+ return py_str_as_str(py_value, outstr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of a Python dictionary item, returned as a newly
+ * allocated char *.
+ *
+ * @param py_obj The dictionary to probe.
+ * @param py_key Key of the item to retrieve.
+ * @param out TODO.
+ *
+ * @return SRD_OK upon success, a (negative) error code otherwise.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
+SRD_PRIV int py_pydictitem_as_long(PyObject *py_obj, PyObject *py_key, uint64_t *out)
+{
+ PyObject *py_value;
+
+ if (!py_obj || !py_key || !out)
+ return SRD_ERR_ARG;
+
+ if (!PyDict_Check(py_obj)) {
+ srd_dbg("Object is not a dictionary.");
+ return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+ }
+
+ if (!(py_value = PyDict_GetItem(py_obj, py_key))) {
+ srd_dbg("Dictionary has no such key.");
+ return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+ }
+
+ if (!PyLong_Check(py_value)) {
+ srd_dbg("Dictionary value should be a long.");
+ return SRD_ERR_PYTHON;
+ }
+
+ *out = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(py_value);