diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index aed99875a88..f63513586b2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ Windows changes
 
 - Build:  New subproject _test for the benefit of test_capi.py (see above).
 
-- Build:  subproject ucnhash is gone, since the code was folded into the
+- Build:  New subproject _symtable, for new DLL _symtable.pyd (a nascent
+  interface to some Python compiler internals).
+
+- Build:  Subproject ucnhash is gone, since the code was folded into the
   unicodedata subproject.
 
 What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 1?
diff --git a/PCbuild/_symtable.dsp b/PCbuild/_symtable.dsp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb43990ea70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PCbuild/_symtable.dsp
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="_symtable" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library" 0x0102
+
+CFG=_symtable - Win32 Debug
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "_symtable.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "_symtable.mak" CFG="_symtable - Win32 Debug"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "_symtable - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE "_symtable - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Dynamic-Link Library")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName "_symtable"
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ".."
+CPP=cl.exe
+MTL=midl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "_symtable - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "."
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-release\_symtable"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+F90=df.exe
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MT /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "MMAP_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "MMAP_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
+# ADD MTL /nologo /D "NDEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0xc09 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0xc09 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /dll /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e1F0000" /dll /machine:I386 /out:"./_symtable.pyd" /export:init_symtable
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "_symtable - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "."
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-debug\_symtable"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+F90=df.exe
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /MTd /W3 /Gm /GX /ZI /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "MMAP_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_MBCS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "MMAP_EXPORTS" /YX /FD /GZ /c
+# ADD BASE MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
+# ADD MTL /nologo /D "_DEBUG" /mktyplib203 /win32
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0xc09 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0xc09 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /dll /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /base:"0x1e1F0000" /dll /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./_symtable_d.pyd" /pdbtype:sept /export:init_symtable
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "_symtable - Win32 Release"
+# Name "_symtable - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\Modules\symtablemodule.c
+# End Source File
+# End Target
+# End Project
diff --git a/PCbuild/pcbuild.dsw b/PCbuild/pcbuild.dsw
index 87c9ad92cb1..fb8931886bd 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pcbuild.dsw
+++ b/PCbuild/pcbuild.dsw
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "_symtable"=.\_symtable.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "_test"=.\_test.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
diff --git a/PCbuild/python20.wse b/PCbuild/python20.wse
index b5c89f66952..c38da5516d4 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python20.wse
+++ b/PCbuild/python20.wse
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@ item: Install File
   Destination=%MAINDIR%\DLLs\_sre.pyd
   Flags=0000000000000010
 end
+item: Install File
+  Source=%_SRC_%\PCbuild\_symtable.pyd
+  Destination=%MAINDIR%\DLLs\_symtable.pyd
+  Flags=0000000000000010
+end
 item: Install File
   Source=%_SRC_%\PCbuild\_test.pyd
   Destination=%MAINDIR%\DLLs\_test.pyd
@@ -760,6 +765,11 @@ item: Install File
   Destination=%MAINDIR%\libs\_sre.lib
   Flags=0000000000000010
 end
+item: Install File
+  Source=%_SRC_%\PCbuild\_symtable.lib
+  Destination=%MAINDIR%\libs\_symtable.lib
+  Flags=0000000000000010
+end
 item: Install File
   Source=%_SRC_%\PCbuild\_test.lib
   Destination=%MAINDIR%\libs\_test.lib
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index f7a6e8c5534..1415ba53d4b 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ _socket
     socketmodule.c
 _sre
     Unicode-aware regular expression engine
+_symtable
+    the _symtable module, symtablemodule.c
+_test
+    tests of the Python C API, run via Lib/test/test_capi.py, and
+    implemented by module Modules/_testmodule.c
 mmap
     mmapmodule.c
 parser
@@ -55,9 +60,6 @@ winreg
     Windows registry API
 winsound
     play sounds (typically .wav files) under Windows
-_test
-    tests of the Python C API, run via Lib/test/test_capi.py, and
-    implemented by module Modules/_testmodule.c
 
 The following subprojects will generally NOT build out of the box.  They
 wrap code Python doesn't control, and you'll need to download the base