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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
index 4f32ae7..2600ff2 100644
--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ class GuestFS:
         
         This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-drive
         file=filename".
+        
+        Note that this call checks for the existence of
+        "filename". This stops you from specifying other types
+        of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and
+        "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general
+        "g.config" call instead.
         """
         return libguestfsmod.add_drive (self._o, filename)
 
@@ -207,9 +213,37 @@ class GuestFS:
         
         This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-cdrom
         filename".
+        
+        Note that this call checks for the existence of
+        "filename". This stops you from specifying other types
+        of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and
+        "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general
+        "g.config" call instead.
         """
         return libguestfsmod.add_cdrom (self._o, filename)
 
+    def add_drive_ro (self, filename):
+        u"""This adds a drive in snapshot mode, making it
+        effectively read-only.
+        
+        Note that writes to the device are allowed, and will be
+        seen for the duration of the guestfs handle, but they
+        are written to a temporary file which is discarded as
+        soon as the guestfs handle is closed. We don't currently
+        have any method to enable changes to be committed,
+        although qemu can support this.
+        
+        This is equivalent to the qemu parameter "-drive
+        file=filename,snapshot=on".
+        
+        Note that this call checks for the existence of
+        "filename". This stops you from specifying other types
+        of drive which are supported by qemu such as "nbd:" and
+        "http:" URLs. To specify those, use the general
+        "g.config" call instead.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.add_drive_ro (self._o, filename)
+
     def config (self, qemuparam, qemuvalue):
         u"""This can be used to add arbitrary qemu command line
         parameters of the form "-param value". Actually it's not
@@ -1565,3 +1599,25 @@ class GuestFS:
         """
         return libguestfsmod.e2fsck_f (self._o, device)
 
+    def sleep (self, secs):
+        u"""Sleep for "secs" seconds.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.sleep (self._o, secs)
+
+    def ntfs_3g_probe (self, rw, device):
+        u"""This command runs the ntfs-3g.probe(8) command which
+        probes an NTFS "device" for mountability. (Not all NTFS
+        volumes can be mounted read-write, and some cannot be
+        mounted at all).
+        
+        "rw" is a boolean flag. Set it to true if you want to
+        test if the volume can be mounted read-write. Set it to
+        false if you want to test if the volume can be mounted
+        read-only.
+        
+        The return value is an integer which 0 if the operation
+        would succeed, or some non-zero value documented in the
+        ntfs-3g.probe(8) manual page.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.ntfs_3g_probe (self._o, rw, device)
+