diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
index be50ebd96a..0a492b9b40 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/ConnectionRepository.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from direct.showbase import GarbageReport
 from direct.showbase.MessengerGlobal import messenger
 from .PyDatagramIterator import PyDatagramIterator
 
-import inspect
 import gc
 
 __all__ = ["ConnectionRepository", "GCTrigger"]
@@ -311,6 +310,8 @@ class ConnectionRepository(
 
         # Now get the class definition for the classes named in the DC
         # file.
+        import inspect
+
         for i in range(dcFile.getNumClasses()):
             dclass = dcFile.getClass(i)
             number = dclass.getNumber()
diff --git a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.cxx b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.cxx
index 9f52b2b873..38f03bad11 100644
--- a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.cxx
@@ -494,11 +494,22 @@ interrogate_make_seq_num_name(MakeSeqIndex make_seq) {
 const char *
 interrogate_make_seq_element_name(MakeSeqIndex make_seq) {
   // cerr << "interrogate_make_seq_element_name(" << make_seq << ")\n";
-  static string result;
   FunctionIndex function = InterrogateDatabase::get_ptr()->get_make_seq(make_seq).get_element_getter();
   return interrogate_function_name(function);
 }
 
+FunctionIndex
+interrogate_make_seq_num_getter(MakeSeqIndex make_seq) {
+  // cerr << "interrogate_make_seq_num_getter(" << make_seq << ")\n";
+  return InterrogateDatabase::get_ptr()->get_make_seq(make_seq).get_length_getter();
+}
+
+FunctionIndex
+interrogate_make_seq_element_getter(MakeSeqIndex make_seq) {
+  // cerr << "interrogate_make_seq_element_getter(" << make_seq << ")\n";
+  return InterrogateDatabase::get_ptr()->get_make_seq(make_seq).get_element_getter();
+}
+
 int
 interrogate_number_of_global_types() {
   // cerr << "interrogate_number_of_global_types()\n";
diff --git a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.h b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.h
index df17f09e75..fa44a00f2c 100644
--- a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.h
+++ b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/interrogate_interface.h
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ EXPCL_INTERROGATEDB const char *interrogate_make_seq_comment(ElementIndex elemen
 EXPCL_INTERROGATEDB const char *interrogate_make_seq_num_name(MakeSeqIndex make_seq);
 // The name of the real method that returns the nth element, e.g.  "get_thing"
 EXPCL_INTERROGATEDB const char *interrogate_make_seq_element_name(MakeSeqIndex make_seq);
-
+EXPCL_INTERROGATEDB FunctionIndex interrogate_make_seq_num_getter(MakeSeqIndex make_seq);
+EXPCL_INTERROGATEDB FunctionIndex interrogate_make_seq_element_getter(MakeSeqIndex make_seq);
 
 // Types