algorithms.c: Add bindings for STROBE.
[catacomb-python] / algorithms.c
index 858597a..de8fcd6 100644 (file)
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ PyObject *keysz_pywrap(const octet *k)
     case KSZ_SET: {
       keyszset_pyobj *o =
        PyObject_New(keyszset_pyobj, keyszset_pytype);
+      PyObject *l;
       int i, n;
       o->dfl = ARG(0);
       for (i = 0; ARG(i); i++) ;
-      n = i; o->set = PyTuple_New(n);
-      for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-       PyTuple_SET_ITEM(o->set, i, PyInt_FromLong(ARG(i)));
+      n = i; l = PyList_New(n);
+      for (i = 0; i < n; i++) PyList_SET_ITEM(l, i, PyInt_FromLong(ARG(i)));
+      o->set = PyFrozenSet_New(l); Py_DECREF(l);
       return ((PyObject *)o);
     } break;
     default:
@@ -121,13 +122,20 @@ static PyObject *keyszrange_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
                                  PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "default", "min", "max", "mod", 0 };
-  int dfl, min = 0, max = 0, mod = 1;
+  int dfl, min = 0, max, mod = 1;
+  PyObject *maxobj = Py_None;
   keyszrange_pyobj *o;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "i|iii:new", KWLIST,
-                                  &dfl, &min, &max, &mod))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "i|iOi:new", KWLIST,
+                                  &dfl, &min, &maxobj, &mod))
     goto end;
-  if (dfl < 0 || min < 0) VALERR("key size cannot be negative");
+  if (maxobj == Py_None)
+    max = 0;
+  else {
+    max = PyInt_AsLong(maxobj);
+    if (max == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) goto end;
+  }
+  if (dfl < 0 || min < 0 || max < 0) VALERR("key size cannot be negative");
   if (min > dfl || (max && dfl > max)) VALERR("bad key size bounds");
   if (mod <= 0 || dfl%mod || min%mod || max%mod)
     VALERR("bad key size modulus");
@@ -145,41 +153,30 @@ static PyObject *keyszset_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
                                PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "default", "set", 0 };
-  int dfl, i, n, xx;
+  int dfl, xx;
   PyObject *set = 0;
-  PyObject *x = 0, *l = 0;
+  PyObject *x = 0, *l = 0, *i = 0;
   keyszset_pyobj *o = 0;
 
   if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "i|O:new", KWLIST, &dfl, &set))
     goto end;
-  if (!set) set = PyTuple_New(0);
-  else Py_INCREF(set);
-  if (!PySequence_Check(set)) TYERR("want a sequence");
-  n = PySequence_Size(set); if (n < 0) goto end;
+  if (set) i = PyObject_GetIter(set);
+  else { set = PyTuple_New(0); i = PyObject_GetIter(set); Py_DECREF(set); }
+  if (!i) goto end;
   l = PyList_New(0); if (!l) goto end;
   if (dfl < 0) VALERR("key size cannot be negative");
-  x = PyInt_FromLong(dfl);
-  PyList_Append(l, x);
-  Py_DECREF(x);
-  x = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    if ((x = PySequence_GetItem(set, i)) == 0) goto end;
-    xx = PyInt_AsLong(x);
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) goto end;
-    if (xx == dfl) continue;
+  x = PyInt_FromLong(dfl); PyList_Append(l, x); Py_DECREF(x); x = 0;
+  for (;;) {
+    x = PyIter_Next(i); if (!x) break;
+    xx = PyInt_AsLong(x); if (xx == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) goto end;
     if (xx < 0) VALERR("key size cannot be negative");
-    PyList_Append(l, x);
-    Py_DECREF(x);
-    x = 0;
+    PyList_Append(l, x); Py_DECREF(x); x = 0;
   }
-  Py_DECREF(set);
-  if ((set = PySequence_Tuple(l)) == 0) goto end;
+  if ((set = PyFrozenSet_New(l)) == 0) goto end;
   o = (keyszset_pyobj *)ty->tp_alloc(ty, 0);
   o->dfl = dfl;
   o->set = set;
-  Py_INCREF(set);
 end:
-  Py_XDECREF(set);
   Py_XDECREF(l);
   Py_XDECREF(x);
   return ((PyObject *)o);
@@ -187,29 +184,43 @@ end:
 
 static PyObject *kaget_min(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (PyInt_FromLong(0)); }
-#define kaget_max kaget_min
+static PyObject *kaget_max(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { RETURN_NONE; }
+
+static PyObject *krget_max(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+{
+  int max = ((keyszrange_pyobj *)me)->max;
+  if (max) return (PyInt_FromLong(max));
+  else RETURN_NONE;
+}
 
 static PyObject *ksget_min(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 {
-  PyObject *set = ((keyszset_pyobj *)me)->set;
-  int i, n, y, x = -1;
-  n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(set);
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    y = PyInt_AS_LONG(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(set, i));
+  PyObject *i = PyObject_GetIter(((keyszset_pyobj *)me)->set);
+  PyObject *v = 0;
+  int y, x = -1;
+  for (;;) {
+    v = PyIter_Next(i); if (!v) break;
+    y = PyInt_AsLong(v); assert(y >= 0);
     if (x == -1 || y < x) x = y;
   }
+  Py_DECREF(i); Py_XDECREF(v);
+  if (PyErr_Occurred()) return (0);
   return (PyInt_FromLong(x));
 }
 
 static PyObject *ksget_max(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 {
-  PyObject *set = ((keyszset_pyobj *)me)->set;
-  int i, n, y, x = -1;
-  n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(set);
-  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-    y = PyInt_AS_LONG(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(set, i));
+  PyObject *i = PyObject_GetIter(((keyszset_pyobj *)me)->set);
+  PyObject *v = 0;
+  int y, x = -1;
+  for (;;) {
+    v = PyIter_Next(i); if (!v) break;
+    y = PyInt_AsLong(v); assert(y >= 0);
     if (y > x) x = y;
   }
+  Py_DECREF(i); Py_XDECREF(v);
+  if (PyErr_Occurred()) return (0);
   return (PyInt_FromLong(x));
 }
 
@@ -273,13 +284,19 @@ static const PyGetSetDef keyszany_pygetset[] = {
 static const PyMemberDef keyszrange_pymembers[] = {
 #define MEMBERSTRUCT keyszrange_pyobj
   MEMBER(min,  T_INT,    READONLY, "KSZ.min -> smallest allowed key size")
-  MEMBER(max,  T_INT,    READONLY, "KSZ.max -> largest allowed key size")
   MEMBER(mod,  T_INT,    READONLY,
                            "KSZ.mod -> key size must be a multiple of this")
 #undef MEMBERSTRUCT
   { 0 }
 };
 
+static const PyGetSetDef keyszrange_pygetset[] = {
+#define GETSETNAME(op, name) kr##op##_##name
+  GET  (max,           "KSZ.max -> largest allowed key size")
+#undef GETSETNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
 static const PyGetSetDef keyszset_pygetset[] = {
 #define GETSETNAME(op, name) ks##op##_##name
   GET  (min,           "KSZ.min -> smallest allowed key size")
@@ -295,8 +312,8 @@ static const PyMemberDef keyszset_pymembers[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject keysz_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject keysz_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "KeySZ",                             /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(keysz_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -343,8 +360,8 @@ static PyTypeObject keysz_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject keyszany_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject keyszany_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "KeySZAny",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(keysz_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -392,8 +409,8 @@ static PyTypeObject keyszany_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject keyszrange_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject keyszrange_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "KeySZRange",                                /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(keyszrange_pyobj),            /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -429,7 +446,7 @@ static PyTypeObject keyszrange_pytype_skel = {
   0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_methods@ */
   PYMEMBERS(keyszrange),               /* @tp_members@ */
-  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  PYGETSET(keyszrange),                        /* @tp_getset@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
@@ -442,8 +459,8 @@ static PyTypeObject keyszrange_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject keyszset_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject keyszset_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "KeySZSet",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(keyszset_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -467,8 +484,8 @@ static PyTypeObject keyszset_pytype_skel = {
     Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
 
   /* @tp_doc@ */
-  "KeySZSet(DEFAULT, SEQ)\n"
-  "  Key size constraints: size must be DEFAULT or an element of SEQ.",
+  "KeySZSet(DEFAULT, ITER)\n"
+  "  Key size constraints: size must be DEFAULT or an element of ITER.",
 
   0,                                   /* @tp_traverse@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_clear@ */
@@ -526,14 +543,13 @@ static PyObject *gcipher_pywrap(PyObject *cobj, gcipher *c)
 static PyObject *gcipher_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "k", 0 };
-  char *k;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin k;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#:new", KWLIST, &k, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &k))
     goto end;
-  if (keysz(sz, GCCIPHER_CC(ty)->keysz) != sz) VALERR("bad key length");
+  if (keysz(k.sz, GCCIPHER_CC(ty)->keysz) != k.sz) VALERR("bad key length");
   return (gcipher_pywrap((PyObject *)ty,
-                        GC_INIT(GCCIPHER_CC(ty), ksz)));
+                        GC_INIT(GCCIPHER_CC(ty), k.p, k.sz)));
 end:
   return (0);
 }
@@ -558,12 +574,12 @@ PyObject *gccipher_pywrap(gccipher *cc)
 static void gcipher_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
 {
   GC_DESTROY(GCIPHER_C(me));
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me));
   FREEOBJ(me);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gccget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString(GCCIPHER_CC(me)->name)); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GCCIPHER_CC(me)->name)); }
 
 static PyObject *gccget_keysz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (keysz_pywrap(GCCIPHER_CC(me)->keysz)); }
@@ -573,13 +589,12 @@ static PyObject *gccget_blksz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 
 static PyObject *gcmeth_encrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin m;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:encrypt", &p, &sz)) return (0);
-  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  GC_ENCRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), p, PyString_AS_STRING(rc), sz);
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:encrypt", convbin, &m)) return (0);
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, m.sz);
+  GC_ENCRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), m.p, BIN_PTR(rc), m.sz);
   return (rc);
 }
 
@@ -591,7 +606,7 @@ static PyObject *gcmeth_enczero(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "i:enczero", &sz)) return (0);
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  p = PyString_AS_STRING(rc);
+  p = BIN_PTR(rc);
   memset(p, 0, sz);
   GC_ENCRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), p, p, sz);
   return (rc);
@@ -599,13 +614,12 @@ static PyObject *gcmeth_enczero(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 
 static PyObject *gcmeth_decrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin c;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:decrypt", &p, &sz)) return (0);
-  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  GC_DECRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), p, PyString_AS_STRING(rc), sz);
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:decrypt", convbin, &c)) return (0);
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, c.sz);
+  GC_DECRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), c.p, BIN_PTR(rc), c.sz);
   return (rc);
 }
 
@@ -617,7 +631,7 @@ static PyObject *gcmeth_deczero(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "i:deczero", &sz)) return (0);
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  p = PyString_AS_STRING(rc);
+  p = BIN_PTR(rc);
   memset(p, 0, sz);
   GC_DECRYPT(GCIPHER_C(me), p, p, sz);
   return (rc);
@@ -625,14 +639,13 @@ static PyObject *gcmeth_deczero(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 
 static PyObject *gcmeth_setiv(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin iv;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:setiv", &p, &sz)) goto end;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:setiv", convbin, &iv)) goto end;
   if (!GCIPHER_C(me)->ops->setiv) VALERR("`setiv' not supported");
   if (!GC_CLASS(GCIPHER_C(me))->blksz) VALERR("not a block cipher mode");
-  if (sz != GC_CLASS(GCIPHER_C(me))->blksz) VALERR("bad IV length");
-  GC_SETIV(GCIPHER_C(me), p);
+  if (iv.sz != GC_CLASS(GCIPHER_C(me))->blksz) VALERR("bad IV length");
+  GC_SETIV(GCIPHER_C(me), iv.p);
   RETURN_ME;
 end:
   return (0);
@@ -669,8 +682,8 @@ static const PyMethodDef gcipher_pymethods[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gccipher_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gccipher_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCCipher",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gccipher_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -717,8 +730,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gccipher_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcipher_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcipher_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCipher",                           /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcipher_pyobj),               /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -886,14 +899,13 @@ static PyObject *gaeadkey_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
                                PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "k", 0 };
-  char *k;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin k;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#:new", KWLIST, &k, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &k))
     goto end;
-  if (keysz(sz, GCAEAD_AEC(ty)->keysz) != sz) VALERR("bad key length");
+  if (keysz(k.sz, GCAEAD_AEC(ty)->keysz) != k.sz) VALERR("bad key length");
   return (gaeadkey_pywrap((PyObject *)ty,
-                         GAEAD_KEY(GCAEAD_AEC(ty), ksz)));
+                         GAEAD_KEY(GCAEAD_AEC(ty), k.p, k.sz)));
 end:
   return (0);
 }
@@ -907,8 +919,8 @@ static PyObject *gcaead_pywrap(gcaead *aec)
 
 #define MKTYPE(obj, thing, newfn, namefmt) do {                                \
   (obj) = newtype(gcaead_pytype, 0, 0);                                        \
-  (obj)->ty.ht_name = PyString_FromFormat(namefmt, aec->name);         \
-  (obj)->ty.ht_type.tp_name = PyString_AS_STRING((obj)->ty.ht_name);   \
+  (obj)->ty.ht_name = TEXT_FORMAT(namefmt, aec->name);                 \
+  (obj)->ty.ht_type.tp_name = TEXT_PTR((obj)->ty.ht_name);             \
   (obj)->ty.ht_type.tp_basicsize = sizeof(gaead##thing##_pyobj);       \
   (obj)->ty.ht_type.tp_base = gaead##thing##_pytype;                   \
   Py_INCREF(gaead##thing##_pytype);                                    \
@@ -933,10 +945,10 @@ static PyObject *gcaead_pywrap(gcaead *aec)
 }
 
 static void gaeadkey_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
-  { GAEAD_DESTROY(GAEADKEY_K(me)); Py_DECREF(me->ob_type); FREEOBJ(me); }
+  { GAEAD_DESTROY(GAEADKEY_K(me)); Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me)); FREEOBJ(me); }
 
 static PyObject *gcaeget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString(GCAEAD_AEC(me)->name)); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GCAEAD_AEC(me)->name)); }
 
 static PyObject *gcaeget_keysz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (keysz_pywrap(GCAEAD_AEC(me)->keysz)); }
@@ -980,7 +992,7 @@ static PyObject *gaekmeth_aad(PyObject *me)
 
   if (k->ops->c->f&AEADF_AADNDEP)
     VALERR("aad must be associated with enc/dec op");
-  rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_AAD(me->ob_type),
+  rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_AAD(Py_TYPE(me)),
                       GAEAD_AAD(k), 0, 0);
 end:
   return (rc);
@@ -1018,20 +1030,20 @@ static PyObject *gaekmeth_enc(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
   const gaead_key *k = GAEADKEY_K(me);
   gaead_enc *e;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
-  char *n; Py_ssize_t nsz;
+  struct bin n;
   PyObject *hszobj = Py_None, *mszobj = Py_None, *tszobj = Py_None;
   size_t hsz = 0, msz = 0, tsz = 0;
   unsigned f;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
-                                  &n, &nsz, &hszobj, &mszobj, &tszobj))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &n, &hszobj, &mszobj, &tszobj))
     goto end;
-  if (check_aead_encdec(k->ops->c, &f, nsz,
+  if (check_aead_encdec(k->ops->c, &f, n.sz,
                        hszobj, &hsz, mszobj, &msz, tszobj, &tsz))
     goto end;
-  e = GAEAD_ENC(GAEADKEY_K(me), n, nsz, hsz, msz, tsz);
+  e = GAEAD_ENC(GAEADKEY_K(me), n.p, n.sz, hsz, msz, tsz);
   if (!e) VALERR("bad aead parameter combination");
-  rc = gaeadenc_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_ENC(me->ob_type),
+  rc = gaeadenc_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_ENC(Py_TYPE(me)),
                       e, f, hsz, msz, tsz);
 end:
   return (rc);
@@ -1043,20 +1055,20 @@ static PyObject *gaekmeth_dec(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
   const gaead_key *k = GAEADKEY_K(me);
   gaead_dec *d;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
-  char *n; Py_ssize_t nsz;
+  struct bin n;
   PyObject *hszobj = Py_None, *cszobj = Py_None, *tszobj = Py_None;
   size_t hsz = 0, csz = 0, tsz = 0;
   unsigned f;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#|OOO:dec", KWLIST,
-                                  &n, &nsz, &hszobj, &cszobj, &tszobj))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|OOO:dec", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &n, &hszobj, &cszobj, &tszobj))
     goto end;
-  if (check_aead_encdec(k->ops->c, &f, nsz,
+  if (check_aead_encdec(k->ops->c, &f, n.sz,
                        hszobj, &hsz, cszobj, &csz, tszobj, &tsz))
     goto end;
-  d = GAEAD_DEC(GAEADKEY_K(me), n, nsz, hsz, csz, tsz);
+  d = GAEAD_DEC(GAEADKEY_K(me), n.p, n.sz, hsz, csz, tsz);
   if (!d) VALERR("bad aead parameter combination");
-  rc = gaeaddec_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_DEC(me->ob_type),
+  rc = gaeaddec_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEAD_DEC(Py_TYPE(me)),
                       d, f, hsz, csz, tsz);
 end:
   return (rc);
@@ -1087,7 +1099,7 @@ static void gaeadaad_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
   gaeadaad_pyobj *ga = (gaeadaad_pyobj *)me;
 
   if (ga->a) GAEAD_DESTROY(ga->a);
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type); FREEOBJ(me);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me)); FREEOBJ(me);
 }
 
 static int gaea_check(PyObject *me)
@@ -1135,7 +1147,7 @@ static PyObject *gaeameth_copy(PyObject *me)
   if (gaea_check(me)) goto end;
   if (GAEADAAD_F(me)&AEADF_AADNDEP)
     VALERR("can't duplicate nonce-dependent aad");
-  rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)me->ob_type,
+  rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(me),
                       GAEAD_DUP(GAEADAAD_A(me)), 0, 0);
   GAEADAAD_HLEN(rc) = GAEADAAD_HLEN(me);
 end:
@@ -1158,13 +1170,12 @@ end:
   return (rc);
 }
 
-
 static PyObject *gaeameth_hash(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *h; Py_ssize_t hsz;
+  struct bin h;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hash", &h, &hsz)) return (0);
-  if (gaeadaad_hash(me, h, hsz)) return (0);
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hash", convbin, &h)) return (0);
+  if (gaeadaad_hash(me, h.p, h.sz)) return (0);
   RETURN_ME;
 }
 
@@ -1181,11 +1192,11 @@ DOUINTCONV(GAEAMETH_HASHU_)
 #define GAEAMETH_HASHBUF_(n, W, w)                                     \
   static PyObject *gaeameth_hashbuf##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)    \
   {                                                                    \
-    char *p; Py_ssize_t sz; octet b[SZ_##W];                           \
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hashbuf" #w, &p, &sz)) goto end;    \
-    if (sz > MASK##n) TYERR("string too long");                                \
-    STORE##W(b, sz); if (gaeadaad_hash(me, b, sizeof(b))) goto end;    \
-    if (gaeadaad_hash(me, p, sz)) goto end;                            \
+    struct bin in; octet b[SZ_##W];                                    \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hashbuf" #w, convbin, &in)) goto end; \
+    if (in.sz > MASK##n) VALERR("too large");                          \
+    STORE##W(b, in.sz); if (gaeadaad_hash(me, b, sizeof(b))) goto end; \
+    if (gaeadaad_hash(me, in.p, in.sz)) goto end;                      \
     RETURN_ME;                                                         \
   end:                                                                 \
     return (0);                                                                \
@@ -1232,7 +1243,7 @@ static void gaeadenc_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
   gaeadenc_pyobj *ge = (gaeadenc_pyobj *)me;
 
   gaea_sever(&ge->aad); GAEAD_DESTROY(ge->e);
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type); FREEOBJ(me);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me)); FREEOBJ(me);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gaeeget_hsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
@@ -1272,14 +1283,14 @@ static PyObject *gaeemeth_aad(PyObject *me)
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
   if (!(ge->f&AEADF_AADNDEP))
-    rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(ge->ob_type)->aad,
+    rc = gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(Py_TYPE(ge))->aad,
                         GAEAD_AAD(ge->e), 0, 0);
   else {
     if ((ge->f&AEADF_AADFIRST) && ge->mlen)
       VALERR("too late for aad");
     if (!ge->aad)
       ge->aad = (gaeadaad_pyobj *)
-       gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(ge->ob_type)->aad,
+       gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(Py_TYPE(ge))->aad,
                        GAEAD_AAD(ge->e), ge->f&(AEADF_PCHSZ | AEADF_NOAAD),
                        ge->hsz);
     Py_INCREF(ge->aad);
@@ -1293,18 +1304,18 @@ static PyObject *gaeemeth_reinit(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "nonce", "hsz", "msz", "tsz", 0 };
   gaeadenc_pyobj *ge = (gaeadenc_pyobj *)me;
-  char *n; Py_ssize_t nsz;
+  struct bin n;
   PyObject *hszobj = Py_None, *mszobj = Py_None, *tszobj = Py_None;
   size_t hsz = 0, msz = 0, tsz = 0;
   unsigned f;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
-                                  &n, &nsz, &hszobj, &mszobj, &tszobj))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &n, &hszobj, &mszobj, &tszobj))
     goto end;
-  if (check_aead_encdec(ge->e->ops->c, &f, nsz,
+  if (check_aead_encdec(ge->e->ops->c, &f, n.sz,
                        hszobj, &hsz, mszobj, &msz, tszobj, &tsz))
     goto end;
-  if (GAEAD_REINIT(ge->e, n, nsz, hsz, msz, tsz))
+  if (GAEAD_REINIT(ge->e, n.p, n.sz, hsz, msz, tsz))
     VALERR("bad aead parameter combination");
   gaea_sever(&ge->aad);
   ge->f = f; ge->hsz = hsz; ge->msz = msz; ge->tsz = tsz;
@@ -1315,22 +1326,22 @@ end:
 static PyObject *gaeemeth_encrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
   gaeadenc_pyobj *ge = (gaeadenc_pyobj *)me;
-  char *m; Py_ssize_t msz;
+  struct bin m;
   char *c = 0; size_t csz; buf b;
   int err;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:encrypt", &m, &msz)) goto end;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:encrypt", convbin, &m)) goto end;
   if (ge->f&AEADF_AADFIRST) {
     if ((ge->f&AEADF_PCHSZ) && (ge->aad ? ge->aad->hlen : 0) != ge->hsz)
       VALERR("header doesn't match precommitted length");
     gaea_invalidate(ge->aad);
   }
-  if ((ge->f&AEADF_PCMSZ) && msz > ge->msz - ge->mlen)
+  if ((ge->f&AEADF_PCMSZ) && m.sz > ge->msz - ge->mlen)
     VALERR("too large for precommitted message length");
-  csz = msz + ge->e->ops->c->bufsz; c = xmalloc(csz); buf_init(&b, c, csz);
-  err = GAEAD_ENCRYPT(ge->e, m, msz, &b); assert(!err); (void)err;
-  buf_flip(&b); rc = bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b); ge->mlen += msz;
+  csz = m.sz + ge->e->ops->c->bufsz; c = xmalloc(csz); buf_init(&b, c, csz);
+  err = GAEAD_ENCRYPT(ge->e, m.p, m.sz, &b); assert(!err); (void)err;
+  buf_flip(&b); rc = bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b); ge->mlen += m.sz;
 end:
   xfree(c);
   return (rc);
@@ -1352,7 +1363,7 @@ static PyObject *gaeemeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
   if (tszobj != Py_None && !convszt(tszobj, &tsz)) goto end;
   if (aad != Py_None &&
       !PyObject_TypeCheck(aad,
-                         (PyTypeObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(me->ob_type)->aad))
+                         (PyTypeObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(Py_TYPE(me))->aad))
     TYERR("wanted aad");
   if ((ge->f&AEADF_AADNDEP) && aad != Py_None && aad != (PyObject *)ge->aad)
     VALERR("mismatched aad");
@@ -1372,7 +1383,7 @@ static PyObject *gaeemeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
   csz = ge->e->ops->c->bufsz; c = xmalloc(csz); buf_init(&b, c, csz);
   tag = bytestring_pywrap(0, tsz);
   err = GAEAD_DONE(ge->e, aad == Py_None ? 0 : GAEADAAD_A(aad), &b,
-                  PyString_AS_STRING(tag), tsz);
+                  BIN_PTR(tag), tsz);
   assert(!err); (void)err;
   buf_flip(&b); rc = Py_BuildValue("NN", bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b), tag);
 end:
@@ -1406,7 +1417,7 @@ static void gaeaddec_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
   gaeaddec_pyobj *gd = (gaeaddec_pyobj *)me;
 
   gaea_sever(&gd->aad); GAEAD_DESTROY(GAEADDEC_D(me));
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type); FREEOBJ(me);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me)); FREEOBJ(me);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gaedget_hsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
@@ -1445,12 +1456,12 @@ static PyObject *gaedmeth_aad(PyObject *me)
   gaeaddec_pyobj *gd = (gaeaddec_pyobj *)me;
 
   if (!(gd->f&AEADF_AADNDEP))
-    return (gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADDEC_KEY(gd->ob_type)->aad,
+    return (gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADDEC_KEY(Py_TYPE(gd))->aad,
                            GAEAD_AAD(gd->d), 0, 0));
   else {
     if (!gd->aad)
       gd->aad = (gaeadaad_pyobj *)
-       gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(gd->ob_type)->aad,
+       gaeadaad_pywrap((PyObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(Py_TYPE(gd))->aad,
                        GAEAD_AAD(gd->d), gd->f&(AEADF_PCHSZ | AEADF_NOAAD),
                        gd->hsz);
     Py_INCREF(gd->aad);
@@ -1462,18 +1473,18 @@ static PyObject *gaedmeth_reinit(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "nonce", "hsz", "csz", "tsz", 0 };
   gaeaddec_pyobj *gd = (gaeaddec_pyobj *)me;
-  char *n; Py_ssize_t nsz;
+  struct bin n;
   PyObject *hszobj = Py_None, *cszobj = Py_None, *tszobj = Py_None;
   size_t hsz = 0, csz = 0, tsz = 0;
   unsigned f;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
-                                  &n, &nsz, &hszobj, &cszobj, &tszobj))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|OOO:enc", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &n, &hszobj, &cszobj, &tszobj))
     goto end;
-  if (check_aead_encdec(gd->d->ops->c, &f, nsz,
+  if (check_aead_encdec(gd->d->ops->c, &f, n.sz,
                        hszobj, &hsz, cszobj, &csz, tszobj, &tsz))
     goto end;
-  if (GAEAD_REINIT(gd->d, n, nsz, hsz, csz, tsz))
+  if (GAEAD_REINIT(gd->d, n.p, n.sz, hsz, csz, tsz))
     VALERR("bad aead parameter combination");
   gaea_sever(&gd->aad);
   gd->f = f; gd->hsz = hsz; gd->csz = csz; gd->tsz = tsz;
@@ -1484,22 +1495,22 @@ end:
 static PyObject *gaedmeth_decrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
   gaeaddec_pyobj *gd = (gaeaddec_pyobj *)me;
-  char *c; Py_ssize_t csz;
+  struct bin c;
   char *m = 0; size_t msz; buf b;
   int err;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:decrypt", &c, &csz)) goto end;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:decrypt", convbin, &c)) goto end;
   if (gd->f&AEADF_AADFIRST) {
     if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCHSZ) && (gd->aad ? gd->aad->hlen : 0) != gd->hsz)
       VALERR("header doesn't match precommitted length");
     gaea_invalidate(gd->aad);
   }
-  if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCMSZ) && csz > gd->csz - gd->clen)
+  if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCMSZ) && c.sz > gd->csz - gd->clen)
     VALERR("too large for precommitted message length");
-  msz = csz + gd->d->ops->c->bufsz; m = xmalloc(msz); buf_init(&b, m, msz);
-  err = GAEAD_DECRYPT(gd->d, c, csz, &b); assert(!err); (void)err;
-  buf_flip(&b); rc = bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b); gd->clen += csz;
+  msz = c.sz + gd->d->ops->c->bufsz; m = xmalloc(msz); buf_init(&b, m, msz);
+  err = GAEAD_DECRYPT(gd->d, c.p, c.sz, &b); assert(!err); (void)err;
+  buf_flip(&b); rc = bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b); gd->clen += c.sz;
 end:
   xfree(m);
   return (rc);
@@ -1510,17 +1521,17 @@ static PyObject *gaedmeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "tag", "aad", 0 };
   gaeaddec_pyobj *gd = (gaeaddec_pyobj *)me;
   PyObject *aad = Py_None;
-  char *t; Py_ssize_t tsz;
+  struct bin t;
   char *m = 0; size_t msz; buf b;
   int err;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#|O:done", KWLIST,
-                                  &t, &tsz, &aad))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O:done", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &t, &aad))
     goto end;
   if (aad != Py_None &&
       !PyObject_TypeCheck(aad,
-                         (PyTypeObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(me->ob_type)->aad))
+                         (PyTypeObject *)GCAEADENC_KEY(Py_TYPE(me))->aad))
     TYERR("wanted aad");
   if ((gd->f&AEADF_AADNDEP) && aad != Py_None && aad != (PyObject *)gd->aad)
     VALERR("mismatched aad");
@@ -1529,11 +1540,12 @@ static PyObject *gaedmeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
     VALERR("header doesn't match precommitted length");
   if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCMSZ) && gd->clen != gd->csz)
     VALERR("message doesn't match precommitted length");
-  if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCTSZ) && tsz != gd->tsz)
+  if ((gd->f&AEADF_PCTSZ) && t.sz != gd->tsz)
     VALERR("tag length doesn't match precommitted value");
-  if (keysz(tsz, gd->d->ops->c->tagsz) != tsz) VALERR("bad tag length");
+  if (keysz(t.sz, gd->d->ops->c->tagsz) != t.sz) VALERR("bad tag length");
   msz = gd->d->ops->c->bufsz; m = xmalloc(msz); buf_init(&b, m, msz);
-  err = GAEAD_DONE(gd->d, aad == Py_None ? 0 : GAEADAAD_A(aad), &b, t, tsz);
+  err = GAEAD_DONE(gd->d, aad == Py_None ? 0 : GAEADAAD_A(aad),
+                  &b, t.p, t.sz);
   assert(err >= 0);
   if (!err) VALERR("decryption failed");
   buf_flip(&b); rc = bytestring_pywrapbuf(&b);
@@ -1552,8 +1564,8 @@ static const PyMethodDef gaeaddec_pymethods[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcaead_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcaead_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCAEAD",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcaead_pyobj),                        /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1600,8 +1612,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcaead_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gaeadkey_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gaeadkey_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEKey",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gaeadkey_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1648,8 +1660,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gaeadkey_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEAADClass",                       /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcaeadaad_pyobj),             /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1696,8 +1708,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEAAD",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gaeadaad_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1744,8 +1756,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gaeadaad_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEEncClass",                       /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcaeadenc_pyobj),             /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1792,8 +1804,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEEnc",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gaeadenc_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1840,8 +1852,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gaeadenc_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcaeaddec_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcaeaddec_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEDecClass",                       /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcaeaddec_pyobj),             /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1888,8 +1900,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcaeaddec_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gaeaddec_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gaeaddec_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GAEDec",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gaeaddec_pyobj),              /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -1993,12 +2005,12 @@ PyObject *ghash_pywrap(PyObject *cobj, ghash *h)
 static void ghash_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
 {
   GH_DESTROY(GHASH_H(me));
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me));
   FREEOBJ(me);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gchget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString(GCHASH_CH(me)->name)); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GCHASH_CH(me)->name)); }
 
 static PyObject *gchget_hashsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (PyInt_FromLong(GCHASH_CH(me)->hashsz)); }
@@ -2007,14 +2019,13 @@ static PyObject *gchget_bufsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (PyInt_FromLong(GCHASH_CH(me)->bufsz)); }
 
 static PyObject *ghmeth_copy(PyObject *me)
-  { return (ghash_pywrap((PyObject *)me->ob_type, GH_COPY(GHASH_H(me)))); }
+  { return (ghash_pywrap((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(me), GH_COPY(GHASH_H(me)))); }
 
 static PyObject *ghmeth_hash(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hash", &p, &sz)) return (0);
-  GH_HASH(GHASH_H(me), p, sz);
+  struct bin m;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hash", convbin, &m)) return (0);
+  GH_HASH(GHASH_H(me), m.p, m.sz);
   RETURN_ME;
 }
 
@@ -2031,11 +2042,10 @@ DOUINTCONV(GHMETH_HASHU_)
 #define GHMETH_HASHBUF_(n, W, w)                                       \
   static PyObject *ghmeth_hashbuf##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)      \
   {                                                                    \
-    char *p;                                                           \
-    Py_ssize_t sz;                                                     \
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hashbuf" #w, &p, &sz)) goto end;    \
-    if (sz > MASK##n) TYERR("string too long");                                \
-    GH_HASHBUF##W(GHASH_H(me), p, sz);                                 \
+    struct bin in;                                                     \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hashbuf" #w, convbin, &in)) goto end; \
+    if (in.sz > MASK##n) VALERR("too large");                          \
+    GH_HASHBUF##W(GHASH_H(me), in.p, in.sz);                           \
     RETURN_ME;                                                         \
   end:                                                                 \
     return (0);                                                                \
@@ -2056,7 +2066,7 @@ static PyObject *ghmeth_done(PyObject *me)
   PyObject *rc;
   g = GH_COPY(GHASH_H(me));
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, g->ops->c->hashsz);
-  GH_DONE(g, PyString_AS_STRING(rc));
+  GH_DONE(g, BIN_PTR(rc));
   GH_DESTROY(g);
   return (rc);
 }
@@ -2086,8 +2096,8 @@ static const PyMethodDef ghash_pymethods[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gchash_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gchash_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCHash",                            /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gchash_pyobj),                        /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2134,8 +2144,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gchash_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject ghash_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject ghash_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GHash",                             /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(ghash_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2212,14 +2222,13 @@ extern int convgmac(PyObject *, void *);
 static PyObject *gmac_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "k", 0 };
-  char *k;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin k;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#:new", KWLIST, &k, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &k))
     goto end;
-  if (keysz(sz, GCMAC_CM(ty)->keysz) != sz) VALERR("bad key length");
+  if (keysz(k.sz, GCMAC_CM(ty)->keysz) != k.sz) VALERR("bad key length");
   return (gmac_pywrap((PyObject *)ty,
-                     GM_KEY(GCMAC_CM(ty), ksz)));
+                     GM_KEY(GCMAC_CM(ty), k.p, k.sz)));
 end:
   return (0);
 }
@@ -2260,8 +2269,8 @@ static PyObject *gmac_pywrap(PyObject *cobj, gmac *m)
   else Py_INCREF(cobj);
   g = newtype((PyTypeObject *)cobj, 0, 0);
   g->ty.ht_type.tp_basicsize = sizeof(ghash_pyobj);
-  g->ty.ht_name = PyString_FromFormat("%s(keyed)", m->ops->c->name);
-  g->ty.ht_type.tp_name = PyString_AS_STRING(g->ty.ht_name);
+  g->ty.ht_name = TEXT_FORMAT("%s(keyed)", m->ops->c->name);
+  g->ty.ht_type.tp_name = TEXT_PTR(g->ty.ht_name);
   g->ty.ht_type.tp_base = gmhash_pytype;
   Py_INCREF(gmac_pytype);
   g->ty.ht_type.tp_flags = (Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |
@@ -2278,12 +2287,12 @@ static PyObject *gmac_pywrap(PyObject *cobj, gmac *m)
 static void gmac_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
 {
   GM_DESTROY(GMAC_M(me));
-  Py_DECREF(me->ob_type);
+  Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me));
   PyType_Type.tp_dealloc(me);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gcmget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString(GCMAC_CM(me)->name)); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GCMAC_CM(me)->name)); }
 
 static PyObject *gcmget_keysz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (keysz_pywrap(GCMAC_CM(me)->keysz)); }
@@ -2300,8 +2309,24 @@ static const PyGetSetDef gcmac_pygetset[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcmac_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static PyObject *gmget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GMAC_M(me)->ops->c->name)); }
+
+static PyObject *gmget_hashsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (PyInt_FromLong(GMAC_M(me)->ops->c->hashsz)); }
+#define gmget_tagsz gmget_hashsz
+
+static const PyGetSetDef gmac_pygetset[] = {
+#define GETSETNAME(op, name) gm##op##_##name
+  GET  (hashsz,        "M.hashsz -> MAC output size")
+  GET  (tagsz,         "M.tagsz -> MAC output size")
+  GET  (name,          "M.name -> name of this kind of MAC")
+#undef GETSETNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
+static const PyTypeObject gcmac_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCMAC",                             /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gchash_pyobj),                        /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2348,8 +2373,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcmac_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gmac_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gmac_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GMAC",                              /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gmac_pyobj),                  /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2383,7 +2408,7 @@ static PyTypeObject gmac_pytype_skel = {
   0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_methods@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
-  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  PYGETSET(gmac),                      /* @tp_getset@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
@@ -2396,8 +2421,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gmac_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gmhash_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gmhash_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GMACHash",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(ghash_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2470,16 +2495,15 @@ static PyObject *poly1305hash_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "mask", 0 };
   poly1305key_pyobj *pk = (poly1305key_pyobj *)ty;
   poly1305hash_pyobj *ph;
-  char *m = 0;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin m = { 0, 0 };
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|s#:new", KWLIST, &m, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &m))
     return (0);
-  if (m && sz != POLY1305_MASKSZ) VALERR("bad mask length");
+  if (m.p && m.sz != POLY1305_MASKSZ) VALERR("bad mask length");
   ph = PyObject_NEW(poly1305hash_pyobj, ty);
   ph->f = 0;
-  if (m) ph->f |= f_mask;
-  poly1305_macinit(&ph->ctx, &pk->k, m);
+  if (m.p) ph->f |= f_mask;
+  poly1305_macinit(&ph->ctx, &pk->k, m.p);
   Py_INCREF(ty);
   return ((PyObject *)ph);
 end:
@@ -2491,17 +2515,16 @@ static PyObject *poly1305key_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "k", 0 };
   poly1305key_pyobj *pk;
-  char *k;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin k;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#:new", KWLIST, &k, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &k))
     goto end;
-  if (keysz(sz, poly1305_keysz) != sz) VALERR("bad key length");
+  if (keysz(k.sz, poly1305_keysz) != k.sz) VALERR("bad key length");
 
   pk = newtype(ty, 0, 0);
-  pk->ty.ht_name = PyString_FromString("poly1305(keyed)");
+  pk->ty.ht_name = TEXT_FROMSTR("poly1305(keyed)");
   pk->ty.ht_type.tp_basicsize = sizeof(poly1305hash_pyobj);
-  pk->ty.ht_type.tp_name = PyString_AS_STRING(pk->ty.ht_name);
+  pk->ty.ht_type.tp_name = TEXT_PTR(pk->ty.ht_name);
   pk->ty.ht_type.tp_base = poly1305hash_pytype;
   Py_INCREF(poly1305key_pytype);
   pk->ty.ht_type.tp_flags = (Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |
@@ -2512,7 +2535,7 @@ static PyObject *poly1305key_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
   pk->ty.ht_type.tp_new = poly1305hash_pynew;
   typeready(&pk->ty.ht_type);
 
-  poly1305_keyinit(&pk->k, ksz);
+  poly1305_keyinit(&pk->k, k.p, k.sz);
   return ((PyObject *)pk);
 
 end:
@@ -2520,7 +2543,7 @@ end:
 }
 
 static PyObject *poly1305clsget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString("poly1305")); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR("poly1305")); }
 
 static PyObject *poly1305clsget_keysz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (keysz_pywrap(poly1305_keysz)); }
@@ -2534,18 +2557,17 @@ static PyObject *poly1305clsget_tagsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 static PyObject *polymeth_copy(PyObject *me)
 {
   poly1305hash_pyobj *ph;
-  ph = PyObject_NEW(poly1305hash_pyobj, me->ob_type);
+  ph = PyObject_NEW(poly1305hash_pyobj, Py_TYPE(me));
   poly1305_copy(&ph->ctx, P1305_CTX(me));
-  Py_INCREF(me->ob_type);
+  Py_INCREF(Py_TYPE(me));
   return ((PyObject *)ph);
 }
 
 static PyObject *polymeth_hash(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hash", &p, &sz)) return (0);
-  poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), p, sz);
+  struct bin m;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hash", convbin, &m)) return (0);
+  poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), m.p, m.sz);
   RETURN_ME;
 }
 
@@ -2563,13 +2585,12 @@ DOUINTCONV(POLYMETH_HASHU_)
 #define POLYMETH_HASHBUF_(n, W, w)                                     \
   static PyObject *polymeth_hashbuf##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)    \
   {                                                                    \
-    char *p;                                                           \
-    Py_ssize_t sz;                                                     \
+    struct bin in;                                                     \
     octet b[SZ_##W];                                                   \
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hashbuf" #w, &p, &sz)) goto end;    \
-    if (sz > MASK##n) TYERR("string too long");                                \
-    STORE##W(b, sz); poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), b, sizeof(b));       \
-    poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), p, sz);                               \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hashbuf" #w, convbin, &in)) goto end; \
+    if (in.sz > MASK##n) VALERR("too large");                          \
+    STORE##W(b, in.sz); poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), b, sizeof(b));    \
+    poly1305_hash(P1305_CTX(me), in.p, in.sz);                         \
     RETURN_ME;                                                         \
   end:                                                                 \
     return (0);                                                                \
@@ -2597,7 +2618,7 @@ static PyObject *polymeth_concat(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
   if (!PyObject_TypeCheck(pre, poly1305hash_pytype) ||
       !PyObject_TypeCheck(suff, poly1305hash_pytype))
     TYERR("wanted a poly1305hash");
-  if (me->ob_type != pre->ob_type || me->ob_type != suff->ob_type)
+  if (Py_TYPE(me) != Py_TYPE(pre) || Py_TYPE(me) != Py_TYPE(suff))
     TYERR("key mismatch");
   if (P1305_CTX(pre)->nbuf) VALERR("prefix is not block-aligned");
   poly1305_concat(P1305_CTX(me), P1305_CTX(pre), P1305_CTX(suff));
@@ -2611,7 +2632,7 @@ static PyObject *polymeth_done(PyObject *me)
   PyObject *rc;
   if (!(P1305_F(me) & f_mask)) VALERR("no mask");
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, POLY1305_TAGSZ);
-  poly1305_done(P1305_CTX(me), PyString_AS_STRING(rc));
+  poly1305_done(P1305_CTX(me), BIN_PTR(rc));
   return (rc);
 end:
   return (0);
@@ -2627,6 +2648,20 @@ static const PyGetSetDef poly1305cls_pygetset[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
+static PyObject *poly1305get_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { RETURN_OBJ(((PyHeapTypeObject *)poly1305key_pytype)->ht_name); }
+
+static PyObject *poly1305get_tagsz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (PyInt_FromLong(16)); }
+
+static const PyGetSetDef poly1305_pygetset[] = {
+#define GETSETNAME(op, name) poly1305##op##_##name
+  GET  (tagsz,         "PK.tagsz -> MAC output size")
+  GET  (name,          "PK.name -> name of this kind of MAC")
+#undef GETSETNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
 static const PyMethodDef poly1305hash_pymethods[] = {
 #define METHNAME(name) polymeth_##name
   NAMETH(copy,         "P.copy() -> PP")
@@ -2646,9 +2681,9 @@ static const PyMethodDef poly1305hash_pymethods[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject poly1305cls_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
-  "Poly1305Class",                     /* @tp_name@ */
+static const PyTypeObject poly1305cls_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
+  "_Poly1305Class",                    /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(PyHeapTypeObject),            /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
 
@@ -2694,8 +2729,8 @@ static PyTypeObject poly1305cls_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject poly1305key_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject poly1305key_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "poly1305",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(poly1305key_pyobj),           /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2729,7 +2764,7 @@ static PyTypeObject poly1305key_pytype_skel = {
   0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_methods@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
-  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  PYGETSET(poly1305),                  /* @tp_getset@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
@@ -2742,8 +2777,8 @@ static PyTypeObject poly1305key_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject poly1305hash_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject poly1305hash_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "Poly1305Hash",                      /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(poly1305hash_pyobj),          /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2796,17 +2831,16 @@ static PyTypeObject poly1305hash_pytype_skel = {
   static PyObject *meth_##hdance##_prf(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)    \
   {                                                                    \
     dance##_ctx dance;                                                 \
-    char *k, *n;                                                       \
-    Py_ssize_t ksz, nsz;                                               \
+    struct bin k, n;                                                   \
     PyObject *rc;                                                      \
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#s#:" #hdance "_prf",                 \
-                         &k, &ksz, &n, &nsz))                          \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&O&:" #hdance "_prf",                 \
+                         convbin, &k, convbin, &n))                    \
       goto end;                                                                \
-    if (ksz != keysz(ksz, dance##_keysz)) VALERR("bad key length");    \
-    if (nsz != HDANCE##_INSZ) VALERR("bad input length");              \
+    if (k.sz != keysz(k.sz, dance##_keysz)) VALERR("bad key length");  \
+    if (n.sz != HDANCE##_INSZ) VALERR("bad input length");             \
     rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, HSALSA20_OUTSZ);                         \
-    dance##_init(&dance, k, ksz, 0);                                   \
-    hdance##_prf(&dance, n, PyString_AS_STRING(rc));                   \
+    dance##_init(&dance, k.p, k.sz, 0);                                        \
+    hdance##_prf(&dance, n.p, BIN_PTR(rc));                            \
     return (rc);                                                       \
   end:                                                                 \
     return (0);                                                                \
@@ -2848,7 +2882,7 @@ end:
 static PyObject *kxvikmeth_copy(PyObject *me)
 {
   kxvik_pyobj *k = (kxvik_pyobj *)me, *rc = 0;
-  rc = (kxvik_pyobj *)k->ob_type->tp_alloc(k->ob_type, 0);
+  rc = (kxvik_pyobj *)Py_TYPE(k)->tp_alloc(Py_TYPE(k), 0);
   rc->s = k->s; rc->n = k->n;
   return ((PyObject *)rc);
 }
@@ -2860,11 +2894,12 @@ static PyObject *kxvikmeth_mix(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
   const octet *q;
   octet buf[8];
   unsigned i;
-  char *p; Py_ssize_t n;
+  struct bin in;
+  size_t n;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:mix", &p, &n)) goto end;
-  if (n > 200) VALERR("out of range");
-  q = (const octet *)p;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:mix", convbin, &in)) goto end;
+  if (in.sz > 200) VALERR("out of range");
+  q = in.p; n = in.sz;
   i = 0;
   while (n > 8) { LOAD64_L_(t[i], q); i++; q += 8; n -= 8; }
   if (n) {
@@ -2877,6 +2912,27 @@ end:
   return (0);
 }
 
+static PyObject *kxvikmeth_set(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
+{
+  kxvik_pyobj *k = (kxvik_pyobj *)me;
+  kludge64 t[25];
+  const octet *q;
+  unsigned i;
+  struct bin in;
+  size_t n;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:set", convbin, &in)) goto end;
+  if (in.sz > 200) VALERR("out of range");
+  q = in.p; n = in.sz;
+  i = 0;
+  while (n >= 8) { LOAD64_L_(t[i], q); i++; q += 8; n -= 8; }
+  if (n) VALERR("not 64-bit aligned");
+  keccak1600_set(&k->s, t, i);
+  RETURN_ME;
+end:
+  return (0);
+}
+
 static PyObject *kxvikmeth_extract(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
   kxvik_pyobj *k = (kxvik_pyobj *)me;
@@ -2889,7 +2945,7 @@ static PyObject *kxvikmeth_extract(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:extract", convuint, &n)) goto end;
   if (n > 200) VALERR("out of range");
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, n);
-  q = (octet *)PyString_AS_STRING(rc);
+  q = (octet *)BIN_PTR(rc);
   keccak1600_extract(&k->s, t, (n + 7)/8);
   i = 0;
   while (n > 8) { STORE64_L_(q, t[i]); i++; q += 8; n -= 8; }
@@ -2916,14 +2972,15 @@ static const PyMethodDef kxvik_pymethods[] = {
 #define METHNAME(func) kxvikmeth_##func
   NAMETH(copy,         "KECCAK.copy() -> KECCAK'")
   METH (mix,           "KECCAK.mix(DATA)")
+  METH (set,           "KECCAK.set(DATA)")
   METH (extract,       "KECCAK.extract(NOCTETS)")
   NAMETH(step,         "KECCAK.step()")
 #undef METHNAME
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject kxvik_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject kxvik_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "Keccak1600",                                /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(kxvik_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -2988,15 +3045,16 @@ static PyObject *shake_dopynew(void (*initfn)(shake_ctx *,
                               PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   shake_pyobj *rc = 0;
-  char *p = 0, *f = 0;
-  Py_ssize_t psz = 0, fsz = 0;
+  PyObject *pobj = Py_None, *fobj = Py_None;
+  struct bin p = { 0, 0 }, f = { 0, 0 };
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "perso", "func", 0 };
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|s#s#:new", KWLIST,
-                                  &p, &psz, &f, &fsz))
-    goto end;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|OO:new", KWLIST, &pobj, &fobj))
+      goto end;
+  if (pobj != Py_None && !convbin(pobj, &p)) goto end;
+  if (fobj != Py_None && !convbin(fobj, &f)) goto end;
   rc = (shake_pyobj *)ty->tp_alloc(ty, 0);
-  initfn(&rc->h, f, fsz, p, psz);
+  initfn(&rc->h, f.p, f.sz, p.p, p.sz);
   rc->st = 0;
 end:
   return ((PyObject *)rc);
@@ -3020,11 +3078,10 @@ end:
 
 static PyObject *shakemeth_hash(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hash", &p, &sz)) return (0);
+  struct bin m;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hash", convbin, &m)) return (0);
   if (shake_check(me, 0)) return (0);
-  shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), p, sz);
+  shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), m.p, m.sz);
   RETURN_ME;
 }
 
@@ -3043,14 +3100,13 @@ DOUINTCONV(SHAKEMETH_HASHU_)
 #define SHAKEMETH_HASHBUF_(n, W, w)                                    \
   static PyObject *shakemeth_hashbuf##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)   \
   {                                                                    \
-    char *p;                                                           \
-    Py_ssize_t sz;                                                     \
+    struct bin in;                                                     \
     octet b[SZ_##W];                                                   \
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:hashbuf" #w, &p, &sz)) goto end;    \
-    if (sz > MASK##n) TYERR("string too long");                                \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:hashbuf" #w, convbin, &in)) goto end; \
+    if (in.sz > MASK##n) VALERR("too large");                          \
     if (shake_check(me, 0)) goto end;                                  \
-    STORE##W(b, sz); shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), b, sizeof(b));            \
-    shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), p, sz);                                    \
+    STORE##W(b, in.sz); shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), b, sizeof(b));         \
+    shake_hash(SHAKE_H(me), in.p, in.sz);                              \
     RETURN_ME;                                                         \
   end:                                                                 \
     return (0);                                                                \
@@ -3076,14 +3132,16 @@ end:
   return (0);
 }
 
-static PyObject *shakemeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
+static PyObject *shakemeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   PyObject *rc = 0;
-  size_t n;
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:done", convszt, &n)) goto end;
+  size_t n = 100 - SHAKE_H(me)->h.r/2;
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "hsz", 0 };
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|O&:done", KWLIST, convszt, &n))
+    goto end;
   if (shake_check(me, 0)) goto end;
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, n);
-  shake_done(SHAKE_H(me), PyString_AS_STRING(rc), n);
+  shake_done(SHAKE_H(me), BIN_PTR(rc), n);
   SHAKE_ST(me) = -1;
 end:
   return (rc);
@@ -3093,7 +3151,7 @@ static PyObject *shakemeth_copy(PyObject *me)
 {
   shake_pyobj *rc = 0;
 
-  rc = PyObject_NEW(shake_pyobj, me->ob_type);
+  rc = PyObject_NEW(shake_pyobj, Py_TYPE(me));
   rc->h = *SHAKE_H(me);
   rc->st = SHAKE_ST(me);
   return ((PyObject *)rc);
@@ -3107,7 +3165,7 @@ static PyObject *shakemeth_get(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:get", convszt, &sz)) goto end;
   if (shake_check(me, 1)) goto end;
   rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  shake_get(SHAKE_H(me), PyString_AS_STRING(rc), sz);
+  shake_get(SHAKE_H(me), BIN_PTR(rc), sz);
 end:
   return (rc);
 }
@@ -3115,12 +3173,12 @@ end:
 static PyObject *shakemeth_mask(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
   PyObject *rc = 0;
-  char *p; Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin in;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:mask", &p, &sz)) goto end;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:mask", convbin, &in)) goto end;
   if (shake_check(me, 1)) goto end;
-  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);
-  shake_mask(SHAKE_H(me), p, PyString_AS_STRING(rc), sz);
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, in.sz);
+  shake_mask(SHAKE_H(me), in.p, BIN_PTR(rc), in.sz);
 end:
   return (rc);
 }
@@ -3128,8 +3186,8 @@ end:
 static PyObject *shakeget_state(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 {
   int st = SHAKE_ST(me);
-  return (PyString_FromString(st == 0 ? "absorb" :
-                             st == 1 ? "squeeze" : "dead"));
+  return (TEXT_FROMSTR(st == 0 ? "absorb" :
+                      st == 1 ? "squeeze" : "dead"));
 }
 
 static const PyMemberDef shake_pymembers[] = {
@@ -3160,15 +3218,15 @@ static const PyMethodDef shake_pymethods[] = {
 #undef METHBUF_
   METH (hashstrz,      "S.hashstrz(STRING)")
   NAMETH(xof,          "S.xof()")
-  METH (done,          "S.done(LEN) -> H")
+  KWMETH(done,         "S.done([hsz = CAP]) -> H")
   METH (get,           "S.get(LEN) -> H")
   METH (mask,          "S.mask(M) -> C")
 #undef METHNAME
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject shake_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject shake_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "Shake",                             /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(shake_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -3215,8 +3273,8 @@ static PyTypeObject shake_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject shake128_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject shake128_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "Shake128",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -3263,8 +3321,8 @@ static PyTypeObject shake128_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject shake256_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject shake256_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "Shake256",                          /* @tp_name@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -3311,6 +3369,574 @@ static PyTypeObject shake256_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
+static PyTypeObject *kmac_pytype, *kmac128_pytype, *kmac256_pytype;
+
+static PyObject *kmac_dopynew(void (*initfn)(shake_ctx *,
+                                            const void *, size_t,
+                                            const void *, size_t),
+                              PyTypeObject *ty,
+                              PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+{
+  shake_pyobj *rc = 0;
+  PyObject *pobj = Py_None;
+  struct bin k = { 0, 0 }, p = { 0, 0 };
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "key", "perso", 0 };
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O:new", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &k, &pobj))
+      goto end;
+  if (pobj != Py_None && !convbin(pobj, &p)) goto end;
+  rc = (shake_pyobj *)ty->tp_alloc(ty, 0);
+  initfn(&rc->h, p.p, p.sz, k.p, k.sz);
+  rc->st = 0;
+end:
+  return ((PyObject *)rc);
+}
+
+static PyObject *kmac128_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
+                              PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+  { return (kmac_dopynew(kmac128_init, ty, arg, kw)); }
+
+static PyObject *kmac256_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty,
+                              PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+  { return (kmac_dopynew(kmac256_init, ty, arg, kw)); }
+
+static PyObject *kmacmeth_xof(PyObject *me)
+{
+  if (shake_check(me, 0)) goto end;
+  kmac_xof(SHAKE_H(me));
+  SHAKE_ST(me) = 1;
+  RETURN_ME;
+end:
+  return (0);
+}
+
+static PyObject *kmacmeth_done(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+{
+  PyObject *rc = 0;
+  size_t n = 100 - SHAKE_H(me)->h.r/2;
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "hsz", 0 };
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|O&:done", KWLIST, convszt, &n))
+    goto end;
+  if (shake_check(me, 0)) goto end;
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, n);
+  kmac_done(SHAKE_H(me), BIN_PTR(rc), n);
+  SHAKE_ST(me) = -1;
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+static const PyMethodDef kmac_pymethods[] = {
+#define METHNAME(func) kmacmeth_##func
+  NAMETH(xof,          "K.xof()")
+  KWMETH(done,         "K.done([hsz = CAP/2]) -> T")
+#undef METHNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
+static const PyTypeObject kmac_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
+  "KMAC",                              /* @tp_name@ */
+  sizeof(shake_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dealloc@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_print@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_compare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_repr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_number@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_sequence@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_mapping@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_hash@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_call@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_str@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_buffer@ */
+  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |                 /* @tp_flags@ */
+    Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+  /* @tp_doc@ */
+  "KMAC base class.",
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_traverse@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_clear@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_richcompare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_weaklistoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iter@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
+  PYMETHODS(kmac),                     /* @tp_methods@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_set@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dictoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_init@ */
+  PyType_GenericAlloc,                 /* @tp_alloc@ */
+  abstract_pynew,                      /* @tp_new@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_free@ */
+  0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
+};
+
+static const PyTypeObject kmac128_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
+  "KMAC128",                           /* @tp_name@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_basicsize@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dealloc@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_print@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_compare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_repr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_number@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_sequence@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_mapping@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_hash@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_call@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_str@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_buffer@ */
+  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |                 /* @tp_flags@ */
+    Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+  /* @tp_doc@ */
+  "KMAC128(KEY, [perso = STR]): KMAC XOMAC.",
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_traverse@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_clear@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_richcompare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_weaklistoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iter@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_methods@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_set@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dictoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_init@ */
+  PyType_GenericAlloc,                 /* @tp_alloc@ */
+  kmac128_pynew,                       /* @tp_new@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_free@ */
+  0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
+};
+
+static const PyTypeObject kmac256_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
+  "KMAC256",                           /* @tp_name@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_basicsize@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dealloc@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_print@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_compare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_repr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_number@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_sequence@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_mapping@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_hash@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_call@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_str@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_buffer@ */
+  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |                 /* @tp_flags@ */
+    Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+  /* @tp_doc@ */
+  "KMAC256(KEY, [perso = STR]): KMAC XOMAC.",
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_traverse@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_clear@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_richcompare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_weaklistoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iter@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_methods@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_set@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dictoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_init@ */
+  PyType_GenericAlloc,                 /* @tp_alloc@ */
+  kmac256_pynew,                       /* @tp_new@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_free@ */
+  0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
+};
+
+static PyTypeObject *strobe_pytype;
+
+typedef struct strobe_pyobj {
+  PyObject_HEAD
+  strobe_ctx ctx;
+} strobe_pyobj;
+#define STROBE_CTX(o) (&((strobe_pyobj *)(o))->ctx)
+
+static int convstrbf(PyObject *x, void *p)
+{
+  unsigned *ff = p, f;
+  const char *q;
+  size_t sz;
+  int rc = 0;
+
+  if (TEXT_CHECK(x)) {
+    TEXT_PTRLEN(x, q, sz); f = 0;
+    while (sz--) switch (*q++) {
+      case 'I': f |= STRBF_I; break;
+      case 'A': f |= STRBF_A; break;
+      case 'C': f |= STRBF_C; break;
+      case 'T': f |= STRBF_T; break;
+      case 'M': f |= STRBF_M; break;
+      default: if (!ISSPACE(q[-1])) VALERR("unknown flag character");
+    }
+    *ff = f; rc = 1;
+  } else if (convuint(x, ff))
+    rc = 1;
+  else {
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    TYERR("expected string or int");
+  }
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+
+static PyObject *strobe_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+{
+  strobe_pyobj *rc = 0;
+  unsigned lambda = 128;
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "l", 0 };
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "|O&:new", KWLIST,
+                                  convuint, &lambda))
+    goto end;
+  if (lambda%32 || lambda > 704) VALERR("invalid security parameter");
+  rc = (strobe_pyobj *)ty->tp_alloc(ty, 0);
+  strobe_init(&rc->ctx, lambda);
+end:
+  return ((PyObject *)rc);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_copy(PyObject *me)
+{
+  strobe_pyobj *strobe = (strobe_pyobj *)me, *rc;
+
+  rc = PyObject_NEW(strobe_pyobj, me->ob_type);
+  rc->ctx = strobe->ctx;
+  return ((PyObject *)rc);
+}
+
+static int strobe_checkinactive(PyObject *me)
+{
+  int rc = -1;
+
+  if (STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STRBF_ACTIVE) VALERR("operation already active");
+  rc = 0;
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+static int strobe_checkactive(PyObject *me)
+{
+  int rc = -1;
+
+  if (!(STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STRBF_ACTIVE)) VALERR("operation not active");
+  rc = 0;
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_begin(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
+{
+  unsigned f;
+
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:begin", convstrbf, &f)) goto end;
+  if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;
+  if (f&~STRBF_VALIDMASK) VALERR("bad flags");
+  strobe_begin(STROBE_CTX(me), f);
+  RETURN_ME;
+end:
+  return (0);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobe_pyprocess(PyObject *me,
+                                 const void *p0, size_t sz0,
+                                 const void *p1, size_t sz1)
+{
+  char *q;
+  PyObject *rc = 0;
+
+  if (strobe_checkactive(me)) goto end;
+  if (!(STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STRBF_WANTIN) && p0)
+    VALERR("no input expected for current operation");
+  if (!(STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STRBF_WANTOUT)) q = 0;
+  else { rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz0 + sz1); q = BIN_PTR(rc); }
+  strobe_process(STROBE_CTX(me), p0, q, sz0);
+  if (sz1) strobe_process(STROBE_CTX(me), p1, q ? q + sz0 : 0, sz1);
+  if (!q) RETURN_ME;
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_process(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
+{
+  PyObject *inobj;
+  struct bin in;
+  PyObject *rc = 0;
+
+  in.p = 0;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O:process", &inobj)) goto end;
+  if (!convszt(inobj, &in.sz) && (PyErr_Clear(), !convbin(inobj, &in))) {
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    TYERR("expected integer, string, unicode, or single-segment buffer");
+  }
+  rc = strobe_pyprocess(me, in.p, in.sz, 0, 0);
+end:
+  return (rc);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_done(PyObject *me)
+{
+  unsigned f;
+  int rc;
+
+  if (strobe_checkactive(me)) return (0);
+  f = STROBE_CTX(me)->f; rc = strobe_done(STROBE_CTX(me));
+  if (f&STRBF_VRFOUT) return (getbool(!rc));
+  else RETURN_ME;
+}
+
+#define STROBEMETH_PROCESSU_(n, W, w)                                  \
+  static PyObject *strobemeth_processu##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg) \
+  {                                                                    \
+    uint##n x;                                                         \
+    octet b[SZ_##W];                                                   \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:processu" #w, convu##n, &x)) return (0); \
+    STORE##W(b, x); return (strobe_pyprocess(me, b, sizeof(b), 0, 0)); \
+  }
+DOUINTCONV(STROBEMETH_PROCESSU_)
+
+#define STROBEMETH_PROCESSBUF_(n, W, w)                                        \
+  static PyObject *strobemeth_processbuf##w(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg) \
+  {                                                                    \
+    struct bin in;                                                     \
+    octet b[SZ_##W];                                                   \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:processbuf" #w, convbin, &in)) goto end; \
+    if (in.sz > MASK##n) VALERR("too large");                          \
+    STORE##W(b, in.sz);                                                        \
+    return (strobe_pyprocess(me, b, sizeof(b), in.p, in.sz));          \
+  end:                                                                 \
+    return (0);                                                                \
+  }
+DOUINTCONV(STROBEMETH_PROCESSBUF_)
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_processstrz(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
+{
+  char *p;
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s:processstrz", &p)) return (0);
+  return (strobe_pyprocess(me, p, strlen(p) + 1, 0, 0));
+}
+
+#define STROBEMETH_INONLY_(meth, arg)                                  \
+  static PyObject *strobemeth_##meth(PyObject *me,                     \
+                                    PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)       \
+  {                                                                    \
+    struct bin in; unsigned f = 0;                                     \
+    static const char *const kwlist[] = { #arg, "f", 0 };              \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O&:" #meth, KWLIST,  \
+                                    convbin, &in, convstrbf, &f))      \
+      goto end;                                                                \
+    if (f&~STRBF_M) VALERR("bad flags");                               \
+    if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;                            \
+    strobe_##meth(STROBE_CTX(me), f, in.p, in.sz);                     \
+    RETURN_ME;                                                         \
+  end:                                                                 \
+    return (0);                                                                \
+  }
+
+#define STROBEMETH_OUTONLY_(meth)                                      \
+  static PyObject *strobemeth_##meth(PyObject *me,                     \
+                                    PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)       \
+  {                                                                    \
+    size_t sz; unsigned f = 0; PyObject *rc;                           \
+    static const char *const kwlist[] = { "sz", "f", 0 };              \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O&:" #meth, KWLIST,  \
+                         convszt, &sz, convstrbf, &f))                 \
+      goto end;                                                                \
+    if (f&~STRBF_M) VALERR("bad flags");                               \
+    if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;                            \
+    rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, sz);                                     \
+    strobe_##meth(STROBE_CTX(me), f, BIN_PTR(rc), sz);                 \
+    return (rc);                                                       \
+  end:                                                                 \
+    return (0);                                                                \
+  }
+
+#define STROBEMETH_INOUT_(meth, arg)                                   \
+  static PyObject *strobemeth_##meth(PyObject *me,                     \
+                                    PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)       \
+  {                                                                    \
+    struct bin in; unsigned f = 0; PyObject *rc;                       \
+    static const char *const kwlist[] = { #arg, "f", 0 };              \
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O&:" #meth, KWLIST,  \
+                                    convbin, &in, convstrbf, &f))      \
+      goto end;                                                                \
+    if (f&~STRBF_M) VALERR("bad flags");                               \
+    if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;                            \
+    rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, in.sz);                                  \
+    strobe_##meth(STROBE_CTX(me), f, in.p, BIN_PTR(rc), in.sz);                \
+    return (rc);                                                       \
+  end:                                                                 \
+    return (0);                                                                \
+  }
+
+STROBEMETH_INONLY_(key, key)
+STROBEMETH_INONLY_(ad, msg)
+STROBEMETH_OUTONLY_(prf)
+STROBEMETH_INONLY_(clrout, msg)
+STROBEMETH_INONLY_(clrin, msg)
+STROBEMETH_INOUT_(encout, msg)
+STROBEMETH_INOUT_(encin, ct)
+STROBEMETH_OUTONLY_(macout)
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_macin(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+{
+  struct bin in; unsigned f = 0;
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "tag", "f", 0 };
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O&:macin", KWLIST,
+                                  convbin, &in, convstrbf, &f))
+    goto end;
+  if (f&~STRBF_M) VALERR("bad flags");
+  if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;
+  return (getbool(!strobe_macin(STROBE_CTX(me), f, in.p, in.sz)));
+end:
+  return (0);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobemeth_ratchet(PyObject *me,
+                                   PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
+{
+  size_t sz; unsigned f = 0;
+  static const char *const kwlist[] = { "sz", "f", 0 };
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&|O&:ratchet", KWLIST,
+                                  convszt, &sz, convstrbf, &f))
+    goto end;
+  if (f&~STRBF_M) VALERR("bad flags");
+  if (strobe_checkinactive(me)) goto end;
+  strobe_ratchet(STROBE_CTX(me), f, sz); RETURN_ME;
+end:
+  return (0);
+}
+
+static PyObject *strobeget_l(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (PyInt_FromLong(4*(200 - STROBE_CTX(me)->r))); }
+
+static PyObject *strobeget_role(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (PyInt_FromLong(STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STROBE_ROLEMASK)); }
+
+static PyObject *strobeget_activep(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
+  { return (getbool(STROBE_CTX(me)->f&STRBF_ACTIVE)); }
+
+static const PyGetSetDef strobe_pygetset[] = {
+#define GETSETNAME(op, name) strobe##op##_##name
+  GET   (l,            "STROBE.l -> security parameter")
+  GET  (role,          "STROBE.role -> STRBRL_...")
+  GET   (activep,      "STROBE.activep -> operation active?")
+#undef GETSETNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
+static const PyMethodDef strobe_pymethods[] = {
+#define METHNAME(func) strobemeth_##func
+  NAMETH(copy,         "S.copy() -> SS")
+  METH (begin,         "S.begin(MSGTY)")
+  METH (process,       "S.process(MSG | SZ) [-> OUT]")
+#define METHU_(n, W, w)                                                        \
+    METH(processu##w,  "S.processu" #w "(WORD) [-> OUT]")
+  DOUINTCONV(METHU_)
+#undef METHU_
+#define METHBUF_(n, W, w)                                              \
+    METH(processbuf##w,        "S.processbuf" #w "(BYTES) [-> OUT]")
+  DOUINTCONV(METHBUF_)
+#undef METHBUF_
+  METH (processstrz,   "S.processstrz(STRING) [-> OUT]")
+  NAMETH(done,         "S.done() [-> OK?]")
+  KWMETH(key,          "S.key(KEY, [f = 0])")
+  KWMETH(ad,           "S.ad(MSG, [f = 0])")
+  KWMETH(prf,          "S.prf(SZ, [f = 0]) -> BYTES")
+  KWMETH(clrout,       "S.clrout(MSG, [f = 0])")
+  KWMETH(clrin,                "S.clrin(MSG, [f = 0])")
+  KWMETH(encout,       "S.encout(MSG, [f = 0]) -> CT")
+  KWMETH(encin,                "S.encin(CT, [f = 0]) -> MSG")
+  KWMETH(macout,       "S.macout(SZ, [f = 0]) -> TAG")
+  KWMETH(macin,                "S.macin(TAG, [f = 0]) -> OK?")
+  KWMETH(ratchet,      "S.ratchet(SZ, [f = 0])")
+#undef METHNAME
+  { 0 }
+};
+
+static const PyTypeObject strobe_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
+  "Strobe",                            /* @tp_name@ */
+  sizeof(strobe_pyobj),                        /* @tp_basicsize@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dealloc@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_print@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_compare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_repr@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_number@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_sequence@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_mapping@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_hash@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_call@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_str@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_getattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_setattro@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_as_buffer@ */
+  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT |                 /* @tp_flags@ */
+    Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+
+  /* @tp_doc@ */
+"STROBE symmetric-crypto framework.",
+
+  0,                                   /* @tp_traverse@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_clear@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_richcompare@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_weaklistoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iter@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_iternext@ */
+  PYMETHODS(strobe),                   /* @tp_methods@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_members@ */
+  PYGETSET(strobe),                    /* @tp_getset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_base@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dict@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_get@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_descr_set@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_dictoffset@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_init@ */
+  PyType_GenericAlloc,                 /* @tp_alloc@ */
+  strobe_pynew,                                /* @tp_new@ */
+  0,                                   /* @tp_free@ */
+  0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
+};
+
 /*----- Pseudorandom permutations -----------------------------------------*/
 
 static PyTypeObject *gcprp_pytype, *gprp_pytype;
@@ -3371,25 +3997,23 @@ typedef struct prp {
 static PyObject *gprp_pynew(PyTypeObject *ty, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 {
   static const char *const kwlist[] = { "key", 0 };
-  char *k;
-  Py_ssize_t sz;
+  struct bin k;
   const prpinfo *prp = GCPRP_PRP(ty);
   PyObject *me;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "s#:new", KWLIST, &k, &sz))
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(arg, kw, "O&:new", KWLIST, convbin, &k))
     goto end;
-  if (keysz(sz, prp->keysz) != sz) VALERR("bad key length");
+  if (keysz(k.sz, prp->keysz) != k.sz) VALERR("bad key length");
   me = (PyObject *)ty->tp_alloc(ty, 0);
   GPRP_PRP(me) = prp;
-  prp->init(GPRP_CTX(me), k, sz);
-  Py_INCREF(me);
-  return (me);
+  prp->init(GPRP_CTX(me), k.p, k.sz);
+  RETURN_ME;
 end:
   return (0);
 }
 
 static void gprp_pydealloc(PyObject *me)
-  { Py_DECREF(me->ob_type); FREEOBJ(me); }
+  { Py_DECREF(Py_TYPE(me)); FREEOBJ(me); }
 
 static PyObject *gcprp_pywrap(const prpinfo *prp)
 {
@@ -3409,7 +4033,7 @@ static PyObject *gcprp_pywrap(const prpinfo *prp)
 }
 
 static PyObject *gcpget_name(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
-  { return (PyString_FromString(GCPRP_PRP(me)->name)); }
+  { return (TEXT_FROMSTR(GCPRP_PRP(me)->name)); }
 static PyObject *gcpget_keysz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
   { return (keysz_pywrap(GCPRP_PRP(me)->keysz)); }
 static PyObject *gcpget_blksz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
@@ -3417,28 +4041,26 @@ static PyObject *gcpget_blksz(PyObject *me, void *hunoz)
 
 static PyObject *gpmeth_encrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t n;
+  struct bin m;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:encrypt", &p, &n)) goto end;
-  if (n != GPRP_PRP(me)->blksz) VALERR("incorrect block length");
-  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, n);
-  GPRP_PRP(me)->eblk(GPRP_CTX(me), p, PyString_AS_STRING(rc));
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:encrypt", convbin, &m)) goto end;
+  if (m.sz != GPRP_PRP(me)->blksz) VALERR("incorrect block length");
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, m.sz);
+  GPRP_PRP(me)->eblk(GPRP_CTX(me), m.p, BIN_PTR(rc));
 end:
   return (rc);
 }
 
 static PyObject *gpmeth_decrypt(PyObject *me, PyObject *arg)
 {
-  char *p;
-  Py_ssize_t n;
+  struct bin c;
   PyObject *rc = 0;
 
-  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "s#:decrypt", &p, &n)) goto end;
-  if (n != GPRP_PRP(me)->blksz) VALERR("incorrect block length");
-  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, n);
-  GPRP_PRP(me)->dblk(GPRP_CTX(me), p, PyString_AS_STRING(rc));
+  if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(arg, "O&:decrypt", convbin, &c)) goto end;
+  if (c.sz != GPRP_PRP(me)->blksz) VALERR("incorrect block length");
+  rc = bytestring_pywrap(0, c.sz);
+  GPRP_PRP(me)->dblk(GPRP_CTX(me), c.p, BIN_PTR(rc));
 end:
   return (rc);
 }
@@ -3460,8 +4082,8 @@ static const PyMethodDef gprp_pymethods[] = {
   { 0 }
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gcprp_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gcprp_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GCPRP",                             /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gcprp_pyobj),                 /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -3508,8 +4130,8 @@ static PyTypeObject gcprp_pytype_skel = {
   0                                    /* @tp_is_gc@ */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject gprp_pytype_skel = {
-  PyObject_HEAD_INIT(0) 0,             /* Header */
+static const PyTypeObject gprp_pytype_skel = {
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(0, 0)          /* Header */
   "GPRP",                              /* @tp_name@ */
   sizeof(gprp_pyobj),                  /* @tp_basicsize@ */
   0,                                   /* @tp_itemsize@ */
@@ -3558,6 +4180,17 @@ static PyTypeObject gprp_pytype_skel = {
 
 /*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static const struct nameval consts[] = {
+  CONST(AEADF_PCHSZ), CONST(AEADF_PCMSZ), CONST(AEADF_PCTSZ),
+  CONST(AEADF_AADNDEP), CONST(AEADF_AADFIRST), CONST(AEADF_NOAAD),
+  CONST(STRBF_I), CONST(STRBF_A), CONST(STRBF_C), CONST(STRBF_T),
+  CONST(STRBF_M), CONST(STROBE_KEY), CONST(STROBE_AD), CONST(STROBE_PRF),
+  CONST(STROBE_CLROUT), CONST(STROBE_CLRIN), CONST(STROBE_ENCOUT),
+  CONST(STROBE_ENCIN), CONST(STRBRL_UNDCD), CONST(STRBRL_INIT),
+  CONST(STRBRL_RESP),
+  { 0 }
+};
+
 static const PyMethodDef methods[] = {
 #define METHNAME(func) meth_##func
 #define METH_HDANCE(hdance, HDance) METH(hdance##_prf,                 \
@@ -3601,17 +4234,23 @@ void algorithms_pyinit(void)
   INITTYPE(shake, root);
   INITTYPE(shake128, shake);
   INITTYPE(shake256, shake);
+  INITTYPE(kmac, shake);
+  INITTYPE(kmac128, kmac);
+  INITTYPE(kmac256, kmac);
+  INITTYPE(strobe, root);
   INITTYPE(gcprp, type);
   INITTYPE(gprp, root);
   addmethods(methods);
 }
 
-GEN(gcciphers, cipher)
-GEN(gcaeads, aead)
-GEN(gchashes, hash)
-GEN(gcmacs, mac)
 #define gcprp prpinfo
-GEN(gcprps, prp)
+#define CLASS_TABLES(_) _(cipher) _(aead) _(hash) _(mac) _(prp)
+#define TABLE_FNS(pre)                                                 \
+  static const char *pre##_namefn(const void *p)                       \
+    { const gc##pre *const *cls = p; return (*cls ? (*cls)->name : 0); } \
+  static PyObject *pre##_valfn(const void *p)                          \
+    { gc##pre *const*cls = p; return (gc##pre##_pywrap(*cls)); }
+CLASS_TABLES(TABLE_FNS)
 
 void algorithms_pyinsert(PyObject *mod)
 {
@@ -3622,7 +4261,8 @@ void algorithms_pyinsert(PyObject *mod)
   INSERT("KeySZSet", keyszset_pytype);
   INSERT("GCCipher", gccipher_pytype);
   INSERT("GCipher", gcipher_pytype);
-  INSERT("gcciphers", gcciphers());
+  INSERT("gcciphers", make_algtab(gciphertab, sizeof(gccipher *),
+                                 cipher_namefn, cipher_valfn));
   INSERT("GCAEAD", gcaead_pytype);
   INSERT("GAEKey", gaeadkey_pytype);
   INSERT("GAEAADClass", gcaeadaad_pytype);
@@ -3631,26 +4271,35 @@ void algorithms_pyinsert(PyObject *mod)
   INSERT("GAEEnc", gaeadenc_pytype);
   INSERT("GAEDecClass", gcaeaddec_pytype);
   INSERT("GAEDec", gaeaddec_pytype);
-  INSERT("gcaeads", gcaeads());
+  INSERT("gcaeads", make_algtab(gaeadtab, sizeof(gcaead *),
+                               aead_namefn, aead_valfn));
   INSERT("GCHash", gchash_pytype);
   INSERT("GHash", ghash_pytype);
-  INSERT("gchashes", d = gchashes());
-  sha_pyobj = PyDict_GetItemString(d, "sha"); Py_INCREF(sha_pyobj);
-  has160_pyobj = PyDict_GetItemString(d, "has160"); Py_INCREF(has160_pyobj);
+  d = make_algtab(ghashtab, sizeof(gchash *), hash_namefn, hash_valfn);
+  INSERT("gchashes", d);
+  sha_pyobj = PyMapping_GetItemString(d, "sha"); Py_INCREF(sha_pyobj);
+  has160_pyobj = PyMapping_GetItemString(d, "has160"); Py_INCREF(has160_pyobj);
   INSERT("GCMAC", gcmac_pytype);
   INSERT("GMAC", gmac_pytype);
   INSERT("GMACHash", gmhash_pytype);
-  INSERT("gcmacs", gcmacs());
-  INSERT("Poly1305Class", poly1305cls_pytype);
+  INSERT("gcmacs", make_algtab(gmactab, sizeof(gcmac *),
+                              mac_namefn, mac_valfn));
+  INSERT("_Poly1305Class", poly1305cls_pytype);
   INSERT("poly1305", poly1305key_pytype);
   INSERT("Poly1305Hash", poly1305hash_pytype);
   INSERT("Keccak1600", kxvik_pytype);
   INSERT("Shake", shake_pytype);
   INSERT("Shake128", shake128_pytype);
   INSERT("Shake256", shake256_pytype);
+  INSERT("KMAC", kmac_pytype);
+  INSERT("KMAC128", kmac128_pytype);
+  INSERT("KMAC256", kmac256_pytype);
+  INSERT("Strobe", strobe_pytype);
   INSERT("GCPRP", gcprp_pytype);
   INSERT("GPRP", gprp_pytype);
-  INSERT("gcprps", gcprps());
+  INSERT("gcprps", make_algtab(gprptab, sizeof(gcprp *),
+                              prp_namefn, prp_valfn));
+  setconstants(mod, consts);
 }
 
 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/