diff --git a/lang_ext/python/cext.c b/lang_ext/python/cext.c
index 5336f2d57c..c2199c46b2 100644
--- a/lang_ext/python/cext.c
+++ b/lang_ext/python/cext.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC
 initcext(void)
 {
   PyObject *mod = Py_InitModule("upb.cext", NULL);
+  (void)mod;
   initdefinition();
   initpb();
 }
diff --git a/lang_ext/python/pb.c b/lang_ext/python/pb.c
index 0f52bb8b4f..634b3970d6 100644
--- a/lang_ext/python/pb.c
+++ b/lang_ext/python/pb.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ PyObject* fieldop_call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
           PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "assignment to invalid index");
           return NULL;
         }
-        p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, i, f->type);
+        p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, i);
       } else {
         /* obj.set_foo(val) */
         if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &val)) return NULL;
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ PyObject* fieldop_call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
       }
 
       upb_arraylen_t len = (*p.arr)->len;
-      union upb_value_ptr elem_p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, len, f->type);
-      upb_array_resize(*p.arr, len + 1);
+      union upb_value_ptr elem_p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, len);
+      upb_array_append(*p.arr);
 
       if(upb_issubmsg(f)) {
         /* string or submsg. */
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ PyObject* fieldop_call(PyObject *callable, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
           PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "get from invalid index");
           return NULL;
         }
-        p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, i, f->type);
+        p = upb_array_getelementptr(*p.arr, i);
       } else {
         /* obj.foo() */
         EXPECT_NO_ARGS;