1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pyguile.c b/pyguile.c
index ef7d436..003d852 100644
--- a/pyguile.c
+++ b/pyguile.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ python_eval(SCM sobj,SCM smode)
     ? Py_file_input
     : Py_eval_input;
 
-  char *pstr = gh_scm2newstr(sobj,NULL);
+  char *pstr = scm_to_locale_string(sobj);
   if (NULL == pstr) {
     scm_memory_error("python-eval");  // NOT COVERED BY TESTS
     //return(SCM_UNSPECIFIED);
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ python_import(SCM smodulename)
     scm_wrong_type_arg("python-import",SCM_ARG1,smodulename);
   }
   else {
-    char *mname = gh_scm2newstr(smodulename,NULL);
+    char *mname = scm_to_locale_string(smodulename);
     PyObject *pmodule = PyImport_ImportModule(mname);
     PyObject *pexception = PyErr_Occurred();
     if (pexception) {