     sizeof(compobject),
     0,
@@ -952,8 +951,7 @@ static PyTypeObject Comptype = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject Decomptype = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)
     "zlib.Decompress",
     sizeof(compobject),
     0,
@@ -987,8 +985,8 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC
 PyInit_zlib(void)
 {
     PyObject *m, *ver;
-    Comptype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    Decomptype.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&Comptype) = &PyType_Type;
+    Py_Type(&Decomptype) = &PyType_Type;
     m = Py_InitModule4("zlib", zlib_methods,
 		       zlib_module_documentation,
 		       (PyObject*)NULL,PYTHON_API_VERSION);
diff --git a/Objects/boolobject.c b/Objects/boolobject.c
index 37be295..40f860b 100644
--- a/Objects/boolobject.c
+++ b/Objects/boolobject.c
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods bool_as_number = {
 /* The type object for bool.  Note that this cannot be subclassed! */
 
 PyTypeObject PyBool_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"bool",
 	sizeof(PyIntObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/bufferobject.c b/Objects/bufferobject.c
index 86515ab..98be771 100644
--- a/Objects/bufferobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bufferobject.c
@@ -664,8 +664,7 @@ static PyBufferProcs buffer_as_buffer = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyBuffer_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"buffer",
 	sizeof(PyBufferObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/cellobject.c b/Objects/cellobject.c
index 65a29aa..63322c1 100644
--- a/Objects/cellobject.c
+++ b/Objects/cellobject.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static PyGetSetDef cell_getsetlist[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyCell_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"cell",
 	sizeof(PyCellObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/cobject.c b/Objects/cobject.c
index b2cae9a..a1ee686 100644
--- a/Objects/cobject.c
+++ b/Objects/cobject.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ extension modules, so that extension modules can use the Python import\n\
 mechanism to link to one another.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyCObject_Type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,				/*ob_size*/
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "PyCObject",		/*tp_name*/
     sizeof(PyCObject),		/*tp_basicsize*/
     0,				/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Objects/codeobject.c b/Objects/codeobject.c
index 89871d6..e75ab94 100644
--- a/Objects/codeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/codeobject.c
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ code_hash(PyCodeObject *co)
 /* XXX code objects need to participate in GC? */
 
 PyTypeObject PyCode_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"code",
 	sizeof(PyCodeObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
index a8a2188..6d1dbde 100644
--- a/Objects/complexobject.c
+++ b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -1074,8 +1074,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods complex_as_number = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyComplex_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"complex",
 	sizeof(PyComplexObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index 914b6d3..ec9faa5 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ descr_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PyMethodDescr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"method_descriptor",
 	sizeof(PyMethodDescrObject),
 	0,
@@ -421,8 +420,7 @@ static PyTypeObject PyMethodDescr_Type = {
 
 /* This is for METH_CLASS in C, not for "f = classmethod(f)" in Python! */
 static PyTypeObject PyClassMethodDescr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"classmethod_descriptor",
 	sizeof(PyMethodDescrObject),
 	0,
@@ -459,8 +457,7 @@ static PyTypeObject PyClassMethodDescr_Type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject PyMemberDescr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"member_descriptor",
 	sizeof(PyMemberDescrObject),
 	0,
@@ -497,8 +494,7 @@ static PyTypeObject PyMemberDescr_Type = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject PyGetSetDescr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"getset_descriptor",
 	sizeof(PyGetSetDescrObject),
 	0,
@@ -535,8 +531,7 @@ static PyTypeObject PyGetSetDescr_Type = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyWrapperDescr_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"wrapper_descriptor",
 	sizeof(PyWrapperDescrObject),
 	0,
@@ -825,8 +820,7 @@ proxy_richcompare(proxyobject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject proxytype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"dictproxy",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(proxyobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1007,8 +1001,7 @@ wrapper_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject wrappertype = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"method-wrapper",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(wrapperobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1238,8 +1231,7 @@ property_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyProperty_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"property",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(propertyobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index bf2a11e..30b3598 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ PyDict_New(void)
 	if (num_free_dicts) {
 		mp = free_dicts[--num_free_dicts];
 		assert (mp != NULL);
-		assert (mp->ob_type == &PyDict_Type);
+		assert (Py_Type(mp) == &PyDict_Type);
 		_Py_NewReference((PyObject *)mp);
 		if (mp->ma_fill) {
 			EMPTY_TO_MINSIZE(mp);
@@ -849,10 +849,10 @@ dict_dealloc(register dictobject *mp)
 	}
 	if (mp->ma_table != mp->ma_smalltable)
 		PyMem_DEL(mp->ma_table);
-	if (num_free_dicts < MAXFREEDICTS && mp->ob_type == &PyDict_Type)
+	if (num_free_dicts < MAXFREEDICTS && Py_Type(mp) == &PyDict_Type)
 		free_dicts[num_free_dicts++] = mp;
 	else
-		mp->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)mp);
+		Py_Type(mp)->tp_free((PyObject *)mp);
 	Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(mp)
 }
 
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ dict_subscript(dictobject *mp, register PyObject *key)
 			if (missing_str == NULL)
 				missing_str =
 				  PyString_InternFromString("__missing__");
-			missing = _PyType_Lookup(mp->ob_type, missing_str);
+			missing = _PyType_Lookup(Py_Type(mp), missing_str);
 			if (missing != NULL)
 				return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(missing,
 					(PyObject *)mp, key, NULL);
@@ -2119,8 +2119,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(dictionary_doc,
 "    in the keyword argument list.  For example:  dict(one=1, two=2)");
 
 PyTypeObject PyDict_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"dict",
 	sizeof(dictobject),
 	0,
@@ -2302,8 +2301,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyDictIterKey_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"dictionary-keyiterator",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dictiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2375,8 +2373,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyDictIterValue_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"dictionary-valueiterator",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dictiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2462,8 +2459,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyDictIterItem_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"dictionary-itemiterator",		/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(dictiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/enumobject.c b/Objects/enumobject.c
index a456c9d..6997fdc 100644
--- a/Objects/enumobject.c
+++ b/Objects/enumobject.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enum_dealloc(enumobject *en)
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(en);
 	Py_XDECREF(en->en_sit);
 	Py_XDECREF(en->en_result);
-	en->ob_type->tp_free(en);
+	Py_Type(en)->tp_free(en);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum_next(enumobject *en)
 		return NULL;         
 	}
 
-	next_item = (*it->ob_type->tp_iternext)(it);
+	next_item = (*Py_Type(it)->tp_iternext)(it);
 	if (next_item == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(enum_doc,
 "for obtaining an indexed list: (0, seq[0]), (1, seq[1]), (2, seq[2]), ...");
 
 PyTypeObject PyEnum_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,                              /* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"enumerate",                    /* tp_name */
 	sizeof(enumobject),             /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,                              /* tp_itemsize */
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ reversed_dealloc(reversedobject *ro)
 {
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(ro);
 	Py_XDECREF(ro->seq);
-	ro->ob_type->tp_free(ro);
+	Py_Type(ro)->tp_free(ro);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -253,8 +252,7 @@ static PyMethodDef reversediter_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyReversed_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,                              /* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"reversed",                     /* tp_name */
 	sizeof(reversedobject),         /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,                              /* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/exceptions.c b/Objects/exceptions.c
index 9bf0e1c..3d79383 100644
--- a/Objects/exceptions.c
+++ b/Objects/exceptions.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ BaseException_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 static int
 BaseException_init(PyBaseExceptionObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
-    if (!_PyArg_NoKeywords(self->ob_type->tp_name, kwds))
+    if (!_PyArg_NoKeywords(Py_Type(self)->tp_name, kwds))
         return -1;
 
     Py_DECREF(self->args);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ BaseException_dealloc(PyBaseExceptionObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     BaseException_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ BaseException_repr(PyBaseExceptionObject *self)
     if (!repr_suffix)
         return NULL;
 
-    name = (char *)self->ob_type->tp_name;
+    name = (char *)Py_Type(self)->tp_name;
     dot = strrchr(name, '.');
     if (dot != NULL) name = dot+1;
 
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ static PyObject *
 BaseException_reduce(PyBaseExceptionObject *self)
 {
     if (self->args && self->dict)
-        return PyTuple_Pack(3, self->ob_type, self->args, self->dict);
+        return PyTuple_Pack(3, Py_Type(self), self->args, self->dict);
     else
-        return PyTuple_Pack(2, self->ob_type, self->args);
+        return PyTuple_Pack(2, Py_Type(self), self->args);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ SystemExit_dealloc(PySystemExitObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     SystemExit_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ EnvironmentError_dealloc(PyEnvironmentErrorObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     EnvironmentError_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -725,9 +725,9 @@ EnvironmentError_reduce(PyEnvironmentErrorObject *self)
         Py_INCREF(args);
 
     if (self->dict)
-        res = PyTuple_Pack(3, self->ob_type, args, self->dict);
+        res = PyTuple_Pack(3, Py_Type(self), args, self->dict);
     else
-        res = PyTuple_Pack(2, self->ob_type, args);
+        res = PyTuple_Pack(2, Py_Type(self), args);
     Py_DECREF(args);
     return res;
 }
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ WindowsError_dealloc(PyWindowsErrorObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     WindowsError_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ SyntaxError_dealloc(PySyntaxErrorObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     SyntaxError_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ UnicodeError_dealloc(PyUnicodeErrorObject *self)
 {
     _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(self);
     UnicodeError_clear(self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/Objects/fileobject.c b/Objects/fileobject.c
index ac093ce..4c5b37d 100644
--- a/Objects/fileobject.c
+++ b/Objects/fileobject.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ file_dealloc(PyFileObject *f)
 	Py_XDECREF(f->f_mode);
 	Py_XDECREF(f->f_encoding);
 	drop_readahead(f);
-	f->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)f);
+	Py_Type(f)->tp_free((PyObject *)f);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -2077,8 +2077,7 @@ PyDoc_STR(
 );
 
 PyTypeObject PyFile_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"file",
 	sizeof(PyFileObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c
index 6d9e33f..4dd7d03 100644
--- a/Objects/floatobject.c
+++ b/Objects/floatobject.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ fill_free_list(void)
 	p = &((PyFloatBlock *)p)->objects[0];
 	q = p + N_FLOATOBJECTS;
 	while (--q > p)
-		q->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)(q-1);
-	q->ob_type = NULL;
+		Py_Type(q) = (struct _typeobject *)(q-1);
+	Py_Type(q) = NULL;
 	return p + N_FLOATOBJECTS - 1;
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PyFloat_FromDouble(double fval)
 	}
 	/* Inline PyObject_New */
 	op = free_list;
-	free_list = (PyFloatObject *)op->ob_type;
+	free_list = (PyFloatObject *)Py_Type(op);
 	PyObject_INIT(op, &PyFloat_Type);
 	op->ob_fval = fval;
 	return (PyObject *) op;
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ static void
 float_dealloc(PyFloatObject *op)
 {
 	if (PyFloat_CheckExact(op)) {
-		op->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
+		Py_Type(op) = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
 		free_list = op;
 	}
 	else
-		op->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
+		Py_Type(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
 }
 
 double
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ PyFloat_AsDouble(PyObject *op)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if ((nb = op->ob_type->tp_as_number) == NULL || nb->nb_float == NULL) {
+	if ((nb = Py_Type(op)->tp_as_number) == NULL || nb->nb_float == NULL) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "a float is required");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ float_getformat(PyTypeObject *v, PyObject* arg)
 	if (!PyString_Check(arg)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 	     "__getformat__() argument must be string, not %.500s",
-			     arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(arg)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	s = PyString_AS_STRING(arg);
@@ -1152,8 +1152,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods float_as_number = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"float",
 	sizeof(PyFloatObject),
 	0,
@@ -1265,7 +1264,7 @@ PyFloat_Fini(void)
 		for (i = 0, p = &list->objects[0];
 		     i < N_FLOATOBJECTS;
 		     i++, p++) {
-			if (PyFloat_CheckExact(p) && p->ob_refcnt != 0)
+			if (PyFloat_CheckExact(p) && Py_Refcnt(p) != 0)
 				frem++;
 		}
 		next = list->next;
@@ -1276,8 +1275,8 @@ PyFloat_Fini(void)
 			     i < N_FLOATOBJECTS;
 			     i++, p++) {
 				if (!PyFloat_CheckExact(p) ||
-				    p->ob_refcnt == 0) {
-					p->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)
+				    Py_Refcnt(p) == 0) {
+					Py_Type(p) = (struct _typeobject *)
 						free_list;
 					free_list = p;
 				}
@@ -1309,7 +1308,7 @@ PyFloat_Fini(void)
 			     i < N_FLOATOBJECTS;
 			     i++, p++) {
 				if (PyFloat_CheckExact(p) &&
-				    p->ob_refcnt != 0) {
+				    Py_Refcnt(p) != 0) {
 					char buf[100];
 					PyFloat_AsString(buf, p);
 					/* XXX(twouters) cast refcount to
@@ -1318,7 +1317,7 @@ PyFloat_Fini(void)
 					 */
 					fprintf(stderr,
 			     "#   <float at %p, refcnt=%ld, val=%s>\n",
-						p, (long)p->ob_refcnt, buf);
+						p, (long)Py_Refcnt(p), buf);
 				}
 			}
 			list = list->next;
diff --git a/Objects/frameobject.c b/Objects/frameobject.c
index 2153cd8..3cb6a0d 100644
--- a/Objects/frameobject.c
+++ b/Objects/frameobject.c
@@ -509,8 +509,7 @@ frame_clear(PyFrameObject *f)
 
 
 PyTypeObject PyFrame_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"frame",
 	sizeof(PyFrameObject),
 	sizeof(PyObject *),
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ PyFrame_New(PyThreadState *tstate, PyCodeObject *code, PyObject *globals,
 		    --numfree;
 		    f = free_list;
 		    free_list = free_list->f_back;
-		    if (f->ob_size < extras) {
+		    if (Py_Size(f) < extras) {
 			    f = PyObject_GC_Resize(PyFrameObject, f, extras);
 			    if (f == NULL) {
 				    Py_DECREF(builtins);
diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index 190765a..913c8c5 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -544,8 +544,7 @@ func_descr_get(PyObject *func, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyFunction_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"function",
 	sizeof(PyFunctionObject),
 	0,
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ cm_dealloc(classmethod *cm)
 {
 	_PyObject_GC_UNTRACK((PyObject *)cm);
 	Py_XDECREF(cm->cm_callable);
-	cm->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)cm);
+	Py_Type(cm)->tp_free((PyObject *)cm);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -644,9 +643,9 @@ cm_descr_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (type == NULL)
-		type = (PyObject *)(obj->ob_type);
+		type = (PyObject *)(Py_Type(obj));
  	return PyMethod_New(cm->cm_callable,
-			    type, (PyObject *)(type->ob_type));
+			    type, (PyObject *)(Py_Type(type)));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -692,8 +691,7 @@ Class methods are different than C++ or Java static methods.\n\
 If you want those, see the staticmethod builtin.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyClassMethod_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"classmethod",
 	sizeof(classmethod),
 	0,
@@ -773,7 +771,7 @@ sm_dealloc(staticmethod *sm)
 {
 	_PyObject_GC_UNTRACK((PyObject *)sm);
 	Py_XDECREF(sm->sm_callable);
-	sm->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)sm);
+	Py_Type(sm)->tp_free((PyObject *)sm);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -840,8 +838,7 @@ Static methods in Python are similar to those found in Java or C++.\n\
 For a more advanced concept, see the classmethod builtin.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyStaticMethod_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"staticmethod",
 	sizeof(staticmethod),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/genobject.c b/Objects/genobject.c
index 4d0c4f6..14cc46b 100644
--- a/Objects/genobject.c
+++ b/Objects/genobject.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ gen_dealloc(PyGenObject *gen)
 
 	if (gen->gi_frame != NULL && gen->gi_frame->f_stacktop != NULL) {
 		/* Generator is paused, so we need to close */
-		gen->ob_type->tp_del(self);
+		Py_Type(gen)->tp_del(self);
 		if (self->ob_refcnt > 0)
 			return;		/* resurrected.  :( */
 	}
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ static PyMethodDef gen_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyGen_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"generator",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyGenObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/intobject.c b/Objects/intobject.c
index f72aea0..c4aeed5 100644
--- a/Objects/intobject.c
+++ b/Objects/intobject.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ fill_free_list(void)
 	p = &((PyIntBlock *)p)->objects[0];
 	q = p + N_INTOBJECTS;
 	while (--q > p)
-		q->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)(q-1);
-	q->ob_type = NULL;
+		Py_Type(q) = (struct _typeobject *)(q-1);
+	Py_Type(q) = NULL;
 	return p + N_INTOBJECTS - 1;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ PyInt_FromLong(long ival)
 	}
 	/* Inline PyObject_New */
 	v = free_list;
-	free_list = (PyIntObject *)v->ob_type;
+	free_list = (PyIntObject *)Py_Type(v);
 	PyObject_INIT(v, &PyInt_Type);
 	v->ob_ival = ival;
 	return (PyObject *) v;
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ static void
 int_dealloc(PyIntObject *v)
 {
 	if (PyInt_CheckExact(v)) {
-		v->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
+		Py_Type(v) = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
 		free_list = v;
 	}
 	else
-		v->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)v);
+		Py_Type(v)->tp_free((PyObject *)v);
 }
 
 static void
 int_free(PyIntObject *v)
 {
-	v->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
+	Py_Type(v) = (struct _typeobject *)free_list;
 	free_list = v;
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ PyInt_AsLong(register PyObject *op)
 	if (op && PyInt_Check(op))
 		return PyInt_AS_LONG((PyIntObject*) op);
 
-	if (op == NULL || (nb = op->ob_type->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
+	if (op == NULL || (nb = Py_Type(op)->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
 	    nb->nb_int == NULL) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "an integer is required");
 		return -1;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ PyInt_AsSsize_t(register PyObject *op)
 	return PyInt_AsLong(op);
 #else
 
-	if ((nb = op->ob_type->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
+	if ((nb = Py_Type(op)->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
 	    (nb->nb_int == NULL && nb->nb_long == 0)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "an integer is required");
 		return -1;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ PyInt_AsUnsignedLongMask(register PyObject *op)
 	if (op && PyLong_Check(op))
 		return PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(op);
 
-	if (op == NULL || (nb = op->ob_type->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
+	if (op == NULL || (nb = Py_Type(op)->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
 	    nb->nb_int == NULL) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "an integer is required");
 		return (unsigned long)-1;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ PyInt_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(register PyObject *op)
 	if (op && PyLong_Check(op))
 		return PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(op);
 
-	if (op == NULL || (nb = op->ob_type->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
+	if (op == NULL || (nb = Py_Type(op)->tp_as_number) == NULL ||
 	    nb->nb_int == NULL) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "an integer is required");
 		return (unsigned PY_LONG_LONG)-1;
@@ -1116,8 +1116,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods int_as_number = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyInt_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"int",
 	sizeof(PyIntObject),
 	0,
@@ -1170,7 +1169,7 @@ _PyInt_Init(void)
 			return 0;
 		/* PyObject_New is inlined */
 		v = free_list;
-		free_list = (PyIntObject *)v->ob_type;
+		free_list = (PyIntObject *)Py_Type(v);
 		PyObject_INIT(v, &PyInt_Type);
 		v->ob_ival = ival;
 		small_ints[ival + NSMALLNEGINTS] = v;
@@ -1223,7 +1222,7 @@ PyInt_Fini(void)
 			     ctr++, p++) {
 				if (!PyInt_CheckExact(p) ||
 				    p->ob_refcnt == 0) {
-					p->ob_type = (struct _typeobject *)
+					Py_Type(p) = (struct _typeobject *)
 						free_list;
 					free_list = p;
 				}
diff --git a/Objects/iterobject.c b/Objects/iterobject.c
index cf839f4..9cebac9 100644
--- a/Objects/iterobject.c
+++ b/Objects/iterobject.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ static PyMethodDef seqiter_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PySeqIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"iterator",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(seqiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ calliter_iternext(calliterobject *it)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyCallIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"callable-iterator",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(calliterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index 2ac5e86..ac0d018 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ list_resize(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	*/
 	if (allocated >= newsize && newsize >= (allocated >> 1)) {
 		assert(self->ob_item != NULL || newsize == 0);
-		self->ob_size = newsize;
+		Py_Size(self) = newsize;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ list_resize(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	self->ob_item = items;
-	self->ob_size = newsize;
+	Py_Size(self) = newsize;
 	self->allocated = new_allocated;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ PyList_New(Py_ssize_t size)
 		}
 		memset(op->ob_item, 0, nbytes);
 	}
-	op->ob_size = size;
+	Py_Size(op) = size;
 	op->allocated = size;
 	_PyObject_GC_TRACK(op);
 	return (PyObject *) op;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ PyList_Size(PyObject *op)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	else
-		return ((PyListObject *)op) -> ob_size;
+		return Py_Size(op);
 }
 
 static PyObject *indexerr = NULL;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ PyList_GetItem(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t i)
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (i < 0 || i >= ((PyListObject *)op) -> ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(op)) {
 		if (indexerr == NULL)
 			indexerr = PyString_FromString(
 				"list index out of range");
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ PyList_SetItem(register PyObject *op, register Py_ssize_t i,
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (i < 0 || i >= ((PyListObject *)op) -> ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(op)) {
 		Py_XDECREF(newitem);
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
 				"list assignment index out of range");
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ PyList_SetItem(register PyObject *op, register Py_ssize_t i,
 static int
 ins1(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t where, PyObject *v)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t i, n = self->ob_size;
+	Py_ssize_t i, n = Py_Size(self);
 	PyObject **items;
 	if (v == NULL) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ list_dealloc(PyListObject *op)
 		   There's a simple test case where somehow this reduces
 		   thrashing when a *very* large list is created and
 		   immediately deleted. */
-		i = op->ob_size;
+		i = Py_Size(op);
 		while (--i >= 0) {
 			Py_XDECREF(op->ob_item[i]);
 		}
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ list_dealloc(PyListObject *op)
 	if (num_free_lists < MAXFREELISTS && PyList_CheckExact(op))
 		free_lists[num_free_lists++] = op;
 	else
-		op->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
+		Py_Type(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
 	Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op)
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ list_print(PyListObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fprintf(fp, "[");
-	for (i = 0; i < op->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(op); i++) {
 		if (i > 0)
 			fprintf(fp, ", ");
 		if (PyObject_Print(op->ob_item[i], fp, 0) != 0) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ list_repr(PyListObject *v)
 		return i > 0 ? PyString_FromString("[...]") : NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (v->ob_size == 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(v) == 0) {
 		result = PyString_FromString("[]");
 		goto Done;
 	}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ list_repr(PyListObject *v)
 
 	/* Do repr() on each element.  Note that this may mutate the list,
 	   so must refetch the list size on each iteration. */
-	for (i = 0; i < v->ob_size; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(v); ++i) {
 		int status;
 		s = PyObject_Repr(v->ob_item[i]);
 		if (s == NULL)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Done:
 static Py_ssize_t
 list_length(PyListObject *a)
 {
-	return a->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(a);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ list_contains(PyListObject *a, PyObject *el)
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	int cmp;
 
-	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < a->ob_size; ++i)
+	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < Py_Size(a); ++i)
 		cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(el, PyList_GET_ITEM(a, i),
 						   Py_EQ);
 	return cmp;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ list_contains(PyListObject *a, PyObject *el)
 static PyObject *
 list_item(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t i)
 {
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		if (indexerr == NULL)
 			indexerr = PyString_FromString(
 				"list index out of range");
@@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ list_slice(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh)
 	Py_ssize_t i, len;
 	if (ilow < 0)
 		ilow = 0;
-	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
-		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ilow > Py_Size(a))
+		ilow = Py_Size(a);
 	if (ihigh < ilow)
 		ihigh = ilow;
-	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
-		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ihigh > Py_Size(a))
+		ihigh = Py_Size(a);
 	len = ihigh - ilow;
 	np = (PyListObject *) PyList_New(len);
 	if (np == NULL)
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ list_concat(PyListObject *a, PyObject *bb)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #define b ((PyListObject *)bb)
-	size = a->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	size = Py_Size(a) + Py_Size(b);
 	if (size < 0)
 		return PyErr_NoMemory();
 	np = (PyListObject *) PyList_New(size);
@@ -460,14 +460,14 @@ list_concat(PyListObject *a, PyObject *bb)
 	}
 	src = a->ob_item;
 	dest = np->ob_item;
-	for (i = 0; i < a->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(a); i++) {
 		PyObject *v = src[i];
 		Py_INCREF(v);
 		dest[i] = v;
 	}
 	src = b->ob_item;
-	dest = np->ob_item + a->ob_size;
-	for (i = 0; i < b->ob_size; i++) {
+	dest = np->ob_item + Py_Size(a);
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(b); i++) {
 		PyObject *v = src[i];
 		Py_INCREF(v);
 		dest[i] = v;
@@ -486,17 +486,17 @@ list_repeat(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t n)
 	PyObject *elem;
 	if (n < 0)
 		n = 0;
-	size = a->ob_size * n;
+	size = Py_Size(a) * n;
 	if (size == 0)
               return PyList_New(0);
-	if (n && size/n != a->ob_size)
+	if (n && size/n != Py_Size(a))
 		return PyErr_NoMemory();
 	np = (PyListObject *) PyList_New(size);
 	if (np == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	items = np->ob_item;
-	if (a->ob_size == 1) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) == 1) {
 		elem = a->ob_item[0];
 		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 			items[i] = elem;
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ list_repeat(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t n)
 	p = np->ob_item;
 	items = a->ob_item;
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < a->ob_size; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < Py_Size(a); j++) {
 			*p = items[j];
 			Py_INCREF(*p);
 			p++;
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ list_clear(PyListObject *a)
 	if (item != NULL) {
 		/* Because XDECREF can recursively invoke operations on
 		   this list, we make it empty first. */
-		i = a->ob_size;
-		a->ob_size = 0;
+		i = Py_Size(a);
+		Py_Size(a) = 0;
 		a->ob_item = NULL;
 		a->allocated = 0;
 		while (--i >= 0) {
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ list_ass_slice(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 	else {
 		if (a == b) {
 			/* Special case "a[i:j] = a" -- copy b first */
-			v = list_slice(b, 0, b->ob_size);
+			v = list_slice(b, 0, Py_Size(b));
 			if (v == NULL)
 				return result;
 			result = list_ass_slice(a, ilow, ihigh, v);
@@ -586,18 +586,18 @@ list_ass_slice(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 	}
 	if (ilow < 0)
 		ilow = 0;
-	else if (ilow > a->ob_size)
-		ilow = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ilow > Py_Size(a))
+		ilow = Py_Size(a);
 
 	if (ihigh < ilow)
 		ihigh = ilow;
-	else if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
-		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	else if (ihigh > Py_Size(a))
+		ihigh = Py_Size(a);
 
 	norig = ihigh - ilow;
 	assert(norig >= 0);
 	d = n - norig;
-	if (a->ob_size + d == 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) + d == 0) {
 		Py_XDECREF(v_as_SF);
 		return list_clear(a);
 	}
@@ -615,12 +615,12 @@ list_ass_slice(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t ilow, Py_ssize_t ihigh, PyObject *v)
 
 	if (d < 0) { /* Delete -d items */
 		memmove(&item[ihigh+d], &item[ihigh],
-			(a->ob_size - ihigh)*sizeof(PyObject *));
-		list_resize(a, a->ob_size + d);
+			(Py_Size(a) - ihigh)*sizeof(PyObject *));
+		list_resize(a, Py_Size(a) + d);
 		item = a->ob_item;
 	}
 	else if (d > 0) { /* Insert d items */
-		k = a->ob_size;
+		k = Py_Size(a);
 		if (list_resize(a, k+d) < 0)
 			goto Error;
 		item = a->ob_item;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int
 list_ass_item(PyListObject *a, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v)
 {
 	PyObject *old_value;
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
 				"list assignment index out of range");
 		return -1;
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ listextend(PyListObject *self, PyObject *b)
 			Py_DECREF(b);
 			Py_RETURN_NONE;
 		}
-		m = self->ob_size;
+		m = Py_Size(self);
 		if (list_resize(self, m + n) == -1) {
 			Py_DECREF(b);
 			return NULL;
@@ -789,14 +789,14 @@ listextend(PyListObject *self, PyObject *b)
 		PyErr_Clear();
 		n = 8;	/* arbitrary */
 	}
-	m = self->ob_size;
+	m = Py_Size(self);
 	mn = m + n;
 	if (mn >= m) {
 		/* Make room. */
 		if (list_resize(self, mn) == -1)
 			goto error;
 		/* Make the list sane again. */
-		self->ob_size = m;
+		Py_Size(self) = m;
 	}
 	/* Else m + n overflowed; on the chance that n lied, and there really
 	 * is enough room, ignore it.  If n was telling the truth, we'll
@@ -815,10 +815,10 @@ listextend(PyListObject *self, PyObject *b)
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-		if (self->ob_size < self->allocated) {
+		if (Py_Size(self) < self->allocated) {
 			/* steals ref */
-			PyList_SET_ITEM(self, self->ob_size, item);
-			++self->ob_size;
+			PyList_SET_ITEM(self, Py_Size(self), item);
+			++Py_Size(self);
 		}
 		else {
 			int status = app1(self, item);
@@ -829,8 +829,8 @@ listextend(PyListObject *self, PyObject *b)
 	}
 
 	/* Cut back result list if initial guess was too large. */
-	if (self->ob_size < self->allocated)
-		list_resize(self, self->ob_size);  /* shrinking can't fail */
+	if (Py_Size(self) < self->allocated)
+		list_resize(self, Py_Size(self));  /* shrinking can't fail */
 
 	Py_DECREF(it);
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
@@ -869,20 +869,20 @@ listpop(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|n:pop", &i))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (self->ob_size == 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(self) == 0) {
 		/* Special-case most common failure cause */
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "pop from empty list");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (i < 0)
-		i += self->ob_size;
-	if (i < 0 || i >= self->ob_size) {
+		i += Py_Size(self);
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(self)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "pop index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	v = self->ob_item[i];
-	if (i == self->ob_size - 1) {
-		status = list_resize(self, self->ob_size - 1);
+	if (i == Py_Size(self) - 1) {
+		status = list_resize(self, Py_Size(self) - 1);
 		assert(status >= 0);
 		return v; /* and v now owns the reference the list had */
 	}
@@ -1812,8 +1812,7 @@ static void
 sortwrapper_dealloc(sortwrapperobject *);
 
 static PyTypeObject sortwrapper_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"sortwrapper",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(sortwrapperobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -1930,8 +1929,7 @@ cmpwrapper_call(cmpwrapperobject *co, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(cmpwrapper_doc, "cmp() wrapper for sort with custom keys.");
 
 static PyTypeObject cmpwrapper_type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"cmpwrapper",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(cmpwrapperobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2014,10 +2012,10 @@ listsort(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 	 * sorting (allowing mutations during sorting is a core-dump
 	 * factory, since ob_item may change).
 	 */
-	saved_ob_size = self->ob_size;
+	saved_ob_size = Py_Size(self);
 	saved_ob_item = self->ob_item;
 	saved_allocated = self->allocated;
-	self->ob_size = 0;
+	Py_Size(self) = 0;
 	self->ob_item = NULL;
 	self->allocated = -1; /* any operation will reset it to >= 0 */
 
@@ -2123,8 +2121,8 @@ fail:
 
 dsu_fail:
 	final_ob_item = self->ob_item;
-	i = self->ob_size;
-	self->ob_size = saved_ob_size;
+	i = Py_Size(self);
+	Py_Size(self) = saved_ob_size;
 	self->ob_item = saved_ob_item;
 	self->allocated = saved_allocated;
 	if (final_ob_item != NULL) {
@@ -2159,8 +2157,8 @@ PyList_Sort(PyObject *v)
 static PyObject *
 listreverse(PyListObject *self)
 {
-	if (self->ob_size > 1)
-		reverse_slice(self->ob_item, self->ob_item + self->ob_size);
+	if (Py_Size(self) > 1)
+		reverse_slice(self->ob_item, self->ob_item + Py_Size(self));
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -2173,8 +2171,8 @@ PyList_Reverse(PyObject *v)
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (self->ob_size > 1)
-		reverse_slice(self->ob_item, self->ob_item + self->ob_size);
+	if (Py_Size(self) > 1)
+		reverse_slice(self->ob_item, self->ob_item + Py_Size(self));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2188,7 +2186,7 @@ PyList_AsTuple(PyObject *v)
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	n = ((PyListObject *)v)->ob_size;
+	n = Py_Size(v);
 	w = PyTuple_New(n);
 	if (w == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -2206,7 +2204,7 @@ PyList_AsTuple(PyObject *v)
 static PyObject *
 listindex(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t i, start=0, stop=self->ob_size;
+	Py_ssize_t i, start=0, stop=Py_Size(self);
 	PyObject *v;
 
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O&O&:index", &v,
@@ -2214,16 +2212,16 @@ listindex(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	                            _PyEval_SliceIndex, &stop))
 		return NULL;
 	if (start < 0) {
-		start += self->ob_size;
+		start += Py_Size(self);
 		if (start < 0)
 			start = 0;
 	}
 	if (stop < 0) {
-		stop += self->ob_size;
+		stop += Py_Size(self);
 		if (stop < 0)
 			stop = 0;
 	}
-	for (i = start; i < stop && i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = start; i < stop && i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(self->ob_item[i], v, Py_EQ);
 		if (cmp > 0)
 			return PyInt_FromSsize_t(i);
@@ -2240,7 +2238,7 @@ listcount(PyListObject *self, PyObject *v)
 	Py_ssize_t count = 0;
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(self->ob_item[i], v, Py_EQ);
 		if (cmp > 0)
 			count++;
@@ -2255,7 +2253,7 @@ listremove(PyListObject *self, PyObject *v)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < self->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(self); i++) {
 		int cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(self->ob_item[i], v, Py_EQ);
 		if (cmp > 0) {
 			if (list_ass_slice(self, i, i+1,
@@ -2275,7 +2273,7 @@ list_traverse(PyListObject *o, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; )
+	for (i = Py_Size(o); --i >= 0; )
 		Py_VISIT(o->ob_item[i]);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2294,7 +2292,7 @@ list_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 	vl = (PyListObject *)v;
 	wl = (PyListObject *)w;
 
-	if (vl->ob_size != wl->ob_size && (op == Py_EQ || op == Py_NE)) {
+	if (Py_Size(vl) != Py_Size(wl) && (op == Py_EQ || op == Py_NE)) {
 		/* Shortcut: if the lengths differ, the lists differ */
 		PyObject *res;
 		if (op == Py_EQ)
@@ -2306,7 +2304,7 @@ list_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 	}
 
 	/* Search for the first index where items are different */
-	for (i = 0; i < vl->ob_size && i < wl->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(vl) && i < Py_Size(wl); i++) {
 		int k = PyObject_RichCompareBool(vl->ob_item[i],
 						 wl->ob_item[i], Py_EQ);
 		if (k < 0)
@@ -2315,10 +2313,10 @@ list_richcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (i >= vl->ob_size || i >= wl->ob_size) {
+	if (i >= Py_Size(vl) || i >= Py_Size(wl)) {
 		/* No more items to compare -- compare sizes */
-		Py_ssize_t vs = vl->ob_size;
-		Py_ssize_t ws = wl->ob_size;
+		Py_ssize_t vs = Py_Size(vl);
+		Py_ssize_t ws = Py_Size(wl);
 		int cmp;
 		PyObject *res;
 		switch (op) {
@@ -2362,8 +2360,8 @@ list_init(PyListObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Verify list invariants established by PyType_GenericAlloc() */
-	assert(0 <= self->ob_size);
-	assert(self->ob_size <= self->allocated || self->allocated == -1);
+	assert(0 <= Py_Size(self));
+	assert(Py_Size(self) <= self->allocated || self->allocated == -1);
 	assert(self->ob_item != NULL ||
 	       self->allocated == 0 || self->allocated == -1);
 
@@ -2467,7 +2465,7 @@ list_subscript(PyListObject* self, PyObject* item)
 		PyObject* it;
 		PyObject **src, **dest;
 
-		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, self->ob_size,
+		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, Py_Size(self),
 				 &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) < 0) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -2513,7 +2511,7 @@ list_ass_subscript(PyListObject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 	else if (PySlice_Check(item)) {
 		Py_ssize_t start, stop, step, slicelength;
 
-		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, self->ob_size,
+		if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx((PySliceObject*)item, Py_Size(self),
 				 &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) < 0) {
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -2552,8 +2550,8 @@ list_ass_subscript(PyListObject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 
 				garbage[i] = PyList_GET_ITEM(self, cur);
 
-				if (cur + step >= self->ob_size) {
-					lim = self->ob_size - cur - 1;
+				if (cur + step >= Py_Size(self)) {
+					lim = Py_Size(self) - cur - 1;
 				}
 
 				memmove(self->ob_item + cur - i,
@@ -2562,13 +2560,13 @@ list_ass_subscript(PyListObject* self, PyObject* item, PyObject* value)
 			}
 
 			for (cur = start + slicelength*step + 1;
-			     cur < self->ob_size; cur++) {
+			     cur < Py_Size(self); cur++) {
 				PyList_SET_ITEM(self, cur - slicelength,
 						PyList_GET_ITEM(self, cur));
 			}
 
-			self->ob_size -= slicelength;
-			list_resize(self, self->ob_size);
+			Py_Size(self) -= slicelength;
+			list_resize(self, Py_Size(self));
 
 			for (i = 0; i < slicelength; i++) {
 				Py_DECREF(garbage[i]);
@@ -2651,8 +2649,7 @@ static PyMappingMethods list_as_mapping = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyList_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"list",
 	sizeof(PyListObject),
 	0,
@@ -2717,8 +2714,7 @@ static PyMethodDef listiter_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyListIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"listiterator",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(listiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2840,8 +2836,7 @@ static PySequenceMethods listreviter_as_sequence = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyListRevIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"listreverseiterator",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(listreviterobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index a8663bc..abb69b0 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ static PyObject *long_format(PyObject *aa, int base, int addL);
 static PyLongObject *
 long_normalize(register PyLongObject *v)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t j = ABS(v->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t j = ABS(Py_Size(v));
 	Py_ssize_t i = j;
 
 	while (i > 0 && v->ob_digit[i-1] == 0)
 		--i;
 	if (i != j)
-		v->ob_size = (v->ob_size < 0) ? -(i) : i;
+		Py_Size(v) = (Py_Size(v) < 0) ? -(i) : i;
 	return v;
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long ival)
 	v = _PyLong_New(ndigits);
 	if (v != NULL) {
 		digit *p = v->ob_digit;
-		v->ob_size = ndigits;
+		Py_Size(v) = ndigits;
 		while (ival) {
 			*p++ = (digit)(ival & MASK);
 			ival >>= SHIFT;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ PyLong_FromDouble(double dval)
 		frac = ldexp(frac, SHIFT);
 	}
 	if (neg)
-		v->ob_size = -(v->ob_size);
+		Py_Size(v) = -(Py_Size(v));
 	return (PyObject *)v;
 }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyObject *vv)
 		return (unsigned long) -1;
 	}
 	v = (PyLongObject *)vv;
-	i = v->ob_size;
+	i = Py_Size(v);
 	x = 0;
 	if (i < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ _PyLong_Sign(PyObject *vv)
 	assert(v != NULL);
 	assert(PyLong_Check(v));
 
-	return v->ob_size == 0 ? 0 : (v->ob_size < 0 ? -1 : 1);
+	return Py_Size(v) == 0 ? 0 : (Py_Size(v) < 0 ? -1 : 1);
 }
 
 size_t
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ _PyLong_NumBits(PyObject *vv)
 
 	assert(v != NULL);
 	assert(PyLong_Check(v));
-	ndigits = ABS(v->ob_size);
+	ndigits = ABS(Py_Size(v));
 	assert(ndigits == 0 || v->ob_digit[ndigits - 1] != 0);
 	if (ndigits > 0) {
 		digit msd = v->ob_digit[ndigits - 1];
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ _PyLong_FromByteArray(const unsigned char* bytes, size_t n,
 		}
 	}
 
-	v->ob_size = is_signed ? -idigit : idigit;
+	Py_Size(v) = is_signed ? -idigit : idigit;
 	return (PyObject *)long_normalize(v);
 }
 
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ _PyLong_AsByteArray(PyLongObject* v,
 
 	assert(v != NULL && PyLong_Check(v));
 
-	if (v->ob_size < 0) {
-		ndigits = -(v->ob_size);
+	if (Py_Size(v) < 0) {
+		ndigits = -(Py_Size(v));
 		if (!is_signed) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
 				"can't convert negative long to unsigned");
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ _PyLong_AsByteArray(PyLongObject* v,
 		do_twos_comp = 1;
 	}
 	else {
-		ndigits = v->ob_size;
+		ndigits = Py_Size(v);
 		do_twos_comp = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ _PyLong_AsScaledDouble(PyObject *vv, int *exponent)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	v = (PyLongObject *)vv;
-	i = v->ob_size;
+	i = Py_Size(v);
 	sign = 1;
 	if (i < 0) {
 		sign = -1;
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ PyLong_FromLongLong(PY_LONG_LONG ival)
 	v = _PyLong_New(ndigits);
 	if (v != NULL) {
 		digit *p = v->ob_digit;
-		v->ob_size = negative ? -ndigits : ndigits;
+		Py_Size(v) = negative ? -ndigits : ndigits;
 		t = (unsigned PY_LONG_LONG)ival;
 		while (t) {
 			*p++ = (digit)(t & MASK);
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(unsigned PY_LONG_LONG ival)
 	v = _PyLong_New(ndigits);
 	if (v != NULL) {
 		digit *p = v->ob_digit;
-		v->ob_size = ndigits;
+		Py_Size(v) = ndigits;
 		while (ival) {
 			*p++ = (digit)(ival & MASK);
 			ival >>= SHIFT;
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ mul1(PyLongObject *a, wdigit n)
 static PyLongObject *
 muladd1(PyLongObject *a, wdigit n, wdigit extra)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(a->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a));
 	PyLongObject *z = _PyLong_New(size_a+1);
 	twodigits carry = extra;
 	Py_ssize_t i;
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ inplace_divrem1(digit *pout, digit *pin, Py_ssize_t size, digit n)
 static PyLongObject *
 divrem1(PyLongObject *a, digit n, digit *prem)
 {
-	const Py_ssize_t size = ABS(a->ob_size);
+	const Py_ssize_t size = ABS(Py_Size(a));
 	PyLongObject *z;
 
 	assert(n > 0 && n <= MASK);
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ long_format(PyObject *aa, int base, int addL)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	assert(base >= 2 && base <= 36);
-	size_a = ABS(a->ob_size);
+	size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a));
 
 	/* Compute a rough upper bound for the length of the string */
 	i = base;
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ digit beyond the first.
 		z = _PyLong_New(size_z);
 		if (z == NULL)
 			return NULL;
-		z->ob_size = 0;
+		Py_Size(z) = 0;
 
 		/* `convwidth` consecutive input digits are treated as a single
 		 * digit in base `convmultmax`.
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ digit beyond the first.
 
 			/* Multiply z by convmult, and add c. */
 			pz = z->ob_digit;
-			pzstop = pz + z->ob_size;
+			pzstop = pz + Py_Size(z);
 			for (; pz < pzstop; ++pz) {
 				c += (twodigits)*pz * convmult;
 				*pz = (digit)(c & MASK);
@@ -1636,14 +1636,14 @@ digit beyond the first.
 			/* carry off the current end? */
 			if (c) {
 				assert(c < BASE);
-				if (z->ob_size < size_z) {
+				if (Py_Size(z) < size_z) {
 					*pz = (digit)c;
-					++z->ob_size;
+					++Py_Size(z);
 				}
 				else {
 					PyLongObject *tmp;
 					/* Extremely rare.  Get more space. */
-					assert(z->ob_size == size_z);
+					assert(Py_Size(z) == size_z);
 					tmp = _PyLong_New(size_z + 1);
 					if (tmp == NULL) {
 						Py_DECREF(z);
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ digit beyond the first.
 	if (str == start)
 		goto onError;
 	if (sign < 0)
-		z->ob_size = -(z->ob_size);
+		Py_Size(z) = -(Py_Size(z));
 	if (*str == 'L' || *str == 'l')
 		str++;
 	while (*str && isspace(Py_CHARMASK(*str)))
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ static int
 long_divrem(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b,
 	    PyLongObject **pdiv, PyLongObject **prem)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(a->ob_size), size_b = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a)), size_b = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	PyLongObject *z;
 
 	if (size_b == 0) {
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ long_divrem(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b,
 static PyLongObject *
 x_divrem(PyLongObject *v1, PyLongObject *w1, PyLongObject **prem)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t size_v = ABS(v1->ob_size), size_w = ABS(w1->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_v = ABS(Py_Size(v1)), size_w = ABS(Py_Size(w1));
 	digit d = (digit) ((twodigits)BASE / (w1->ob_digit[size_w-1] + 1));
 	PyLongObject *v = mul1(v1, d);
 	PyLongObject *w = mul1(w1, d);
@@ -1792,10 +1792,10 @@ x_divrem(PyLongObject *v1, PyLongObject *w1, PyLongObject **prem)
 	}
 
 	assert(size_v >= size_w && size_w > 1); /* Assert checks by div() */
-	assert(v->ob_refcnt == 1); /* Since v will be used as accumulator! */
-	assert(size_w == ABS(w->ob_size)); /* That's how d was calculated */
+	assert(Py_Refcnt(v) == 1); /* Since v will be used as accumulator! */
+	assert(size_w == ABS(Py_Size(w))); /* That's how d was calculated */
 
-	size_v = ABS(v->ob_size);
+	size_v = ABS(Py_Size(v));
 	k = size_v - size_w;
 	a = _PyLong_New(k + 1);
 
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ x_divrem(PyLongObject *v1, PyLongObject *w1, PyLongObject **prem)
 static void
 long_dealloc(PyObject *v)
 {
-	v->ob_type->tp_free(v);
+	Py_Type(v)->tp_free(v);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1898,21 +1898,21 @@ long_compare(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t sign;
 
-	if (a->ob_size != b->ob_size) {
-		if (ABS(a->ob_size) == 0 && ABS(b->ob_size) == 0)
+	if (Py_Size(a) != Py_Size(b)) {
+		if (ABS(Py_Size(a)) == 0 && ABS(Py_Size(b)) == 0)
 			sign = 0;
 		else
-			sign = a->ob_size - b->ob_size;
+			sign = Py_Size(a) - Py_Size(b);
 	}
 	else {
-		Py_ssize_t i = ABS(a->ob_size);
+		Py_ssize_t i = ABS(Py_Size(a));
 		while (--i >= 0 && a->ob_digit[i] == b->ob_digit[i])
 			;
 		if (i < 0)
 			sign = 0;
 		else {
 			sign = (int)a->ob_digit[i] - (int)b->ob_digit[i];
-			if (a->ob_size < 0)
+			if (Py_Size(a) < 0)
 				sign = -sign;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ long_hash(PyLongObject *v)
 static PyLongObject *
 x_add(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(a->ob_size), size_b = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a)), size_b = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	PyLongObject *z;
 	int i;
 	digit carry = 0;
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ x_add(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 static PyLongObject *
 x_sub(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(a->ob_size), size_b = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a)), size_b = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	PyLongObject *z;
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	int sign = 1;
@@ -2099,15 +2099,15 @@ static PyLongObject *
 x_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
 	PyLongObject *z;
-	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(a->ob_size);
-	Py_ssize_t size_b = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t size_a = ABS(Py_Size(a));
+	Py_ssize_t size_b = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
      	z = _PyLong_New(size_a + size_b);
 	if (z == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	memset(z->ob_digit, 0, z->ob_size * sizeof(digit));
+	memset(z->ob_digit, 0, Py_Size(z) * sizeof(digit));
 	if (a == b) {
 		/* Efficient squaring per HAC, Algorithm 14.16:
 		 * http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/about/chap14.pdf
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ kmul_split(PyLongObject *n, Py_ssize_t size, PyLongObject **high, PyLongObject *
 {
 	PyLongObject *hi, *lo;
 	Py_ssize_t size_lo, size_hi;
-	const Py_ssize_t size_n = ABS(n->ob_size);
+	const Py_ssize_t size_n = ABS(Py_Size(n));
 
 	size_lo = MIN(size_n, size);
 	size_hi = size_n - size_lo;
@@ -2220,8 +2220,8 @@ static PyLongObject *k_lopsided_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b);
 static PyLongObject *
 k_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
-	Py_ssize_t asize = ABS(a->ob_size);
-	Py_ssize_t bsize = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	Py_ssize_t asize = ABS(Py_Size(a));
+	Py_ssize_t bsize = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	PyLongObject *ah = NULL;
 	PyLongObject *al = NULL;
 	PyLongObject *bh = NULL;
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ k_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 	/* Split a & b into hi & lo pieces. */
 	shift = bsize >> 1;
 	if (kmul_split(a, shift, &ah, &al) < 0) goto fail;
-	assert(ah->ob_size > 0);	/* the split isn't degenerate */
+	assert(Py_Size(ah) > 0);	/* the split isn't degenerate */
 
 	if (a == b) {
 		bh = ah;
@@ -2304,20 +2304,20 @@ k_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 	if (ret == NULL) goto fail;
 #ifdef Py_DEBUG
 	/* Fill with trash, to catch reference to uninitialized digits. */
-	memset(ret->ob_digit, 0xDF, ret->ob_size * sizeof(digit));
+	memset(ret->ob_digit, 0xDF, Py_Size(ret) * sizeof(digit));
 #endif
 
 	/* 2. t1 <- ah*bh, and copy into high digits of result. */
 	if ((t1 = k_mul(ah, bh)) == NULL) goto fail;
-	assert(t1->ob_size >= 0);
-	assert(2*shift + t1->ob_size <= ret->ob_size);
+	assert(Py_Size(t1) >= 0);
+	assert(2*shift + Py_Size(t1) <= Py_Size(ret));
 	memcpy(ret->ob_digit + 2*shift, t1->ob_digit,
-	       t1->ob_size * sizeof(digit));
+	       Py_Size(t1) * sizeof(digit));
 
 	/* Zero-out the digits higher than the ah*bh copy. */
-	i = ret->ob_size - 2*shift - t1->ob_size;
+	i = Py_Size(ret) - 2*shift - Py_Size(t1);
 	if (i)
-		memset(ret->ob_digit + 2*shift + t1->ob_size, 0,
+		memset(ret->ob_digit + 2*shift + Py_Size(t1), 0,
 		       i * sizeof(digit));
 
 	/* 3. t2 <- al*bl, and copy into the low digits. */
@@ -2325,23 +2325,23 @@ k_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 		Py_DECREF(t1);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	assert(t2->ob_size >= 0);
-	assert(t2->ob_size <= 2*shift); /* no overlap with high digits */
-	memcpy(ret->ob_digit, t2->ob_digit, t2->ob_size * sizeof(digit));
+	assert(Py_Size(t2) >= 0);
+	assert(Py_Size(t2) <= 2*shift); /* no overlap with high digits */
+	memcpy(ret->ob_digit, t2->ob_digit, Py_Size(t2) * sizeof(digit));
 
 	/* Zero out remaining digits. */
-	i = 2*shift - t2->ob_size;	/* number of uninitialized digits */
+	i = 2*shift - Py_Size(t2);	/* number of uninitialized digits */
 	if (i)
-		memset(ret->ob_digit + t2->ob_size, 0, i * sizeof(digit));
+		memset(ret->ob_digit + Py_Size(t2), 0, i * sizeof(digit));
 
 	/* 4 & 5. Subtract ah*bh (t1) and al*bl (t2).  We do al*bl first
 	 * because it's fresher in cache.
 	 */
-	i = ret->ob_size - shift;  /* # digits after shift */
-	(void)v_isub(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t2->ob_digit, t2->ob_size);
+	i = Py_Size(ret) - shift;  /* # digits after shift */
+	(void)v_isub(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t2->ob_digit, Py_Size(t2));
 	Py_DECREF(t2);
 
-	(void)v_isub(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t1->ob_digit, t1->ob_size);
+	(void)v_isub(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t1->ob_digit, Py_Size(t1));
 	Py_DECREF(t1);
 
 	/* 6. t3 <- (ah+al)(bh+bl), and add into result. */
@@ -2366,12 +2366,12 @@ k_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 	Py_DECREF(t1);
 	Py_DECREF(t2);
 	if (t3 == NULL) goto fail;
-	assert(t3->ob_size >= 0);
+	assert(Py_Size(t3) >= 0);
 
 	/* Add t3.  It's not obvious why we can't run out of room here.
 	 * See the (*) comment after this function.
 	 */
-	(void)v_iadd(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t3->ob_digit, t3->ob_size);
+	(void)v_iadd(ret->ob_digit + shift, i, t3->ob_digit, Py_Size(t3));
 	Py_DECREF(t3);
 
 	return long_normalize(ret);
@@ -2441,8 +2441,8 @@ ah*bh and al*bl too.
 static PyLongObject *
 k_lopsided_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 {
-	const Py_ssize_t asize = ABS(a->ob_size);
-	Py_ssize_t bsize = ABS(b->ob_size);
+	const Py_ssize_t asize = ABS(Py_Size(a));
+	Py_ssize_t bsize = ABS(Py_Size(b));
 	Py_ssize_t nbdone;	/* # of b digits already multiplied */
 	PyLongObject *ret;
 	PyLongObject *bslice = NULL;
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ k_lopsided_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 	ret = _PyLong_New(asize + bsize);
 	if (ret == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	memset(ret->ob_digit, 0, ret->ob_size * sizeof(digit));
+	memset(ret->ob_digit, 0, Py_Size(ret) * sizeof(digit));
 
 	/* Successive slices of b are copied into bslice. */
 	bslice = _PyLong_New(asize);
@@ -2469,14 +2469,14 @@ k_lopsided_mul(PyLongObject *a, PyLongObject *b)
 		/* Multiply the next slice of b by a. */
 		memcpy(bslice->ob_digit, b->ob_digit + nbdone,
 		       nbtouse * sizeof(digit));
-		bslice->ob_size = nbtouse;
+		Py_Size(bslice) = nbtouse;
 		product = k_mul(a, bslice);
 		if (product == NULL)
 			goto fail;
 
 		/* Add into result. */
-		(void)v_iadd(ret->ob_digit + nbdone, ret->ob_size - nbdone,
-			     product->ob_digit, product->ob_size);
+		(void)v_iadd(ret->ob_digit + nbdone, Py_Size(ret) - nbdone,
+			     product->ob_digit, Py_Size(product));
 		Py_DECREF(product);
 
 		bsize -= nbtouse;
@@ -2540,8 +2540,8 @@ l_divmod(PyLongObject *v, PyLongObject *w,
 
 	if (long_divrem(v, w, &div, &mod) < 0)
 		return -1;
-	if ((mod->ob_size < 0 && w->ob_size > 0) ||
-	    (mod->ob_size > 0 && w->ob_size < 0)) {
+	if ((Py_Size(mod) < 0 && Py_Size(w) > 0) ||
+	    (Py_Size(mod) > 0 && Py_Size(w) < 0)) {
 		PyLongObject *temp;
 		PyLongObject *one;
 		temp = (PyLongObject *) long_add(mod, w);
@@ -2729,7 +2729,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 		return Py_NotImplemented;
 	}
 
-	if (b->ob_size < 0) {  /* if exponent is negative */
+	if (Py_Size(b) < 0) {  /* if exponent is negative */
 		if (c) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "pow() 2nd argument "
 			    "cannot be negative when 3rd argument specified");
@@ -2748,7 +2748,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 	if (c) {
 		/* if modulus == 0:
 		       raise ValueError() */
-		if (c->ob_size == 0) {
+		if (Py_Size(c) == 0) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
 					"pow() 3rd argument cannot be 0");
 			goto Error;
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 		/* if modulus < 0:
 		       negativeOutput = True
 		       modulus = -modulus */
-		if (c->ob_size < 0) {
+		if (Py_Size(c) < 0) {
 			negativeOutput = 1;
 			temp = (PyLongObject *)_PyLong_Copy(c);
 			if (temp == NULL)
@@ -2770,7 +2770,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 
 		/* if modulus == 1:
 		       return 0 */
-		if ((c->ob_size == 1) && (c->ob_digit[0] == 1)) {
+		if ((Py_Size(c) == 1) && (c->ob_digit[0] == 1)) {
 			z = (PyLongObject *)PyLong_FromLong(0L);
 			goto Done;
 		}
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 		/* if base < 0:
 		       base = base % modulus
 		   Having the base positive just makes things easier. */
-		if (a->ob_size < 0) {
+		if (Py_Size(a) < 0) {
 			if (l_divmod(a, c, NULL, &temp) < 0)
 				goto Error;
 			Py_DECREF(a);
@@ -2819,10 +2819,10 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 	REDUCE(result)					\
 }
 
-	if (b->ob_size <= FIVEARY_CUTOFF) {
+	if (Py_Size(b) <= FIVEARY_CUTOFF) {
 		/* Left-to-right binary exponentiation (HAC Algorithm 14.79) */
 		/* http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/about/chap14.pdf    */
-		for (i = b->ob_size - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+		for (i = Py_Size(b) - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			digit bi = b->ob_digit[i];
 
 			for (j = 1 << (SHIFT-1); j != 0; j >>= 1) {
@@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 		for (i = 1; i < 32; ++i)
 			MULT(table[i-1], a, table[i])
 
-		for (i = b->ob_size - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+		for (i = Py_Size(b) - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			const digit bi = b->ob_digit[i];
 
 			for (j = SHIFT - 5; j >= 0; j -= 5) {
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (negativeOutput && (z->ob_size != 0)) {
+	if (negativeOutput && (Py_Size(z) != 0)) {
 		temp = (PyLongObject *)long_sub(z, c);
 		if (temp == NULL)
 			goto Error;
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ long_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *x)
  	}
 	/* fall through */
  Done:
-	if (b->ob_size > FIVEARY_CUTOFF) {
+	if (Py_Size(b) > FIVEARY_CUTOFF) {
 		for (i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
 			Py_XDECREF(table[i]);
 	}
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@ long_invert(PyLongObject *v)
 	Py_DECREF(w);
 	if (x == NULL)
 		return NULL;
-	x->ob_size = -(x->ob_size);
+	Py_Size(x) = -(Py_Size(x));
 	return (PyObject *)x;
 }
 
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ long_abs(PyLongObject *v)
 static int
 long_nonzero(PyLongObject *v)
 {
-	return ABS(v->ob_size) != 0;
+	return ABS(Py_Size(v)) != 0;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -2949,7 +2949,7 @@ long_rshift(PyLongObject *v, PyLongObject *w)
 
 	CONVERT_BINOP((PyObject *)v, (PyObject *)w, &a, &b);
 
-	if (a->ob_size < 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) < 0) {
 		/* Right shifting negative numbers is harder */
 		PyLongObject *a1, *a2;
 		a1 = (PyLongObject *) long_invert(a);
@@ -2973,7 +2973,7 @@ long_rshift(PyLongObject *v, PyLongObject *w)
 			goto rshift_error;
 		}
 		wordshift = shiftby / SHIFT;
-		newsize = ABS(a->ob_size) - wordshift;
+		newsize = ABS(Py_Size(a)) - wordshift;
 		if (newsize <= 0) {
 			z = _PyLong_New(0);
 			Py_DECREF(a);
@@ -2987,8 +2987,8 @@ long_rshift(PyLongObject *v, PyLongObject *w)
 		z = _PyLong_New(newsize);
 		if (z == NULL)
 			goto rshift_error;
-		if (a->ob_size < 0)
-			z->ob_size = -(z->ob_size);
+		if (Py_Size(a) < 0)
+			Py_Size(z) = -(Py_Size(z));
 		for (i = 0, j = wordshift; i < newsize; i++, j++) {
 			z->ob_digit[i] = (a->ob_digit[j] >> loshift) & lomask;
 			if (i+1 < newsize)
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ long_bitwise(PyLongObject *a,
 	digit diga, digb;
 	PyObject *v;
 
-	if (a->ob_size < 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) < 0) {
 		a = (PyLongObject *) long_invert(a);
 		if (a == NULL)
 			return NULL;
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ long_bitwise(PyLongObject *a,
 		Py_INCREF(a);
 		maska = 0;
 	}
-	if (b->ob_size < 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(b) < 0) {
 		b = (PyLongObject *) long_invert(b);
 		if (b == NULL) {
 			Py_DECREF(a);
@@ -3135,8 +3135,8 @@ long_bitwise(PyLongObject *a,
 	   whose length should be ignored.
 	*/
 
-	size_a = a->ob_size;
-	size_b = b->ob_size;
+	size_a = Py_Size(a);
+	size_b = Py_Size(b);
 	size_z = op == '&'
 		? (maska
 		   ? size_b
@@ -3343,7 +3343,7 @@ long_subtype_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 	if (tmp == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	assert(PyLong_CheckExact(tmp));
-	n = tmp->ob_size;
+	n = Py_Size(tmp);
 	if (n < 0)
 		n = -n;
 	newobj = (PyLongObject *)type->tp_alloc(type, n);
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ long_subtype_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	assert(PyLong_Check(newobj));
-	newobj->ob_size = tmp->ob_size;
+	Py_Size(newobj) = Py_Size(tmp);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
 		newobj->ob_digit[i] = tmp->ob_digit[i];
 	Py_DECREF(tmp);
diff --git a/Objects/methodobject.c b/Objects/methodobject.c
index ecc9a0a..00d3cfa 100644
--- a/Objects/methodobject.c
+++ b/Objects/methodobject.c
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ meth_hash(PyCFunctionObject *a)
 
 
 PyTypeObject PyCFunction_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"builtin_function_or_method",
 	sizeof(PyCFunctionObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Objects/moduleobject.c b/Objects/moduleobject.c
index e454fcf..9585795 100644
--- a/Objects/moduleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/moduleobject.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module_dealloc(PyModuleObject *m)
 		_PyModule_Clear((PyObject *)m);
 		Py_DECREF(m->md_dict);
 	}
-	m->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)m);
+	Py_Type(m)->tp_free((PyObject *)m);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ Create a module object.\n\
 The name must be a string; the optional doc argument can have any type.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyModule_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"module",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyModuleObject),			/* tp_size */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 8de6723..4330b08 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ PyObject_Init(PyObject *op, PyTypeObject *tp)
 	if (op == NULL)
 		return PyErr_NoMemory();
 	/* Any changes should be reflected in PyObject_INIT (objimpl.h) */
-	op->ob_type = tp;
+	Py_Type(op) = tp;
 	_Py_NewReference(op);
 	return op;
 }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ PyObject_InitVar(PyVarObject *op, PyTypeObject *tp, Py_ssize_t size)
 		return (PyVarObject *) PyErr_NoMemory();
 	/* Any changes should be reflected in PyObject_INIT_VAR */
 	op->ob_size = size;
-	op->ob_type = tp;
+	Py_Type(op) = tp;
 	_Py_NewReference((PyObject *)op);
 	return op;
 }
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ internal_print(PyObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags, int nesting)
 			   universally available */
 			fprintf(fp, "<refcnt %ld at %p>",
 				(long)op->ob_refcnt, op);
-		else if (op->ob_type->tp_print == NULL) {
+		else if (Py_Type(op)->tp_print == NULL) {
 			PyObject *s;
 			if (flags & Py_PRINT_RAW)
 				s = PyObject_Str(op);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ internal_print(PyObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags, int nesting)
 			Py_XDECREF(s);
 		}
 		else
-			ret = (*op->ob_type->tp_print)(op, fp, flags);
+			ret = (*Py_Type(op)->tp_print)(op, fp, flags);
 	}
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		if (ferror(fp)) {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void _PyObject_Dump(PyObject* op)
 			"type    : %s\n"
 			"refcount: %ld\n"
 			"address : %p\n",
-			op->ob_type==NULL ? "NULL" : op->ob_type->tp_name,
+			Py_Type(op)==NULL ? "NULL" : Py_Type(op)->tp_name,
 			(long)op->ob_refcnt,
 			op);
 	}
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ PyObject_Repr(PyObject *v)
 #endif
 	if (v == NULL)
 		return PyString_FromString("<NULL>");
-	else if (v->ob_type->tp_repr == NULL)
+	else if (Py_Type(v)->tp_repr == NULL)
 		return PyString_FromFormat("<%s object at %p>",
-					   v->ob_type->tp_name, v);
+					   Py_Type(v)->tp_name, v);
 	else {
 		PyObject *res;
-		res = (*v->ob_type->tp_repr)(v);
+		res = (*Py_Type(v)->tp_repr)(v);
 		if (res == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 #ifdef Py_USING_UNICODE
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ PyObject_Repr(PyObject *v)
 		if (!PyString_Check(res)) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "__repr__ returned non-string (type %.200s)",
-				     res->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(res)->tp_name);
 			Py_DECREF(res);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ _PyObject_Str(PyObject *v)
 		return v;
 	}
 #endif
-	if (v->ob_type->tp_str == NULL)
+	if (Py_Type(v)->tp_str == NULL)
 		return PyObject_Repr(v);
 
-	res = (*v->ob_type->tp_str)(v);
+	res = (*Py_Type(v)->tp_str)(v);
 	if (res == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	type_ok = PyString_Check(res);
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ _PyObject_Str(PyObject *v)
 	if (!type_ok) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "__str__ returned non-string (type %.200s)",
-			     res->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(res)->tp_name);
 		Py_DECREF(res);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ PyObject_Unicode(PyObject *v)
 			res = v;
 		}
 		else {
-			if (v->ob_type->tp_str != NULL)
-				res = (*v->ob_type->tp_str)(v);
+			if (Py_Type(v)->tp_str != NULL)
+				res = (*Py_Type(v)->tp_str)(v);
 			else
 				res = PyObject_Repr(v);
 		}
@@ -1062,8 +1062,8 @@ PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *v, const char *name)
 {
 	PyObject *w, *res;
 
-	if (v->ob_type->tp_getattr != NULL)
-		return (*v->ob_type->tp_getattr)(v, (char*)name);
+	if (Py_Type(v)->tp_getattr != NULL)
+		return (*Py_Type(v)->tp_getattr)(v, (char*)name);
 	w = PyString_InternFromString(name);
 	if (w == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1090,8 +1090,8 @@ PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *v, const char *name, PyObject *w)
 	PyObject *s;
 	int res;
 
-	if (v->ob_type->tp_setattr != NULL)
-		return (*v->ob_type->tp_setattr)(v, (char*)name, w);
+	if (Py_Type(v)->tp_setattr != NULL)
+		return (*Py_Type(v)->tp_setattr)(v, (char*)name, w);
 	s = PyString_InternFromString(name);
 	if (s == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *v, const char *name, PyObject *w)
 PyObject *
 PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = v->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(v);
 
 	if (!PyString_Check(name)) {
 #ifdef Py_USING_UNICODE
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name)
 		{
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "attribute name must be string, not '%.200s'",
-				     name->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(name)->tp_name);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name)
 int
 PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = v->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(v);
 	int err;
 
 	if (!PyString_Check(name)){
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
 		{
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "attribute name must be string, not '%.200s'",
-				     name->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(name)->tp_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ PyObject **
 _PyObject_GetDictPtr(PyObject *obj)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t dictoffset;
-	PyTypeObject *tp = obj->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(obj);
 
 	if (!(tp->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_CLASS))
 		return NULL;
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ PyObject_SelfIter(PyObject *obj)
 PyObject *
 PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = obj->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(obj);
 	PyObject *descr = NULL;
 	PyObject *res = NULL;
 	descrgetfunc f;
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name)
 		{
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "attribute name must be string, not '%.200s'",
-				     name->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(name)->tp_name);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name)
 	}
 
 	if (f != NULL) {
-		res = f(descr, obj, (PyObject *)obj->ob_type);
+		res = f(descr, obj, (PyObject *)Py_Type(obj));
 		Py_DECREF(descr);
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name)
 int
 PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = obj->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(obj);
 	PyObject *descr;
 	descrsetfunc f;
 	PyObject **dictptr;
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
 		{
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "attribute name must be string, not '%.200s'",
-				     name->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(name)->tp_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ _dir_locals(void)
 	if (!PyList_Check(names)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			"dir(): expected keys() of locals to be a list, "
-			"not '%.200s'", names->ob_type->tp_name);
+			"not '%.200s'", Py_Type(names)->tp_name);
 		Py_DECREF(names);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ _dir_object(PyObject *obj)
 		if (!PyList_Check(result)) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "__dir__() must return a list, not %.200s",
-				     result->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     Py_Type(result)->tp_name);
 			Py_DECREF(result);
 			result = NULL;
 		}
@@ -1880,8 +1880,7 @@ none_dealloc(PyObject* ignore)
 
 
 static PyTypeObject PyNone_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"NoneType",
 	0,
 	0,
@@ -1898,7 +1897,8 @@ static PyTypeObject PyNone_Type = {
 };
 
 PyObject _Py_NoneStruct = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyNone_Type)
+  _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
+  1, &PyNone_Type
 };
 
 /* NotImplemented is an object that can be used to signal that an
@@ -1911,8 +1911,7 @@ NotImplemented_repr(PyObject *op)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PyNotImplemented_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"NotImplementedType",
 	0,
 	0,
@@ -1929,7 +1928,8 @@ static PyTypeObject PyNotImplemented_Type = {
 };
 
 PyObject _Py_NotImplementedStruct = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyNotImplemented_Type)
+	_PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
+	1, &PyNotImplemented_Type
 };
 
 void
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ _Py_ForgetReference(register PyObject *op)
 void
 _Py_Dealloc(PyObject *op)
 {
-	destructor dealloc = op->ob_type->tp_dealloc;
+	destructor dealloc = Py_Type(op)->tp_dealloc;
 	_Py_ForgetReference(op);
 	(*dealloc)(op);
 }
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ _Py_PrintReferenceAddresses(FILE *fp)
 	fprintf(fp, "Remaining object addresses:\n");
 	for (op = refchain._ob_next; op != &refchain; op = op->_ob_next)
 		fprintf(fp, "%p [%" PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T "d] %s\n", op,
-			op->ob_refcnt, op->ob_type->tp_name);
+			op->ob_refcnt, Py_Type(op)->tp_name);
 }
 
 PyObject *
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ _Py_GetObjects(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 		return NULL;
 	for (i = 0; (n == 0 || i < n) && op != &refchain; i++) {
 		while (op == self || op == args || op == res || op == t ||
-		       (t != NULL && op->ob_type != (PyTypeObject *) t)) {
+		       (t != NULL && Py_Type(op) != (PyTypeObject *) t)) {
 			op = op->_ob_next;
 			if (op == &refchain)
 				return res;
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ _PyTrash_destroy_chain(void)
 {
 	while (_PyTrash_delete_later) {
 		PyObject *op = _PyTrash_delete_later;
-		destructor dealloc = op->ob_type->tp_dealloc;
+		destructor dealloc = Py_Type(op)->tp_dealloc;
 
 		_PyTrash_delete_later =
 			(PyObject*) _Py_AS_GC(op)->gc.gc_prev;
diff --git a/Objects/obmalloc.c b/Objects/obmalloc.c
index 840570e..2f2b35e 100644
--- a/Objects/obmalloc.c
+++ b/Objects/obmalloc.c
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ extremely desirable that it be this fast.
 /* This is only useful when running memory debuggers such as
  * Purify or Valgrind.  Uncomment to use.
  *
-#define Py_USING_MEMORY_DEBUGGER
  */
+#define Py_USING_MEMORY_DEBUGGER
 
 #ifdef Py_USING_MEMORY_DEBUGGER
 
diff --git a/Objects/setobject.c b/Objects/setobject.c
index 208db75..f0a11ca 100644
--- a/Objects/setobject.c
+++ b/Objects/setobject.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    Written and maintained by Raymond D. Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
    Derived from Lib/sets.py and Objects/dictobject.c.
 
-   Copyright (c) 2003-6 Python Software Foundation.
+   Copyright (c) 2003-2007 Python Software Foundation.
    All rights reserved.
 */
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ set_dealloc(PySetObject *so)
 	if (num_free_sets < MAXFREESETS && PyAnySet_CheckExact(so))
 		free_sets[num_free_sets++] = so;
 	else 
-		so->ob_type->tp_free(so);
+		Py_Type(so)->tp_free(so);
 	Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(so)
 }
 
@@ -860,8 +860,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PySetIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"setiterator",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(setiterobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -987,7 +986,7 @@ make_new_set(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *iterable)
 	    (type == &PySet_Type  ||  type == &PyFrozenSet_Type)) {
 		so = free_sets[--num_free_sets];
 		assert (so != NULL && PyAnySet_CheckExact(so));
-		so->ob_type = type;
+		Py_Type(so) = type;
 		_Py_NewReference((PyObject *)so);
 		EMPTY_TO_MINSIZE(so);
 		PyObject_GC_Track(so);
@@ -1113,8 +1112,8 @@ set_swap_bodies(PySetObject *a, PySetObject *b)
 		memcpy(b->smalltable, tab, sizeof(tab));
 	}
 
-	if (PyType_IsSubtype(a->ob_type, &PyFrozenSet_Type)  &&
-	    PyType_IsSubtype(b->ob_type, &PyFrozenSet_Type)) {
+	if (PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(a), &PyFrozenSet_Type)  &&
+	    PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(b), &PyFrozenSet_Type)) {
 		h = a->hash;     a->hash = b->hash;  b->hash = h;
 	} else {
 		a->hash = -1;
@@ -1125,7 +1124,7 @@ set_swap_bodies(PySetObject *a, PySetObject *b)
 static PyObject *
 set_copy(PySetObject *so)
 {
-	return make_new_set(so->ob_type, (PyObject *)so);
+	return make_new_set(Py_Type(so), (PyObject *)so);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1203,7 +1202,7 @@ set_intersection(PySetObject *so, PyObject *other)
 	if ((PyObject *)so == other)
 		return set_copy(so);
 
-	result = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(so->ob_type, NULL);
+	result = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(Py_Type(so), NULL);
 	if (result == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1390,7 +1389,7 @@ set_difference(PySetObject *so, PyObject *other)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	
-	result = make_new_set(so->ob_type, NULL);
+	result = make_new_set(Py_Type(so), NULL);
 	if (result == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -1491,7 +1490,7 @@ set_symmetric_difference_update(PySetObject *so, PyObject *other)
 		Py_INCREF(other);
 		otherset = (PySetObject *)other;
 	} else {
-		otherset = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(so->ob_type, other);
+		otherset = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(Py_Type(so), other);
 		if (otherset == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1522,7 +1521,7 @@ set_symmetric_difference(PySetObject *so, PyObject *other)
 	PyObject *rv;
 	PySetObject *otherset;
 
-	otherset = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(so->ob_type, other);
+	otherset = (PySetObject *)make_new_set(Py_Type(so), other);
 	if (otherset == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	rv = set_symmetric_difference_update(otherset, (PyObject *)so);
@@ -1789,7 +1788,7 @@ set_reduce(PySetObject *so)
 		dict = Py_None;
 		Py_INCREF(dict);
 	}
-	result = PyTuple_Pack(3, so->ob_type, args, dict);
+	result = PyTuple_Pack(3, Py_Type(so), args, dict);
 done:
 	Py_XDECREF(args);
 	Py_XDECREF(keys);
@@ -1806,7 +1805,7 @@ set_init(PySetObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 
 	if (!PyAnySet_Check(self))
 		return -1;
-	if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, self->ob_type->tp_name, 0, 1, &iterable))
+	if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, Py_Type(self)->tp_name, 0, 1, &iterable))
 		return -1;
 	set_clear_internal(self);
 	self->hash = -1;
@@ -1922,8 +1921,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(set_doc,
 Build an unordered collection of unique elements.");
 
 PyTypeObject PySet_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"set",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PySetObject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2017,8 +2015,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(frozenset_doc,
 Build an immutable unordered collection of unique elements.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyFrozenSet_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"frozenset",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PySetObject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2099,7 +2096,7 @@ PySet_Size(PyObject *anyset)
 int
 PySet_Clear(PyObject *set)
 {
-	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(set->ob_type, &PySet_Type)) {
+	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(set), &PySet_Type)) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2119,7 +2116,7 @@ PySet_Contains(PyObject *anyset, PyObject *key)
 int
 PySet_Discard(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
 {
-	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(set->ob_type, &PySet_Type)) {
+	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(set), &PySet_Type)) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2129,7 +2126,7 @@ PySet_Discard(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
 int
 PySet_Add(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
 {
-	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(set->ob_type, &PySet_Type)) {
+	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(set), &PySet_Type)) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2170,7 +2167,7 @@ _PySet_NextEntry(PyObject *set, Py_ssize_t *pos, PyObject **key, long *hash)
 PyObject *
 PySet_Pop(PyObject *set)
 {
-	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(set->ob_type, &PySet_Type)) {
+	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(set), &PySet_Type)) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2180,7 +2177,7 @@ PySet_Pop(PyObject *set)
 int
 _PySet_Update(PyObject *set, PyObject *iterable)
 {
-	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(set->ob_type, &PySet_Type)) {
+	if (!PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(set), &PySet_Type)) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/Objects/sliceobject.c b/Objects/sliceobject.c
index 3fb1430..d147bce 100644
--- a/Objects/sliceobject.c
+++ b/Objects/sliceobject.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ ellipsis_repr(PyObject *op)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject PyEllipsis_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,				/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"ellipsis",			/* tp_name */
 	0,				/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,				/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@ static PyTypeObject PyEllipsis_Type = {
 };
 
 PyObject _Py_EllipsisObject = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyEllipsis_Type)
+	_PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
+	1, &PyEllipsis_Type
 };
 
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ handling of normal slices.");
 static PyObject *
 slice_reduce(PySliceObject* self)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("O(OOO)", self->ob_type, self->start, self->stop, self->step);
+	return Py_BuildValue("O(OOO)", Py_Type(self), self->start, self->stop, self->step);
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(reduce_doc, "Return state information for pickling.");
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ slice_hash(PySliceObject *v)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PySlice_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,			/* Number of items for varobject */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"slice",		/* Name of this type */
 	sizeof(PySliceObject),	/* Basic object size */
 	0,			/* Item size for varobject */
diff --git a/Objects/stringobject.c b/Objects/stringobject.c
index 504b119..16affdd 100644
--- a/Objects/stringobject.c
+++ b/Objects/stringobject.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ PyObject *PyString_AsDecodedString(PyObject *str,
     if (!PyString_Check(v)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "decoder did not return a string object (type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         goto onError;
     }
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ PyObject *PyString_AsEncodedString(PyObject *str,
     if (!PyString_Check(v)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "encoder did not return a string object (type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         goto onError;
     }
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ string_dealloc(PyObject *op)
 
 		case SSTATE_INTERNED_MORTAL:
 			/* revive dead object temporarily for DelItem */
-			op->ob_refcnt = 3;
+			Py_Refcnt(op) = 3;
 			if (PyDict_DelItem(interned, op) != 0)
 				Py_FatalError(
 					"deletion of interned string failed");
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ string_dealloc(PyObject *op)
 		default:
 			Py_FatalError("Inconsistent interned string state.");
 	}
-	op->ob_type->tp_free(op);
+	Py_Type(op)->tp_free(op);
 }
 
 /* Unescape a backslash-escaped string. If unicode is non-zero,
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ PyString_Size(register PyObject *op)
 {
 	if (!PyString_Check(op))
 		return string_getsize(op);
-	return ((PyStringObject *)op) -> ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(op);
 }
 
 /*const*/ char *
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ PyString_AsStringAndSize(register PyObject *obj,
 		{
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "expected string or Unicode object, "
-				     "%.200s found", obj->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     "%.200s found", Py_Type(obj)->tp_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ string_print(PyStringObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags)
 	}
 	if (flags & Py_PRINT_RAW) {
 		char *data = op->ob_sval;
-		Py_ssize_t size = op->ob_size;
+		Py_ssize_t size = Py_Size(op);
 		while (size > INT_MAX) {
 			/* Very long strings cannot be written atomically.
 			 * But don't write exactly INT_MAX bytes at a time
@@ -826,12 +826,12 @@ string_print(PyStringObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags)
 
 	/* figure out which quote to use; single is preferred */
 	quote = '\'';
-	if (memchr(op->ob_sval, '\'', op->ob_size) &&
-	    !memchr(op->ob_sval, '"', op->ob_size))
+	if (memchr(op->ob_sval, '\'', Py_Size(op)) &&
+	    !memchr(op->ob_sval, '"', Py_Size(op)))
 		quote = '"';
 
 	fputc(quote, fp);
-	for (i = 0; i < op->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(op); i++) {
 		c = op->ob_sval[i];
 		if (c == quote || c == '\\')
 			fprintf(fp, "\\%c", c);
@@ -854,9 +854,9 @@ PyObject *
 PyString_Repr(PyObject *obj, int smartquotes)
 {
 	register PyStringObject* op = (PyStringObject*) obj;
-	size_t newsize = 2 + 4 * op->ob_size;
+	size_t newsize = 2 + 4 * Py_Size(op);
 	PyObject *v;
-	if (newsize > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX || newsize / 4 != op->ob_size) {
+	if (newsize > PY_SSIZE_T_MAX || newsize / 4 != Py_Size(op)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
 			"string is too large to make repr");
 	}
@@ -873,13 +873,13 @@ PyString_Repr(PyObject *obj, int smartquotes)
 		/* figure out which quote to use; single is preferred */
 		quote = '\'';
 		if (smartquotes &&
-		    memchr(op->ob_sval, '\'', op->ob_size) &&
-		    !memchr(op->ob_sval, '"', op->ob_size))
+		    memchr(op->ob_sval, '\'', Py_Size(op)) &&
+		    !memchr(op->ob_sval, '"', Py_Size(op)))
 			quote = '"';
 
 		p = PyString_AS_STRING(v);
 		*p++ = quote;
-		for (i = 0; i < op->ob_size; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(op); i++) {
 			/* There's at least enough room for a hex escape
 			   and a closing quote. */
 			assert(newsize - (p - PyString_AS_STRING(v)) >= 5);
@@ -928,14 +928,14 @@ string_str(PyObject *s)
 	else {
 		/* Subtype -- return genuine string with the same value. */
 		PyStringObject *t = (PyStringObject *) s;
-		return PyString_FromStringAndSize(t->ob_sval, t->ob_size);
+		return PyString_FromStringAndSize(t->ob_sval, Py_Size(t));
 	}
 }
 
 static Py_ssize_t
 string_length(PyStringObject *a)
 {
-	return a->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -950,21 +950,21 @@ string_concat(register PyStringObject *a, register PyObject *bb)
 #endif
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "cannot concatenate 'str' and '%.200s' objects",
-			     bb->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(bb)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #define b ((PyStringObject *)bb)
 	/* Optimize cases with empty left or right operand */
-	if ((a->ob_size == 0 || b->ob_size == 0) &&
+	if ((Py_Size(a) == 0 || Py_Size(b) == 0) &&
 	    PyString_CheckExact(a) && PyString_CheckExact(b)) {
-		if (a->ob_size == 0) {
+		if (Py_Size(a) == 0) {
 			Py_INCREF(bb);
 			return bb;
 		}
 		Py_INCREF(a);
 		return (PyObject *)a;
 	}
-	size = a->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	size = Py_Size(a) + Py_Size(b);
 	if (size < 0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
 				"strings are too large to concat");
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ string_concat(register PyStringObject *a, register PyObject *bb)
 	PyObject_INIT_VAR(op, &PyString_Type, size);
 	op->ob_shash = -1;
 	op->ob_sstate = SSTATE_NOT_INTERNED;
-	Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval, a->ob_sval, a->ob_size);
-	Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval + a->ob_size, b->ob_sval, b->ob_size);
+	Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval, a->ob_sval, Py_Size(a));
+	Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval + Py_Size(a), b->ob_sval, Py_Size(b));
 	op->ob_sval[size] = '\0';
 	return (PyObject *) op;
 #undef b
@@ -998,13 +998,13 @@ string_repeat(register PyStringObject *a, register Py_ssize_t n)
 	/* watch out for overflows:  the size can overflow int,
 	 * and the # of bytes needed can overflow size_t
 	 */
-	size = a->ob_size * n;
-	if (n && size / n != a->ob_size) {
+	size = Py_Size(a) * n;
+	if (n && size / n != Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
 			"repeated string is too long");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (size == a->ob_size && PyString_CheckExact(a)) {
+	if (size == Py_Size(a) && PyString_CheckExact(a)) {
 		Py_INCREF(a);
 		return (PyObject *)a;
 	}
@@ -1022,14 +1022,14 @@ string_repeat(register PyStringObject *a, register Py_ssize_t n)
 	op->ob_shash = -1;
 	op->ob_sstate = SSTATE_NOT_INTERNED;
 	op->ob_sval[size] = '\0';
-	if (a->ob_size == 1 && n > 0) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) == 1 && n > 0) {
 		memset(op->ob_sval, a->ob_sval[0] , n);
 		return (PyObject *) op;
 	}
 	i = 0;
 	if (i < size) {
-		Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval, a->ob_sval, a->ob_size);
-		i = a->ob_size;
+		Py_MEMCPY(op->ob_sval, a->ob_sval, Py_Size(a));
+		i = Py_Size(a);
 	}
 	while (i < size) {
 		j = (i <= size-i)  ?  i  :  size-i;
@@ -1050,9 +1050,9 @@ string_slice(register PyStringObject *a, register Py_ssize_t i,
 		i = 0;
 	if (j < 0)
 		j = 0; /* Avoid signed/unsigned bug in next line */
-	if (j > a->ob_size)
-		j = a->ob_size;
-	if (i == 0 && j == a->ob_size && PyString_CheckExact(a)) {
+	if (j > Py_Size(a))
+		j = Py_Size(a);
+	if (i == 0 && j == Py_Size(a) && PyString_CheckExact(a)) {
 		/* It's the same as a */
 		Py_INCREF(a);
 		return (PyObject *)a;
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ string_contains(PyObject *str_obj, PyObject *sub_obj)
 		if (!PyString_Check(sub_obj)) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			    "'in <string>' requires string as left operand, "
-			    "not %.200s", sub_obj->ob_type->tp_name);
+			    "not %.200s", Py_Type(sub_obj)->tp_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ string_item(PyStringObject *a, register Py_ssize_t i)
 {
 	char pchar;
 	PyObject *v;
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "string index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -1129,16 +1129,16 @@ string_richcompare(PyStringObject *a, PyStringObject *b, int op)
 	if (op == Py_EQ) {
 		/* Supporting Py_NE here as well does not save
 		   much time, since Py_NE is rarely used.  */
-		if (a->ob_size == b->ob_size
+		if (Py_Size(a) == Py_Size(b)
 		    && (a->ob_sval[0] == b->ob_sval[0]
-			&& memcmp(a->ob_sval, b->ob_sval, a->ob_size) == 0)) {
+			&& memcmp(a->ob_sval, b->ob_sval, Py_Size(a)) == 0)) {
 			result = Py_True;
 		} else {
 			result = Py_False;
 		}
 		goto out;
 	}
-	len_a = a->ob_size; len_b = b->ob_size;
+	len_a = Py_Size(a); len_b = Py_Size(b);
 	min_len = (len_a < len_b) ? len_a : len_b;
 	if (min_len > 0) {
 		c = Py_CHARMASK(*a->ob_sval) - Py_CHARMASK(*b->ob_sval);
@@ -1170,9 +1170,9 @@ _PyString_Eq(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
 {
 	PyStringObject *a = (PyStringObject*) o1;
 	PyStringObject *b = (PyStringObject*) o2;
-        return a->ob_size == b->ob_size
+        return Py_Size(a) == Py_Size(b)
           && *a->ob_sval == *b->ob_sval
-          && memcmp(a->ob_sval, b->ob_sval, a->ob_size) == 0;
+          && memcmp(a->ob_sval, b->ob_sval, Py_Size(a)) == 0;
 }
 
 static long
@@ -1184,12 +1184,12 @@ string_hash(PyStringObject *a)
 
 	if (a->ob_shash != -1)
 		return a->ob_shash;
-	len = a->ob_size;
+	len = Py_Size(a);
 	p = (unsigned char *) a->ob_sval;
 	x = *p << 7;
 	while (--len >= 0)
 		x = (1000003*x) ^ *p++;
-	x ^= a->ob_size;
+	x ^= Py_Size(a);
 	if (x == -1)
 		x = -2;
 	a->ob_shash = x;
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ string_subscript(PyStringObject* self, PyObject* item)
 	else {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "string indices must be integers, not %.200s",
-			     item->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(item)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ string_buffer_getreadbuf(PyStringObject *self, Py_ssize_t index, const void **pt
 		return -1;
 	}
 	*ptr = (void *)self->ob_sval;
-	return self->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(self);
 }
 
 static Py_ssize_t
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ static Py_ssize_t
 string_buffer_getsegcount(PyStringObject *self, Py_ssize_t *lenp)
 {
 	if ( lenp )
-		*lenp = self->ob_size;
+		*lenp = Py_Size(self);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ string_buffer_getcharbuf(PyStringObject *self, Py_ssize_t index, const char **pt
 		return -1;
 	}
 	*ptr = self->ob_sval;
-	return self->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(self);
 }
 
 static PySequenceMethods string_as_sequence = {
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ static const char *stripformat[] = {"|O:lstrip", "|O:rstrip", "|O:strip"};
 	count++; }
 
 /* Always force the list to the expected size. */
-#define FIX_PREALLOC_SIZE(list) ((PyListObject *)list)->ob_size = count
+#define FIX_PREALLOC_SIZE(list) Py_Size(list) = count
 
 #define SKIP_SPACE(s, i, len)    { while (i<len &&  isspace(Py_CHARMASK(s[i]))) i++; }
 #define SKIP_NONSPACE(s, i, len) { while (i<len && !isspace(Py_CHARMASK(s[i]))) i++; }
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ string_join(PyStringObject *self, PyObject *orig)
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				     "sequence item %zd: expected string,"
 				     " %.80s found",
-				     i, item->ob_type->tp_name);
+				     i, Py_Type(item)->tp_name);
 			Py_DECREF(seq);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ string_encode(PyStringObject *self, PyObject *args)
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "encoder did not return a string/unicode object "
                      "(type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ string_decode(PyStringObject *self, PyObject *args)
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "decoder did not return a string/unicode object "
                      "(type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -3843,7 +3843,7 @@ string_splitlines(PyStringObject *self, PyObject *args)
 static PyObject *
 string_getnewargs(PyStringObject *v)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("(s#)", v->ob_sval, v->ob_size);
+	return Py_BuildValue("(s#)", v->ob_sval, Py_Size(v));
 }
 
 
@@ -3972,8 +3972,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods string_as_number = {
 
 
 PyTypeObject PyBaseString_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"basestring",
 	0,
 	0,
@@ -4021,8 +4020,7 @@ Return a nice string representation of the object.\n\
 If the argument is a string, the return value is the same object.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyString_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"str",
 	sizeof(PyStringObject),
 	sizeof(char),
@@ -4108,7 +4106,7 @@ _PyString_Resize(PyObject **pv, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	register PyObject *v;
 	register PyStringObject *sv;
 	v = *pv;
-	if (!PyString_Check(v) || v->ob_refcnt != 1 || newsize < 0 ||
+	if (!PyString_Check(v) || Py_Refcnt(v) != 1 || newsize < 0 ||
 	    PyString_CHECK_INTERNED(v)) {
 		*pv = 0;
 		Py_DECREF(v);
@@ -4127,7 +4125,7 @@ _PyString_Resize(PyObject **pv, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	}
 	_Py_NewReference(*pv);
 	sv = (PyStringObject *) *pv;
-	sv->ob_size = newsize;
+	Py_Size(sv) = newsize;
 	sv->ob_sval[newsize] = '\0';
 	sv->ob_shash = -1;	/* invalidate cached hash value */
 	return 0;
@@ -4175,7 +4173,7 @@ formatfloat(char *buf, size_t buflen, int flags,
 	x = PyFloat_AsDouble(v);
 	if (x == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "float argument required, "
-			     "not %.200s", v->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     "not %.200s", Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (prec < 0)
@@ -4249,15 +4247,15 @@ _PyString_FormatLong(PyObject *val, int flags, int prec, int type,
 	switch (type) {
 	case 'd':
 	case 'u':
-		result = val->ob_type->tp_str(val);
+		result = Py_Type(val)->tp_str(val);
 		break;
 	case 'o':
-		result = val->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_oct(val);
+		result = Py_Type(val)->tp_as_number->nb_oct(val);
 		break;
 	case 'x':
 	case 'X':
 		numnondigits = 2;
-		result = val->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_hex(val);
+		result = Py_Type(val)->tp_as_number->nb_hex(val);
 		break;
 	default:
 		assert(!"'type' not in [duoxX]");
@@ -4272,7 +4270,7 @@ _PyString_FormatLong(PyObject *val, int flags, int prec, int type,
 	}
 
 	/* To modify the string in-place, there can only be one reference. */
-	if (result->ob_refcnt != 1) {
+	if (Py_Refcnt(result) != 1) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -4372,7 +4370,7 @@ formatint(char *buf, size_t buflen, int flags,
 	x = PyInt_AsLong(v);
 	if (x == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "int argument required, not %.200s",
-			     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (x < 0 && type == 'u') {
@@ -4489,7 +4487,7 @@ PyString_Format(PyObject *format, PyObject *args)
 		arglen = -1;
 		argidx = -2;
 	}
-	if (args->ob_type->tp_as_mapping && !PyTuple_Check(args) &&
+	if (Py_Type(args)->tp_as_mapping && !PyTuple_Check(args) &&
 	    !PyObject_TypeCheck(args, &PyBaseString_Type))
 		dict = args;
 	while (--fmtcnt >= 0) {
@@ -4956,7 +4954,7 @@ PyString_InternInPlace(PyObject **p)
 	}
 	/* The two references in interned are not counted by refcnt.
 	   The string deallocator will take care of this */
-	s->ob_refcnt -= 2;
+	Py_Refcnt(s) -= 2;
 	PyString_CHECK_INTERNED(s) = SSTATE_INTERNED_MORTAL;
 }
 
@@ -5023,12 +5021,12 @@ void _Py_ReleaseInternedStrings(void)
 			/* XXX Shouldn't happen */
 			break;
 		case SSTATE_INTERNED_IMMORTAL:
-			s->ob_refcnt += 1;
-			immortal_size += s->ob_size;
+			Py_Refcnt(s) += 1;
+			immortal_size += Py_Size(s);
 			break;
 		case SSTATE_INTERNED_MORTAL:
-			s->ob_refcnt += 2;
-			mortal_size += s->ob_size;
+			Py_Refcnt(s) += 2;
+			mortal_size += Py_Size(s);
 			break;
 		default:
 			Py_FatalError("Inconsistent interned string state.");
diff --git a/Objects/structseq.c b/Objects/structseq.c
index 7ac2a1f..1d5ce87 100644
--- a/Objects/structseq.c
+++ b/Objects/structseq.c
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ static char unnamed_fields_key[] = "n_unnamed_fields";
    They are only allowed for indices < n_visible_fields. */
 char *PyStructSequence_UnnamedField = "unnamed field";
 
-#define VISIBLE_SIZE(op) ((op)->ob_size)
+#define VISIBLE_SIZE(op) Py_Size(op)
 #define VISIBLE_SIZE_TP(tp) PyInt_AsLong( \
                       PyDict_GetItemString((tp)->tp_dict, visible_length_key))
 
 #define REAL_SIZE_TP(tp) PyInt_AsLong( \
                       PyDict_GetItemString((tp)->tp_dict, real_length_key))
-#define REAL_SIZE(op) REAL_SIZE_TP((op)->ob_type)
+#define REAL_SIZE(op) REAL_SIZE_TP(Py_Type(op))
 
 #define UNNAMED_FIELDS_TP(tp) PyInt_AsLong( \
                       PyDict_GetItemString((tp)->tp_dict, unnamed_fields_key))
-#define UNNAMED_FIELDS(op) UNNAMED_FIELDS_TP((op)->ob_type)
+#define UNNAMED_FIELDS(op) UNNAMED_FIELDS_TP(Py_Type(op))
 
 
 PyObject *
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PyStructSequence_New(PyTypeObject *type)
 	PyStructSequence *obj;
        
 	obj = PyObject_New(PyStructSequence, type);
-	obj->ob_size = VISIBLE_SIZE_TP(type);
+	Py_Size(obj) = VISIBLE_SIZE_TP(type);
 
 	return (PyObject*) obj;
 }
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ structseq_reduce(PyStructSequence* self)
 	}
 	
 	for (; i < n_fields; i++) {
-		char *n = self->ob_type->tp_members[i-n_unnamed_fields].name;
+		char *n = Py_Type(self)->tp_members[i-n_unnamed_fields].name;
 		PyDict_SetItemString(dict, n,
 				     self->ob_item[i]);
 	}
 
-	result = Py_BuildValue("(O(OO))", self->ob_type, tup, dict);
+	result = Py_BuildValue("(O(OO))", Py_Type(self), tup, dict);
 
 	Py_DECREF(tup);
 	Py_DECREF(dict);
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ static PyMethodDef structseq_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject _struct_sequence_template = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	NULL,	                     		/* tp_name */
         0,		                        /* tp_basicsize */
 	0,	                      		/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index dacc3ee..4d4a9ad 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ PyTuple_New(register Py_ssize_t size)
 #endif
 		/* Inline PyObject_InitVar */
 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
-		op->ob_size = size;
-		op->ob_type = &PyTuple_Type;
+		Py_Size(op) = size;
+		Py_Type(op) = &PyTuple_Type;
 #endif
 		_Py_NewReference((PyObject *)op);
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ PyTuple_Size(register PyObject *op)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	else
-		return ((PyTupleObject *)op)->ob_size;
+		return Py_Size(op);
 }
 
 PyObject *
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ PyTuple_GetItem(register PyObject *op, register Py_ssize_t i)
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (i < 0 || i >= ((PyTupleObject *)op) -> ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(op)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "tuple index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ PyTuple_SetItem(register PyObject *op, register Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *newitem)
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (i < 0 || i >= ((PyTupleObject *)op) -> ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(op)) {
 		Py_XDECREF(newitem);
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
 				"tuple assignment index out of range");
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void
 tupledealloc(register PyTupleObject *op)
 {
 	register Py_ssize_t i;
-	register Py_ssize_t len =  op->ob_size;
+	register Py_ssize_t len =  Py_Size(op);
 	PyObject_GC_UnTrack(op);
 	Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op)
 	if (len > 0) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ tupledealloc(register PyTupleObject *op)
 #if MAXSAVESIZE > 0
 		if (len < MAXSAVESIZE &&
 		    num_free_tuples[len] < MAXSAVEDTUPLES &&
-		    op->ob_type == &PyTuple_Type)
+		    Py_Type(op) == &PyTuple_Type)
 		{
 			op->ob_item[0] = (PyObject *) free_tuples[len];
 			num_free_tuples[len]++;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ tupledealloc(register PyTupleObject *op)
 		}
 #endif
 	}
-	op->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
+	Py_Type(op)->tp_free((PyObject *)op);
 done:
 	Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op)
 }
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ tupleprint(PyTupleObject *op, FILE *fp, int flags)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	fprintf(fp, "(");
-	for (i = 0; i < op->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(op); i++) {
 		if (i > 0)
 			fprintf(fp, ", ");
 		if (PyObject_Print(op->ob_item[i], fp, 0) != 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
-	if (op->ob_size == 1)
+	if (Py_Size(op) == 1)
 		fprintf(fp, ",");
 	fprintf(fp, ")");
 	return 0;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ tuplerepr(PyTupleObject *v)
 	PyObject *s, *temp;
 	PyObject *pieces, *result = NULL;
 
-	n = v->ob_size;
+	n = Py_Size(v);
 	if (n == 0)
 		return PyString_FromString("()");
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static long
 tuplehash(PyTupleObject *v)
 {
 	register long x, y;
-	register Py_ssize_t len = v->ob_size;
+	register Py_ssize_t len = Py_Size(v);
 	register PyObject **p;
 	long mult = 1000003L;
 	x = 0x345678L;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ tuplehash(PyTupleObject *v)
 static Py_ssize_t
 tuplelength(PyTupleObject *a)
 {
-	return a->ob_size;
+	return Py_Size(a);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ tuplecontains(PyTupleObject *a, PyObject *el)
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	int cmp;
 
-	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < a->ob_size; ++i)
+	for (i = 0, cmp = 0 ; cmp == 0 && i < Py_Size(a); ++i)
 		cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(el, PyTuple_GET_ITEM(a, i),
 						   Py_EQ);
 	return cmp;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ tuplecontains(PyTupleObject *a, PyObject *el)
 static PyObject *
 tupleitem(register PyTupleObject *a, register Py_ssize_t i)
 {
-	if (i < 0 || i >= a->ob_size) {
+	if (i < 0 || i >= Py_Size(a)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "tuple index out of range");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ tupleslice(register PyTupleObject *a, register Py_ssize_t ilow,
 	Py_ssize_t len;
 	if (ilow < 0)
 		ilow = 0;
-	if (ihigh > a->ob_size)
-		ihigh = a->ob_size;
+	if (ihigh > Py_Size(a))
+		ihigh = Py_Size(a);
 	if (ihigh < ilow)
 		ihigh = ilow;
-	if (ilow == 0 && ihigh == a->ob_size && PyTuple_CheckExact(a)) {
+	if (ilow == 0 && ihigh == Py_Size(a) && PyTuple_CheckExact(a)) {
 		Py_INCREF(a);
 		return (PyObject *)a;
 	}
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ tupleconcat(register PyTupleObject *a, register PyObject *bb)
 	if (!PyTuple_Check(bb)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
        		     "can only concatenate tuple (not \"%.200s\") to tuple",
-			     bb->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(bb)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #define b ((PyTupleObject *)bb)
-	size = a->ob_size + b->ob_size;
+	size = Py_Size(a) + Py_Size(b);
 	if (size < 0)
 		return PyErr_NoMemory();
 	np = (PyTupleObject *) PyTuple_New(size);
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ tupleconcat(register PyTupleObject *a, register PyObject *bb)
 	}
 	src = a->ob_item;
 	dest = np->ob_item;
-	for (i = 0; i < a->ob_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(a); i++) {
 		PyObject *v = src[i];
 		Py_INCREF(v);
 		dest[i] = v;
 	}
 	src = b->ob_item;
-	dest = np->ob_item + a->ob_size;
-	for (i = 0; i < b->ob_size; i++) {
+	dest = np->ob_item + Py_Size(a);
+	for (i = 0; i < Py_Size(b); i++) {
 		PyObject *v = src[i];
 		Py_INCREF(v);
 		dest[i] = v;
@@ -406,18 +406,18 @@ tuplerepeat(PyTupleObject *a, Py_ssize_t n)
 	PyObject **p, **items;
 	if (n < 0)
 		n = 0;
-	if (a->ob_size == 0 || n == 1) {
+	if (Py_Size(a) == 0 || n == 1) {
 		if (PyTuple_CheckExact(a)) {
 			/* Since tuples are immutable, we can return a shared
 			   copy in this case */
 			Py_INCREF(a);
 			return (PyObject *)a;
 		}
-		if (a->ob_size == 0)
+		if (Py_Size(a) == 0)
 			return PyTuple_New(0);
 	}
-	size = a->ob_size * n;
-	if (size/a->ob_size != n)
+	size = Py_Size(a) * n;
+	if (size/Py_Size(a) != n)
 		return PyErr_NoMemory();
 	np = (PyTupleObject *) PyTuple_New(size);
 	if (np == NULL)
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ tuplerepeat(PyTupleObject *a, Py_ssize_t n)
 	p = np->ob_item;
 	items = a->ob_item;
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < a->ob_size; j++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < Py_Size(a); j++) {
 			*p = items[j];
 			Py_INCREF(*p);
 			p++;
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ tupletraverse(PyTupleObject *o, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 
-	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; )
+	for (i = Py_Size(o); --i >= 0; )
 		Py_VISIT(o->ob_item[i]);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ tuplerichcompare(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
 	vt = (PyTupleObject *)v;
 	wt = (PyTupleObject *)w;
 
-	vlen = vt->ob_size;
-	wlen = wt->ob_size;
+	vlen = Py_Size(vt);
+	wlen = Py_Size(wt);
 
 	/* Note:  the corresponding code for lists has an "early out" test
 	 * here when op is EQ or NE and the lengths differ.  That pays there,
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ tuplesubscript(PyTupleObject* self, PyObject* item)
 	else {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, 
 			     "tuple indices must be integers, not %.200s",
-			     item->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(item)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ tuplesubscript(PyTupleObject* self, PyObject* item)
 static PyObject *
 tuple_getnewargs(PyTupleObject *v)
 {
-	return Py_BuildValue("(N)", tupleslice(v, 0, v->ob_size));
+	return Py_BuildValue("(N)", tupleslice(v, 0, Py_Size(v)));
 	
 }
 
@@ -648,8 +648,7 @@ static PyMappingMethods tuple_as_mapping = {
 static PyObject *tuple_iter(PyObject *seq);
 
 PyTypeObject PyTuple_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"tuple",
 	sizeof(PyTupleObject) - sizeof(PyObject *),
 	sizeof(PyObject *),
@@ -707,14 +706,14 @@ _PyTuple_Resize(PyObject **pv, Py_ssize_t newsize)
 	Py_ssize_t oldsize;
 
 	v = (PyTupleObject *) *pv;
-	if (v == NULL || v->ob_type != &PyTuple_Type ||
-	    (v->ob_size != 0 && v->ob_refcnt != 1)) {
+	if (v == NULL || Py_Type(v) != &PyTuple_Type ||
+	    (Py_Size(v) != 0 && Py_Refcnt(v) != 1)) {
 		*pv = 0;
 		Py_XDECREF(v);
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return -1;
 	}
-	oldsize = v->ob_size;
+	oldsize = Py_Size(v);
 	if (oldsize == newsize)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -838,8 +837,7 @@ static PyMethodDef tupleiter_methods[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyTupleIter_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"tupleiterator",			/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(tupleiterobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 1f0204d..49b877d 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type_set_name(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *value, void *context)
 	if (!PyString_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "can only assign string to %s.__name__, not '%s'",
-			     type->tp_name, value->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     type->tp_name, Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (strlen(PyString_AS_STRING(value))
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ type_set_bases(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *value, void *context)
 	if (!PyTuple_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "can only assign tuple to %s.__bases__, not %s",
-			     type->tp_name, value->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     type->tp_name, Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(value) == 0) {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ type_set_bases(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *value, void *context)
 			PyErr_Format(
 				PyExc_TypeError,
 	"%s.__bases__ must be tuple of old- or new-style classes, not '%s'",
-				type->tp_name, ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+				type->tp_name, Py_Type(ob)->tp_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		if (PyType_Check(ob)) {
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ type_get_doc(PyTypeObject *type, void *context)
 		result = Py_None;
 		Py_INCREF(result);
 	}
-	else if (result->ob_type->tp_descr_get) {
-		result = result->ob_type->tp_descr_get(result, NULL,
+	else if (Py_Type(result)->tp_descr_get) {
+		result = Py_Type(result)->tp_descr_get(result, NULL,
 						       (PyObject *)type);
 	}
 	else {
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ traverse_slots(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 	Py_ssize_t i, n;
 	PyMemberDef *mp;
 
-	n = type->ob_size;
+	n = Py_Size(type);
 	mp = PyHeapType_GET_MEMBERS((PyHeapTypeObject *)type);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++, mp++) {
 		if (mp->type == T_OBJECT_EX) {
@@ -512,10 +512,10 @@ subtype_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 
 	/* Find the nearest base with a different tp_traverse,
 	   and traverse slots while we're at it */
-	type = self->ob_type;
+	type = Py_Type(self);
 	base = type;
 	while ((basetraverse = base->tp_traverse) == subtype_traverse) {
-		if (base->ob_size) {
+		if (Py_Size(base)) {
 			int err = traverse_slots(base, self, visit, arg);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ clear_slots(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *self)
 	Py_ssize_t i, n;
 	PyMemberDef *mp;
 
-	n = type->ob_size;
+	n = Py_Size(type);
 	mp = PyHeapType_GET_MEMBERS((PyHeapTypeObject *)type);
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++, mp++) {
 		if (mp->type == T_OBJECT_EX && !(mp->flags & READONLY)) {
@@ -569,10 +569,10 @@ subtype_clear(PyObject *self)
 
 	/* Find the nearest base with a different tp_clear
 	   and clear slots while we're at it */
-	type = self->ob_type;
+	type = Py_Type(self);
 	base = type;
 	while ((baseclear = base->tp_clear) == subtype_clear) {
-		if (base->ob_size)
+		if (Py_Size(base))
 			clear_slots(base, self);
 		base = base->tp_base;
 		assert(base);
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 	destructor basedealloc;
 
 	/* Extract the type; we expect it to be a heap type */
-	type = self->ob_type;
+	type = Py_Type(self);
 	assert(type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE);
 
 	/* Test whether the type has GC exactly once */
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 		/* Find the nearest base with a different tp_dealloc */
 		base = type;
 		while ((basedealloc = base->tp_dealloc) == subtype_dealloc) {
-			assert(base->ob_size == 0);
+			assert(Py_Size(base) == 0);
 			base = base->tp_base;
 			assert(base);
 		}
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 	/*  Clear slots up to the nearest base with a different tp_dealloc */
 	base = type;
 	while ((basedealloc = base->tp_dealloc) == subtype_dealloc) {
-		if (base->ob_size)
+		if (Py_Size(base))
 			clear_slots(base, self);
 		base = base->tp_base;
 		assert(base);
@@ -877,13 +877,13 @@ lookup_maybe(PyObject *self, char *attrstr, PyObject **attrobj)
 		if (*attrobj == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 	}
-	res = _PyType_Lookup(self->ob_type, *attrobj);
+	res = _PyType_Lookup(Py_Type(self), *attrobj);
 	if (res != NULL) {
 		descrgetfunc f;
-		if ((f = res->ob_type->tp_descr_get) == NULL)
+		if ((f = Py_Type(res)->tp_descr_get) == NULL)
 			Py_INCREF(res);
 		else
-			res = f(res, self, (PyObject *)(self->ob_type));
+			res = f(res, self, (PyObject *)(Py_Type(self)));
 	}
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ mro_internal(PyTypeObject *type)
 	PyObject *mro, *result, *tuple;
 	int checkit = 0;
 
-	if (type->ob_type == &PyType_Type) {
+	if (Py_Type(type) == &PyType_Type) {
 		result = mro_implementation(type);
 	}
 	else {
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ mro_internal(PyTypeObject *type)
 			else if (!PyType_Check(cls)) {
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "mro() returned a non-class ('%.500s')",
-					     cls->ob_type->tp_name);
+					     Py_Type(cls)->tp_name);
 				Py_DECREF(tuple);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ subtype_setdict(PyObject *obj, PyObject *value, void *context)
 	if (value != NULL && !PyDict_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "__dict__ must be set to a dictionary, "
-			     "not a '%.200s'", value->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     "not a '%.200s'", Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	dict = *dictptr;
@@ -1581,16 +1581,16 @@ subtype_getweakref(PyObject *obj, void *context)
 	PyObject **weaklistptr;
 	PyObject *result;
 
-	if (obj->ob_type->tp_weaklistoffset == 0) {
+	if (Py_Type(obj)->tp_weaklistoffset == 0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError,
 				"This object has no __weakref__");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	assert(obj->ob_type->tp_weaklistoffset > 0);
-	assert(obj->ob_type->tp_weaklistoffset + sizeof(PyObject *) <=
-	       (size_t)(obj->ob_type->tp_basicsize));
+	assert(Py_Type(obj)->tp_weaklistoffset > 0);
+	assert(Py_Type(obj)->tp_weaklistoffset + sizeof(PyObject *) <=
+	       (size_t)(Py_Type(obj)->tp_basicsize));
 	weaklistptr = (PyObject **)
-		((char *)obj + obj->ob_type->tp_weaklistoffset);
+		((char *)obj + Py_Type(obj)->tp_weaklistoffset);
 	if (*weaklistptr == NULL)
 		result = Py_None;
 	else
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ valid_identifier(PyObject *s)
 	if (!PyString_Check(s)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "__slots__ items must be strings, not '%.200s'",
-			     s->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(s)->tp_name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	p = (unsigned char *) PyString_AS_STRING(s);
@@ -1740,8 +1740,8 @@ type_new(PyTypeObject *metatype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 
 		if (PyType_CheckExact(metatype) && nargs == 1 && nkwds == 0) {
 			PyObject *x = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0);
-			Py_INCREF(x->ob_type);
-			return (PyObject *) x->ob_type;
+			Py_INCREF(Py_Type(x));
+			return (PyObject *) Py_Type(x);
 		}
 
 		/* SF bug 475327 -- if that didn't trigger, we need 3
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ _PyType_Lookup(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name)
 static PyObject *
 type_getattro(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *metatype = type->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *metatype = Py_Type(type);
 	PyObject *meta_attribute, *attribute;
 	descrgetfunc meta_get;
 
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ type_getattro(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name)
 	meta_attribute = _PyType_Lookup(metatype, name);
 
 	if (meta_attribute != NULL) {
-		meta_get = meta_attribute->ob_type->tp_descr_get;
+		meta_get = Py_Type(meta_attribute)->tp_descr_get;
 
 		if (meta_get != NULL && PyDescr_IsData(meta_attribute)) {
 			/* Data descriptors implement tp_descr_set to intercept
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ type_getattro(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name)
 	attribute = _PyType_Lookup(type, name);
 	if (attribute != NULL) {
 		/* Implement descriptor functionality, if any */
-		descrgetfunc local_get = attribute->ob_type->tp_descr_get;
+		descrgetfunc local_get = Py_Type(attribute)->tp_descr_get;
 
 		Py_XDECREF(meta_attribute);
 
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ type_dealloc(PyTypeObject *type)
 	PyObject_Free((char *)type->tp_doc);
 	Py_XDECREF(et->ht_name);
 	Py_XDECREF(et->ht_slots);
-	type->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)type);
+	Py_Type(type)->tp_free((PyObject *)type);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -2397,8 +2397,7 @@ type_is_gc(PyTypeObject *type)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyType_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"type",					/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyHeapTypeObject),		/* tp_basicsize */
 	sizeof(PyMemberDef),			/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -2500,7 +2499,7 @@ object_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	if (excess_args(args, kwds)) {
-		PyTypeObject *type = self->ob_type;
+		PyTypeObject *type = Py_Type(self);
 		if (type->tp_init != object_init &&
 		    type->tp_new != object_new)
 		{
@@ -2547,7 +2546,7 @@ object_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 static void
 object_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 {
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -2556,7 +2555,7 @@ object_repr(PyObject *self)
 	PyTypeObject *type;
 	PyObject *mod, *name, *rtn;
 
-	type = self->ob_type;
+	type = Py_Type(self);
 	mod = type_module(type, NULL);
 	if (mod == NULL)
 		PyErr_Clear();
@@ -2585,7 +2584,7 @@ object_str(PyObject *self)
 {
 	unaryfunc f;
 
-	f = self->ob_type->tp_repr;
+	f = Py_Type(self)->tp_repr;
 	if (f == NULL)
 		f = object_repr;
 	return f(self);
@@ -2600,8 +2599,8 @@ object_hash(PyObject *self)
 static PyObject *
 object_get_class(PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
-	Py_INCREF(self->ob_type);
-	return (PyObject *)(self->ob_type);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_Type(self));
+	return (PyObject *)(Py_Type(self));
 }
 
 static int
@@ -2686,7 +2685,7 @@ compatible_for_assignment(PyTypeObject* oldto, PyTypeObject* newto, char* attr)
 static int
 object_set_class(PyObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *oldto = self->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *oldto = Py_Type(self);
 	PyTypeObject *newto;
 
 	if (value == NULL) {
@@ -2697,7 +2696,7 @@ object_set_class(PyObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 	if (!PyType_Check(value)) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		  "__class__ must be set to new-style class, not '%s' object",
-		  value->ob_type->tp_name);
+		  Py_Type(value)->tp_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	newto = (PyTypeObject *)value;
@@ -2710,7 +2709,7 @@ object_set_class(PyObject *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 	}
 	if (compatible_for_assignment(newto, oldto, "__class__")) {
 		Py_INCREF(newto);
-		self->ob_type = newto;
+		Py_Type(self) = newto;
 		Py_DECREF(oldto);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -2806,7 +2805,7 @@ reduce_2(PyObject *obj)
 		if (args != NULL && !PyTuple_Check(args)) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				"__getnewargs__ should return a tuple, "
-				"not '%.200s'", args->ob_type->tp_name);
+				"not '%.200s'", Py_Type(args)->tp_name);
 			goto end;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3018,8 +3017,7 @@ static PyMethodDef object_methods[] = {
 
 
 PyTypeObject PyBaseObject_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"object",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(PyObject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
@@ -3461,8 +3459,8 @@ PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *type)
 	   NULL when type is &PyBaseObject_Type, and we know its ob_type is
 	   not NULL (it's initialized to &PyType_Type).	 But coverity doesn't
 	   know that. */
-	if (type->ob_type == NULL && base != NULL)
-		type->ob_type = base->ob_type;
+	if (Py_Type(type) == NULL && base != NULL)
+		Py_Type(type) = Py_Type(base);
 
 	/* Initialize tp_bases */
 	bases = type->tp_bases;
@@ -3822,7 +3820,7 @@ getindex(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 	if (i == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
 		return -1;
 	if (i < 0) {
-		PySequenceMethods *sq = self->ob_type->tp_as_sequence;
+		PySequenceMethods *sq = Py_Type(self)->tp_as_sequence;
 		if (sq && sq->sq_length) {
 			Py_ssize_t n = (*sq->sq_length)(self);
 			if (n < 0)
@@ -3998,14 +3996,14 @@ wrap_cmpfunc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
 	if (!check_num_args(args, 1))
 		return NULL;
 	other = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 0);
-	if (other->ob_type->tp_compare != func &&
-	    !PyType_IsSubtype(other->ob_type, self->ob_type)) {
+	if (Py_Type(other)->tp_compare != func &&
+	    !PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(other), Py_Type(self))) {
 		PyErr_Format(
 			PyExc_TypeError,
 			"%s.__cmp__(x,y) requires y to be a '%s', not a '%s'",
-			self->ob_type->tp_name,
-			self->ob_type->tp_name,
-			other->ob_type->tp_name);
+			Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
+			Py_Type(self)->tp_name,
+			Py_Type(other)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	res = (*func)(self, other);
@@ -4019,7 +4017,7 @@ wrap_cmpfunc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
 static int
 hackcheck(PyObject *self, setattrofunc func, char *what)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *type = self->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *type = Py_Type(self);
 	while (type && type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE)
 		type = type->tp_base;
 	/* If type is NULL now, this is a really weird type.
@@ -4219,7 +4217,7 @@ tp_new_wrapper(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "%s.__new__(X): X is not a type object (%s)",
 			     type->tp_name,
-			     arg0->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(arg0)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	subtype = (PyTypeObject *)arg0;
@@ -4310,14 +4308,14 @@ method_is_overloaded(PyObject *left, PyObject *right, char *name)
 	PyObject *a, *b;
 	int ok;
 
-	b = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)(right->ob_type), name);
+	b = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)(Py_Type(right)), name);
 	if (b == NULL) {
 		PyErr_Clear();
 		/* If right doesn't have it, it's not overloaded */
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	a = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)(left->ob_type), name);
+	a = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)(Py_Type(left)), name);
 	if (a == NULL) {
 		PyErr_Clear();
 		Py_DECREF(b);
@@ -4342,14 +4340,14 @@ static PyObject * \
 FUNCNAME(PyObject *self, PyObject *other) \
 { \
 	static PyObject *cache_str, *rcache_str; \
-	int do_other = self->ob_type != other->ob_type && \
-	    other->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL && \
-	    other->ob_type->tp_as_number->SLOTNAME == TESTFUNC; \
-	if (self->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL && \
-	    self->ob_type->tp_as_number->SLOTNAME == TESTFUNC) { \
+	int do_other = Py_Type(self) != Py_Type(other) && \
+	    Py_Type(other)->tp_as_number != NULL && \
+	    Py_Type(other)->tp_as_number->SLOTNAME == TESTFUNC; \
+	if (Py_Type(self)->tp_as_number != NULL && \
+	    Py_Type(self)->tp_as_number->SLOTNAME == TESTFUNC) { \
 		PyObject *r; \
 		if (do_other && \
-		    PyType_IsSubtype(other->ob_type, self->ob_type) && \
+		    PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(other), Py_Type(self)) && \
 		    method_is_overloaded(self, other, ROPSTR)) { \
 			r = call_maybe( \
 				other, ROPSTR, &rcache_str, "(O)", self); \
@@ -4361,7 +4359,7 @@ FUNCNAME(PyObject *self, PyObject *other) \
 		r = call_maybe( \
 			self, OPSTR, &cache_str, "(O)", other); \
 		if (r != Py_NotImplemented || \
-		    other->ob_type == self->ob_type) \
+		    Py_Type(other) == Py_Type(self)) \
 			return r; \
 		Py_DECREF(r); \
 	} \
@@ -4419,12 +4417,12 @@ slot_sq_item(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t i)
 		if (getitem_str == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 	}
-	func = _PyType_Lookup(self->ob_type, getitem_str);
+	func = _PyType_Lookup(Py_Type(self), getitem_str);
 	if (func != NULL) {
-		if ((f = func->ob_type->tp_descr_get) == NULL)
+		if ((f = Py_Type(func)->tp_descr_get) == NULL)
 			Py_INCREF(func);
 		else {
-			func = f(func, self, (PyObject *)(self->ob_type));
+			func = f(func, self, (PyObject *)(Py_Type(self)));
 			if (func == NULL) {
 				return NULL;
 			}
@@ -4563,8 +4561,8 @@ slot_nb_power(PyObject *self, PyObject *other, PyObject *modulus)
 	/* Three-arg power doesn't use __rpow__.  But ternary_op
 	   can call this when the second argument's type uses
 	   slot_nb_power, so check before calling self.__pow__. */
-	if (self->ob_type->tp_as_number != NULL &&
-	    self->ob_type->tp_as_number->nb_power == slot_nb_power) {
+	if (Py_Type(self)->tp_as_number != NULL &&
+	    Py_Type(self)->tp_as_number->nb_power == slot_nb_power) {
 		return call_method(self, "__pow__", &pow_str,
 				   "(OO)", other, modulus);
 	}
@@ -4754,12 +4752,12 @@ _PyObject_SlotCompare(PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
 {
 	int c;
 
-	if (self->ob_type->tp_compare == _PyObject_SlotCompare) {
+	if (Py_Type(self)->tp_compare == _PyObject_SlotCompare) {
 		c = half_compare(self, other);
 		if (c <= 1)
 			return c;
 	}
-	if (other->ob_type->tp_compare == _PyObject_SlotCompare) {
+	if (Py_Type(other)->tp_compare == _PyObject_SlotCompare) {
 		c = half_compare(other, self);
 		if (c < -1)
 			return -2;
@@ -4784,7 +4782,7 @@ slot_tp_repr(PyObject *self)
 	}
 	PyErr_Clear();
 	return PyString_FromFormat("<%s object at %p>",
-				   self->ob_type->tp_name, self);
+				   Py_Type(self)->tp_name, self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -4893,7 +4891,7 @@ slot_tp_getattro(PyObject *self, PyObject *name)
 static PyObject *
 slot_tp_getattr_hook(PyObject *self, PyObject *name)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = self->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(self);
 	PyObject *getattr, *getattribute, *res;
 	static PyObject *getattribute_str = NULL;
 	static PyObject *getattr_str = NULL;
@@ -4917,7 +4915,7 @@ slot_tp_getattr_hook(PyObject *self, PyObject *name)
 	}
 	getattribute = _PyType_Lookup(tp, getattribute_str);
 	if (getattribute == NULL ||
-	    (getattribute->ob_type == &PyWrapperDescr_Type &&
+	    (Py_Type(getattribute) == &PyWrapperDescr_Type &&
 	     ((PyWrapperDescrObject *)getattribute)->d_wrapped ==
 	     (void *)PyObject_GenericGetAttr))
 		res = PyObject_GenericGetAttr(self, name);
@@ -4986,13 +4984,13 @@ slot_tp_richcompare(PyObject *self, PyObject *other, int op)
 {
 	PyObject *res;
 
-	if (self->ob_type->tp_richcompare == slot_tp_richcompare) {
+	if (Py_Type(self)->tp_richcompare == slot_tp_richcompare) {
 		res = half_richcompare(self, other, op);
 		if (res != Py_NotImplemented)
 			return res;
 		Py_DECREF(res);
 	}
-	if (other->ob_type->tp_richcompare == slot_tp_richcompare) {
+	if (Py_Type(other)->tp_richcompare == slot_tp_richcompare) {
 		res = half_richcompare(other, self, _Py_SwappedOp[op]);
 		if (res != Py_NotImplemented) {
 			return res;
@@ -5025,7 +5023,7 @@ slot_tp_iter(PyObject *self)
 	if (func == NULL) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "'%.200s' object is not iterable",
-			     self->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(self)->tp_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	Py_DECREF(func);
@@ -5042,7 +5040,7 @@ slot_tp_iternext(PyObject *self)
 static PyObject *
 slot_tp_descr_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
 {
-	PyTypeObject *tp = self->ob_type;
+	PyTypeObject *tp = Py_Type(self);
 	PyObject *get;
 	static PyObject *get_str = NULL;
 
@@ -5100,7 +5098,7 @@ slot_tp_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 	if (res != Py_None) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "__init__() should return None, not '%.200s'",
-			     res->ob_type->tp_name);
+			     Py_Type(res)->tp_name);
 		Py_DECREF(res);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -5185,7 +5183,7 @@ slot_tp_del(PyObject *self)
 		_Py_NewReference(self);
 		self->ob_refcnt = refcnt;
 	}
-	assert(!PyType_IS_GC(self->ob_type) ||
+	assert(!PyType_IS_GC(Py_Type(self)) ||
 	       _Py_AS_GC(self)->gc.gc_refs != _PyGC_REFS_UNTRACKED);
 	/* If Py_REF_DEBUG, _Py_NewReference bumped _Py_RefTotal, so
 	 * we need to undo that. */
@@ -5197,8 +5195,8 @@ slot_tp_del(PyObject *self)
 	 * undone.
 	 */
 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
-	--self->ob_type->tp_frees;
-	--self->ob_type->tp_allocs;
+	--Py_Type(self)->tp_frees;
+	--Py_Type(self)->tp_allocs;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -5560,7 +5558,7 @@ update_one_slot(PyTypeObject *type, slotdef *p)
 		descr = _PyType_Lookup(type, p->name_strobj);
 		if (descr == NULL)
 			continue;
-		if (descr->ob_type == &PyWrapperDescr_Type) {
+		if (Py_Type(descr) == &PyWrapperDescr_Type) {
 			void **tptr = resolve_slotdups(type, p->name_strobj);
 			if (tptr == NULL || tptr == ptr)
 				generic = p->function;
@@ -5575,7 +5573,7 @@ update_one_slot(PyTypeObject *type, slotdef *p)
 					use_generic = 1;
 			}
 		}
-		else if (descr->ob_type == &PyCFunction_Type &&
+		else if (Py_Type(descr) == &PyCFunction_Type &&
 			 PyCFunction_GET_FUNCTION(descr) ==
 			 (PyCFunction)tp_new_wrapper &&
 			 strcmp(p->name, "__new__") == 0)
@@ -5846,7 +5844,7 @@ super_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 	Py_XDECREF(su->obj);
 	Py_XDECREF(su->type);
 	Py_XDECREF(su->obj_type);
-	self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+	Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -5911,7 +5909,7 @@ super_getattro(PyObject *self, PyObject *name)
 			res = PyDict_GetItem(dict, name);
 			if (res != NULL) {
 				Py_INCREF(res);
-				f = res->ob_type->tp_descr_get;
+				f = Py_Type(res)->tp_descr_get;
 				if (f != NULL) {
 					tmp = f(res,
 						/* Only pass 'obj' param if
@@ -5947,7 +5945,7 @@ supercheck(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *obj)
 	     the normal case; the return value is obj.__class__.
 
 	   But... when obj is an instance, we want to allow for the case where
-	   obj->ob_type is not a subclass of type, but obj.__class__ is!
+	   Py_Type(obj) is not a subclass of type, but obj.__class__ is!
 	   This will allow using super() with a proxy for obj.
 	*/
 
@@ -5958,9 +5956,9 @@ supercheck(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *obj)
 	}
 
 	/* Normal case */
-	if (PyType_IsSubtype(obj->ob_type, type)) {
-		Py_INCREF(obj->ob_type);
-		return obj->ob_type;
+	if (PyType_IsSubtype(Py_Type(obj), type)) {
+		Py_INCREF(Py_Type(obj));
+		return Py_Type(obj);
 	}
 	else {
 		/* Try the slow way */
@@ -5977,7 +5975,7 @@ supercheck(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *obj)
 
 		if (class_attr != NULL &&
 		    PyType_Check(class_attr) &&
-		    (PyTypeObject *)class_attr != obj->ob_type)
+		    (PyTypeObject *)class_attr != Py_Type(obj))
 		{
 			int ok = PyType_IsSubtype(
 				(PyTypeObject *)class_attr, type);
@@ -6008,10 +6006,10 @@ super_descr_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
 		Py_INCREF(self);
 		return self;
 	}
-	if (su->ob_type != &PySuper_Type)
+	if (Py_Type(su) != &PySuper_Type)
 		/* If su is an instance of a (strict) subclass of super,
 		   call its type */
-		return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs((PyObject *)su->ob_type,
+		return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs((PyObject *)Py_Type(su),
 						    su->type, obj, NULL);
 	else {
 		/* Inline the common case */
@@ -6080,8 +6078,7 @@ super_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PySuper_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,					/* ob_size */
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"super",				/* tp_name */
 	sizeof(superobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
 	0,					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index 85804f1..1a532c9 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void unicode_dealloc(register PyUnicodeObject *unicode)
     else {
 	PyMem_DEL(unicode->str);
 	Py_XDECREF(unicode->defenc);
-	unicode->ob_type->tp_free((PyObject *)unicode);
+	Py_Type(unicode)->tp_free((PyObject *)unicode);
     }
 }
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int PyUnicode_Resize(PyObject **unicode, Py_ssize_t length)
 	return -1;
     }
     v = (PyUnicodeObject *)*unicode;
-    if (v == NULL || !PyUnicode_Check(v) || v->ob_refcnt != 1 || length < 0) {
+    if (v == NULL || !PyUnicode_Check(v) || Py_Refcnt(v) != 1 || length < 0) {
 	PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 	return -1;
     }
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ PyObject *PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject(register PyObject *obj,
 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			 "coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, "
 			 "%.80s found",
-		     obj->ob_type->tp_name);
+		     Py_Type(obj)->tp_name);
 	goto onError;
     }
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ PyObject *PyUnicode_Decode(const char *s,
     if (!PyUnicode_Check(unicode)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "decoder did not return an unicode object (type=%.400s)",
-                     unicode->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(unicode)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(unicode);
         goto onError;
     }
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ PyObject *PyUnicode_AsEncodedString(PyObject *unicode,
     if (!PyString_Check(v)) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "encoder did not return a string object (type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         goto onError;
     }
@@ -3242,8 +3242,7 @@ encoding_map_dealloc(PyObject* o)
 }
 
 static PyTypeObject EncodingMapType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-        0,                      /*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
         "EncodingMap",          /*tp_name*/
         sizeof(struct encoding_map),   /*tp_basicsize*/
         0,                      /*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -3502,7 +3501,7 @@ charmapencode_result charmapencode_output(Py_UNICODE c, PyObject *mapping,
     char *outstart;
     Py_ssize_t outsize = PyString_GET_SIZE(*outobj);
 
-    if (mapping->ob_type == &EncodingMapType) {
+    if (Py_Type(mapping) == &EncodingMapType) {
         int res = encoding_map_lookup(c, mapping);
 	Py_ssize_t requiredsize = *outpos+1;
         if (res == -1)
@@ -3574,7 +3573,7 @@ int charmap_encoding_error(
     /* find all unencodable characters */
     while (collendpos < size) {
         PyObject *rep;
-        if (mapping->ob_type == &EncodingMapType) {
+        if (Py_Type(mapping) == &EncodingMapType) {
 	    int res = encoding_map_lookup(p[collendpos], mapping);
 	    if (res != -1)
 		break;
@@ -4632,7 +4631,7 @@ PyUnicode_Join(PyObject *separator, PyObject *seq)
 	    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			 "sequence item %zd: expected string or Unicode,"
 			 " %.80s found",
-			 i, item->ob_type->tp_name);
+			 i, Py_Type(item)->tp_name);
 	    goto onError;
 	}
 	item = PyUnicode_FromObject(item);
@@ -5632,7 +5631,7 @@ unicode_encode(PyUnicodeObject *self, PyObject *args)
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "encoder did not return a string/unicode object "
                      "(type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -5668,7 +5667,7 @@ unicode_decode(PyUnicodeObject *self, PyObject *args)
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                      "decoder did not return a string/unicode object "
                      "(type=%.400s)",
-                     v->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(v)->tp_name);
         Py_DECREF(v);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -7499,7 +7498,7 @@ PyObject *PyUnicode_Format(PyObject *format,
 	arglen = -1;
 	argidx = -2;
     }
-    if (args->ob_type->tp_as_mapping && !PyTuple_Check(args) &&
+    if (Py_Type(args)->tp_as_mapping && !PyTuple_Check(args) &&
         !PyObject_TypeCheck(args, &PyBaseString_Type))
 	dict = args;
 
@@ -7963,8 +7962,7 @@ encoding defaults to the current default string encoding.\n\
 errors can be 'strict', 'replace' or 'ignore' and defaults to 'strict'.");
 
 PyTypeObject PyUnicode_Type = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0, 					/* ob_size */
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "unicode", 				/* tp_name */
     sizeof(PyUnicodeObject), 		/* tp_size */
     0, 					/* tp_itemsize */
diff --git a/Objects/weakrefobject.c b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
index a404f29..d26d5d1 100644
--- a/Objects/weakrefobject.c
+++ b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ weakref_dealloc(PyObject *self)
 {
     PyObject_GC_UnTrack(self);
     clear_weakref((PyWeakReference *) self);
-    self->ob_type->tp_free(self);
+    Py_Type(self)->tp_free(self);
 }
 
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ weakref_repr(PyWeakReference *self)
 		      name ? "<weakref at %p; to '%.50s' at %p (%s)>"
 		           : "<weakref at %p; to '%.50s' at %p>",
 		      self,
-		      PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self)->ob_type->tp_name,
+		      Py_Type(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self))->tp_name,
 		      PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(self),
 		      name);
 	Py_XDECREF(nameobj);
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ weakref___new__(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
         PyWeakReference *ref, *proxy;
         PyWeakReference **list;
 
-        if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(ob->ob_type)) {
+        if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(ob))) {
             PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                          "cannot create weak reference to '%s' object",
-                         ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+                         Py_Type(ob)->tp_name);
             return NULL;
         }
         if (callback == Py_None)
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ weakref___init__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 
 PyTypeObject
 _PyWeakref_RefType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "weakref",
     sizeof(PyWeakReference),
     0,
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ proxy_repr(PyWeakReference *proxy)
     char buf[160];
     PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
 		  "<weakproxy at %p to %.100s at %p>", proxy,
-		  PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy)->ob_type->tp_name,
+		  Py_Type(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy))->tp_name,
 		  PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy));
     return PyString_FromString(buf);
 }
@@ -646,8 +645,7 @@ static PyMappingMethods proxy_as_mapping = {
 
 PyTypeObject
 _PyWeakref_ProxyType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "weakproxy",
     sizeof(PyWeakReference),
     0,
@@ -681,8 +679,7 @@ _PyWeakref_ProxyType = {
 
 PyTypeObject
 _PyWeakref_CallableProxyType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-    0,
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
     "weakcallableproxy",
     sizeof(PyWeakReference),
     0,
@@ -722,10 +719,10 @@ PyWeakref_NewRef(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
     PyWeakReference **list;
     PyWeakReference *ref, *proxy;
 
-    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(ob->ob_type)) {
+    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(ob))) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "cannot create weak reference to '%s' object",
-                     ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(ob)->tp_name);
         return NULL;
     }
     list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(ob);
@@ -781,10 +778,10 @@ PyWeakref_NewProxy(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
     PyWeakReference **list;
     PyWeakReference *ref, *proxy;
 
-    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(ob->ob_type)) {
+    if (!PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(ob))) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 		     "cannot create weak reference to '%s' object",
-                     ob->ob_type->tp_name);
+                     Py_Type(ob)->tp_name);
         return NULL;
     }
     list = GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(ob);
@@ -807,9 +804,9 @@ PyWeakref_NewProxy(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
             PyWeakReference *prev;
 
             if (PyCallable_Check(ob))
-                result->ob_type = &_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType;
+                Py_Type(result) = &_PyWeakref_CallableProxyType;
             else
-                result->ob_type = &_PyWeakref_ProxyType;
+                Py_Type(result) = &_PyWeakref_ProxyType;
             get_basic_refs(*list, &ref, &proxy);
             if (callback == NULL) {
                 if (proxy != NULL) {
@@ -874,7 +871,7 @@ PyObject_ClearWeakRefs(PyObject *object)
     PyWeakReference **list;
 
     if (object == NULL
-        || !PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(object->ob_type)
+        || !PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(Py_Type(object))
         || object->ob_refcnt != 0) {
         PyErr_BadInternalCall();
         return;
diff --git a/PC/_msi.c b/PC/_msi.c
index f4af92a..7d60d08 100644
--- a/PC/_msi.c
+++ b/PC/_msi.c
@@ -417,8 +417,7 @@ static PyMethodDef record_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject record_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_msi.Record",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(msiobj),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -584,8 +583,7 @@ static PyMethodDef summary_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject summary_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_msi.SummaryInformation",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(msiobj),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -733,8 +731,7 @@ static PyMethodDef view_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject msiview_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_msi.View",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(msiobj),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
@@ -851,8 +848,7 @@ static PyMethodDef db_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject msidb_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"_msi.Database",		/*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(msiobj),	/*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/PC/_winreg.c b/PC/_winreg.c
index 920e1d1..9ddbb23 100644
--- a/PC/_winreg.c
+++ b/PC/_winreg.c
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ static PyObject *PyHKEY_getattr(PyObject *self, const char *name);
 /* The type itself */
 PyTypeObject PyHKEY_Type =
 {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) /* fill in type at module init */
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0) /* fill in type at module init */
 	"PyHKEY",
 	sizeof(PyHKEYObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index c547c37..8ed65a4 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3655,7 +3655,7 @@ fast_function(PyObject *func, PyObject ***pp_stack, int n, int na, int nk)
 	}
 	if (argdefs != NULL) {
 		d = &PyTuple_GET_ITEM(argdefs, 0);
-		nd = ((PyTupleObject *)argdefs)->ob_size;
+		nd = Py_Size(argdefs);
 	}
 	return PyEval_EvalCodeEx(co, globals,
 				 (PyObject *)NULL, (*pp_stack)-n, na,
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 038c856..678a30b 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -3030,8 +3030,7 @@ static PyMethodDef NullImporter_methods[] = {
 
 
 static PyTypeObject NullImporterType = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
-	0,                         /*ob_size*/
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
 	"imp.NullImporter",        /*tp_name*/
 	sizeof(NullImporter),      /*tp_basicsize*/
 	0,                         /*tp_itemsize*/
diff --git a/Python/symtable.c b/Python/symtable.c
index 05d504c..1e1279a 100644
--- a/Python/symtable.c
+++ b/Python/symtable.c
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ static PyMemberDef ste_memberlist[] = {
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PySTEntry_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"symtable entry",
 	sizeof(PySTEntryObject),
 	0,
diff --git a/Python/traceback.c b/Python/traceback.c
index 4ddee2c..d6f68ab 100644
--- a/Python/traceback.c
+++ b/Python/traceback.c
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ tb_clear(PyTracebackObject *tb)
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyTraceBack_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"traceback",
 	sizeof(PyTracebackObject),
 	0,
author	Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de>	2007-07-21 06:55:02 (GMT)
committer	Martin v. Löwis <martin@v.loewis.de>	2007-07-21 06:55:02 (GMT)
commit	6819210b9e4e5719a6f7f9c1725f8fa70a8936f6 (patch)
tree	456e2e6b3d9d71e966f3b0e419ecfe44ce3c1fdd
parent	b1994b4a5d0139a010eb0af1d6615a3df92fe786 (diff)
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