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+// Copyright David Abrahams 2002.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef OBJECT_PROTOCOL_CORE_DWA2002615_HPP
+# define OBJECT_PROTOCOL_CORE_DWA2002615_HPP
+
+# include <boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp>
+
+# include <boost/python/handle_fwd.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { 
+
+namespace api
+{
+  class object;
+
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getattr(object const& target, object const& key);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getattr(object const& target, object const& key, object const& default_);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void setattr(object const& target, object const& key, object const& value);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void delattr(object const& target, object const& key);
+
+  // These are defined for efficiency, since attributes are commonly
+  // accessed through literal strings.
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getattr(object const& target, char const* key);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getattr(object const& target, char const* key, object const& default_);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void setattr(object const& target, char const* key, object const& value);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void delattr(object const& target, char const* key);
+  
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getitem(object const& target, object const& key);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void setitem(object const& target, object const& key, object const& value);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void delitem(object const& target, object const& key);
+
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL object getslice(object const& target, handle<> const& begin, handle<> const& end);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void setslice(object const& target, handle<> const& begin, handle<> const& end, object const& value);
+  BOOST_PYTHON_DECL void delslice(object const& target, handle<> const& begin, handle<> const& end);
+}
+
+using api::getattr;
+using api::setattr;
+using api::delattr;
+
+using api::getitem;
+using api::setitem;
+using api::delitem;
+
+using api::getslice;
+using api::setslice;
+using api::delslice;
+
+}} // namespace boost::python
+
+#endif // OBJECT_PROTOCOL_CORE_DWA2002615_HPP