#include <Python.h>


static PyObject* extractdict(PyObject* self, PyObject* arg)
{
	PyObject *dict;
	PyObject **p = _PyObject_GetDictPtr(arg);

	if (p == NULL) {
		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                             "'%.100s' object has no __dict__",
			     arg->ob_type->tp_name);
		return NULL;
	}
	dict = *p;
	if (dict == NULL) {
		dict = PyDict_New();
		if (dict == NULL)
			return NULL;
		*p = dict;
	}
	Py_INCREF(dict);
	return dict;
}


static PyMethodDef ExtractDictMethods[] = {
	{"extractdict", extractdict, METH_O, NULL},
	{NULL,     NULL}        /* Sentinel */
};

PyMODINIT_FUNC initextractdict(void)
{
	Py_InitModule("extractdict", ExtractDictMethods);
}