diff --git a/bluez/btmodule.c b/bluez/btmodule.c
index 5bfd2ac..18a2db8 100644
--- a/bluez/btmodule.c
+++ b/bluez/btmodule.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Local naming conventions:
 #include "btmodule.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "pythoncapi_compat.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ sock_settimeout(PySocketSockObject *s, PyObject *arg)
 {
 	double timeout;
 
-	if (arg == Py_None)
+	if (Py_IsNone(arg))
 		timeout = -1.0;
 	else {
 		timeout = PyFloat_AsDouble(arg);
@@ -1635,7 +1636,7 @@ bt_btohl(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	else
 		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				    "expected int/long, %s found",
-				    arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+				    Py_TYPE(arg)->tp_name);
 	if (x == (unsigned long) -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
 		return NULL;
 	return PyInt_FromLong(btohl(x));
@@ -1699,7 +1700,7 @@ bt_htobl(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 	else
 		return PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 				    "expected int/long, %s found",
-				    arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+				    Py_TYPE(arg)->tp_name);
 	return PyInt_FromLong(htobl(x));
 }
 
@@ -1775,7 +1776,7 @@ bt_setdefaulttimeout(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg)
 {
 	double timeout;
 
-	if (arg == Py_None)
+	if (Py_IsNone(arg))
 		timeout = -1.0;
 	else {
 		timeout = PyFloat_AsDouble(arg);
@@ -2800,8 +2801,8 @@ See the bluetooth module for documentation.");
 PyMODINIT_FUNC
 init_bluetooth(void)
 {
-	Py_TYPE(&sock_type) = &PyType_Type;
-	Py_TYPE(&sdp_session_type) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_SET_TYPE(&sock_type, &PyType_Type);
+	Py_SET_TYPE(&sdp_session_type, &PyType_Type);
 
 // Initialization steps for _bluetooth.
 	PyObject *m = Py_InitModule3("_bluetooth",
@@ -2834,8 +2835,8 @@ init_bluetooth(void)
 PyMODINIT_FUNC
 PyInit__bluetooth(void)
 {
-	Py_TYPE(&sock_type) = &PyType_Type;
-	Py_TYPE(&sdp_session_type) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_SET_TYPE(&sock_type, &PyType_Type);
+	Py_SET_TYPE(&sdp_session_type, &PyType_Type);
 
 // Initialization steps for _bluetooth.
     static struct PyModuleDef moduledef = {
diff --git a/bluez/pythoncapi_compat.h b/bluez/pythoncapi_compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e660b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bluez/pythoncapi_compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+// Header file providing new functions of the Python C API to old Python
+// versions.
+//
+// File distributed under the MIT license.
+// Copyright Contributors to the pythoncapi_compat project.
+//
+// Homepage:
+// https://github.com/pythoncapi/pythoncapi_compat
+//
+// Latest version:
+// https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pythoncapi/pythoncapi_compat/master/pythoncapi_compat.h
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#ifndef PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT
+#define PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include "frameobject.h"          // PyFrameObject, PyFrame_GetBack()
+
+
+// Compatibility with Visual Studio 2013 and older which don't support
+// the inline keyword in C (only in C++): use __inline instead.
+#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1900 \
+     && !defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(inline))
+#  define inline __inline
+#  define PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT_MSC_INLINE
+   // These two macros are undefined at the end of this file
+#endif
+
+
+// Cast argument to PyObject* type.
+#ifndef _PyObject_CAST
+#  define _PyObject_CAST(op) ((PyObject*)(op))
+#endif
+#ifndef _PyObject_CAST_CONST
+#  define _PyObject_CAST_CONST(op) ((const PyObject*)(op))
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-42262 added Py_NewRef() to Python 3.10.0a3
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00A3 && !defined(Py_NewRef)
+static inline PyObject* _Py_NewRef(PyObject *obj)
+{
+    Py_INCREF(obj);
+    return obj;
+}
+#define Py_NewRef(obj) _Py_NewRef(_PyObject_CAST(obj))
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-42262 added Py_XNewRef() to Python 3.10.0a3
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00A3 && !defined(Py_XNewRef)
+static inline PyObject* _Py_XNewRef(PyObject *obj)
+{
+    Py_XINCREF(obj);
+    return obj;
+}
+#define Py_XNewRef(obj) _Py_XNewRef(_PyObject_CAST(obj))
+#endif
+
+
+// See https://bugs.python.org/issue42522
+#if !defined(_Py_StealRef)
+static inline PyObject* __Py_StealRef(PyObject *obj)
+{
+    Py_DECREF(obj);
+    return obj;
+}
+#define _Py_StealRef(obj) __Py_StealRef(_PyObject_CAST(obj))
+#endif
+
+
+// See https://bugs.python.org/issue42522
+#if !defined(_Py_XStealRef)
+static inline PyObject* __Py_XStealRef(PyObject *obj)
+{
+    Py_XDECREF(obj);
+    return obj;
+}
+#define _Py_XStealRef(obj) __Py_XStealRef(_PyObject_CAST(obj))
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39573 added Py_SET_REFCNT() to Python 3.9.0a4
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_SET_REFCNT)
+static inline void _Py_SET_REFCNT(PyObject *ob, Py_ssize_t refcnt)
+{
+    ob->ob_refcnt = refcnt;
+}
+#define Py_SET_REFCNT(ob, refcnt) _Py_SET_REFCNT(_PyObject_CAST(ob), refcnt)
+#endif
+
+
+// Py_SETREF() and Py_XSETREF() were added to Python 3.5.2.
+// It is excluded from the limited C API.
+#if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03050200 && !defined(Py_SETREF)) && !defined(Py_LIMITED_API)
+#define Py_SETREF(op, op2)                      \
+    do {                                        \
+        PyObject *_py_tmp = _PyObject_CAST(op); \
+        (op) = (op2);                           \
+        Py_DECREF(_py_tmp);                     \
+    } while (0)
+
+#define Py_XSETREF(op, op2)                     \
+    do {                                        \
+        PyObject *_py_tmp = _PyObject_CAST(op); \
+        (op) = (op2);                           \
+        Py_XDECREF(_py_tmp);                    \
+    } while (0)
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-43753 added Py_Is(), Py_IsNone(), Py_IsTrue() and Py_IsFalse()
+// to Python 3.10.0b1.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00B1 && !defined(Py_Is)
+#  define Py_Is(x, y) ((x) == (y))
+#endif
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00B1 && !defined(Py_IsNone)
+#  define Py_IsNone(x) Py_Is(x, Py_None)
+#endif
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00B1 && !defined(Py_IsTrue)
+#  define Py_IsTrue(x) Py_Is(x, Py_True)
+#endif
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00B1 && !defined(Py_IsFalse)
+#  define Py_IsFalse(x) Py_Is(x, Py_False)
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39573 added Py_SET_TYPE() to Python 3.9.0a4
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_SET_TYPE)
+static inline void
+_Py_SET_TYPE(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type)
+{
+    ob->ob_type = type;
+}
+#define Py_SET_TYPE(ob, type) _Py_SET_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST(ob), type)
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39573 added Py_SET_SIZE() to Python 3.9.0a4
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_SET_SIZE)
+static inline void
+_Py_SET_SIZE(PyVarObject *ob, Py_ssize_t size)
+{
+    ob->ob_size = size;
+}
+#define Py_SET_SIZE(ob, size) _Py_SET_SIZE((PyVarObject*)(ob), size)
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-40421 added PyFrame_GetCode() to Python 3.9.0b1
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900B1
+static inline PyCodeObject*
+PyFrame_GetCode(PyFrameObject *frame)
+{
+    assert(frame != NULL);
+    assert(frame->f_code != NULL);
+    return (PyCodeObject*)Py_NewRef(frame->f_code);
+}
+#endif
+
+static inline PyCodeObject*
+_PyFrame_GetCodeBorrow(PyFrameObject *frame)
+{
+    return (PyCodeObject *)_Py_StealRef(PyFrame_GetCode(frame));
+}
+
+
+// bpo-40421 added PyFrame_GetCode() to Python 3.9.0b1
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900B1 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline PyFrameObject*
+PyFrame_GetBack(PyFrameObject *frame)
+{
+    assert(frame != NULL);
+    return (PyFrameObject*)Py_XNewRef(frame->f_back);
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline PyFrameObject*
+_PyFrame_GetBackBorrow(PyFrameObject *frame)
+{
+    return (PyFrameObject *)_Py_XStealRef(PyFrame_GetBack(frame));
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39947 added PyThreadState_GetInterpreter() to Python 3.9.0a5
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A5
+static inline PyInterpreterState *
+PyThreadState_GetInterpreter(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+    assert(tstate != NULL);
+    return tstate->interp;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-40429 added PyThreadState_GetFrame() to Python 3.9.0b1
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900B1 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline PyFrameObject*
+PyThreadState_GetFrame(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+    assert(tstate != NULL);
+    return (PyFrameObject *)Py_XNewRef(tstate->frame);
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline PyFrameObject*
+_PyThreadState_GetFrameBorrow(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+    return (PyFrameObject *)_Py_XStealRef(PyThreadState_GetFrame(tstate));
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39947 added PyInterpreterState_Get() to Python 3.9.0a5
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A5
+static inline PyInterpreterState *
+PyInterpreterState_Get(void)
+{
+    PyThreadState *tstate;
+    PyInterpreterState *interp;
+
+    tstate = PyThreadState_GET();
+    if (tstate == NULL) {
+        Py_FatalError("GIL released (tstate is NULL)");
+    }
+    interp = tstate->interp;
+    if (interp == NULL) {
+        Py_FatalError("no current interpreter");
+    }
+    return interp;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39947 added PyInterpreterState_Get() to Python 3.9.0a6
+#if 0x030700A1 <= PY_VERSION_HEX && PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A6 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline uint64_t
+PyThreadState_GetID(PyThreadState *tstate)
+{
+    assert(tstate != NULL);
+    return tstate->id;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-37194 added PyObject_CallNoArgs() to Python 3.9.0a1
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A1
+static inline PyObject*
+PyObject_CallNoArgs(PyObject *func)
+{
+    return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(func, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39245 made PyObject_CallOneArg() public (previously called
+// _PyObject_CallOneArg) in Python 3.9.0a4
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4
+static inline PyObject*
+PyObject_CallOneArg(PyObject *func, PyObject *arg)
+{
+    return PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(func, arg, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-1635741 added PyModule_AddObjectRef() to Python 3.10.0a3
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030A00A3
+static inline int
+PyModule_AddObjectRef(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyObject *value)
+{
+    Py_XINCREF(value);
+    int res = PyModule_AddObject(module, name, value);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        Py_XDECREF(value);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-40024 added PyModule_AddType() to Python 3.9.0a5
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A5
+static inline int
+PyModule_AddType(PyObject *module, PyTypeObject *type)
+{
+    const char *name, *dot;
+
+    if (PyType_Ready(type) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // inline _PyType_Name()
+    name = type->tp_name;
+    assert(name != NULL);
+    dot = strrchr(name, '.');
+    if (dot != NULL) {
+        name = dot + 1;
+    }
+
+    return PyModule_AddObjectRef(module, name, (PyObject *)type);
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-40241 added PyObject_GC_IsTracked() to Python 3.9.0a6.
+// bpo-4688 added _PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED() to Python 2.7.0a2.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A6 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline int
+PyObject_GC_IsTracked(PyObject* obj)
+{
+    return (PyObject_IS_GC(obj) && _PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED(obj));
+}
+#endif
+
+// bpo-40241 added PyObject_GC_IsFinalized() to Python 3.9.0a6.
+// bpo-18112 added _PyGCHead_FINALIZED() to Python 3.4.0 final.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A6 && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030400F0 && !defined(PYPY_VERSION)
+static inline int
+PyObject_GC_IsFinalized(PyObject *obj)
+{
+    return (PyObject_IS_GC(obj) && _PyGCHead_FINALIZED((PyGC_Head *)(obj)-1));
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// bpo-39573 added Py_IS_TYPE() to Python 3.9.0a4
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900A4 && !defined(Py_IS_TYPE)
+static inline int
+_Py_IS_TYPE(const PyObject *ob, const PyTypeObject *type) {
+    return ob->ob_type == type;
+}
+#define Py_IS_TYPE(ob, type) _Py_IS_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST_CONST(ob), type)
+#endif
+
+
+// Py_UNUSED() was added to Python 3.4.0b2.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030400B2 && !defined(Py_UNUSED)
+#  if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#    define Py_UNUSED(name) _unused_ ## name __attribute__((unused))
+#  else
+#    define Py_UNUSED(name) _unused_ ## name
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT_MSC_INLINE
+#  undef inline
+#  undef PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT_MSC_INLINE
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif  // PYTHONCAPI_COMPAT
