diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 0031003..5e12638 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     static PyObject *
 OutputWrite(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-    Py_ssize_t len;
+    Py_ssize_t len = 0;
     char *str = NULL;
     int error = ((OutputObject *)(self))->error;
 
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index 385905e..a20aba0 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 # undef _XOPEN_SOURCE	/* pyconfig.h defines it as well. */
 #endif
 
-#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
-
 #include <Python.h>
 #if defined(MACOS) && !defined(MACOS_X_UNIX)
 # include "macglue.h"
@@ -54,6 +52,10 @@
 #undef main /* Defined in python.h - aargh */
 #undef HAVE_FCNTL_H /* Clash with os_win32.h */
 
+#if defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
+# define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#endif
+
 static void init_structs(void);
 
 #define PyBytes_FromString PyString_FromString
@@ -358,8 +360,15 @@
     PYTHON_PROC *ptr;
 } python_funcname_table[] =
 {
+#ifndef PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
     {"PyArg_Parse", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyArg_Parse},
     {"PyArg_ParseTuple", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyArg_ParseTuple},
+    {"Py_BuildValue", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_BuildValue},
+#else
+    {"_PyArg_Parse_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyArg_Parse},
+    {"_PyArg_ParseTuple_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyArg_ParseTuple},
+    {"_Py_BuildValue_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_BuildValue},
+#endif
     {"PyMem_Free", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyMem_Free},
     {"PyMem_Malloc", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyMem_Malloc},
     {"PyDict_SetItemString", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyDict_SetItemString},
@@ -422,7 +431,6 @@
     {"PySys_SetArgv", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PySys_SetArgv},
     {"PyType_Type", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyType_Type},
     {"PyType_Ready", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_PyType_Ready},
-    {"Py_BuildValue", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_BuildValue},
     {"Py_FindMethod", (PYTHON_PROC*)&dll_Py_FindMethod},
 # if defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000 \
 	&& SIZEOF_SIZE_T != SIZEOF_INT
diff --git a/src/if_python3.c b/src/if_python3.c
index 0c10f8d..43ed0e2 100644
--- a/src/if_python3.c
+++ b/src/if_python3.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 # undef _DEBUG
 #endif
 
-#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
-
 #ifdef F_BLANK
 # undef F_BLANK
 #endif
@@ -66,6 +64,10 @@
 #undef main /* Defined in python.h - aargh */
 #undef HAVE_FCNTL_H /* Clash with os_win32.h */
 
+#if defined(PY_VERSION_HEX) && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02050000
+# define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+#endif
+
 static void init_structs(void);
 
 /* The "surrogateescape" error handler is new in Python 3.1 */
@@ -328,7 +330,13 @@
     {"PySys_SetArgv", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PySys_SetArgv},
     {"Py_SetPythonHome", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_SetPythonHome},
     {"Py_Initialize", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_Initialize},
+#ifndef PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
     {"PyArg_ParseTuple", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyArg_ParseTuple},
+    {"Py_BuildValue", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_BuildValue},
+#else
+    {"_PyArg_ParseTuple_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyArg_ParseTuple},
+    {"_Py_BuildValue_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_BuildValue},
+#endif
     {"PyMem_Free", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyMem_Free},
     {"PyMem_Malloc", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyMem_Malloc},
     {"PyList_New", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyList_New},
@@ -364,7 +372,6 @@
     {"PyObject_GetIter", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_GetIter},
     {"PyLong_FromLong", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyLong_FromLong},
     {"PyDict_New", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyDict_New},
-    {"Py_BuildValue", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_Py_BuildValue},
     {"PyType_Ready", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyType_Ready},
     {"PyDict_SetItemString", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyDict_SetItemString},
     {"PyLong_AsLong", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyLong_AsLong},
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3851b3f..4b13506 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    661,
+/**/
     660,
 /**/
     659,