--- a/bindings/python/ns3module_helpers.cc	Fri Nov 28 14:45:48 2008 +0000
+++ b/bindings/python/ns3module_helpers.cc	Fri Nov 28 15:12:05 2008 +0000
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     }
     bool Parse (std::string value) {
         PyObject *pyvalue = PyString_FromStringAndSize (value.data(), value.size());
-        PyObject_SetAttrString (m_namespace, m_variable.c_str(), pyvalue);
+        PyObject_SetAttrString (m_namespace, (char *) m_variable.c_str(), pyvalue);
         if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
             PyErr_Print();
             return false;