diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 799c9d8..1eb2acf 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Miscellaneous settings                                                    */
 
+// Allow to override static modifier for global objects, e.g. to use with
+// object code analysis tools which don't support static symbols.
+#ifndef STATIC
+#define STATIC static
+#endif
+
 #define BITS_PER_BYTE (8)
 #define BITS_PER_WORD (BITS_PER_BYTE * BYTES_PER_WORD)
 // machine_int_t value with most significant bit set
diff --git a/py/objarray.c b/py/objarray.c
index 75ed399..b4cea6c 100644
--- a/py/objarray.c
+++ b/py/objarray.c
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     void *items;
 } mp_obj_array_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t array_iterator_new(mp_obj_t array_in);
-static mp_obj_array_t *array_new(char typecode, uint n);
-static mp_obj_t array_append(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg);
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_iterator_new(mp_obj_t array_in);
+STATIC mp_obj_array_t *array_new(char typecode, uint n);
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_append(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg);
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* array                                                                       */
 
-static machine_int_t array_get_el_size(char typecode) {
+STATIC machine_int_t array_get_el_size(char typecode) {
     // This assumes that unsigned and signed types are of the same type,
     // which is invariant for [u]intN_t.
     switch (typecode) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-static machine_int_t array_get_el(mp_obj_array_t *o, int index) {
+STATIC machine_int_t array_get_el(mp_obj_array_t *o, int index) {
     machine_int_t val = 0;
     switch (o->typecode) {
         case 'b':
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     return val;
 }
 
-static void array_set_el(mp_obj_array_t *o, int index, mp_obj_t val_in) {
+STATIC void array_set_el(mp_obj_array_t *o, int index, mp_obj_t val_in) {
     machine_int_t val = mp_obj_int_get(val_in);
     switch (o->typecode) {
         case 'b':
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void array_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void array_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = o_in;
     if (o->typecode == BYTEARRAY_TYPECODE) {
         print(env, "bytearray(b", o->typecode);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     print(env, ")");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t array_construct(char typecode, mp_obj_t initializer) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_construct(char typecode, mp_obj_t initializer) {
     uint len;
     // Try to create array of exact len if initializer len is known
     mp_obj_t len_in = mp_obj_len_maybe(initializer);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     return array;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t array_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args < 1 || n_args > 2) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(MP_QSTR_TypeError, "unexpected # of arguments, %d given", n_args));
     }
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@
 
 // This is top-level factory function, not virtual method
 // TODO: "bytearray" really should be type, not function
-static mp_obj_t mp_builtin_bytearray(mp_obj_t arg) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_bytearray(mp_obj_t arg) {
     return array_construct(BYTEARRAY_TYPECODE, arg);
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mp_builtin_bytearray_obj, mp_builtin_bytearray);
 
-static mp_obj_t array_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = o_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(o->len != 0);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t array_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = lhs;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR:
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t array_append(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t array_append(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &array_type));
     mp_obj_array_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->free == 0) {
@@ -227,23 +227,23 @@
     self->free--;
     return mp_const_none; // return None, as per CPython
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(array_append_obj, array_append);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(array_append_obj, array_append);
 
-static bool array_store_item(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index_in, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC bool array_store_item(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index_in, mp_obj_t value) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = self_in;
     uint index = mp_get_index(o->base.type, o->len, index_in);
     array_set_el(o, index, value);
     return true;
 }
 
-static machine_int_t array_get_buffer(mp_obj_t o_in, buffer_info_t *bufinfo, int flags) {
+STATIC machine_int_t array_get_buffer(mp_obj_t o_in, buffer_info_t *bufinfo, int flags) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = o_in;
     bufinfo->buf = o->items;
     bufinfo->len = o->len * array_get_el_size(o->typecode);
     return 0;
 }
 
-static const mp_method_t array_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t array_type_methods[] = {
     { "append", &array_append_obj },
     { NULL, NULL },
 };
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
     .buffer_p = { .get_buffer = array_get_buffer },
 };
 
-static mp_obj_array_t *array_new(char typecode, uint n) {
+STATIC mp_obj_array_t *array_new(char typecode, uint n) {
     mp_obj_array_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_array_t);
     o->base.type = &array_type;
     o->typecode = typecode;
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t array_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t array_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "array_iterator",
     .iternext = array_it_iternext,
diff --git a/py/objbool.c b/py/objbool.c
index 3a3ac3e..fb38bdf 100644
--- a/py/objbool.c
+++ b/py/objbool.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     bool value;
 } mp_obj_bool_t;
 
-static void bool_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void bool_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_bool_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->value) {
         print(env, "True");
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t bool_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t bool_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t bool_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t bool_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
     machine_int_t value = ((mp_obj_bool_t*)o_in)->value;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return o_in;
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     .unary_op = bool_unary_op,
 };
 
-static const mp_obj_bool_t false_obj = {{&bool_type}, false};
-static const mp_obj_bool_t true_obj = {{&bool_type}, true};
+STATIC const mp_obj_bool_t false_obj = {{&bool_type}, false};
+STATIC const mp_obj_bool_t true_obj = {{&bool_type}, true};
 
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_false = (mp_obj_t)&false_obj;
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_true = (mp_obj_t)&true_obj;
diff --git a/py/objcomplex.c b/py/objcomplex.c
index 5b4df0d..952bce1 100644
--- a/py/objcomplex.c
+++ b/py/objcomplex.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_complex(mp_float_t real, mp_float_t imag);
 
-void complex_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void complex_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_complex_t *o = o_in;
     if (o->real == 0) {
         print(env, "%.8gj",  (double) o->imag);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t complex_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t complex_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t complex_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t complex_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_complex_t *o = o_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(o->real != 0 || o->imag != 0);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t complex_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t complex_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     mp_obj_complex_t *lhs = lhs_in;
     return mp_obj_complex_binary_op(op, lhs->real, lhs->imag, rhs_in);
 }
diff --git a/py/objdict.c b/py/objdict.c
index bb851d1..3f1b208 100644
--- a/py/objdict.c
+++ b/py/objdict.c
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     mp_map_t map;
 } mp_obj_dict_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(mp_obj_dict_t *dict, int cur);
-static mp_map_elem_t *dict_it_iternext_elem(mp_obj_t self_in);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(mp_obj_dict_t *dict, int cur);
+STATIC mp_map_elem_t *dict_it_iternext_elem(mp_obj_t self_in);
 
-static void dict_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void dict_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     bool first = true;
     print(env, "{");
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     print(env, "}");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO create from an iterable!
     return rt_build_map(0);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(self->map.used != 0);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     mp_obj_dict_t *o = lhs_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     machine_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_dict_it_t;
 
-static mp_map_elem_t *dict_it_iternext_elem(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_map_elem_t *dict_it_iternext_elem(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_dict_it_t *self = self_in;
     machine_uint_t max = self->dict->map.alloc;
     mp_map_elem_t *table = self->dict->map.table;
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t dict_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t dict_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "dict_iterator",
     .iternext = dict_it_iternext,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(mp_obj_dict_t *dict, int cur) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(mp_obj_dict_t *dict, int cur) {
     mp_obj_dict_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_dict_it_t);
     o->base.type = &dict_it_type;
     o->dict = dict;
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     return mp_obj_new_dict_iterator(o_in, 0);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* dict methods                                                               */
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_type));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
 
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_clear_obj, dict_clear);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_clear_obj, dict_clear);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_type));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_dict_t *other = mp_obj_new_dict(self->map.alloc);
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@
     memcpy(other->map.table, self->map.table, self->map.alloc * sizeof(mp_map_elem_t));
     return other;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_copy_obj, dict_copy);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_copy_obj, dict_copy);
 
 // this is a classmethod
-static mp_obj_t dict_fromkeys(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_fromkeys(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 3);
     mp_obj_t iter = rt_getiter(args[1]);
     mp_obj_t len = mp_obj_len_maybe(iter);
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@
 
     return self;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_fromkeys_fun_obj, 2, 3, dict_fromkeys);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_CLASSMETHOD_OBJ(dict_fromkeys_obj, (const mp_obj_t)&dict_fromkeys_fun_obj);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_fromkeys_fun_obj, 2, 3, dict_fromkeys);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_CLASSMETHOD_OBJ(dict_fromkeys_obj, (const mp_obj_t)&dict_fromkeys_fun_obj);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_get_helper(mp_map_t *self, mp_obj_t key, mp_obj_t deflt, mp_map_lookup_kind_t lookup_kind) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_get_helper(mp_map_t *self, mp_obj_t key, mp_obj_t deflt, mp_map_lookup_kind_t lookup_kind) {
     mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(self, key, lookup_kind);
     mp_obj_t value;
     if (elem == NULL || elem->value == NULL) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
     return value;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_get(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_get(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 3);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &dict_type));
 
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@
                            n_args == 3 ? args[2] : NULL,
                            MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_get_obj, 2, 3, dict_get);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_get_obj, 2, 3, dict_get);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_pop(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_pop(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 3);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &dict_type));
 
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@
                            n_args == 3 ? args[2] : NULL,
                            MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_pop_obj, 2, 3, dict_pop);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_pop_obj, 2, 3, dict_pop);
 
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_setdefault(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_setdefault(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 3);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &dict_type));
 
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@
                            n_args == 3 ? args[2] : NULL,
                            MP_MAP_LOOKUP_ADD_IF_NOT_FOUND);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_setdefault_obj, 2, 3, dict_setdefault);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(dict_setdefault_obj, 2, 3, dict_setdefault);
 
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_popitem(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_popitem(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_type));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->map.used == 0) {
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@
 
     return tuple;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_popitem_obj, dict_popitem);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_popitem_obj, dict_popitem);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t iterable) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t iterable) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_type));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     /* TODO: check for the "keys" method */
@@ -285,14 +285,14 @@
 
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(dict_update_obj, dict_update);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(dict_update_obj, dict_update);
 
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* dict views                                                                 */
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_type;
-static const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_it_type;
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_type;
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_it_type;
 
 typedef enum _mp_dict_view_kind_t {
     MP_DICT_VIEW_ITEMS,
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
     MP_DICT_VIEW_VALUES,
 } mp_dict_view_kind_t;
 
-static char *mp_dict_view_names[] = {"dict_items", "dict_keys", "dict_values"};
+STATIC char *mp_dict_view_names[] = {"dict_items", "dict_keys", "dict_values"};
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_dict_view_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
     mp_dict_view_kind_t kind;
 } mp_obj_dict_view_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_view_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_view_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_view_it_type));
     mp_obj_dict_view_it_t *self = self_in;
     mp_map_elem_t *next = dict_it_iternext_elem(self->iter);
@@ -340,14 +340,14 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "dict_view_iterator",
     .iternext = dict_view_it_iternext,
     .methods = NULL,            /* set operations still to come */
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_view_getiter(mp_obj_t view_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_view_getiter(mp_obj_t view_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(view_in, &dict_view_type));
     mp_obj_dict_view_t *view = view_in;
     mp_obj_dict_view_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_dict_view_it_t);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static void dict_view_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void dict_view_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_view_type));
     mp_obj_dict_view_t *self = self_in;
     bool first = true;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
     print(env, "])");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_view_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_view_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     /* only supported for the 'keys' kind until sets and dicts are refactored */
     mp_obj_dict_view_t *o = lhs_in;
     if (o->kind != MP_DICT_VIEW_KEYS) return NULL;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t dict_view_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "dict_view",
     .print = dict_view_print,
@@ -400,31 +400,31 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_view(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_dict_view_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_view(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_dict_view_kind_t kind) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &dict_type));
     mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
     return mp_obj_new_dict_view(self, kind);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_items(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_items(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     return dict_view(self_in, MP_DICT_VIEW_ITEMS);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_items_obj, dict_items);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_items_obj, dict_items);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_keys(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_keys(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     return dict_view(self_in, MP_DICT_VIEW_KEYS);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_keys_obj, dict_keys);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_keys_obj, dict_keys);
 
-static mp_obj_t dict_values(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t dict_values(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     return dict_view(self_in, MP_DICT_VIEW_VALUES);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_values_obj, dict_values);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(dict_values_obj, dict_values);
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* dict constructors & public C API                                           */
 
-static const mp_method_t dict_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t dict_type_methods[] = {
     { "clear", &dict_clear_obj },
     { "copy", &dict_copy_obj },
     { "fromkeys", &dict_fromkeys_obj },
diff --git a/py/objenumerate.c b/py/objenumerate.c
index 564cb1c..e7695a1 100644
--- a/py/objenumerate.c
+++ b/py/objenumerate.c
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
     machine_int_t cur;
 } mp_obj_enumerate_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t enumerate_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    return self_in;
-}
-
-static mp_obj_t enumerate_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in);
+STATIC mp_obj_t enumerate_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in);
 
 /* TODO: enumerate is one of the ones that can take args or kwargs.
    Sticking to args for now */
-static mp_obj_t enumerate_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t enumerate_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(n_args > 0);
     mp_obj_enumerate_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_enumerate_t);
     o->base.type = &enumerate_type;
@@ -35,10 +31,10 @@
     "enumerate",
     .make_new = enumerate_make_new,
     .iternext = enumerate_iternext,
-    .getiter = enumerate_getiter,
+    .getiter = mp_identity,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t enumerate_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t enumerate_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &enumerate_type));
     mp_obj_enumerate_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t next = rt_iternext(self->iter);
diff --git a/py/objexcept.c b/py/objexcept.c
index 386e727..eedf05f 100644
--- a/py/objexcept.c
+++ b/py/objexcept.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     mp_obj_tuple_t args;
 } mp_obj_exception_t;
 
-void exception_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void exception_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_exception_t *o = o_in;
     if (o->msg != NULL) {
         print(env, "%s: %s", qstr_str(o->id), vstr_str(o->msg));
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t exception_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t exception_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_obj_exception_t *base = self_in;
 
     if (n_kw != 0) {
diff --git a/py/objfilter.c b/py/objfilter.c
index bfed242..6d7abcf 100644
--- a/py/objfilter.c
+++ b/py/objfilter.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     mp_obj_t iter;
 } mp_obj_filter_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t filter_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t filter_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args != 2 || n_kw != 0) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(MP_QSTR_TypeError, "filter expected 2 arguments"));
     }
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t filter_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    return self_in;
-}
-
-static mp_obj_t filter_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t filter_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &filter_type));
     mp_obj_filter_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t next;
@@ -52,6 +48,6 @@
     { &mp_const_type },
     "filter",
     .make_new = filter_make_new,
-    .getiter = filter_getiter,
+    .getiter = mp_identity,
     .iternext = filter_iternext,
 };
diff --git a/py/objfloat.c b/py/objfloat.c
index ed62606..309a92f 100644
--- a/py/objfloat.c
+++ b/py/objfloat.c
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_float(mp_float_t value);
 
-static void float_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void float_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_float_t *o = o_in;
     print(env, "%.8g", (double) o->value);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t float_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t float_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t float_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t float_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_float_t *o = o_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(o->value != 0);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t float_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t float_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     mp_obj_float_t *lhs = lhs_in;
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs_in, &complex_type)) {
         return mp_obj_complex_binary_op(op, lhs->value, 0, rhs_in);
diff --git a/py/objfun.c b/py/objfun.c
index 9ce517f..b28262b 100644
--- a/py/objfun.c
+++ b/py/objfun.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 // mp_obj_fun_native_t defined in obj.h
 
-void check_nargs(mp_obj_fun_native_t *self, int n_args, int n_kw) {
+STATIC void check_nargs(mp_obj_fun_native_t *self, int n_args, int n_kw) {
     if (n_kw && !self->is_kw) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(MP_QSTR_TypeError,
                                           "function does not take keyword arguments"));
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-mp_obj_t fun_native_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t fun_native_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &fun_native_type));
     mp_obj_fun_native_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     mp_obj_t def_args[];    // values of default args, if any
 } mp_obj_fun_bc_t;
 
-mp_obj_t fun_bc_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t fun_bc_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_obj_fun_bc_t *self = self_in;
 
     if (n_args < self->n_args - self->n_def_args || n_args > self->n_args) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 typedef machine_uint_t (*inline_asm_fun_3_t)(machine_uint_t, machine_uint_t, machine_uint_t);
 
 // convert a Micro Python object to a sensible value for inline asm
-machine_uint_t convert_obj_for_inline_asm(mp_obj_t obj) {
+STATIC machine_uint_t convert_obj_for_inline_asm(mp_obj_t obj) {
     // TODO for byte_array, pass pointer to the array
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_SMALL_INT(obj)) {
         return MP_OBJ_SMALL_INT_VALUE(obj);
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@
 }
 
 // convert a return value from inline asm to a sensible Micro Python object
-mp_obj_t convert_val_from_inline_asm(machine_uint_t val) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t convert_val_from_inline_asm(machine_uint_t val) {
     return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(val);
 }
 
-mp_obj_t fun_asm_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t fun_asm_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_obj_fun_asm_t *self = self_in;
 
     if (n_args != self->n_args) {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     return convert_val_from_inline_asm(ret);
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t fun_asm_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t fun_asm_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "function",
     .call = fun_asm_call,
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.c b/py/objgenerator.c
index 67f8eed..db61c08 100644
--- a/py/objgenerator.c
+++ b/py/objgenerator.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     mp_obj_t *fun;
 } mp_obj_gen_wrap_t;
 
-mp_obj_t gen_wrap_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_wrap_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     mp_obj_gen_wrap_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t self_fun = self->fun;
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_fun, &fun_bc_type));
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     return self_in;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t gen_next_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_next_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
     mp_obj_gen_instance_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->ip == 0) {
         return mp_const_stop_iteration;
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@
     return gen_next_send(self_in, mp_const_none);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t gen_instance_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
     mp_obj_t ret = gen_next_send(self_in, send_value);
     if (ret == mp_const_stop_iteration) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(MP_QSTR_StopIteration));
     }
     return ret;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(gen_instance_send_obj, gen_instance_send);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(gen_instance_send_obj, gen_instance_send);
 
-static const mp_method_t gen_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t gen_type_methods[] = {
     { "send", &gen_instance_send_obj },
     { NULL, NULL }, // end-of-list sentinel
 };
diff --git a/py/objgetitemiter.c b/py/objgetitemiter.c
index 40ed1a1..0b8b439 100644
--- a/py/objgetitemiter.c
+++ b/py/objgetitemiter.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     mp_obj_t args[3];
 } mp_obj_getitem_iter_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_getitem_iter_t *self = self_in;
     nlr_buf_t nlr;
     if (nlr_push(&nlr) == 0) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "iterator",
     .iternext = it_iternext
diff --git a/py/objint.c b/py/objint.c
index fdcc438..2aaf267 100644
--- a/py/objint.c
+++ b/py/objint.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 // This dispatcher function is expected to be independent of the implementation
 // of long int
-static mp_obj_t int_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t int_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
diff --git a/py/objint_longlong.c b/py/objint_longlong.c
index 83db603..f637807 100644
--- a/py/objint_longlong.c
+++ b/py/objint_longlong.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #if MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL == MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL_LONGLONG
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_int_from_ll(long long val);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_int_from_ll(long long val);
 
 // Python3 no longer has "l" suffix for long ints. We allow to use it
 // for debugging purpose though.
diff --git a/py/objlist.c b/py/objlist.c
index 35bab2a..b565a88 100644
--- a/py/objlist.c
+++ b/py/objlist.c
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     mp_obj_t *items;
 } mp_obj_list_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_list_iterator(mp_obj_list_t *list, int cur);
-static mp_obj_list_t *list_new(uint n);
-static mp_obj_t list_extend(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg_in);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_list_iterator(mp_obj_list_t *list, int cur);
+STATIC mp_obj_list_t *list_new(uint n);
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_extend(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg_in);
 
 // TODO: Move to mpconfig.h
 #define LIST_MIN_ALLOC 4
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* list                                                                       */
 
-static void list_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void list_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_list_t *o = o_in;
     print(env, "[");
     for (int i = 0; i < o->len; i++) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     print(env, "]");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 }
 
 // Don't pass RT_BINARY_OP_NOT_EQUAL here
-static bool list_cmp_helper(int op, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t another_in) {
+STATIC bool list_cmp_helper(int op, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t another_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(another_in, &list_type)) {
         return false;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     return mp_seq_cmp_objs(op, self->items, self->len, another->items, another->len);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(self->len != 0);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
     mp_obj_list_t *o = lhs;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     return mp_obj_new_list_iterator(o_in, 0);
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     return mp_const_none; // return None, as per CPython
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_extend(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_extend(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(arg_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     return mp_const_none; // return None, as per CPython
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_pop(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_pop(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(1 <= n_args && n_args <= 2);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = args[0];
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 }
 
 // TODO make this conform to CPython's definition of sort
-static void mp_quicksort(mp_obj_t *head, mp_obj_t *tail, mp_obj_t key_fn, bool reversed) {
+STATIC void mp_quicksort(mp_obj_t *head, mp_obj_t *tail, mp_obj_t key_fn, bool reversed) {
     int op = reversed ? RT_BINARY_OP_MORE : RT_BINARY_OP_LESS;
     while (head < tail) {
         mp_obj_t *h = head - 1;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
     return mp_const_none; // return None, as per CPython
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
     self->len = 0;
@@ -251,26 +251,26 @@
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
     return mp_obj_new_list(self->len, self->items);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_count(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_count(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
     return mp_seq_count_obj(self->items, self->len, value);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_index(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_index(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 4);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = args[0];
     return mp_seq_index_obj(self->items, self->len, n_args, args);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_insert(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t idx, mp_obj_t obj) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_insert(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t idx, mp_obj_t obj) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
     // insert has its own strange index logic
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_remove(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_remove(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_t args[] = {self_in, value};
     args[1] = list_index(2, args);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t list_reverse(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t list_reverse(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &list_type));
     mp_obj_list_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -318,19 +318,19 @@
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_append_obj, mp_obj_list_append);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_extend_obj, list_extend);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_clear_obj, list_clear);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_copy_obj, list_copy);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_count_obj, list_count);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(list_index_obj, 2, 4, list_index);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(list_insert_obj, list_insert);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(list_pop_obj, 1, 2, list_pop);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_remove_obj, list_remove);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_reverse_obj, list_reverse);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(list_sort_obj, 0, mp_obj_list_sort);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_append_obj, mp_obj_list_append);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_extend_obj, list_extend);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_clear_obj, list_clear);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_copy_obj, list_copy);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_count_obj, list_count);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(list_index_obj, 2, 4, list_index);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(list_insert_obj, list_insert);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(list_pop_obj, 1, 2, list_pop);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(list_remove_obj, list_remove);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(list_reverse_obj, list_reverse);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(list_sort_obj, 0, mp_obj_list_sort);
 
-static const mp_method_t list_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t list_type_methods[] = {
     { "append", &list_append_obj },
     { "clear", &list_clear_obj },
     { "copy", &list_copy_obj },
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
     .methods = list_type_methods,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_list_t *list_new(uint n) {
+STATIC mp_obj_list_t *list_new(uint n) {
     mp_obj_list_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_list_t);
     o->base.type = &list_type;
     o->alloc = n < LIST_MIN_ALLOC ? LIST_MIN_ALLOC : n;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t list_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t list_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "list_iterator",
     .iternext = list_it_iternext,
diff --git a/py/objmap.c b/py/objmap.c
index 39778e1..f7508b2 100644
--- a/py/objmap.c
+++ b/py/objmap.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     mp_obj_t iters[];
 } mp_obj_map_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t map_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t map_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args < 2 || n_kw != 0) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(MP_QSTR_TypeError, "map must have at least 2 arguments and no keyword arguments"));
     }
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t map_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t map_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     return self_in;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t map_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t map_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &map_type));
     mp_obj_map_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t *nextses = m_new(mp_obj_t, self->n_iters);
diff --git a/py/objmodule.c b/py/objmodule.c
index 2319999..259f119 100644
--- a/py/objmodule.c
+++ b/py/objmodule.c
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     mp_map_t *globals;
 } mp_obj_module_t;
 
-static void module_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void module_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_module_t *self = self_in;
     print(env, "<module '%s' from '-unknown-file-'>", qstr_str(self->name));
 }
 
-static void module_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
+STATIC void module_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     mp_obj_module_t *self = self_in;
     mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(self->globals, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(attr), MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
     if (elem != NULL) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static bool module_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC bool module_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
     mp_obj_module_t *self = self_in;
     // TODO CPython allows STORE_ATTR to a module, but is this the correct implementation?
     mp_map_lookup(self->globals, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(attr), MP_MAP_LOOKUP_ADD_IF_NOT_FOUND)->value = value;
diff --git a/py/objnone.c b/py/objnone.c
index 7af0b29..3104787 100644
--- a/py/objnone.c
+++ b/py/objnone.c
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
     mp_obj_base_t base;
 } mp_obj_none_t;
 
-static void none_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void none_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     print(env, "None");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t none_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t none_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t o_in) {
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return mp_const_false;
         default: return MP_OBJ_NULL; // op not supported for None
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     .unary_op = none_unary_op,
 };
 
-static const mp_obj_none_t none_obj = {{&none_type}};
+STATIC const mp_obj_none_t none_obj = {{&none_type}};
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_none = (mp_obj_t)&none_obj;
 
 // the stop-iteration object just needs to be something unique
 // it's not the StopIteration exception
-static const mp_obj_none_t stop_it_obj = {{&none_type}};
+STATIC const mp_obj_none_t stop_it_obj = {{&none_type}};
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_stop_iteration = (mp_obj_t)&stop_it_obj;
diff --git a/py/objrange.c b/py/objrange.c
index 1fff327..38796a6 100644
--- a/py/objrange.c
+++ b/py/objrange.c
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     machine_int_t step;
 } mp_obj_range_t;
 
-mp_obj_t range_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t range_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_range_t *o = o_in;
     return mp_obj_new_range_iterator(o->start, o->stop, o->step);
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t range_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t range_type = {
     { &mp_const_type} ,
     "range",
     .getiter = range_getiter,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     machine_int_t step;
 } mp_obj_range_it_t;
 
-mp_obj_t range_it_iternext(mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t range_it_iternext(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     mp_obj_range_it_t *o = o_in;
     if ((o->step > 0 && o->cur < o->stop) || (o->step < 0 && o->cur > o->stop)) {
         mp_obj_t o_out = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(o->cur);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t range_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t range_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "range_iterator",
     .iternext = range_it_iternext,
diff --git a/py/objset.c b/py/objset.c
index 05079cf..08bcb70 100644
--- a/py/objset.c
+++ b/py/objset.c
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
     machine_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_set_it_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in);
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in);
 
-void set_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void set_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->set.used == 0) {
         print(env, "set()");
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static mp_obj_t set_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     .iternext = set_it_iternext,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_it_type));
     mp_obj_set_it_t *self = self_in;
     machine_uint_t max = self->set->set.alloc;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     return mp_const_stop_iteration;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_getiter(mp_obj_t set_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_getiter(mp_obj_t set_in) {
     mp_obj_set_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_set_it_t);
     o->base.type = &set_it_type;
     o->set = (mp_obj_set_t *)set_in;
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* set methods                                                                */
 
-static mp_obj_t set_add(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_add(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     mp_set_lookup(&self->set, item, MP_MAP_LOOKUP_ADD_IF_NOT_FOUND);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_add_obj, set_add);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_add_obj, set_add);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_clear(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
 
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_clear_obj, set_clear);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_clear_obj, set_clear);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_copy(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@
 
     return other;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_copy_obj, set_copy);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_copy_obj, set_copy);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_discard(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_discard(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     mp_set_lookup(&self->set, item, MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_discard_obj, set_discard);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_discard_obj, set_discard);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_diff_int(int n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, bool update) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_diff_int(int n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, bool update) {
     assert(n_args > 0);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self;
@@ -172,18 +172,18 @@
     return self;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_diff(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_diff(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     return set_diff_int(n_args, args, false);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_diff_obj, 1, set_diff);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_diff_obj, 1, set_diff);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_diff_update(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_diff_update(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     set_diff_int(n_args, args, true);
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_diff_update_obj, 1, set_diff_update);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_diff_update_obj, 1, set_diff_update);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_intersect_int(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other, bool update) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_intersect_int(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other, bool update) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     if (self_in == other) {
         return update ? mp_const_none : set_copy(self_in);
@@ -210,17 +210,17 @@
     return update ? mp_const_none : out;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_intersect(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_intersect(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
     return set_intersect_int(self_in, other, false);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_intersect_obj, set_intersect);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_intersect_obj, set_intersect);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_intersect_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_intersect_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
     return set_intersect_int(self_in, other, true);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_intersect_update_obj, set_intersect_update);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_intersect_update_obj, set_intersect_update);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_isdisjoint(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_isdisjoint(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@
     }
     return mp_const_true;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_isdisjoint_obj, set_isdisjoint);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_isdisjoint_obj, set_isdisjoint);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_issubset_internal(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in, bool proper) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_issubset_internal(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in, bool proper) {
     mp_obj_set_t *self;
     bool cleanup_self = false;
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type)) {
@@ -274,25 +274,25 @@
     }
     return MP_BOOL(out);
 }
-static mp_obj_t set_issubset(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_issubset(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     return set_issubset_internal(self_in, other_in, false);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_issubset_obj, set_issubset);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_issubset_obj, set_issubset);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_issubset_proper(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_issubset_proper(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     return set_issubset_internal(self_in, other_in, true);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_issuperset(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_issuperset(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     return set_issubset_internal(other_in, self_in, false);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_issuperset_obj, set_issuperset);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_issuperset_obj, set_issuperset);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_issuperset_proper(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_issuperset_proper(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     return set_issubset_internal(other_in, self_in, true);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_equal(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_equal(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(other_in, &set_type)) {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     return set_issubset(self_in, other_in);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_pop(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_pop(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@
                          MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND | MP_MAP_LOOKUP_FIRST);
     return obj;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_pop_obj, set_pop);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(set_pop_obj, set_pop);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_remove(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_remove(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t item) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     if (mp_set_lookup(&self->set, item, MP_MAP_LOOKUP_REMOVE_IF_FOUND) == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@
     }
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_remove_obj, set_remove);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_remove_obj, set_remove);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_symmetric_difference_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_symmetric_difference_update(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t iter = rt_getiter(other_in);
@@ -338,17 +338,17 @@
     }
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_symmetric_difference_update_obj, set_symmetric_difference_update);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_symmetric_difference_update_obj, set_symmetric_difference_update);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_symmetric_difference(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_symmetric_difference(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     self_in = set_copy(self_in);
     set_symmetric_difference_update(self_in, other_in);
     return self_in;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_symmetric_difference_obj, set_symmetric_difference);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_symmetric_difference_obj, set_symmetric_difference);
 
-static void set_update_int(mp_obj_set_t *self, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC void set_update_int(mp_obj_set_t *self, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     mp_obj_t iter = rt_getiter(other_in);
     mp_obj_t next;
     while ((next = rt_iternext(iter)) != mp_const_stop_iteration) {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t set_update(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_update(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(n_args > 0);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &set_type));
 
@@ -366,18 +366,18 @@
 
     return mp_const_none;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_update_obj, 1, set_update);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(set_update_obj, 1, set_update);
 
-static mp_obj_t set_union(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_union(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t other_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &set_type));
     mp_obj_set_t *self = set_copy(self_in);
     set_update_int(self, other_in);
     return self;
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_union_obj, set_union);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(set_union_obj, set_union);
 
 
-static mp_obj_t set_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t set_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
     mp_obj_t args[] = {lhs, rhs};
     switch (op) {
     case RT_BINARY_OP_OR:
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 /* set constructors & public C API                                            */
 
 
-static const mp_method_t set_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t set_type_methods[] = {
     { "add", &set_add_obj },
     { "clear", &set_clear_obj },
     { "copy", &set_copy_obj },
diff --git a/py/objslice.c b/py/objslice.c
index d5c31f4..b62c4e0 100644
--- a/py/objslice.c
+++ b/py/objslice.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     .print = ellipsis_print,
 };
 
-static const mp_obj_ellipsis_t ellipsis_obj = {{&ellipsis_type}};
+STATIC const mp_obj_ellipsis_t ellipsis_obj = {{&ellipsis_type}};
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_ellipsis = (mp_obj_t)&ellipsis_obj;
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index 8f6e90f..7089b54 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 // use this macro to extract the string data and length
 #define GET_STR_DATA_LEN(str_obj_in, str_data, str_len) const byte *str_data; uint str_len; if (MP_OBJ_IS_QSTR(str_obj_in)) { str_data = qstr_data(MP_OBJ_QSTR_VALUE(str_obj_in), &str_len); } else { str_len = ((mp_obj_str_t*)str_obj_in)->len; str_data = ((mp_obj_str_t*)str_obj_in)->data; }
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_str_iterator(mp_obj_t str);
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_bytes_iterator(mp_obj_t str);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_str_iterator(mp_obj_t str);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_bytes_iterator(mp_obj_t str);
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* str                                                                        */
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     print(env, "%c", quote_char);
 }
 
-static void str_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void str_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(self_in, str_data, str_len);
     bool is_bytes = MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &bytes_type);
     if (kind == PRINT_STR && !is_bytes) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 // like strstr but with specified length and allows \0 bytes
 // TODO replace with something more efficient/standard
-static const byte *find_subbytes(const byte *haystack, uint hlen, const byte *needle, uint nlen) {
+STATIC const byte *find_subbytes(const byte *haystack, uint hlen, const byte *needle, uint nlen) {
     if (hlen >= nlen) {
         for (uint i = 0; i <= hlen - nlen; i++) {
             bool found = true;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(lhs_in, lhs_data, lhs_len);
     switch (op) {
         case RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR:
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     return MP_OBJ_NULL; // op not supported
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_join(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_join(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(self_in));
 
     // get separation string
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
 #define is_ws(c) ((c) == ' ' || (c) == '\t')
 
-static mp_obj_t str_split(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_split(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     int splits = -1;
     mp_obj_t sep = mp_const_none;
     if (n_args > 1) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
     return res;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_find(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_find(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(2 <= n_args && n_args <= 4);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[0]));
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[1]));
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 }
 
 // TODO: (Much) more variety in args
-static mp_obj_t str_startswith(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_startswith(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t arg) {
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(self_in, str, str_len);
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(arg, prefix, prefix_len);
     if (prefix_len > str_len) {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
     return MP_BOOL(memcmp(str, prefix, prefix_len) == 0);
 }
 
-static bool chr_in_str(const byte* const str, const size_t str_len, int c) {
+STATIC bool chr_in_str(const byte* const str, const size_t str_len, int c) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < str_len; i++) {
         if (str[i] == c) {
             return true;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_strip(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_strip(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(1 <= n_args && n_args <= 2);
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[0]));
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
     return s;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_replace(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_replace(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[0]));
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[1]));
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(args[2]));
@@ -487,15 +487,15 @@
     return mp_obj_str_builder_end(replaced_str);
 }
 
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_find_obj, 2, 4, str_find);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(str_join_obj, str_join);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_split_obj, 1, 3, str_split);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(str_startswith_obj, str_startswith);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_strip_obj, 1, 2, str_strip);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(str_format_obj, 1, str_format);
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_replace_obj, 3, 4, str_replace);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_find_obj, 2, 4, str_find);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(str_join_obj, str_join);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_split_obj, 1, 3, str_split);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(str_startswith_obj, str_startswith);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_strip_obj, 1, 2, str_strip);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR(str_format_obj, 1, str_format);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_replace_obj, 3, 4, str_replace);
 
-static const mp_method_t str_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t str_type_methods[] = {
     { "find", &str_find_obj },
     { "join", &str_join_obj },
     { "split", &str_split_obj },
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t str_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, const byte* data, uint len) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, const byte* data, uint len) {
     mp_obj_str_t *o = m_new_obj_var(mp_obj_str_t, byte, len + 1);
     o->base.type = type;
     o->hash = qstr_compute_hash(data, len);
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
     machine_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_str_it_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t str_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_str_it_t *self = self_in;
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(self->str, str, len);
     if (self->cur < len) {
@@ -666,13 +666,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t str_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t str_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "str_iterator",
     .iternext = str_it_iternext,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t bytes_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t bytes_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_str_it_t *self = self_in;
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(self->str, str, len);
     if (self->cur < len) {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t bytes_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t bytes_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "bytes_iterator",
     .iternext = bytes_it_iternext,
diff --git a/py/objtuple.c b/py/objtuple.c
index 7221db7..9ca777e 100644
--- a/py/objtuple.c
+++ b/py/objtuple.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "objtuple.h"
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple, int cur);
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple, int cur);
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* tuple                                                                      */
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     print(env, ")");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 // Don't pass RT_BINARY_OP_NOT_EQUAL here
-static bool tuple_cmp_helper(int op, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t another_in) {
+STATIC bool tuple_cmp_helper(int op, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t another_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &tuple_type));
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(another_in, &tuple_type)) {
         return false;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     return mp_seq_cmp_objs(op, self->items, self->len, another->items, another->len);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_tuple_t *self = self_in;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL: return MP_BOOL(self->len != 0);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs, mp_obj_t rhs) {
     mp_obj_tuple_t *o = lhs;
     switch (op) {
         case RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR:
@@ -149,25 +149,25 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_getiter(mp_obj_t o_in) {
     return mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(o_in, 0);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_count(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_count(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t value) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &tuple_type));
     mp_obj_tuple_t *self = self_in;
     return mp_seq_count_obj(self->items, self->len, value);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(tuple_count_obj, tuple_count);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(tuple_count_obj, tuple_count);
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_index(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_index(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(args[0], &tuple_type));
     mp_obj_tuple_t *self = args[0];
     return mp_seq_index_obj(self->items, self->len, n_args, args);
 }
-static MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(tuple_index_obj, 2, 4, tuple_index);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(tuple_index_obj, 2, 4, tuple_index);
 
-static const mp_method_t tuple_type_methods[] = {
+STATIC const mp_method_t tuple_type_methods[] = {
     { "count", &tuple_count_obj },
     { "index", &tuple_index_obj },
     { NULL, NULL }, // end-of-list sentinel
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 };
 
 // the zero-length tuple
-static const mp_obj_tuple_t empty_tuple_obj = {{&tuple_type}, 0};
+STATIC const mp_obj_tuple_t empty_tuple_obj = {{&tuple_type}, 0};
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_empty_tuple = (mp_obj_t)&empty_tuple_obj;
 
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple(uint n, const mp_obj_t *items) {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
     machine_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_tuple_it_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t tuple_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_tuple_it_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->cur < self->tuple->len) {
         mp_obj_t o_out = self->tuple->items[self->cur];
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const mp_obj_type_t tuple_it_type = {
+STATIC const mp_obj_type_t tuple_it_type = {
     { &mp_const_type },
     "tuple_iterator",
     .iternext = tuple_it_iternext,
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple, int cur) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple, int cur) {
     mp_obj_tuple_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_tuple_it_t);
     o->base.type = &tuple_it_type;
     o->tuple = tuple;
diff --git a/py/objtype.c b/py/objtype.c
index 55f4227..162dfd2 100644
--- a/py/objtype.c
+++ b/py/objtype.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     mp_map_t members;
 } mp_obj_class_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_class(mp_obj_t class) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_class(mp_obj_t class) {
     mp_obj_class_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_class_t);
     o->base.type = class;
     mp_map_init(&o->members, 0);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 }
 
 // will return MP_OBJ_NULL if not found
-static mp_obj_t mp_obj_class_lookup(const mp_obj_type_t *type, qstr attr) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_class_lookup(const mp_obj_type_t *type, qstr attr) {
     for (;;) {
         if (type->locals_dict != NULL) {
             // search locals_dict (the dynamically created set of methods/attributes)
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
     }
 }
 
-static void class_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void class_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     print(env, "<%s object at %p>", mp_obj_get_type_str(self_in), self_in);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t class_make_new(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t class_make_new(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_const_type));
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static const qstr unary_op_method_name[] = {
+STATIC const qstr unary_op_method_name[] = {
     [RT_UNARY_OP_BOOL] = MP_QSTR___bool__,
     [RT_UNARY_OP_LEN] = MP_QSTR___len__,
     //[RT_UNARY_OP_POSITIVE,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     [RT_UNARY_OP_NOT] = MP_QSTR_, // don't need to implement this, used to make sure array has full size
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t class_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t class_unary_op(int op, mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_class_t *self = self_in;
     qstr op_name = unary_op_method_name[op];
     if (op_name == 0) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static const qstr binary_op_method_name[] = {
+STATIC const qstr binary_op_method_name[] = {
     [RT_BINARY_OP_SUBSCR] = MP_QSTR___getitem__,
     /*
     RT_BINARY_OP_OR,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
     [RT_BINARY_OP_EXCEPTION_MATCH] = MP_QSTR_, // not implemented, used to make sure array has full size
 };
 
-static mp_obj_t class_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t class_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     mp_obj_class_t *lhs = lhs_in;
     qstr op_name = binary_op_method_name[op];
     if (op_name == 0) {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static void class_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
+STATIC void class_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     // logic: look in obj members then class locals (TODO check this against CPython)
     mp_obj_class_t *self = self_in;
     mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(&self->members, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(attr), MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static bool class_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC bool class_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
     mp_obj_class_t *self = self_in;
     mp_map_lookup(&self->members, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(attr), MP_MAP_LOOKUP_ADD_IF_NOT_FOUND)->value = value;
     return true;
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@
 //  - there is a constant mp_obj_type_t (called mp_const_type) for the 'type' object
 //  - creating a new class (a new type) creates a new mp_obj_type_t
 
-static void type_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void type_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
     print(env, "<class '%s'>", self->name);
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t type_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t type_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     switch (n_args) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t type_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t type_call(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // instantiate an instance of a class
 
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 }
 
 // for fail, do nothing; for attr, dest[0] = value; for method, dest[0] = method, dest[1] = self
-static void type_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
+STATIC void type_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_const_type));
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t member = mp_obj_class_lookup(self, attr);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static bool type_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
+STATIC bool type_store_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_const_type));
     mp_obj_type_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
     mp_obj_t obj;
 } mp_obj_super_t;
 
-static void super_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
+STATIC void super_print(void (*print)(void *env, const char *fmt, ...), void *env, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_super_t *self = self_in;
     print(env, "<super: ");
     mp_obj_print_helper(print, env, self->type, PRINT_STR);
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     print(env, ">");
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t super_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t super_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     if (n_args != 2 || n_kw != 0) {
         // 0 arguments are turned into 2 in the compiler
         // 1 argument is not yet implemented
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
 }
 
 // for fail, do nothing; for attr, dest[0] = value; for method, dest[0] = method, dest[1] = self
-static void super_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
+STATIC void super_load_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &super_type));
     mp_obj_super_t *self = self_in;
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
 // built-ins specific to types
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_builtin_issubclass(mp_obj_t object, mp_obj_t classinfo) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_issubclass(mp_obj_t object, mp_obj_t classinfo) {
     if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(object, &mp_const_type)) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(MP_QSTR_TypeError, "issubclass() arg 1 must be a class"));
     }
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(mp_builtin_issubclass_obj, mp_builtin_issubclass);
 
-static mp_obj_t mp_builtin_isinstance(mp_obj_t object, mp_obj_t classinfo) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_builtin_isinstance(mp_obj_t object, mp_obj_t classinfo) {
     return mp_builtin_issubclass(mp_obj_get_type(object), classinfo);
 }
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 /******************************************************************************/
 // staticmethod and classmethod types (probably should go in a different file)
 
-static mp_obj_t static_class_method_make_new(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t static_class_method_make_new(mp_obj_t self_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     assert(self_in == &mp_type_staticmethod || self_in == &mp_type_classmethod);
 
     if (n_args != 1 || n_kw != 0) {
diff --git a/py/objzip.c b/py/objzip.c
index 6560a08..5e5d35d 100644
--- a/py/objzip.c
+++ b/py/objzip.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     mp_obj_t iters[];
 } mp_obj_zip_t;
 
-static mp_obj_t zip_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t zip_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, uint n_args, uint n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     // TODO check n_kw == 0
 
     mp_obj_zip_t *o = m_new_obj_var(mp_obj_zip_t, mp_obj_t, n_args);
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     return o;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t zip_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t zip_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     return self_in;
 }
 
-static mp_obj_t zip_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t zip_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &zip_type));
     mp_obj_zip_t *self = self_in;
     mp_obj_t *items;