3 files changed, 34 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/src/python/README.md b/src/python/README.md
index c67201b670..0bca457a33 100644
--- a/src/python/README.md
+++ b/src/python/README.md
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 gRPC Python
 =========
-
 The Python facility of gRPC.
 
-
 Status
 -------
-
 Alpha : Ready for early adopters
 
-Prerequisites
------------------------
-
-Python 2.7, virtualenv, pip, libprotobuf-dev, and libprotoc-dev.
-
+PREREQUISITES
+-------------
+- Python 2.7, virtualenv, pip
+- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X, [linuxbrew][] on Linux.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
 
-Building from source
-----------------------
+INSTALLATION
+-------------
+On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][].
+Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
+```sh
+$ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s python
+```
+This will download and run the [gRPC install script][], then install the latest version of the gRPC Python package.  It also installs the Protocol Buffers compiler (_protoc_) and the gRPC _protoc_ plugin for python.
 
+BUILDING FROM SOURCE
+---------------------
+- Clone this repository
 - Build the gRPC core from the root of the
-  [gRPC git repo](https://github.com/grpc/grpc)
+  [gRPC Git repository](https://github.com/grpc/grpc)
 ```
 $ make shared_c static_c
 ```
@@ -29,40 +34,16 @@ $ make shared_c static_c
 $ tools/run_tests/build_python.sh
 ```
 
-
-Testing
------------------------
+TESTING
+-------
 
 - Use run_python.sh to run gRPC as it was installed into the virtual environment
 ```
 $ tools/run_tests/run_python.sh
 ```
 
-
-Installing
------------------------
-
-- Install the gRPC core
-  - [Debian package](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases)
-    ```
-    $ wget https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/download/release-0_5_0/libgrpc_0.5.0_amd64.deb
-    $ wget https://github.com/grpc/grpc/releases/download/release-0_5_0/libgrpc-dev_0.5.0_amd64.deb
-    $ sudo dpkg -i libgrpc_0.5.0_amd64.deb libgrpc-dev_0.5.0_amd64.deb
-    ```
-  - [From source](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/INSTALL)
-
-- Install gRPC Python's dependencies
-```
-$ pip install -r src/python/requirements.txt
-```
-
-- Install gRPC Python
-```
-$ pip install src/python/src
-```
-
-Packaging to PyPI
------------------------
+PACKAGING
+---------
 
 - Install packaging dependencies
 ```
@@ -73,3 +54,7 @@ $ pip install setuptools twine
 ```
 $ ../../tools/distrib/python/submit.py
 ```
+
+[homebrew]:http://brew.sh
+[linuxbrew]:https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
+[gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
diff --git a/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_c/utility.c b/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_c/utility.c
index 42d3370cf2..ced34a6816 100644
--- a/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_c/utility.c
+++ b/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_c/utility.c
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ int pygrpc_produce_op(PyObject *op, grpc_op *result) {
   static const int STATUS_INDEX = 4;
   static const int STATUS_CODE_INDEX = 0;
   static const int STATUS_DETAILS_INDEX = 1;
+  int type;
+  Py_ssize_t message_size;
+  char *message;
+  char *status_details;
+  gpr_slice message_slice;
   grpc_op c_op;
   if (!PyTuple_Check(op)) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "expected tuple op");
@@ -156,14 +161,10 @@ int pygrpc_produce_op(PyObject *op, grpc_op *result) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, buf);
     return 0;
   }
-  int type = PyInt_AsLong(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(op, TYPE_INDEX));
+  type = PyInt_AsLong(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(op, TYPE_INDEX));
   if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
     return 0;
   }
-  Py_ssize_t message_size;
-  char *message;
-  char *status_details;
-  gpr_slice message_slice;
   c_op.op = type;
   switch (type) {
   case GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA:
@@ -366,7 +367,9 @@ gpr_timespec pygrpc_cast_double_to_gpr_timespec(double seconds) {
 int pygrpc_produce_channel_args(PyObject *py_args, grpc_channel_args *c_args) {
   size_t num_args = PyList_Size(py_args);
   size_t i;
-  grpc_channel_args args = {num_args, gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_arg) * num_args)};
+  grpc_channel_args args;
+  args.num_args = num_args;
+  args.args = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_arg) * num_args);
   for (i = 0; i < args.num_args; ++i) {
     char *key;
     PyObject *value;
diff --git a/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_links_test.py b/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_links_test.py
index 50257d8691..4729b84f84 100644
--- a/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_links_test.py
+++ b/src/python/src/grpc/_adapter/_links_test.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from grpc.framework.base import interfaces
 from grpc.framework.foundation import logging_pool
 
 _IDENTITY = lambda x: x
-_TIMEOUT = 2
+_TIMEOUT = 32
 
 
 # TODO(nathaniel): End-to-end metadata testing.