diff --git a/include/libxml/parser.h b/include/libxml/parser.h
index ba49643c..515750a5 100644
--- a/include/libxml/parser.h
+++ b/include/libxml/parser.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ struct _xmlParserCtxt {
     /* set line number in element content */
     int linenumbers XML_DEPRECATED_MEMBER;
     /* document's own catalog */
-    void *catalogs;
+    void *catalogs XML_DEPRECATED_MEMBER;
     /* run in recovery mode */
     int recovery XML_DEPRECATED_MEMBER;
     /* unused */
@@ -1334,10 +1334,6 @@ XMLPUBFUN void
 		xmlSetExternalEntityLoader(xmlExternalEntityLoader f);
 XMLPUBFUN xmlExternalEntityLoader
 		xmlGetExternalEntityLoader(void);
-XMLPUBFUN void
-		xmlCtxtSetResourceLoader(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
-					 xmlResourceLoader loader,
-					 void *vctxt);
 XMLPUBFUN xmlParserInputPtr
 		xmlLoadExternalEntity	(const char *URL,
 					 const char *ID,
@@ -1398,14 +1394,29 @@ XMLPUBFUN int
 					 int size,
 					 const char *filename,
 					 const char *encoding);
+XMLPUBFUN int
+		xmlCtxtGetOptions	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
 XMLPUBFUN int
 		xmlCtxtSetOptions	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
 					 int options);
-XMLPUBFUN int
-		xmlCtxtGetOptions	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
 XMLPUBFUN int
 		xmlCtxtUseOptions	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
 					 int options);
+XMLPUBFUN void *
+		xmlCtxtGetPrivate	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
+XMLPUBFUN void
+		xmlCtxtSetPrivate	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
+					 void *priv);
+XMLPUBFUN void *
+		xmlCtxtGetCatalogs	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
+XMLPUBFUN void
+		xmlCtxtSetCatalogs	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
+					 void *catalogs);
+XMLPUBFUN xmlDictPtr
+		xmlCtxtGetDict		(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
+XMLPUBFUN void
+		xmlCtxtSetDict		(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
+					 xmlDictPtr);
 XMLPUBFUN const xmlChar *
 		xmlCtxtGetVersion	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt);
 XMLPUBFUN const xmlChar *
@@ -1416,6 +1427,10 @@ XMLPUBFUN void
 		xmlCtxtSetErrorHandler	(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
 					 xmlStructuredErrorFunc handler,
 					 void *data);
+XMLPUBFUN void
+		xmlCtxtSetResourceLoader(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
+					 xmlResourceLoader loader,
+					 void *vctxt);
 XMLPUBFUN void
 		xmlCtxtSetMaxAmplification(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt,
 					 unsigned maxAmpl);
diff --git a/parserInternals.c b/parserInternals.c
index 778ef90b..338a783e 100644
--- a/parserInternals.c
+++ b/parserInternals.c
@@ -2873,6 +2873,98 @@ xmlNewSAXParserCtxt(const xmlSAXHandler *sax, void *userData)
     return(ctxt);
 }
 
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtGetPrivate:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ *
+ * Returns the private application data.
+ */
+void *
+xmlCtxtGetPrivate(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return(NULL);
+
+    return(ctxt->_private);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtSetPrivate:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ * priv:  private application data
+ *
+ * Set the private application data.
+ */
+void
+xmlCtxtSetPrivate(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, void *priv) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    ctxt->_private = priv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtGetCatalogs:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ *
+ * Returns the local catalogs.
+ */
+void *
+xmlCtxtGetCatalogs(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return(NULL);
+
+    return(ctxt->catalogs);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtSetCatalogs:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ * catalogs:  catalogs pointer
+ *
+ * Set the local catalogs.
+ */
+void
+xmlCtxtSetCatalogs(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, void *catalogs) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    ctxt->catalogs = catalogs;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtGetDict:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ *
+ * Returns the dictionary.
+ */
+xmlDictPtr
+xmlCtxtGetDict(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return(NULL);
+
+    return(ctxt->dict);
+}
+
+/**
+ * xmlCtxtSetDict:
+ * ctxt:  parser context
+ * dict:  dictionary
+ *
+ * Set the dictionary. This should only be done immediately after
+ * creating a parser context.
+ */
+void
+xmlCtxtSetDict(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, xmlDictPtr dict) {
+    if (ctxt == NULL)
+        return;
+
+    if (ctxt->dict != NULL)
+        xmlDictFree(ctxt->dict);
+
+    xmlDictReference(dict);
+    ctxt->dict = dict;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
  *									*
  *		Handling of node information				*
diff --git a/python/libxml.c b/python/libxml.c
index 91e9a104..f6e0fb4f 100644
--- a/python/libxml.c
+++ b/python/libxml.c
@@ -2867,7 +2867,8 @@ libxml_addLocalCatalog(ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED PyObject * self, PyObject * args)
     ctxt = (xmlParserCtxtPtr) PyparserCtxt_Get(pyobj_ctxt);
 
     if (URL != NULL) {
-	ctxt->catalogs = xmlCatalogAddLocal(ctxt->catalogs, URL);
+        void *catalogs = xmlCtxtGetCatalogs(ctxt);
+        xmlCtxtSetCatalogs(ctxt, xmlCatalogAddLocal(catalogs, URL));
     }
 
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);