Index: import.cpp
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--- import.cpp	(revision 62510)
+++ import.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 
 object BOOST_PYTHON_DECL import(str name)
 {
-  // should be 'char const *' but older python versions don't use 'const' yet.
-  char *n = python::extract<char *>(name);
-  python::handle<> module(PyImport_ImportModule(n));
+  char const *n = python::extract<char const *>(name);
+  python::handle<> module(PyImport_ImportModule(const_cast<char*>(n)));
   return python::object(module);
 }