diff --git a/guessit.go b/guessit.go
index 5ade207..fddfcba 100644
--- a/guessit.go
+++ b/guessit.go
@@ -50,14 +50,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func New() (*Guessit, error) {
-	oImport := python3.PyImport_ImportModule("guessit") //ret val: new ref
-	if !(oImport != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to import module 'guessit'")
-	}
-
-	module := python3.PyImport_AddModule("guessit") //ret val: borrowed ref (from oImport)
+	module := python3.PyImport_ImportModule("guessit") //ret val: new ref
 	if !(module != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add module 'guessit'")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to import module 'guessit'")
 	}
 	defer module.DecRef()
 
@@ -66,12 +61,13 @@ func New() (*Guessit, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get dict for module")
 	}
 
-	guessitfn := python3.PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "guessit") //retval: Borrowed
-	if !(guessitfn != nil && python3.PyCallable_Check(guessitfn)) {
+	fn := python3.PyDict_GetItemString(dict, "guessit") //retval: Borrowed
+	if !(fn != nil && python3.PyCallable_Check(fn)) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find function 'guessit'")
 	}
+
 	return &Guessit{
-		fn: guessitfn,
+		fn: fn,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -87,44 +83,27 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 	opts := python3.PyUnicode_FromString(strings.Join(options[:], " "))
 	defer opts.DecRef()
 
-	args := python3.PyTuple_New(2) //retval: New reference
-	if args == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	defer args.DecRef()
-
-	ret := python3.PyTuple_SetItem(args, 0, item) //steals ref to pylist
-	if ret != 0 {
-		if python3.PyErr_Occurred() != nil {
-			python3.PyErr_Print()
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	ret = python3.PyTuple_SetItem(args, 1, opts) //steals ref to pylist
-	if ret != 0 {
-		if python3.PyErr_Occurred() != nil {
-			python3.PyErr_Print()
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	testdataPy := g.fn.CallObject(args) //retval: New reference
+	testdataPy := g.fn.CallFunctionObjArgs(item, opts) //retval: New reference
 	if !(testdataPy != nil && python3.PyErr_Occurred() == nil) {
 		python3.PyErr_Print()
 		return
 	}
 
+	defer testdataPy.DecRef()
+
 	size := python3.PyDict_Size(testdataPy)
 	keys := python3.PyDict_Keys(testdataPy)
 	defer keys.DecRef()
+
 	vals := python3.PyDict_Values(testdataPy)
 	defer vals.DecRef()
 
-	testdataPy = nil
-
 	tmpmap := make(map[string]interface{})
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-		key := python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(python3.PyList_GetItem(keys, i))
+		kitem := python3.PyList_GetItem(keys, i)
+		key := python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(kitem)
+		kitem = nil
+
 		val := python3.PyList_GetItem(vals, i)
 		switch {
 		case python3.PyLong_Check(val):
@@ -136,7 +115,6 @@ func (g Guessit) Guessit(s string, options ...string) (out Match, err error) {
 			for i := 0; i < python3.PyList_Size(val); i++ {
 				item := python3.PyList_GetItem(val, i)
 				v := python3.PyUnicode_AsUTF8(item)
-				item.DecRef()
 				tmp = append(tmp, v)
 			}
 			tmpmap[key] = tmp