2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source3/python/py_common.c b/source3/python/py_common.c
index 61eacced271..85305d027e9 100644
--- a/source3/python/py_common.c
+++ b/source3/python/py_common.c
@@ -197,3 +197,20 @@ struct cli_state *open_pipe_creds(char *server, PyObject *creds,
 
 	return cli;
 }
+
+/* Return true if a dictionary contains a "level" key with an integer
+   value.  Set the value if so. */
+
+BOOL get_level_value(PyObject *dict, uint32 *level)
+{
+	PyObject *obj;
+
+	if (!(obj = PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "level")) ||
+	    !PyInt_Check(obj))
+		return False;
+
+	if (level)
+		*level = PyInt_AsLong(obj);
+
+	return True;
+}
diff --git a/source3/python/py_common_proto.h b/source3/python/py_common_proto.h
index dd823dd4c03..992d444fa4d 100644
--- a/source3/python/py_common_proto.h
+++ b/source3/python/py_common_proto.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ PyObject *set_debuglevel(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 PyObject *py_setup_logging(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw);
 struct cli_state *open_pipe_creds(char *server, PyObject *creds, 
 				  cli_pipe_fn *connect_fn, char **errstr);
+BOOL get_level_value(PyObject *dict, uint32 *level);
 
 /* The following definitions come from python/py_ntsec.c  */