static PyObject *
ct_buildSolutionFromXML(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    int ixml, ith, ikin;
    char *src=0, *id=0;
    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sisii:buildSolutionFromXML", &src, &ixml, 
            &id, &ith, &ikin)) 
        return NULL;
    int ok = buildSolutionFromXML(src, ixml, id, ith, ikin);
    if (ok == -1) { return reportCanteraError();}
    return Py_BuildValue("i",ok); 
}

static PyObject *
ct_get_cantera_error(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    char* buf = new char[400];
    getCanteraError(400, buf);
    PyObject* msg = Py_BuildValue("s",buf);
    delete buf;
    return msg;
}

static PyObject *
ct_refcnt(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    PyObject* o;
    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &o)) return NULL;
    cout << "refcnt = " << o->ob_refcnt << endl;
    PyObject* cnt = Py_BuildValue("i",o->ob_refcnt);
    return cnt;
}

static PyObject *
ct_print(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    char* msg;
    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s:print", &msg)) 
        return NULL;
    printf(msg);
    return Py_BuildValue("i",0);
}

static PyObject *
ct_readlog(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    char* msg = 0;
    int n = readlog(-1, msg);
    if (n > 0) {
        msg = new char[n+1];
        readlog(n, msg);
        PyObject* r = Py_BuildValue("s",msg);
        return r;
    }
    else 
        return Py_BuildValue("s","");
}

// static PyObject *
// ct_ck2cti(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
// {
//     int iok;
//     char *infile, *thermo, *tran, *idtag;
//     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ssss:ck2cti", &infile, 
//             &thermo, &tran, &idtag)) 
//         return NULL;
//     iok = ck_to_cti(infile, thermo, tran, idtag);
//     if (iok == -1) { return reportCanteraError();}
//     return Py_BuildValue("i",iok); 
// }