diff --git a/bindings/python/client.py b/bindings/python/client.py
index 1e04a9a08..bf33528ae 100755
--- a/bindings/python/client.py
+++ b/bindings/python/client.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def main():
             resume_data = None
 
         h = ses.add_torrent(info, options.save_path, 
-                resume_data=resume_data, compact_mode=compact_allocation)
+                resume_data, lt.storage_mode_t.storage_mode_sparse)
 
         handles.append(h)
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def main():
 
         for h in handles:
             if h.has_metadata():
-                name = h.torrent_info().name()[:40]
+                name = h.get_torrent_info().name()[:40]
             else:
                 name = '-'
             out += 'name: %-40s\n' % name
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def main():
             if True and s.state != lt.torrent_status.seeding:
                 out = '\n'
                 fp = h.file_progress()
-                ti = h.torrent_info()
+                ti = h.get_torrent_info()
                 for f,p in zip(ti.files(), fp):
                     out += progress_bar(p, 20)
                     out += ' ' + f.path + '\n'
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def main():
             continue
         h.pause()
         data = lt.bencode(h.write_resume_data())
-        open(os.path.join(options.save_path, h.torrent_info().name() + '.fastresume'), 'wb').write(data)
+        open(os.path.join(options.save_path, h.get_torrent_info().name() + '.fastresume'), 'wb').write(data)
 
 main()
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/simple_client.py b/bindings/python/simple_client.py
index 78b47dbfb..9727bfbc2 100755
--- a/bindings/python/simple_client.py
+++ b/bindings/python/simple_client.py
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ ses.listen_on(6881, 6891)
 e = lt.bdecode(open("test.torrent", 'rb').read())
 info = lt.torrent_info(e)
 
-h = ses.add_torrent(info, "./", compact_mode = True)
+h = ses.add_torrent(info, "./")
 
 while (not h.is_seed()):
 	s = h.status()
 
 	state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'connecting', 'downloading metadata', \
 		'downloading', 'finished', 'seeding', 'allocating']
-	print '%.2f%% complete (down: %.1f kb/s up: %.1f kB/s peers: %d) %s' % \
+	print '\r%.2f%% complete (down: %.1f kb/s up: %.1f kB/s peers: %d) %s' % \
 		(s.progress * 100, s.download_rate / 1000, s.upload_rate / 1000, \
-		s.num_peers, state_str[s.state])
+		s.num_peers, state_str[s.state]),
 
 	time.sleep(1)
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index 343ef27bb..de9ba014c 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <libtorrent/torrent_handle.hpp>
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include "gil.hpp"
 
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ void replace_trackers(torrent_handle& info, object trackers)
 
 list get_download_queue(torrent_handle& handle)
 {
+    using boost::python::make_tuple;
+
     list ret;
 
     std::vector<partial_piece_info> downloading;
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ list get_download_queue(torrent_handle& handle)
             block_info["num_peers"] = i->blocks[k].num_peers;
             block_info["bytes_progress"] = i->blocks[k].bytes_progress;
             block_info["block_size"] = i->blocks[k].block_size;
-            block_info["peer"] = std::make_pair(
+            block_info["peer"] = make_tuple(
                 boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(i->blocks[k].peer.address()), i->blocks[k].peer.port());
             block_list.append(block_info);
         }