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+/*
+ * ElementTree
+ * $Id: /work/modules/celementtree/cElementTree.c 1089 2005-12-14T21:22:30.257830Z Fredrik  $
+ *
+ * elementtree accelerator
+ *
+ * History:
+ * 1999-06-20 fl  created (as part of sgmlop)
+ * 2001-05-29 fl  effdom edition
+ * 2001-06-05 fl  backported to unix; fixed bogus free in clear
+ * 2001-07-10 fl  added findall helper
+ * 2003-02-27 fl  elementtree edition (alpha)
+ * 2004-06-03 fl  updates for elementtree 1.2
+ * 2005-01-05 fl  added universal name cache, Element/SubElement factories
+ * 2005-01-06 fl  moved python helpers into C module; removed 1.5.2 support
+ * 2005-01-07 fl  added 2.1 support; work around broken __copy__ in 2.3
+ * 2005-01-08 fl  added makeelement method; fixed path support
+ * 2005-01-10 fl  optimized memory usage
+ * 2005-01-11 fl  first public release (cElementTree 0.8)
+ * 2005-01-12 fl  split element object into base and extras
+ * 2005-01-13 fl  use tagged pointers for tail/text (cElementTree 0.9)
+ * 2005-01-17 fl  added treebuilder close method
+ * 2005-01-17 fl  fixed crash in getchildren
+ * 2005-01-18 fl  removed observer api, added iterparse (cElementTree 0.9.3)
+ * 2005-01-23 fl  revised iterparse api; added namespace event support (0.9.8)
+ * 2005-01-26 fl  added VERSION module property (cElementTree 1.0)
+ * 2005-01-28 fl  added remove method (1.0.1)
+ * 2005-03-01 fl  added iselement function; fixed makeelement aliasing (1.0.2)
+ * 2005-03-13 fl  export Comment and ProcessingInstruction/PI helpers
+ * 2005-03-26 fl  added Comment and PI support to XMLParser
+ * 2005-03-27 fl  event optimizations; complain about bogus events
+ * 2005-08-08 fl  fixed read error handling in parse
+ * 2005-08-11 fl  added runtime test for copy workaround (1.0.3)
+ * 2005-12-13 fl  added expat_capi support (for xml.etree)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2005 by Secret Labs AB.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999-2005 by Fredrik Lundh.
+ *
+ * info@pythonware.com
+ * http://www.pythonware.com
+ */
+
+#include "Python.h"
+
+#define VERSION "1.0.4"
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* configuration */
+
+/* Leave defined to include the expat-based XMLParser type */
+#define USE_EXPAT
+
+/* Define to to all expat calls via pyexpat's embedded expat library */
+/* #define USE_PYEXPAT_CAPI */
+
+/* An element can hold this many children without extra memory
+   allocations. */
+#define STATIC_CHILDREN 4
+
+/* For best performance, chose a value so that 80-90% of all nodes
+   have no more than the given number of children.  Set this to zero
+   to minimize the size of the element structure itself (this only
+   helps if you have lots of leaf nodes with attributes). */
+
+/* Also note that pymalloc always allocates blocks in multiples of
+   eight bytes.  For the current version of cElementTree, this means
+   that the number of children should be an even number, at least on
+   32-bit platforms. */
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#if 0
+static int memory = 0;
+#define ALLOC(size, comment)\
+do { memory += size; printf("%8d - %s\n", memory, comment); } while (0)
+#define RELEASE(size, comment)\
+do { memory -= size; printf("%8d - %s\n", memory, comment); } while (0)
+#else
+#define ALLOC(size, comment)
+#define RELEASE(size, comment)
+#endif
+
+/* compiler tweaks */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define LOCAL(type) static __inline type __fastcall
+#else
+#define LOCAL(type) static type
+#endif
+
+/* compatibility macros */
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02040000)
+#define PyDict_CheckExact PyDict_Check
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02020000)
+#define PyList_CheckExact PyList_Check
+#define PyString_CheckExact PyString_Check
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x01060000)
+#define Py_USING_UNICODE /* always enabled for 2.0 and 2.1 */
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000)
+#define PY_CONST const /* 2.5 adds const to some API:s */
+#else
+#define PY_CONST
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(Py_RETURN_NONE)
+#define Py_RETURN_NONE return Py_INCREF(Py_None), Py_None
+#endif
+
+/* macros used to store 'join' flags in string object pointers.  note
+   that all use of text and tail as object pointers must be wrapped in
+   JOIN_OBJ.  see comments in the ElementObject definition for more
+   info. */
+#define JOIN_GET(p) ((Py_uintptr_t) (p) & 1)
+#define JOIN_SET(p, flag) ((void*) ((Py_uintptr_t) (JOIN_OBJ(p)) | (flag)))
+#define JOIN_OBJ(p) ((PyObject*) ((Py_uintptr_t) (p) & ~1))
+
+/* glue functions (see the init function for details) */
+static PyObject* elementtree_copyelement_obj;
+static PyObject* elementtree_deepcopy_obj;
+static PyObject* elementtree_getiterator_obj;
+static PyObject* elementpath_obj;
+
+/* helpers */
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+deepcopy(PyObject* object, PyObject* memo)
+{
+    /* do a deep copy of the given object */
+
+    PyObject* args;
+    PyObject* result;
+
+    if (!elementtree_deepcopy_obj) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "deepcopy helper not found"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    args = PyTuple_New(2);
+    Py_INCREF(object); PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, (PyObject*) object);
+    Py_INCREF(memo);   PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 1, (PyObject*) memo);
+
+    result = PyObject_CallObject(elementtree_deepcopy_obj, args);
+
+    Py_DECREF(args);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+list_join(PyObject* list)
+{
+    /* join list elements (destroying the list in the process) */
+
+    PyObject* joiner;
+    PyObject* function;
+    PyObject* args;
+    PyObject* result;
+
+    switch (PyList_GET_SIZE(list)) {
+    case 0:
+        Py_DECREF(list);
+        return PyString_FromString("");
+    case 1:
+        result = PyList_GET_ITEM(list, 0);
+        Py_INCREF(result);
+        Py_DECREF(list);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /* two or more elements: slice out a suitable separator from the
+       first member, and use that to join the entire list */
+
+    joiner = PySequence_GetSlice(PyList_GET_ITEM(list, 0), 0, 0);
+    if (!joiner)
+        return NULL;
+
+    function = PyObject_GetAttrString(joiner, "join");
+    if (!function) {
+        Py_DECREF(joiner);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    args = PyTuple_New(1);
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, list);
+
+    result = PyObject_CallObject(function, args);
+
+    Py_DECREF(args); /* also removes list */
+    Py_DECREF(function);
+    Py_DECREF(joiner);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02020000)
+LOCAL(int)
+PyDict_Update(PyObject* dict, PyObject* other)
+{
+    /* PyDict_Update emulation for 2.1 and earlier */
+
+    PyObject* res;
+    
+    res = PyObject_CallMethod(dict, "update", "O", other);
+    if (!res)
+        return -1;
+
+    Py_DECREF(res);
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* the element type */
+
+typedef struct {
+
+    /* attributes (a dictionary object), or None if no attributes */
+    PyObject* attrib;
+
+    /* child elements */
+    int length; /* actual number of items */
+    int allocated; /* allocated items */
+
+    /* this either points to _children or to a malloced buffer */
+    PyObject* *children;
+
+    PyObject* _children[STATIC_CHILDREN];
+    
+} ElementObjectExtra;
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+
+    /* element tag (a string). */
+    PyObject* tag;
+
+    /* text before first child.  note that this is a tagged pointer;
+       use JOIN_OBJ to get the object pointer.  the join flag is used
+       to distinguish lists created by the tree builder from lists
+       assigned to the attribute by application code; the former
+       should be joined before being returned to the user, the latter
+       should be left intact. */
+    PyObject* text;
+
+    /* text after this element, in parent.  note that this is a tagged
+       pointer; use JOIN_OBJ to get the object pointer. */
+    PyObject* tail;
+
+    ElementObjectExtra* extra;
+
+} ElementObject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject Element_Type;
+
+#define Element_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &Element_Type)
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* element constructor and destructor */
+
+LOCAL(int)
+element_new_extra(ElementObject* self, PyObject* attrib)
+{
+    self->extra = PyObject_Malloc(sizeof(ElementObjectExtra));
+    if (!self->extra)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (!attrib)
+        attrib = Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(attrib);
+    self->extra->attrib = attrib;
+
+    self->extra->length = 0;
+    self->extra->allocated = STATIC_CHILDREN;
+    self->extra->children = self->extra->_children;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+LOCAL(void)
+element_dealloc_extra(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    Py_DECREF(self->extra->attrib);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++)
+        Py_DECREF(self->extra->children[i]);
+
+    if (self->extra->children != self->extra->_children)
+        PyObject_Free(self->extra->children);
+
+    PyObject_Free(self->extra);
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+element_new(PyObject* tag, PyObject* attrib)
+{
+    ElementObject* self;
+
+    self = PyObject_New(ElementObject, &Element_Type);
+    if (self == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    /* use None for empty dictionaries */
+    if (PyDict_CheckExact(attrib) && !PyDict_Size(attrib))
+        attrib = Py_None;
+
+    self->extra = NULL;
+
+    if (attrib != Py_None) {
+
+        if (element_new_extra(self, attrib) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+
+        self->extra->length = 0;
+        self->extra->allocated = STATIC_CHILDREN;
+        self->extra->children = self->extra->_children;
+
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(tag);
+    self->tag = tag;
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    self->text = Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    self->tail = Py_None;
+
+    ALLOC(sizeof(ElementObject), "create element");
+
+    return (PyObject*) self;
+}
+
+LOCAL(int)
+element_resize(ElementObject* self, int extra)
+{
+    int size;
+    PyObject* *children;
+
+    /* make sure self->children can hold the given number of extra
+       elements.  set an exception and return -1 if allocation failed */
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+
+    size = self->extra->length + extra;
+
+    if (size > self->extra->allocated) {
+        /* use Python 2.4's list growth strategy */
+        size = (size >> 3) + (size < 9 ? 3 : 6) + size;
+        if (self->extra->children != self->extra->_children) {
+            children = PyObject_Realloc(self->extra->children,
+                                        size * sizeof(PyObject*));
+            if (!children)
+                goto nomemory;
+        } else {
+            children = PyObject_Malloc(size * sizeof(PyObject*));
+            if (!children)
+                goto nomemory;
+            /* copy existing children from static area to malloc buffer */
+            memcpy(children, self->extra->children,
+                   self->extra->length * sizeof(PyObject*));
+        }
+        self->extra->children = children;
+        self->extra->allocated = size;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+
+  nomemory:
+    PyErr_NoMemory();
+    return -1;
+}
+
+LOCAL(int)
+element_add_subelement(ElementObject* self, PyObject* element)
+{
+    /* add a child element to a parent */
+
+    if (element_resize(self, 1) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    Py_INCREF(element);
+    self->extra->children[self->extra->length] = element;
+
+    self->extra->length++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+element_get_attrib(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    /* return borrowed reference to attrib dictionary */
+    /* note: this function assumes that the extra section exists */
+
+    PyObject* res = self->extra->attrib;
+
+    if (res == Py_None) {
+        /* create missing dictionary */
+        res = PyDict_New();
+        if (!res)
+            return NULL;
+        self->extra->attrib = res;
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+element_get_text(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    /* return borrowed reference to text attribute */
+
+    PyObject* res = self->text;
+
+    if (JOIN_GET(res)) {
+        res = JOIN_OBJ(res);
+        if (PyList_CheckExact(res)) {
+            res = list_join(res);
+            if (!res)
+                return NULL;
+            self->text = res;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+element_get_tail(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    /* return borrowed reference to text attribute */
+
+    PyObject* res = self->tail;
+
+    if (JOIN_GET(res)) {
+        res = JOIN_OBJ(res);
+        if (PyList_CheckExact(res)) {
+            res = list_join(res);
+            if (!res)
+                return NULL;
+            self->tail = res;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
+{
+    PyObject* elem;
+
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O!:Element", &tag,
+                          &PyDict_Type, &attrib))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (attrib || kw) {
+        attrib = (attrib) ? PyDict_Copy(attrib) : PyDict_New();
+        if (!attrib)
+            return NULL;
+        if (kw)
+            PyDict_Update(attrib, kw);
+    } else {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        attrib = Py_None;
+    }
+
+    elem = element_new(tag, attrib);
+
+    Py_DECREF(attrib);
+
+    return elem;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+subelement(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
+{
+    PyObject* elem;
+
+    ElementObject* parent;
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib = NULL;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!O|O!:SubElement",
+                          &Element_Type, &parent, &tag,
+                          &PyDict_Type, &attrib))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (attrib || kw) {
+        attrib = (attrib) ? PyDict_Copy(attrib) : PyDict_New();
+        if (!attrib)
+            return NULL;
+        if (kw)
+            PyDict_Update(attrib, kw);
+    } else {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        attrib = Py_None;
+    }
+
+    elem = element_new(tag, attrib);
+
+    Py_DECREF(attrib);
+
+    if (element_add_subelement(parent, elem) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return elem;
+}
+
+static void
+element_dealloc(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    if (self->extra)
+        element_dealloc_extra(self);
+
+    /* discard attributes */
+    Py_DECREF(self->tag);
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->text));
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->tail));
+
+    RELEASE(sizeof(ElementObject), "destroy element");
+
+    PyObject_Del(self);
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* methods (in alphabetical order) */
+
+static PyObject*
+element_append(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* element;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!:append", &Element_Type, &element))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (element_add_subelement(self, element) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_clear(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":clear"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (self->extra) {
+        element_dealloc_extra(self);
+        self->extra = NULL;
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->text));
+    self->text = Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->tail));
+    self->tail = Py_None;
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_copy(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+    ElementObject* element;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":__copy__"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    element = (ElementObject*) element_new(
+        self->tag, (self->extra) ? self->extra->attrib : Py_None
+        );
+    if (!element)
+        return NULL;
+
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(element->text));
+    element->text = self->text;
+    Py_INCREF(JOIN_OBJ(element->text));
+
+    Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(element->tail));
+    element->tail = self->tail;
+    Py_INCREF(JOIN_OBJ(element->tail));
+
+    if (self->extra) {
+        
+        if (element_resize(element, self->extra->length) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+            Py_INCREF(self->extra->children[i]);
+            element->extra->children[i] = self->extra->children[i];
+        }
+
+        element->extra->length = self->extra->length;
+        
+    }
+
+    return (PyObject*) element;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_deepcopy(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+    ElementObject* element;
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib;
+    PyObject* text;
+    PyObject* tail;
+    PyObject* id;
+
+    PyObject* memo;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:__deepcopy__", &memo))
+        return NULL;
+
+    tag = deepcopy(self->tag, memo);
+    if (!tag)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (self->extra) {
+        attrib = deepcopy(self->extra->attrib, memo);
+        if (!attrib) {
+            Py_DECREF(tag);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        attrib = Py_None;
+    }
+
+    element = (ElementObject*) element_new(tag, attrib);
+
+    Py_DECREF(tag);
+    Py_DECREF(attrib);
+
+    if (!element)
+        return NULL;
+    
+    text = deepcopy(JOIN_OBJ(self->text), memo);
+    if (!text)
+        goto error;
+    Py_DECREF(element->text);
+    element->text = JOIN_SET(text, JOIN_GET(self->text));
+
+    tail = deepcopy(JOIN_OBJ(self->tail), memo);
+    if (!tail)
+        goto error;
+    Py_DECREF(element->tail);
+    element->tail = JOIN_SET(tail, JOIN_GET(self->tail));
+
+    if (self->extra) {
+        
+        if (element_resize(element, self->extra->length) < 0)
+            goto error;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+            PyObject* child = deepcopy(self->extra->children[i], memo);
+            if (!child) {
+                element->extra->length = i;
+                goto error;
+            }
+            element->extra->children[i] = child;
+        }
+
+        element->extra->length = self->extra->length;
+        
+    }
+
+    /* add object to memo dictionary (so deepcopy won't visit it again) */
+    id = PyInt_FromLong((Py_uintptr_t) self);
+
+    i = PyDict_SetItem(memo, id, (PyObject*) element);
+
+    Py_DECREF(id);
+
+    if (i < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    return (PyObject*) element;
+
+  error:
+    Py_DECREF(element);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+LOCAL(int)
+checkpath(PyObject* tag)
+{
+    int i, check = 1;
+
+    /* check if a tag contains an xpath character */
+
+#define PATHCHAR(ch) (ch == '/' || ch == '*' || ch == '[' || ch == '@')
+
+#if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE)
+    if (PyUnicode_Check(tag)) {
+        Py_UNICODE *p = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(tag);
+        for (i = 0; i < PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(tag); i++) {
+            if (p[i] == '{')
+                check = 0;
+            else if (p[i] == '}')
+                check = 1;
+            else if (check && PATHCHAR(p[i]))
+                return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+#endif
+    if (PyString_Check(tag)) {
+        char *p = PyString_AS_STRING(tag);
+        for (i = 0; i < PyString_GET_SIZE(tag); i++) {
+            if (p[i] == '{')
+                check = 0;
+            else if (p[i] == '}')
+                check = 1;
+            else if (check && PATHCHAR(p[i]))
+                return 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 1; /* unknown type; might be path expression */
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_find(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    PyObject* tag;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:find", &tag))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (checkpath(tag))
+        return PyObject_CallMethod(
+            elementpath_obj, "find", "OO", self, tag
+            );
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+        
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+        PyObject* item = self->extra->children[i];
+        if (Element_CheckExact(item) &&
+            PyObject_Compare(((ElementObject*)item)->tag, tag) == 0) {
+            Py_INCREF(item);
+            return item;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_findtext(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* default_value = Py_None;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:findtext", &tag, &default_value))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (checkpath(tag))
+        return PyObject_CallMethod(
+            elementpath_obj, "findtext", "OOO", self, tag, default_value
+            );
+
+    if (!self->extra) {
+        Py_INCREF(default_value);
+        return default_value;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+        ElementObject* item = (ElementObject*) self->extra->children[i];
+        if (Element_CheckExact(item) && !PyObject_Compare(item->tag, tag)) {
+            PyObject* text = element_get_text(item);
+            if (text == Py_None)
+                return PyString_FromString("");
+            Py_INCREF(text);
+            return text;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(default_value);
+    return default_value;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_findall(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+    PyObject* out;
+
+    PyObject* tag;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:findall", &tag))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (checkpath(tag))
+        return PyObject_CallMethod(
+            elementpath_obj, "findall", "OO", self, tag
+            );
+
+    out = PyList_New(0);
+    if (!out)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        return out;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+        PyObject* item = self->extra->children[i];
+        if (Element_CheckExact(item) &&
+            PyObject_Compare(((ElementObject*)item)->tag, tag) == 0) {
+            if (PyList_Append(out, item) < 0) {
+                Py_DECREF(out);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_get(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* value;
+
+    PyObject* key;
+    PyObject* default_value = Py_None;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:get", &key, &default_value))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra || self->extra->attrib == Py_None)
+        value = default_value;
+    else {
+        value = PyDict_GetItem(self->extra->attrib, key);
+        if (!value)
+            value = default_value;
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(value);
+    return value;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_getchildren(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+    PyObject* list;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":getchildren"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        return PyList_New(0);
+
+    list = PyList_New(self->extra->length);
+    if (!list)
+        return NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+        PyObject* item = self->extra->children[i];
+        Py_INCREF(item);
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(list, i, item);
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_getiterator(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* result;
+    
+    PyObject* tag = Py_None;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|O:getiterator", &tag))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!elementtree_getiterator_obj) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "getiterator helper not found"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    args = PyTuple_New(2);
+    Py_INCREF(self); PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, (PyObject*) self);
+    Py_INCREF(tag);  PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 1, (PyObject*) tag);
+
+    result = PyObject_CallObject(elementtree_getiterator_obj, args);
+
+    Py_DECREF(args);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_getitem(ElementObject* self, int index)
+{
+    if (!self->extra || index < 0 || index >= self->extra->length) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_IndexError,
+            "child index out of range"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(self->extra->children[index]);
+    return self->extra->children[index];
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_getslice(ElementObject* self, int start, int end)
+{
+    int i;
+    PyObject* list;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        return PyList_New(0);
+
+    /* standard clamping */
+    if (start < 0)
+        start = 0;
+    if (end < 0)
+        end = 0;
+    if (end > self->extra->length)
+        end = self->extra->length;
+    if (start > end)
+        start = end;
+
+    list = PyList_New(end - start);
+    if (!list)
+        return NULL;
+
+    for (i = start; i < end; i++) {
+        PyObject* item = self->extra->children[i];
+        Py_INCREF(item);
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(list, i - start, item);
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_insert(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    int index;
+    PyObject* element;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iO!:insert", &index,
+                          &Element_Type, &element))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+
+    if (index < 0)
+        index = 0;
+    if (index > self->extra->length)
+        index = self->extra->length;
+
+    if (element_resize(self, 1) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    for (i = self->extra->length; i > index; i--)
+        self->extra->children[i] = self->extra->children[i-1];
+
+    Py_INCREF(element);
+    self->extra->children[index] = element;
+
+    self->extra->length++;
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_items(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":items"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra || self->extra->attrib == Py_None)
+        return PyList_New(0);
+
+    return PyDict_Items(self->extra->attrib);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_keys(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":keys"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra || self->extra->attrib == Py_None)
+        return PyList_New(0);
+
+    return PyDict_Keys(self->extra->attrib);
+}
+
+static int
+element_length(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    if (!self->extra)
+        return 0;
+
+    return self->extra->length;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_makeelement(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
+{
+    PyObject* elem;
+
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO:makeelement", &tag, &attrib))
+        return NULL;
+
+    attrib = PyDict_Copy(attrib);
+    if (!attrib)
+        return NULL;
+
+    elem = element_new(tag, attrib);
+
+    Py_DECREF(attrib);
+
+    return elem;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_reduce(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":__reduce__"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    /* Hack alert: This method is used to work around a __copy__
+       problem on certain 2.3 and 2.4 versions.  To save time and
+       simplify the code, we create the copy in here, and use a dummy
+       copyelement helper to trick the copy module into doing the
+       right thing. */
+
+    if (!elementtree_copyelement_obj) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_RuntimeError,
+            "copyelement helper not found"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return Py_BuildValue(
+        "O(N)", elementtree_copyelement_obj, element_copy(self, args)
+        );
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_remove(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    PyObject* element;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!:remove", &Element_Type, &element))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra) {
+        /* element has no children, so raise exception */
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_ValueError,
+            "list.remove(x): x not in list"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < self->extra->length; i++) {
+        if (self->extra->children[i] == element)
+            break;
+        if (PyObject_Compare(self->extra->children[i], element) == 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (i == self->extra->length) {
+        /* element is not in children, so raise exception */
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_ValueError,
+            "list.remove(x): x not in list"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(self->extra->children[i]);
+
+    self->extra->length--;
+
+    for (; i < self->extra->length; i++)
+        self->extra->children[i] = self->extra->children[i+1];
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_repr(ElementObject* self)
+{
+    PyObject* repr;
+    char buffer[100];
+    
+    repr = PyString_FromString("<Element ");
+
+    PyString_ConcatAndDel(&repr, PyObject_Repr(self->tag));
+
+    sprintf(buffer, " at %p>", self);
+    PyString_ConcatAndDel(&repr, PyString_FromString(buffer));
+
+    return repr;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+element_set(ElementObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* attrib;
+
+    PyObject* key;
+    PyObject* value;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO:set", &key, &value))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+
+    attrib = element_get_attrib(self);
+    if (!attrib)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (PyDict_SetItem(attrib, key, value) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static int
+element_setslice(ElementObject* self, int start, int end, PyObject* item)
+{
+    int i, new, old;
+    PyObject* recycle = NULL;
+
+    if (!self->extra)
+        element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+
+    /* standard clamping */
+    if (start < 0)
+        start = 0;
+    if (end < 0)
+        end = 0;
+    if (end > self->extra->length)
+        end = self->extra->length;
+    if (start > end)
+        start = end;
+
+    old = end - start;
+
+    if (item == NULL)
+        new = 0;
+    else if (PyList_CheckExact(item)) {
+        new = PyList_GET_SIZE(item);
+    } else {
+        /* FIXME: support arbitrary sequences? */
+        PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_TypeError,
+            "expected list, not \"%.200s\"", item->ob_type->tp_name
+            );
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (old > 0) {
+        /* to avoid recursive calls to this method (via decref), move
+           old items to the recycle bin here, and get rid of them when
+           we're done modifying the element */
+        recycle = PyList_New(old);
+        for (i = 0; i < old; i++)
+            PyList_SET_ITEM(recycle, i, self->extra->children[i + start]);
+    }
+
+    if (new < old) {
+        /* delete slice */
+        for (i = end; i < self->extra->length; i++)
+            self->extra->children[i + new - old] = self->extra->children[i];
+    } else if (new > old) {
+        /* insert slice */
+        if (element_resize(self, new - old) < 0)
+            return -1;
+        for (i = self->extra->length-1; i >= end; i--)
+            self->extra->children[i + new - old] = self->extra->children[i];
+    }
+
+    /* replace the slice */
+    for (i = 0; i < new; i++) {
+        PyObject* element = PyList_GET_ITEM(item, i);
+        Py_INCREF(element);
+        self->extra->children[i + start] = element;
+    }
+
+    self->extra->length += new - old;
+
+    /* discard the recycle bin, and everything in it */
+    Py_XDECREF(recycle);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+element_setitem(ElementObject* self, int index, PyObject* item)
+{
+    int i;
+    PyObject* old;
+
+    if (!self->extra || index < 0 || index >= self->extra->length) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_IndexError,
+            "child assignment index out of range");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    old = self->extra->children[index];
+
+    if (item) {
+        Py_INCREF(item);
+        self->extra->children[index] = item;
+    } else {
+        self->extra->length--;
+        for (i = index; i < self->extra->length; i++)
+            self->extra->children[i] = self->extra->children[i+1];
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(old);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef element_methods[] = {
+
+    {"clear", (PyCFunction) element_clear, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"get", (PyCFunction) element_get, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"set", (PyCFunction) element_set, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"find", (PyCFunction) element_find, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"findtext", (PyCFunction) element_findtext, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"findall", (PyCFunction) element_findall, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"append", (PyCFunction) element_append, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"insert", (PyCFunction) element_insert, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"remove", (PyCFunction) element_remove, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"getiterator", (PyCFunction) element_getiterator, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"getchildren", (PyCFunction) element_getchildren, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"items", (PyCFunction) element_items, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"keys", (PyCFunction) element_keys, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"makeelement", (PyCFunction) element_makeelement, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {"__copy__", (PyCFunction) element_copy, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"__deepcopy__", (PyCFunction) element_deepcopy, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    /* Some 2.3 and 2.4 versions do not handle the __copy__ method on
+       C objects correctly, so we have to fake it using a __reduce__-
+       based hack (see the element_reduce implementation above for
+       details). */
+
+    /* The behaviour has been changed in 2.3.5 and 2.4.1, so we're
+       using a runtime test to figure out if we need to fake things
+       or now (see the init code below).  The following entry is
+       enabled only if the hack is needed. */
+
+    {"!__reduce__", (PyCFunction) element_reduce, METH_VARARGS},
+
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static PyObject*  
+element_getattr(ElementObject* self, char* name)
+{
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    res = Py_FindMethod(element_methods, (PyObject*) self, name);
+    if (res)
+	return res;
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+
+    if (strcmp(name, "tag") == 0)
+	res = self->tag;
+    else if (strcmp(name, "text") == 0)
+        res = element_get_text(self);
+    else if (strcmp(name, "tail") == 0) {
+        res = element_get_tail(self);
+    } else if (strcmp(name, "attrib") == 0) {
+        if (!self->extra)
+            element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+	res = element_get_attrib(self);
+    } else {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!res)
+        return NULL;
+
+    Py_INCREF(res);
+    return res;
+}
+
+static int
+element_setattr(ElementObject* self, const char* name, PyObject* value)
+{
+    if (value == NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_AttributeError,
+            "can't delete element attributes"
+            );
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(name, "tag") == 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(self->tag);
+        self->tag = value;
+        Py_INCREF(self->tag);
+    } else if (strcmp(name, "text") == 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->text));
+        self->text = value;
+        Py_INCREF(self->text);
+    } else if (strcmp(name, "tail") == 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(JOIN_OBJ(self->tail));
+        self->tail = value;
+        Py_INCREF(self->tail);
+    } else if (strcmp(name, "attrib") == 0) {
+        if (!self->extra)
+            element_new_extra(self, NULL);
+        Py_DECREF(self->extra->attrib);
+        self->extra->attrib = value;
+        Py_INCREF(self->extra->attrib);
+    } else {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, name);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static PySequenceMethods element_as_sequence = {
+    (inquiry) element_length,
+    0, /* sq_concat */
+    0, /* sq_repeat */
+    (intargfunc) element_getitem,
+    (intintargfunc) element_getslice,
+    (intobjargproc) element_setitem,
+    (intintobjargproc) element_setslice,
+};
+
+statichere PyTypeObject Element_Type = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+    0, "Element", sizeof(ElementObject), 0,
+    /* methods */
+    (destructor)element_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
+    0, /* tp_print */
+    (getattrfunc)element_getattr, /* tp_getattr */
+    (setattrfunc)element_setattr, /* tp_setattr */
+    0, /* tp_compare */
+    (reprfunc)element_repr, /* tp_repr */
+    0, /* tp_as_number */
+    &element_as_sequence, /* tp_as_sequence */
+};
+
+/* ==================================================================== */
+/* the tree builder type */
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+
+    PyObject* root; /* root node (first created node) */
+
+    ElementObject* this; /* current node */
+    ElementObject* last; /* most recently created node */
+
+    PyObject* data; /* data collector (string or list), or NULL */
+
+    PyObject* stack; /* element stack */
+    int index; /* current stack size (0=empty) */
+
+    /* element tracing */
+    PyObject* events; /* list of events, or NULL if not collecting */
+    PyObject* start_event_obj; /* event objects (NULL to ignore) */
+    PyObject* end_event_obj;
+    PyObject* start_ns_event_obj;
+    PyObject* end_ns_event_obj;
+
+} TreeBuilderObject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject TreeBuilder_Type;
+
+#define TreeBuilder_CheckExact(op) ((op)->ob_type == &TreeBuilder_Type)
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* constructor and destructor */
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_new(void)
+{
+    TreeBuilderObject* self;
+
+    self = PyObject_New(TreeBuilderObject, &TreeBuilder_Type);
+    if (self == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    self->root = NULL;
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    self->this = (ElementObject*) Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    self->last = (ElementObject*) Py_None;
+
+    self->data = NULL;
+
+    self->stack = PyList_New(20);
+    self->index = 0;
+
+    self->events = NULL;
+    self->start_event_obj = self->end_event_obj = NULL;
+    self->start_ns_event_obj = self->end_ns_event_obj = NULL;
+
+    ALLOC(sizeof(TreeBuilderObject), "create treebuilder");
+
+    return (PyObject*) self;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder(PyObject* _self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":TreeBuilder"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_new();
+}
+
+static void
+treebuilder_dealloc(TreeBuilderObject* self)
+{
+    Py_XDECREF(self->end_ns_event_obj);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->start_ns_event_obj);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->end_event_obj);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->start_event_obj);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->events);
+    Py_DECREF(self->stack);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->data);
+    Py_DECREF(self->last);
+    Py_DECREF(self->this);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->root);
+
+    RELEASE(sizeof(TreeBuilderObject), "destroy treebuilder");
+
+    PyObject_Del(self);
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* handlers */
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_handle_xml(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* encoding,
+                       PyObject* standalone)
+{
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_handle_start(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* tag,
+                         PyObject* attrib)
+{
+    PyObject* node;
+    PyObject* this;
+
+    if (self->data) {
+        if (self->this == self->last) {
+            self->last->text = JOIN_SET(
+                self->data, PyList_CheckExact(self->data)
+                );
+        } else {
+            self->last->tail = JOIN_SET(
+                self->data, PyList_CheckExact(self->data)
+                );
+        }
+        self->data = NULL;
+    }
+
+    node = element_new(tag, attrib);
+    if (!node)
+        return NULL;
+
+    this = (PyObject*) self->this;
+
+    if (this != Py_None) {
+        if (element_add_subelement((ElementObject*) this, node) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+    } else {
+        if (self->root) {
+            PyErr_SetString(
+                PyExc_SyntaxError,
+                "multiple elements on top level"
+                );
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        Py_INCREF(node);
+        self->root = node;
+    }
+
+    if (self->index < PyList_GET_SIZE(self->stack)) {
+        if (PyList_SetItem(self->stack, self->index, this) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+        Py_INCREF(this);
+    } else {
+        if (PyList_Append(self->stack, this) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+    }
+    self->index++;
+
+    Py_DECREF(this);
+    Py_INCREF(node);
+    self->this = (ElementObject*) node;
+
+    Py_DECREF(self->last);
+    Py_INCREF(node);
+    self->last = (ElementObject*) node;
+
+    if (self->start_event_obj) {
+        PyObject* res;
+        PyObject* action = self->start_event_obj;
+        res = PyTuple_New(2);
+        if (res) {
+            Py_INCREF(action); PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 0, (PyObject*) action);
+            Py_INCREF(node);   PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 1, (PyObject*) node);
+            PyList_Append(self->events, res);
+            Py_DECREF(res);
+        } else
+            PyErr_Clear(); /* FIXME: propagate error */
+    }
+
+    return node;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_handle_data(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* data)
+{
+    if (!self->data) {
+        /* store the first item as is */
+        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 &&
+            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... */
+            int size = PyString_GET_SIZE(self->data);
+            if (_PyString_Resize(&self->data, size + 1) < 0)
+                return NULL;
+            PyString_AS_STRING(self->data)[size] = PyString_AS_STRING(data)[0];
+        } else if (PyList_CheckExact(self->data)) {
+            if (PyList_Append(self->data, data) < 0)
+                return NULL;
+        } else {
+            PyObject* list = PyList_New(2);
+            if (!list)
+                return NULL;
+            PyList_SET_ITEM(list, 0, self->data);
+            Py_INCREF(data); PyList_SET_ITEM(list, 1, data);
+            self->data = list;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_handle_end(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* tag)
+{
+    PyObject* item;
+
+    if (self->data) {
+        if (self->this == self->last) {
+            self->last->text = JOIN_SET(
+                self->data, PyList_CheckExact(self->data)
+                );
+        } else {
+            self->last->tail = JOIN_SET(
+                self->data, PyList_CheckExact(self->data)
+                );
+        }
+        self->data = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (self->index == 0) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_IndexError,
+            "pop from empty stack"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    self->index--;
+
+    item = PyList_GET_ITEM(self->stack, self->index);
+    Py_INCREF(item);
+
+    Py_DECREF(self->last);
+
+    self->last = (ElementObject*) self->this;
+    self->this = (ElementObject*) item;
+
+    if (self->end_event_obj) {
+        PyObject* res;
+        PyObject* action = self->end_event_obj;
+        PyObject* node = (PyObject*) self->last;
+        res = PyTuple_New(2);
+        if (res) {
+            Py_INCREF(action); PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 0, (PyObject*) action);
+            Py_INCREF(node);   PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 1, (PyObject*) node);
+            PyList_Append(self->events, res);
+            Py_DECREF(res);
+        } else
+            PyErr_Clear(); /* FIXME: propagate error */
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(self->last);
+    return (PyObject*) self->last;
+}
+
+LOCAL(void)
+treebuilder_handle_namespace(TreeBuilderObject* self, int start,
+                             const char* prefix, const char *uri)
+{
+    PyObject* res;
+    PyObject* action;
+    PyObject* parcel;
+
+    if (!self->events)
+        return;
+
+    if (start) {
+        if (!self->start_ns_event_obj)
+            return;
+        action = self->start_ns_event_obj;
+        /* FIXME: prefix and uri use utf-8 encoding! */
+        parcel = Py_BuildValue("ss", (prefix) ? prefix : "", uri);
+        if (!parcel)
+            return;
+        Py_INCREF(action);
+    } else {
+        if (!self->end_ns_event_obj)
+            return;
+        action = self->end_ns_event_obj;
+        Py_INCREF(action);
+        parcel = Py_None;
+        Py_INCREF(parcel);
+    }
+
+    res = PyTuple_New(2);
+
+    if (res) {
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 0, action);
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(res, 1, parcel);
+        PyList_Append(self->events, res);
+        Py_DECREF(res);
+    } else
+        PyErr_Clear(); /* FIXME: propagate error */
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* methods (in alphabetical order) */
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder_data(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* data;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:data", &data))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_handle_data(self, data);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder_end(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* tag;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:end", &tag))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_handle_end(self, tag);
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+treebuilder_done(TreeBuilderObject* self)
+{
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    /* FIXME: check stack size? */
+
+    if (self->root)
+        res = self->root;
+    else
+        res = Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(res);
+    return res;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder_close(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":close"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_done(self);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder_start(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib = Py_None;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:start", &tag, &attrib))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_handle_start(self, tag, attrib);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+treebuilder_xml(TreeBuilderObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject* encoding;
+    PyObject* standalone;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO:xml", &encoding, &standalone))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return treebuilder_handle_xml(self, encoding, standalone);
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef treebuilder_methods[] = {
+    {"data", (PyCFunction) treebuilder_data, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"start", (PyCFunction) treebuilder_start, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"end", (PyCFunction) treebuilder_end, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"xml", (PyCFunction) treebuilder_xml, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"close", (PyCFunction) treebuilder_close, METH_VARARGS},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static PyObject*  
+treebuilder_getattr(TreeBuilderObject* self, char* name)
+{
+    return Py_FindMethod(treebuilder_methods, (PyObject*) self, name);
+}
+
+statichere PyTypeObject TreeBuilder_Type = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+    0, "TreeBuilder", sizeof(TreeBuilderObject), 0,
+    /* methods */
+    (destructor)treebuilder_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
+    0, /* tp_print */
+    (getattrfunc)treebuilder_getattr, /* tp_getattr */
+};
+
+/* ==================================================================== */
+/* the expat interface */
+
+#if defined(USE_EXPAT)
+
+#include "expat.h"
+
+#if defined(USE_PYEXPAT_CAPI)
+#include "pyexpat.h"
+static struct PyExpat_CAPI* expat_capi;
+#define EXPAT(func) (expat_capi->func)
+#else
+#define EXPAT(func) (XML_##func)
+#endif
+
+typedef struct {
+    PyObject_HEAD
+
+    XML_Parser parser;
+
+    PyObject* target;
+    PyObject* entity;
+
+    PyObject* names;
+
+    PyObject* handle_xml;
+    PyObject* handle_start;
+    PyObject* handle_data;
+    PyObject* handle_end;
+
+    PyObject* handle_comment;
+    PyObject* handle_pi;
+
+} XMLParserObject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject XMLParser_Type;
+
+/* helpers */
+
+#if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE)
+LOCAL(int)
+checkstring(const char* string, int size)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    /* check if an 8-bit string contains UTF-8 characters */
+    for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+        if (string[i] & 0x80)
+            return 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+makestring(const char* string, int size)
+{
+    /* convert a UTF-8 string to either a 7-bit ascii string or a
+       Unicode string */
+
+#if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE)
+    if (checkstring(string, size))
+        return PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(string, size, "strict");
+#endif
+
+    return PyString_FromStringAndSize(string, size);
+}
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+makeuniversal(XMLParserObject* self, const char* string)
+{
+    /* convert a UTF-8 tag/attribute name from the expat parser
+       to a universal name string */
+
+    int size = strlen(string);
+    PyObject* key;
+    PyObject* value;
+
+    /* look the 'raw' name up in the names dictionary */
+    key = PyString_FromStringAndSize(string, size);
+    if (!key)
+        return NULL;
+
+    value = PyDict_GetItem(self->names, key);
+
+    if (value) {
+        Py_INCREF(value);
+    } else {
+        /* new name.  convert to universal name, and decode as
+           necessary */
+
+        PyObject* tag;
+        char* p;
+        int i;
+
+        /* look for namespace separator */
+        for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+            if (string[i] == '}')
+                break;
+        if (i != size) {
+            /* convert to universal name */
+            tag = PyString_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size+1);
+            p = PyString_AS_STRING(tag);
+            p[0] = '{';
+            memcpy(p+1, string, size);
+            size++;
+        } else {
+            /* plain name; use key as tag */
+            Py_INCREF(key);
+            tag = key;
+        }
+        
+        /* decode universal name */
+#if defined(Py_USING_UNICODE)
+        /* inline makestring, to avoid duplicating the source string if
+           it's not an utf-8 string */
+        p = PyString_AS_STRING(tag);
+        if (checkstring(p, size)) {
+            value = PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(p, size, "strict");
+            Py_DECREF(tag);
+            if (!value) {
+                Py_DECREF(key);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+        } else
+#endif
+            value = tag; /* use tag as is */
+
+        /* add to names dictionary */
+        if (PyDict_SetItem(self->names, key, value) < 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(key);
+            Py_DECREF(value);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(key);
+    return value;
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* handlers */
+
+static void
+expat_default_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* data_in,
+                      int data_len)
+{
+    PyObject* key;
+    PyObject* value;
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    if (data_len < 2 || data_in[0] != '&')
+        return;
+
+    key = makestring(data_in + 1, data_len - 2);
+    if (!key)
+        return;
+
+    value = PyDict_GetItem(self->entity, key);
+
+    if (value) {
+        if (TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target))
+            res = treebuilder_handle_data(
+                (TreeBuilderObject*) self->target, value
+                );
+        else if (self->handle_data)
+            res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_data, "O", value);
+        else
+            res = NULL;
+        Py_DECREF(value);
+        Py_XDECREF(res);
+    } else {
+        PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_SyntaxError, "undefined entity &%s;: line %d, column %d",
+            PyString_AS_STRING(key),
+            EXPAT(GetErrorLineNumber)(self->parser),
+            EXPAT(GetErrorColumnNumber)(self->parser)
+            );
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(key);
+}
+
+static void
+expat_start_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* tag_in,
+                    const XML_Char **attrib_in)
+{
+    PyObject* res;
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* attrib;
+    int ok;
+
+    /* tag name */
+    tag = makeuniversal(self, tag_in);
+    if (!tag)
+        return; /* parser will look for errors */
+
+    /* attributes */
+    if (attrib_in[0]) {
+        attrib = PyDict_New();
+        if (!attrib)
+            return;
+        while (attrib_in[0] && attrib_in[1]) {
+            PyObject* key = makeuniversal(self, attrib_in[0]);
+            PyObject* value = makestring(attrib_in[1], strlen(attrib_in[1]));
+            if (!key || !value) {
+                Py_XDECREF(value);
+                Py_XDECREF(key);
+                Py_DECREF(attrib);
+                return;
+            }
+            ok = PyDict_SetItem(attrib, key, value);
+            Py_DECREF(value);
+            Py_DECREF(key);
+            if (ok < 0) {
+                Py_DECREF(attrib);
+                return;
+            }
+            attrib_in += 2;
+        }
+    } else {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        attrib = Py_None;
+    }
+
+    if (TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target))
+        /* shortcut */
+        res = treebuilder_handle_start((TreeBuilderObject*) self->target,
+                                       tag, attrib);
+    else if (self->handle_start)
+        res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_start, "OO", tag, attrib);
+    else
+        res = NULL;
+
+    Py_DECREF(tag);
+    Py_DECREF(attrib);
+
+    Py_XDECREF(res);
+}
+
+static void
+expat_data_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* data_in,
+                   int data_len)
+{
+    PyObject* data;
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    data = makestring(data_in, data_len);
+
+    if (TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target))
+        /* shortcut */
+        res = treebuilder_handle_data((TreeBuilderObject*) self->target, data);
+    else if (self->handle_data)
+        res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_data, "O", data);
+    else
+        res = NULL;
+
+    Py_DECREF(data);
+
+    Py_XDECREF(res);
+}
+
+static void
+expat_end_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* tag_in)
+{
+    PyObject* tag;
+    PyObject* res = NULL;
+
+    if (TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target))
+        /* shortcut */
+        /* the standard tree builder doesn't look at the end tag */
+        res = treebuilder_handle_end(
+            (TreeBuilderObject*) self->target, Py_None
+            );
+    else if (self->handle_end) {
+        tag = makeuniversal(self, tag_in);
+        if (tag) {
+            res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_end, "O", tag);
+            Py_DECREF(tag);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_XDECREF(res);
+}
+
+static void
+expat_start_ns_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* prefix,
+                       const XML_Char *uri)
+{
+    treebuilder_handle_namespace(
+        (TreeBuilderObject*) self->target, 1, prefix, uri
+        );
+}
+
+static void
+expat_end_ns_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* prefix_in)
+{
+    treebuilder_handle_namespace(
+        (TreeBuilderObject*) self->target, 0, NULL, NULL
+        );
+}
+
+static void
+expat_comment_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* comment_in)
+{
+    PyObject* comment;
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    if (self->handle_comment) {
+        comment = makestring(comment_in, strlen(comment_in));
+        if (comment) {
+            res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_comment, "O", comment);
+            Py_XDECREF(res);
+            Py_DECREF(comment);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+expat_pi_handler(XMLParserObject* self, const XML_Char* target_in,
+                 const XML_Char* data_in)
+{
+    PyObject* target;
+    PyObject* data;
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    if (self->handle_pi) {
+        target = makestring(target_in, strlen(target_in));
+        data = makestring(data_in, strlen(data_in));
+        if (target && data) {
+            res = PyObject_CallFunction(self->handle_pi, "OO", target, data);
+            Py_XDECREF(res);
+            Py_DECREF(data);
+            Py_DECREF(target);
+        } else {
+            Py_XDECREF(data);
+            Py_XDECREF(target);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* constructor and destructor */
+
+static PyObject*
+xmlparser(PyObject* _self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kw)
+{
+    XMLParserObject* self;
+    /* FIXME: does this need to be static? */
+    static XML_Memory_Handling_Suite memory_handler;
+
+    PyObject* target = NULL;
+    char* encoding = NULL;
+    static PY_CONST char* kwlist[] = { "target", "encoding", NULL };
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "|Oz:XMLParser", kwlist,
+                                     &target, &encoding))
+        return NULL;
+
+#if defined(USE_PYEXPAT_CAPI)
+    if (!expat_capi) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_RuntimeError, "cannot load dispatch table from pyexpat"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    self = PyObject_New(XMLParserObject, &XMLParser_Type);
+    if (self == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    self->entity = PyDict_New();
+    if (!self->entity) {
+        PyObject_Del(self);
+        return NULL; /* FIXME: cleanup on error */
+    }
+     
+    self->names = PyDict_New();
+    if (!self->names) {
+        PyObject_Del(self);
+        return NULL; /* FIXME: cleanup on error */
+    }
+
+    memory_handler.malloc_fcn = PyObject_Malloc;
+    memory_handler.realloc_fcn = PyObject_Realloc;
+    memory_handler.free_fcn = PyObject_Free;
+
+    self->parser = EXPAT(ParserCreate_MM)(encoding, &memory_handler, "}");
+    if (!self->parser) {
+        PyErr_NoMemory();
+        return NULL; /* FIXME: cleanup on error */
+    }
+
+    /* setup target handlers */
+    if (!target) {
+        target = treebuilder_new();
+        if (!target) {
+            PyObject_Del(self);
+            return NULL; /* FIXME: cleanup on error */
+        }
+    } else
+        Py_INCREF(target);
+    self->target = target;
+
+    self->handle_xml = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "xml");
+    self->handle_start = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "start");
+    self->handle_data = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "data");
+    self->handle_end = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "end");
+    self->handle_comment = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "comment");
+    self->handle_pi = PyObject_GetAttrString(target, "pi");
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+
+    /* configure parser */
+    EXPAT(SetUserData)(self->parser, self);
+    EXPAT(SetElementHandler)(
+        self->parser,
+        (XML_StartElementHandler) expat_start_handler,
+        (XML_EndElementHandler) expat_end_handler
+        );
+    EXPAT(SetDefaultHandlerExpand)(
+        self->parser,
+        (XML_DefaultHandler) expat_default_handler
+        );
+    EXPAT(SetCharacterDataHandler)(
+        self->parser,
+        (XML_CharacterDataHandler) expat_data_handler
+        );
+    if (self->handle_comment)
+        EXPAT(SetCommentHandler)(
+            self->parser,
+            (XML_CommentHandler) expat_comment_handler
+            );
+    if (self->handle_pi)
+        EXPAT(SetProcessingInstructionHandler)(
+            self->parser,
+            (XML_ProcessingInstructionHandler) expat_pi_handler
+            );
+
+    ALLOC(sizeof(XMLParserObject), "create expatparser");
+
+    return (PyObject*) self;
+}
+
+static void
+xmlparser_dealloc(XMLParserObject* self)
+{
+    EXPAT(ParserFree)(self->parser);
+
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_pi);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_comment);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_end);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_data);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_start);
+    Py_XDECREF(self->handle_xml);
+
+    Py_DECREF(self->target);
+    Py_DECREF(self->entity);
+    Py_DECREF(self->names);
+
+    RELEASE(sizeof(XMLParserObject), "destroy expatparser");
+
+    PyObject_Del(self);
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* methods (in alphabetical order) */
+
+LOCAL(PyObject*)
+expat_parse(XMLParserObject* self, char* data, int data_len, int final)
+{
+    int ok;
+
+    ok = EXPAT(Parse)(self->parser, data, data_len, final);
+
+    if (PyErr_Occurred())
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!ok) {
+        PyErr_Format(
+            PyExc_SyntaxError, "%s: line %d, column %d",
+            EXPAT(ErrorString)(EXPAT(GetErrorCode)(self->parser)),
+            EXPAT(GetErrorLineNumber)(self->parser),
+            EXPAT(GetErrorColumnNumber)(self->parser)
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+xmlparser_close(XMLParserObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    /* end feeding data to parser */
+
+    PyObject* res;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":close"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    res = expat_parse(self, "", 0, 1);
+
+    if (res && TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target)) {
+        Py_DECREF(res);
+        return treebuilder_done((TreeBuilderObject*) self->target);
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+xmlparser_feed(XMLParserObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    /* feed data to parser */
+
+    char* data;
+    int data_len;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s#:feed", &data, &data_len))
+        return NULL;
+
+    return expat_parse(self, data, data_len, 0);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+xmlparser_parse(XMLParserObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    /* (internal) parse until end of input stream */
+
+    PyObject* reader;
+    PyObject* buffer;
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    PyObject* fileobj;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:_parse", &fileobj))
+        return NULL;
+
+    reader = PyObject_GetAttrString(fileobj, "read");
+    if (!reader)
+        return NULL;
+    
+    /* read from open file object */
+    for (;;) {
+
+        buffer = PyObject_CallFunction(reader, "i", 64*1024);
+
+        if (!buffer) {
+            /* read failed (e.g. due to KeyboardInterrupt) */
+            Py_DECREF(reader);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        if (!PyString_CheckExact(buffer) || PyString_GET_SIZE(buffer) == 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(buffer);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        res = expat_parse(
+            self, PyString_AS_STRING(buffer), PyString_GET_SIZE(buffer), 0
+            );
+
+        Py_DECREF(buffer);
+
+        if (!res) {
+            Py_DECREF(reader);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        Py_DECREF(res);
+
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(reader);
+
+    res = expat_parse(self, "", 0, 1);
+
+    if (res && TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target)) {
+        Py_DECREF(res);
+        return treebuilder_done((TreeBuilderObject*) self->target);
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+xmlparser_setevents(XMLParserObject* self, PyObject* args)
+{
+    /* activate element event reporting */
+
+    int i;
+    TreeBuilderObject* target;
+
+    PyObject* events; /* event collector */
+    PyObject* event_set = Py_None;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!|O:_setevents",  &PyList_Type, &events,
+                          &event_set))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!TreeBuilder_CheckExact(self->target)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(
+            PyExc_TypeError,
+            "event handling only supported for cElementTree.Treebuilder "
+            "targets"
+            );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    target = (TreeBuilderObject*) self->target;
+
+    Py_INCREF(events);
+    Py_XDECREF(target->events);
+    target->events = events;
+
+    /* clear out existing events */
+    Py_XDECREF(target->start_event_obj); target->start_event_obj = NULL;
+    Py_XDECREF(target->end_event_obj); target->end_event_obj = NULL;
+    Py_XDECREF(target->start_ns_event_obj); target->start_ns_event_obj = NULL;
+    Py_XDECREF(target->end_ns_event_obj); target->end_ns_event_obj = NULL;
+
+    if (event_set == Py_None) {
+        /* default is "end" only */
+        target->end_event_obj = PyString_FromString("end");
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
+    }
+
+    if (!PyTuple_Check(event_set)) /* FIXME: handle arbitrary sequences */
+        goto error;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < PyTuple_GET_SIZE(event_set); i++) {
+        PyObject* item = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(event_set, i);
+        char* event;
+        if (!PyString_Check(item))
+            goto error;
+        event = PyString_AS_STRING(item);
+        if (strcmp(event, "start") == 0) {
+            Py_INCREF(item);
+            target->start_event_obj = item;
+        } else if (strcmp(event, "end") == 0) {
+            Py_INCREF(item);
+            Py_XDECREF(target->end_event_obj);
+            target->end_event_obj = item;
+        } else if (strcmp(event, "start-ns") == 0) {
+            Py_INCREF(item);
+            Py_XDECREF(target->start_ns_event_obj);
+            target->start_ns_event_obj = item;
+            EXPAT(SetNamespaceDeclHandler)(
+                self->parser,
+                (XML_StartNamespaceDeclHandler) expat_start_ns_handler,
+                (XML_EndNamespaceDeclHandler) expat_end_ns_handler
+                );
+        } else if (strcmp(event, "end-ns") == 0) {
+            Py_INCREF(item);
+            Py_XDECREF(target->end_ns_event_obj);
+            target->end_ns_event_obj = item;
+            EXPAT(SetNamespaceDeclHandler)(
+                self->parser,
+                (XML_StartNamespaceDeclHandler) expat_start_ns_handler,
+                (XML_EndNamespaceDeclHandler) expat_end_ns_handler
+                );
+        } else {
+            PyErr_Format(
+                PyExc_ValueError,
+                "unknown event '%s'", event
+                );
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+  error:
+    PyErr_SetString(
+        PyExc_TypeError,
+        "invalid event tuple"
+        );
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef xmlparser_methods[] = {
+    {"feed", (PyCFunction) xmlparser_feed, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"close", (PyCFunction) xmlparser_close, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"_parse", (PyCFunction) xmlparser_parse, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"_setevents", (PyCFunction) xmlparser_setevents, METH_VARARGS},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static PyObject*  
+xmlparser_getattr(XMLParserObject* self, char* name)
+{
+    PyObject* res;
+
+    res = Py_FindMethod(xmlparser_methods, (PyObject*) self, name);
+    if (res)
+	return res;
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+
+    if (strcmp(name, "entity") == 0)
+	res = self->entity;
+    else if (strcmp(name, "target") == 0)
+	res = self->target;
+    else if (strcmp(name, "version") == 0) {
+        char buffer[100];
+        sprintf(buffer, "Expat %d.%d.%d", XML_MAJOR_VERSION,
+                XML_MINOR_VERSION, XML_MICRO_VERSION);
+        return PyString_FromString(buffer);
+    } else {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AttributeError, name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    Py_INCREF(res);
+    return res;
+}
+
+statichere PyTypeObject XMLParser_Type = {
+    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+    0, "XMLParser", sizeof(XMLParserObject), 0,
+    /* methods */
+    (destructor)xmlparser_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
+    0, /* tp_print */
+    (getattrfunc)xmlparser_getattr, /* tp_getattr */
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/* ==================================================================== */
+/* python module interface */
+
+static PyMethodDef _functions[] = {
+    {"Element", (PyCFunction) element, METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS},
+    {"SubElement", (PyCFunction) subelement, METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS},
+    {"TreeBuilder", (PyCFunction) treebuilder, METH_VARARGS},
+#if defined(USE_EXPAT)
+    {"XMLParser", (PyCFunction) xmlparser, METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS},
+    {"XMLTreeBuilder", (PyCFunction) xmlparser, METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS},
+#endif
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+DL_EXPORT(void)
+initcElementTree(void)
+{
+    PyObject* m;
+    PyObject* g;
+    char* bootstrap;
+#if defined(USE_PYEXPAT_CAPI)
+    struct PyExpat_CAPI* capi;
+#endif
+
+    /* Patch object type */
+    Element_Type.ob_type = TreeBuilder_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+#if defined(USE_EXPAT)
+    XMLParser_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
+#endif
+
+    m = Py_InitModule("cElementTree", _functions);
+
+    /* python glue code */
+
+    g = PyDict_New();
+
+    PyDict_SetItemString(g, "__builtins__", PyEval_GetBuiltins());
+
+    bootstrap = (
+
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02020000 && PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02030000)
+        "from __future__ import generators\n" /* enable yield under 2.2 */
+#endif
+
+        "from copy import copy, deepcopy\n"
+
+        "try:\n"
+        "  from elementtree import ElementTree\n"
+        "except ImportError:\n"
+        "  import ElementTree\n"
+        "ET = ElementTree\n"
+        "del ElementTree\n"
+
+        "import cElementTree\n"
+
+        "try:\n" /* check if copy works as is */
+        "  copy(cElementTree.Element('x'))\n"
+        "except:\n"
+        "  def copyelement(elem):\n"
+        "    return elem\n"
+
+        "def Comment(text=None):\n" /* public */
+        "  element = cElementTree.Element(ET.Comment)\n"
+        "  element.text = text\n"
+        "  return element\n"
+        "cElementTree.Comment = Comment\n"
+
+        "class ElementTree(ET.ElementTree):\n" /* public */
+        "  def parse(self, source, parser=None):\n"
+        "    if not hasattr(source, 'read'):\n"
+        "      source = open(source, 'rb')\n"
+        "    if parser is not None:\n"
+        "      while 1:\n"
+        "        data = source.read(65536)\n"
+        "        if not data:\n"
+        "          break\n"
+        "        parser.feed(data)\n"
+        "      self._root = parser.close()\n"
+        "    else:\n" 
+        "      parser = cElementTree.XMLParser()\n"
+        "      self._root = parser._parse(source)\n"
+        "    return self._root\n"
+        "cElementTree.ElementTree = ElementTree\n"
+
+        "def getiterator(node, tag=None):\n" /* helper */
+        "  if tag == '*':\n"
+        "    tag = None\n"
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02020000)
+        "  nodes = []\n" /* 2.1 doesn't have yield */
+        "  if tag is None or node.tag == tag:\n"
+        "    nodes.append(node)\n"
+        "  for node in node:\n"
+        "    nodes.extend(getiterator(node, tag))\n"
+        "  return nodes\n"
+#else
+        "  if tag is None or node.tag == tag:\n"
+        "    yield node\n"
+        "  for node in node:\n"
+        "    for node in getiterator(node, tag):\n"
+        "      yield node\n"
+#endif
+
+        "def parse(source, parser=None):\n" /* public */
+        "  tree = ElementTree()\n"
+        "  tree.parse(source, parser)\n"
+        "  return tree\n"
+        "cElementTree.parse = parse\n"
+
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x02020000)
+        "if hasattr(ET, 'iterparse'):\n"
+        "    cElementTree.iterparse = ET.iterparse\n" /* delegate on 2.1 */
+#else
+        "class iterparse(object):\n"
+        " root = None\n"
+        " def __init__(self, file, events=None):\n"
+        "  if not hasattr(file, 'read'):\n"
+        "    file = open(file, 'rb')\n"
+        "  self._file = file\n"
+        "  self._events = events\n"
+        " def __iter__(self):\n" 
+        "  events = []\n"
+        "  b = cElementTree.TreeBuilder()\n"
+        "  p = cElementTree.XMLParser(b)\n"
+        "  p._setevents(events, self._events)\n"
+        "  while 1:\n"
+        "    data = self._file.read(16384)\n"
+        "    if not data:\n"
+        "      break\n"
+        "    p.feed(data)\n"
+        "    for event in events:\n"
+        "      yield event\n"
+        "    del events[:]\n"
+        "  root = p.close()\n"
+        "  for event in events:\n"
+        "    yield event\n"
+        "  self.root = root\n"
+        "cElementTree.iterparse = iterparse\n"
+#endif
+
+        "def PI(target, text=None):\n" /* public */
+        "  element = cElementTree.Element(ET.ProcessingInstruction)\n"
+        "  element.text = target\n"
+        "  if text:\n"
+        "    element.text = element.text + ' ' + text\n"
+        "  return element\n"
+
+        "  elem = cElementTree.Element(ET.PI)\n"
+        "  elem.text = text\n"
+        "  return elem\n"
+        "cElementTree.PI = cElementTree.ProcessingInstruction = PI\n"
+
+        "def XML(text):\n" /* public */
+        "  parser = cElementTree.XMLParser()\n"
+        "  parser.feed(text)\n"
+        "  return parser.close()\n"
+        "cElementTree.XML = cElementTree.fromstring = XML\n"
+
+        "def XMLID(text):\n" /* public */
+        "  tree = XML(text)\n"
+        "  ids = {}\n"
+        "  for elem in tree.getiterator():\n"
+        "    id = elem.get('id')\n"
+        "    if id:\n"
+        "      ids[id] = elem\n"
+        "  return tree, ids\n"
+        "cElementTree.XMLID = XMLID\n"
+
+        "cElementTree.dump = ET.dump\n"
+        "cElementTree.ElementPath = ElementPath = ET.ElementPath\n"
+        "cElementTree.iselement = ET.iselement\n"
+        "cElementTree.QName = ET.QName\n"
+        "cElementTree.tostring = ET.tostring\n"
+        "cElementTree.VERSION = '" VERSION "'\n"
+        "cElementTree.__version__ = '" VERSION "'\n"
+        "cElementTree.XMLParserError = SyntaxError\n"
+
+       );
+
+    PyRun_String(bootstrap, Py_file_input, g, NULL);
+
+    elementpath_obj = PyDict_GetItemString(g, "ElementPath");
+
+    elementtree_copyelement_obj = PyDict_GetItemString(g, "copyelement");
+    if (elementtree_copyelement_obj) {
+        /* reduce hack needed; enable reduce method */
+        PyMethodDef* mp;
+        for (mp = element_methods; mp->ml_name; mp++)
+            if (mp->ml_meth == (PyCFunction) element_reduce) {
+                mp->ml_name = "__reduce__";
+                break;
+            }
+    } else
+        PyErr_Clear();
+    elementtree_deepcopy_obj = PyDict_GetItemString(g, "deepcopy");
+    elementtree_getiterator_obj = PyDict_GetItemString(g, "getiterator");
+
+#if defined(USE_PYEXPAT_CAPI)
+    /* link against pyexpat, if possible */
+    capi = PyCObject_Import("pyexpat", "expat_CAPI");
+    if (capi &&
+        strcmp(capi->magic, PyExpat_CAPI_MAGIC) == 0 &&
+        capi->size <= sizeof(*expat_capi) &&
+        capi->MAJOR_VERSION == XML_MAJOR_VERSION &&
+        capi->MINOR_VERSION == XML_MINOR_VERSION &&
+        capi->MICRO_VERSION == XML_MICRO_VERSION)
+        expat_capi = capi;
+    else
+        expat_capi = NULL;
+#endif
+
+}