--- a/bindings/openwsman.i	2025-01-23 10:23:52.000000000 +0100
+++ b/bindings/openwsman.i	2026-10-16 23:33:17.760473599 +0200
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #define Target_Null Py_None
 #define Target_Type PyObject*
 #define Target_Bool(x) PyBool_FromLong(x)
-#define Target_Char16(x) PyInt_FromLong(x)
-#define Target_Int(x) PyInt_FromLong(x)
-#define Target_String(x) PyString_FromString(x)
+#define Target_Char16(x) PyLong_FromLong(x)
+#define Target_Int(x) PyLong_FromLong(x)
+#define Target_String(x) PyUnicode_FromString(x)
 #define Target_Real(x) Py_None
 #define Target_Array() PyList_New(0)
 #define Target_SizedArray(len) PyList_New(len)
--- a/bindings/python/helpers.h	2025-01-23 10:23:52.000000000 +0100
+++ b/bindings/python/helpers.h	2026-10-16 23:33:17.760884606 +0200
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ auth_request_callback( WsManClient *clie
     }
     puser = PyTuple_GetItem(prv, 0); 
     ppass = PyTuple_GetItem(prv, 0); 
-    if (PyString_Check(puser) && PyString_Check(ppass))
+    if (PyUnicode_Check(puser) && PyUnicode_Check(ppass))
     {
-        *username = strdup(PyString_AsString(puser));
-        *password = strdup(PyString_AsString(ppass));
+        *username = strdup(PyUnicode_AsUTF8(puser));
+        *password = strdup(PyUnicode_AsUTF8(ppass));
     }
 
 cleanup: