--- Python-2.7.12/Modules/_cursesmodule.c	2016-06-25 14:49:31.000000000 -0700
+++ Python-2.7.12/Modules/_cursesmodule.c~	2016-08-20 15:19:47.734238081 -0700
@@ -642,11 +642,14 @@
 PyCursesWindow_Box(PyCursesWindowObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     chtype ch1=0,ch2=0;
+    long ch1arg = ch1, ch2arg = ch2;
     switch(PyTuple_Size(args)){
     case 0: break;
     default:
-        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"ll;vertint,horint", &ch1, &ch2))
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"ll;vertint,horint", &ch1arg, &ch2arg))
             return NULL;
+        ch1 = ch1arg;
+        ch2 = ch2arg;
     }
     box(self->win,ch1,ch2);
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);
@@ -1811,11 +1814,13 @@
     MEVENT event;
 
     PyCursesInitialised;
+    long bstate;
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "hiiil",
                           &event.id,
                           &event.x, &event.y, &event.z,
-                          (int *) &event.bstate))
+                          &bstate))
         return NULL;
+    event.bstate = bstate;
 
     return PyCursesCheckERR(ungetmouse(&event), "ungetmouse");
 }