1 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bindings/python/wrapper_top.c b/bindings/python/wrapper_top.c
index e1256d85..a24a2dba 100644
--- a/bindings/python/wrapper_top.c
+++ b/bindings/python/wrapper_top.c
@@ -378,10 +378,28 @@ failure:
 	return noneRef();
 }
 
-/* wrapper around GObject */
-
+/**
+ * get_time_t:
+ * @time: a #PyInt
+ *
+ * Convert a python integer object to a time_t value, considering it is a unsigned 32 bit integer
+ * value.
+ *
+ * Return: a time_t* value if time is a python integer, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static time_t*
+get_time_t(PyObject *time)
+{
+	if (time != Py_None && PyInt_Check(time)) {
+		time_t *val = malloc(sizeof(time_t));
 
+		*val = (time_t)PyInt_AS_LONG(time);
+		return val;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
 
+/* wrapper around GObject */
 static void
 PyGObjectPtr_dealloc(PyGObjectPtr *self)
 {