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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //
 // Author:      Robin Dunn
 //
-// Created:     7/1/97
+// Created:     1-July-1997
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 by Total Control Software
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 #undef DEBUG
 #include <Python.h>
-#include "helpers.h"
-#include "pyistream.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/pyistream.h"
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #include <wx/msw/private.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
+#include <gdk/gdk.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkprivate.h>
 #include <wx/gtk/win_gtk.h>
+#define GetXWindow(wxwin)   GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW((wxwin)->m_widget->window)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WXX11__
+#include "wx/x11/privx.h"
+#define GetXWindow(wxwin)   ((Window)(wxwin)->GetHandle())
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+#include <wx/mac/private.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <wx/clipbrd.h>
@@ -41,8 +53,8 @@
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 wxPyApp* wxPythonApp = NULL;  // Global instance of application object
-bool wxPyDoCleanup = FALSE;
-bool wxPyDoingCleanup = FALSE;
+bool wxPyDoCleanup = False;
+bool wxPyDoingCleanup = False;
 
 
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
@@ -65,9 +77,10 @@ wxMutex*              wxPyTMutex = NULL;
 
 
 static PyObject* wxPython_dict = NULL;
-static PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
 static PyObject* wxPyAssertionError = NULL;
 
+PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
+
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__             // If building for win32...
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,7 +97,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(
     // the inatance has already been set.
     if (! wxGetInstance())
         wxSetInstance(hinstDLL);
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -97,6 +110,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyApp, wxApp);
 
 wxPyApp::wxPyApp() {
     m_assertMode = wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION;
+    m_startupComplete = False;
 }
 
 
@@ -104,9 +118,9 @@ wxPyApp::~wxPyApp() {
 }
 
 
-// This one isn't acutally called...  We fake it with __wxStart()
+// This one isn't acutally called...  We fake it with _BootstrapApp
 bool wxPyApp::OnInit() {
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -115,10 +129,6 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 
     DeletePendingObjects();
     bool initialized = wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() != 0;
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    m_initialized = initialized;
-#endif
-
     if (initialized) {
         if ( m_exitOnFrameDelete == Later ) {
             m_exitOnFrameDelete = Yes;
@@ -132,22 +142,22 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 
 
 bool wxPyApp::OnInitGui() {
-    bool rval=TRUE;
+    bool rval=True;
     wxApp::OnInitGui();  // in this case always call the base class version
-    // wxPyBeginBlockThreads();  *** only called from within __wxStart so we already have the GIL
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInitGui"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
-    // wxPyEndBlockThreads();    ***
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return rval;
 }
 
 
 int wxPyApp::OnExit() {
     int rval=0;
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnExit"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     wxApp::OnExit();  // in this case always call the base class version
     return rval;
 }
@@ -159,9 +169,23 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
                      const wxChar *cond,
                      const wxChar *msg) {
 
+    // if we're not fully initialized then just log the error
+    if (! m_startupComplete) {
+        wxString buf;
+        buf.Alloc(4096);
+        buf.Printf(wxT("%s(%d): assert \"%s\" failed"),
+                   file, line, cond);
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            buf += wxT(": ");
+            buf += msg;
+        }
+        wxLogDebug(buf);
+        return;
+    }
+
     // If the OnAssert is overloaded in the Python class then call it...
     bool found;
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnAssert"))) {
         PyObject* fso = wx2PyString(file);
         PyObject* cso = wx2PyString(file);
@@ -176,7 +200,7 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
         Py_DECREF(cso);
         Py_DECREF(mso);
     }
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 
     // ...otherwise do our own thing with it
     if (! found) {
@@ -195,11 +219,11 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
             }
 
             // set the exception
-            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
             PyObject* s = wx2PyString(buf);
             PyErr_SetObject(wxPyAssertionError, s);
             Py_DECREF(s);
-            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 
             // Now when control returns to whatever API wrapper was called from
             // Python it should detect that an exception is set and will return
@@ -227,16 +251,46 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
 }
 #endif
 
+    // For catching Apple Events
+void wxPyApp::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName)
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacOpenFile")) {
+        PyObject* s = wx2PyString(fileName);
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(O)", s));
+        Py_DECREF(s);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
 
-/*static*/
-bool wxPyApp::GetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC() {
-#ifdef __WXMAC__
-    return s_macDefaultEncodingIsPC;
-#else
-    return 0;
-#endif
+void wxPyApp::MacPrintFile(const wxString &fileName)
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacPrintFile")) {
+        PyObject* s = wx2PyString(fileName);
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(O)", s));
+        Py_DECREF(s);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
+
+void wxPyApp::MacNewFile()
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacNewFile"))
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
+
+void wxPyApp::MacReopenApp()
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacReopenApp"))
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
+
 /*static*/
 bool wxPyApp::GetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts() {
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
@@ -282,13 +336,6 @@ wxString wxPyApp::GetMacHelpMenuTitleName() {
 #endif
 }
 
-/*static*/
-void wxPyApp::SetMacDefaultEncodingIsPC(bool val) {
-#ifdef __WXMAC__
-    s_macDefaultEncodingIsPC = val;
-#endif
-}
-
 /*static*/
 void wxPyApp::SetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts(bool val) {
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
@@ -325,6 +372,82 @@ void wxPyApp::SetMacHelpMenuTitleName(const wxString& val) {
 }
 
 
+// This finishes the initialization of wxWindows and then calls the OnInit
+// that should be present in the derived (Python) class.
+void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
+{
+    bool        result;
+    PyObject*   retval = NULL;
+    PyObject*   pyint  = NULL;
+
+
+    // Get any command-line args passed to this program from the sys module
+    int    argc = 0;
+    char** argv = NULL;
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
+    if (sysargv != NULL) {
+        argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
+        argv = new char*[argc+1];
+        int x;
+        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
+            PyObject *pyArg = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
+            argv[x] = PyString_AsString(pyArg);
+        }
+        argv[argc] = NULL;
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+
+    result = wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
+    delete [] argv;
+
+    blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (! result)  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "wxEntryStart failed!");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    // The stock objects were all NULL when they were loaded into
+    // SWIG generated proxies, so re-init those now...
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(3);
+
+    // It's now ok to generate exceptions for assertion errors.
+    wxPythonApp->SetStartupComplete(True);
+
+    // Call the Python wxApp's OnInit function
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInit")) {
+
+        PyObject* method = m_myInst.GetLastFound();
+        PyObject* argTuple = PyTuple_New(0);
+        retval = PyEval_CallObject(method, argTuple);
+        Py_DECREF(argTuple);
+        Py_DECREF(method);
+        if (retval == NULL)
+            goto error;
+
+        pyint = PyNumber_Int(retval);
+        if (! pyint) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
+            goto error;
+        }
+        result = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyint);
+    }
+    else {
+        // Is it okay if there is no OnInit?  Probably so...
+        result = True;
+    }
+
+
+    if (! result) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned False, exiting...");
+    }
+
+ error:
+    Py_XDECREF(retval);
+    Py_XDECREF(pyint);
+
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+};
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -366,11 +489,19 @@ static wxChar* wxPyCopyWString(const wxChar *src)
 #endif
 
 
+inline const char* dropwx(const char* name) {
+    if (name[0] == 'w' && name[1] == 'x')
+        return name+2;
+    else
+        return name;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // This function is called when the wxc module is imported to do some initial
-// setup.  (Before there is a wxApp object.)
-void __wxPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
+// setup.  (Before there is a wxApp object.)  The rest happens in
+// wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp
+void __wxPyPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
 {
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
@@ -381,101 +512,27 @@ void __wxPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
     PyEval_InitThreads();
     wxPyTStates = new wxPyThreadStateArray;
     wxPyTMutex = new wxMutex;
-#endif
-
-    // Ensure that the build options in the DLL (or whatever) match this build
-    wxApp::CheckBuildOptions(wxBuildOptions());
 
-    // Create an exception object to use for wxASSERTions
-    wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wxPython.wxc.wxPyAssertionError",
-                                            PyExc_AssertionError, NULL);
-    PyDict_SetItemString(moduleDict, "wxPyAssertionError", wxPyAssertionError);
-}
-
-
-
-// Initialize wxWindows and bootstrap the user application by calling the
-// wxApp's OnInit, which is a parameter to this funciton.  See wxApp.__init__
-// in _extras.py to learn how the bootstrap is started.
-PyObject* __wxStart(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
-{
-    PyObject*   onInitFunc = NULL;
-    PyObject*   arglist= NULL;
-    PyObject*   result = NULL;
-    PyObject*   pyint = NULL;
-    long        bResult;
-
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &onInitFunc))
-        return NULL;
-
-    // Get any command-line args passed to this program from the sys module
-    int argc = 0;
-    char** argv = NULL;
-    PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
-    if (sysargv != NULL) {
-        argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
-        argv = new char*[argc+1];
-        int x;
-        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
-            PyObject *pyArg = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
-            argv[x] = PyString_AsString(pyArg);
-        }
-        argv[argc] = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (! wxEntryStart(argc, argv) ) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,      // is this the right one?
-                        "wxEntryStart failed!");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    delete [] argv;
-
-
-    // The stock objects were all NULL when they were loaded into
-    // SWIG generated proxies, so re-init those now...
-    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects();
-
-
-    // Call the Python wxApp's OnInit function
-    arglist = PyTuple_New(0);
-    result = PyEval_CallObject(onInitFunc, arglist);
-    Py_DECREF(arglist);
-    if (!result) {      // an exception was raised.
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    pyint = PyNumber_Int(result);
-    if (! pyint) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
-        goto error;
-    }
-    bResult = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyint);
-    if (! bResult) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned FALSE, exiting...");
-        goto error;
-    }
-
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    wxTheApp->m_initialized = (wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() > 0);
+    // Save the current (main) thread state in our array
+    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(tstate);
 #endif
 
-    Py_DECREF(result);
-    Py_DECREF(pyint);
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    // Ensure that the build options in the DLL (or whatever) match this build
+    wxApp::CheckBuildOptions(WX_BUILD_OPTIONS_SIGNATURE, "wxPython");
 
- error:
-    Py_XDECREF(result);
-    Py_XDECREF(pyint);
-    return NULL;
+    // Init the stock objects to a non-NULL value so SWIG doesn't create them as None
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(1);
 }
 
 
 
-void __wxCleanup() {
-    wxPyDoingCleanup = TRUE;
-    if (wxPyDoCleanup)
+void __wxPyCleanup() {
+    wxPyDoingCleanup = True;
+    if (wxPyDoCleanup) {
+        wxPyDoCleanup = False;
         wxEntryCleanup();
+    }
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
     delete wxPyTMutex;
     wxPyTMutex = NULL;
@@ -486,16 +543,16 @@ void __wxCleanup() {
 }
 
 
-
-
-PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
+// Save a reference to the dictionary of the wx.core module, and inject
+// a few more things into it.
+PyObject* __wxPySetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 {
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &wxPython_dict))
         return NULL;
 
     if (!PyDict_Check(wxPython_dict)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "_wxSetDictionary must have dictionary object!");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "_wxPySetDictionary must have dictionary object!");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -503,21 +560,31 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
         wxPyPtrTypeMap = PyDict_New();
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__wxPyPtrTypeMap", wxPyPtrTypeMap);
 
+    // Create an exception object to use for wxASSERTions
+    wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wx.core.PyAssertionError",
+                                            PyExc_AssertionError, NULL);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PyAssertionError", wxPyAssertionError);
+
 
 #ifdef __WXMOTIF__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMOTIF__"
+#define wxPlatName "wxMotif"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXX11__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXX11__"
+#define wxPlatName "wxX11"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXGTK__"
+#define wxPlatName "wxGTK"
 #endif
-#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__WXMSW__)
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMSW__"
+#define wxPlatName "wxMSW"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMAC__"
+#define wxPlatName "wxMac"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__
@@ -526,45 +593,154 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
     int wxdebug = 0;
 #endif
 
-    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "wxPlatform", PyString_FromString(wxPlatform));
-    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "wxUSE_UNICODE", PyInt_FromLong(wxUSE_UNICODE));
+    // These should be deprecated in favor of the PlatformInfo tuple built below...
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "Platform", PyString_FromString(wxPlatform));
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "USE_UNICODE", PyInt_FromLong(wxUSE_UNICODE));
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__WXDEBUG__", PyInt_FromLong(wxdebug));
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    
+    PyObject* PlatInfo = PyList_New(0);
+    PyObject* obj;
+
+#define _AddInfoString(st) \
+    obj = PyString_FromString(st); \
+    PyList_Append(PlatInfo, obj); \
+    Py_DECREF(obj)
+
+    _AddInfoString(wxPlatform);
+    _AddInfoString(wxPlatName);
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    _AddInfoString("unicode");
+#else
+    _AddInfoString("ascii");
+#endif
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    _AddInfoString("gtk2");
+#else
+    _AddInfoString("gtk1");
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#undef _AddInfoString
+
+    PyObject* PlatInfoTuple = PyList_AsTuple(PlatInfo);
+    Py_DECREF(PlatInfo);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PlatformInfo", PlatInfoTuple);
+    
+    RETURN_NONE();
 }
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// The stock objects are no longer created when the wxc module is imported, but
-// only after the app object has been created.  This function will be called before
-// OnInit is called so we can hack the new pointer values into the obj.this attributes.
+// Python's PyInstance_Check does not return True for instances of new-style
+// classes.  This should get close enough for both new and old classes but I
+// should re-evaluate the need for doing instance checks...
+bool wxPyInstance_Check(PyObject* obj) {
+    return PyObject_HasAttrString(obj, "__class__") != 0;
+}
+
+
+// This one checks if the object is an instance of a SWIG proxy class (it has
+// a .this attribute)
+bool wxPySwigInstance_Check(PyObject* obj) {
+    return PyObject_HasAttrString(obj, "this") != 0;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects()
+// The stock objects are no longer created when the wxc module is imported,
+// but only after the app object has been created.  The
+// wxPy_ReinitStockObjects function will be called 3 times to pass the stock
+// objects though various stages of evolution:
+//
+//   pass 1: Set all the pointers to a non-NULL value so the Python proxy
+//           object will be created (otherwise it will just use None.)
+//
+//   pass 2: After the module has been imported and the python proxys have
+//           been created, then set the __class__ to be _wxPyUnbornObject so
+//           it will catch any access to the object and will raise an exception.
+//
+//   pass 3: Finally, from OnInit patch things up so the stock objects can
+//           be used.
+
+
+PyObject* __wxPyFixStockObjects(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
+{
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(2);
+    RETURN_NONE();
+}
+
+
+static void rsoPass2(const char* name)
+{
+    static PyObject* unbornObjectClass = NULL;
+    PyObject* obj;
+
+    if (unbornObjectClass == NULL) {
+        unbornObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyUnbornObject");
+        Py_INCREF(unbornObjectClass);
+    }
+
+    // Find the object instance
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(name));
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object"));
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance"));
+
+    // Change its class
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  unbornObjectClass);
+
+}
+
+static void rsoPass3(const char* name, const char* classname, void* ptr)
 {
-    char ptrbuf[128];
     PyObject* obj;
+    PyObject* classobj;
     PyObject* ptrobj;
 
+    // Find the object instance
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(name));
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object"));
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance"));
+
+    // Find the class object and put it back in the instance
+    classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(classname));
+    wxCHECK_RET(classobj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock class object"));
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  classobj);
+
+    // Rebuild the .this swigified pointer with the new value of the C++ pointer
+    ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr(ptr, wxString(classname, *wxConvCurrent));
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj);
+    Py_DECREF(ptrobj);
+}
+
 
 
-#define REINITOBJ(name, type) \
-    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, #name); \
-    wxASSERT_MSG(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)); \
-    SWIG_MakePtr(ptrbuf, (char *) name, "_" #type "_p"); \
-    ptrobj = PyString_FromString(ptrbuf); \
-    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
-    Py_DECREF(ptrobj)
+void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(int pass)
+{
+
+#define REINITOBJ(name, classname) \
+    if (pass == 1) { name = (classname*)0xC0C0C0C0; } \
+    else if (pass == 2) { rsoPass2(#name); } \
+    else if (pass == 3) { rsoPass3(#name, #classname, (void*)name); }
+
 
-#define REINITOBJ2(name, type) \
-    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, #name); \
-    wxASSERT_MSG(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)); \
-    SWIG_MakePtr(ptrbuf, (char *) &name, "_" #type "_p"); \
-    ptrobj = PyString_FromString(ptrbuf); \
-    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
-    Py_DECREF(ptrobj)
+#define REINITOBJ2(name, classname) \
+    if (pass == 1) { } \
+    else if (pass == 2) { rsoPass2(#name); } \
+    else if (pass == 3) { rsoPass3(#name, #classname, (void*)&name); }
 
+    // If there is already an App object then wxPython is probably embedded in
+    // a wx C++ application, so there is no need to do all this.
+    static bool embedded = false;
+    if ((pass == 1 || pass == 2) && wxTheApp) {
+        embedded = true;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (pass == 3 && embedded)
+        return;
+    
 
     REINITOBJ(wxNORMAL_FONT, wxFont);
     REINITOBJ(wxSMALL_FONT, wxFont);
@@ -621,7 +797,6 @@ void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects()
 
 
     REINITOBJ(wxTheClipboard, wxClipboard);
-    REINITOBJ(wxTheMimeTypesManager, wxMimeTypesManager);
     REINITOBJ2(wxDefaultValidator, wxValidator);
     REINITOBJ2(wxNullImage, wxImage);
     REINITOBJ2(wxNullAcceleratorTable, wxAcceleratorTable);
@@ -635,17 +810,19 @@ void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects()
 void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
                                         // may have already garbage collected the object...
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }
 }
 
 void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }
 }
 
@@ -657,22 +834,26 @@ void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
 // the now bogus pointer... So to try and prevent this we'll do a little black
 // magic and change the class of the python instance to a class that will
 // raise an exception for any attempt to call methods with it.  See
-// _wxPyDeadObject in _extras.py for the implementation of this class.
+// _wxPyDeadObject in _core_ex.py for the implementation of this class.
 void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
 
     static PyObject* deadObjectClass = NULL;
 
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (deadObjectClass == NULL) {
         deadObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyDeadObject");
-        wxASSERT_MSG(deadObjectClass != NULL, wxT("Can't get _wxPyDeadObject class!"));
+        // TODO:  Can not wxASSERT here because inside a wxPyBeginBlock Threads,
+        // will lead to a deadlock when it tries to aquire the GIL again.
+        //wxASSERT_MSG(deadObjectClass != NULL, wxT("Can't get _wxPyDeadObject class!"));
         Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
     }
 
 
     // Only if there is more than one reference to the object
     if ( !wxPyDoingCleanup && self->m_obj->ob_refcnt > 1 ) {
-        wxASSERT_MSG(PyInstance_Check(self->m_obj), wxT("m_obj not an instance!?!?!"));
+        // bool isInstance = wxPyInstance_Check(self->m_obj);
+        // TODO same here
+        //wxASSERT_MSG(isInstance, wxT("m_obj not an instance!?!?!"));
 
         // Call __del__, if there is one.
         PyObject* func = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__del__");
@@ -684,19 +865,26 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
         if (PyErr_Occurred())
             PyErr_Clear();      // just ignore it for now
 
-        // Clear the instance's dictionary
-        PyInstanceObject* inst = (PyInstanceObject*)self->m_obj;
-        PyDict_Clear(inst->in_dict);
 
-        // put the name of the old class into the instance, and then reset the
-        // class to be the dead class.
-        PyDict_SetItemString(inst->in_dict, "_name", inst->in_class->cl_name);
-        inst->in_class = (PyClassObject*)deadObjectClass;
-        Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
+        PyObject* dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__dict__");
+        if (dict) {
+            // Clear the instance's dictionary
+            PyDict_Clear(dict);
+
+            // put the name of the old class into the instance, and then reset the
+            // class to be the dead class.
+            PyObject* klass = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__class__");
+            PyObject* name =  PyObject_GetAttrString(klass, "__name__");
+            PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "_name", name);
+            PyObject_SetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__class__",  deadObjectClass);
+            //Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
+            Py_DECREF(klass);
+            Py_DECREF(name);
+        }
     }
 
-    // m_obj is DECREF's in the base class dtor...
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 
@@ -720,63 +908,41 @@ void wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add(const char* commonName, const char* ptrName) {
 
 
 
-PyObject* wxPyClassExists(const wxString& className) {
-
-    PyObject* item;
-    wxString  name(className);
-    char      buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-
-    if (!className)
-        return NULL;
-
-    // Try the name as-is first
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", (const char*)name.mbc_str());
-    PyObject* classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-
-    // if not found see if there is a mapped name for it
-    if ( ! classobj) {
-        if ((item = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPyPtrTypeMap, (char*)(const char*)name.mbc_str())) != NULL) {
-            name = wxString(PyString_AsString(item), *wxConvCurrent);
-            sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", (const char*)name.mbc_str());
-            classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return classobj;  // returns NULL if not found
-}
-
 
 PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObject* source, bool checkEvtHandler) {
     PyObject* target = NULL;
-    bool      isEvtHandler = FALSE;
+    bool      isEvtHandler = False;
 
     if (source) {
         // If it's derived from wxEvtHandler then there may
         // already be a pointer to a Python object that we can use
         // in the OOR data.
         if (checkEvtHandler && wxIsKindOf(source, wxEvtHandler)) {
-            isEvtHandler = TRUE;
+            isEvtHandler = True;
             wxEvtHandler* eh = (wxEvtHandler*)source;
             wxPyOORClientData* data = (wxPyOORClientData*)eh->GetClientObject();
             if (data) {
                 target = data->m_obj;
-                Py_INCREF(target);
+                if (target)
+                    Py_INCREF(target);
             }
         }
 
         if (! target) {
-            // Otherwise make it the old fashioned way by making a
-            // new shadow object and putting this pointer in it.
-            wxClassInfo* info  = source->GetClassInfo();
-            wxString     name  = info->GetClassName();
-            PyObject*    klass = wxPyClassExists(name);
-            while (info && !klass) {
-                name = (wxChar*)info->GetBaseClassName1();
-                info = wxClassInfo::FindClass(name);
-                klass = wxPyClassExists(name);
+            // Otherwise make it the old fashioned way by making a new shadow
+            // object and putting this pointer in it.  Look up the class
+            // heirarchy until we find a class name that is located in the
+            // python module.
+            const wxClassInfo* info   = source->GetClassInfo();
+            wxString           name   = info->GetClassName();
+            bool               exists = wxPyCheckSwigType(name);
+            while (info && !exists) {
+                info = info->GetBaseClass1();
+                name = info->GetClassName();
+                exists = wxPyCheckSwigType(name);
             }
             if (info) {
-                target = wxPyConstructObject(source, name, klass, FALSE);
+                target = wxPyConstructObject((void*)source, name, False);
                 if (target && isEvtHandler)
                     ((wxEvtHandler*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
             } else {
@@ -797,18 +963,18 @@ PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxSizer(wxSizer* source) {
     PyObject* target = NULL;
 
     if (source && wxIsKindOf(source, wxSizer)) {
-        // If it's derived from wxSizer then there may
-        // already be a pointer to a Python object that we can use
-        // in the OOR data.
+        // If it's derived from wxSizer then there may already be a pointer to
+        // a Python object that we can use in the OOR data.
         wxSizer* sz = (wxSizer*)source;
         wxPyOORClientData* data = (wxPyOORClientData*)sz->GetClientObject();
         if (data) {
             target = data->m_obj;
-            Py_INCREF(target);
+            if (target)
+                Py_INCREF(target);
         }
     }
     if (! target) {
-        target = wxPyMake_wxObject(source, FALSE);
+        target = wxPyMake_wxObject(source, False);
         if (target != Py_None)
             ((wxSizer*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
     }
@@ -816,66 +982,6 @@ PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxSizer(wxSizer* source) {
 }
 
 
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const wxString& className,
-                              PyObject* klass,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
-
-    PyObject* obj;
-    PyObject* arg;
-    PyObject* item;
-    wxString  name(className);
-    char      swigptr[64];      // should always be big enough...
-    char      buff[64];
-
-    if ((item = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPyPtrTypeMap, (char*)(const char*)name.mbc_str())) != NULL) {
-        name = wxString(PyString_AsString(item), *wxConvCurrent);
-    }
-    sprintf(buff, "_%s_p", (const char*)name.mbc_str());
-    SWIG_MakePtr(swigptr, ptr, buff);
-
-    arg = Py_BuildValue("(s)", swigptr);
-    obj = PyInstance_New(klass, arg, NULL);
-    Py_DECREF(arg);
-
-    if (setThisOwn) {
-        PyObject* one = PyInt_FromLong(1);
-        PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "thisown", one);
-        Py_DECREF(one);
-    }
-
-    return obj;
-}
-
-
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const wxString& className,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
-    if (!ptr) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
-    }
-
-    char    buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", (const char*)className.mbc_str());
-
-    wxASSERT_MSG(wxPython_dict, wxT("wxPython_dict is not set yet!!"));
-
-    PyObject* classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-    if (! classobj) {
-        wxString msg(wxT("wxPython class not found for "));
-        msg += className;
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NameError, msg.mbc_str());
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return wxPyConstructObject(ptr, className, classobj, setThisOwn);
-}
-
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -885,20 +991,21 @@ unsigned long wxPyGetCurrentThreadId() {
     return wxThread::GetCurrentId();
 }
 
-static PyThreadState* gs_shutdownTState;
+static wxPyThreadState gs_shutdownTState;
+
 static
-PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
+wxPyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) // Python is shutting down...
-        return gs_shutdownTState;
+        return &gs_shutdownTState;
 
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
-    PyThreadState* tstate = NULL;
+    wxPyThreadState* tstate = NULL;
 
     wxPyTMutex->Lock();
     for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
         wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
         if (info.tid == ctid) {
-            tstate = info.tstate;
+            tstate = &info;
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -907,10 +1014,11 @@ PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
     return tstate;
 }
 
+
 static
 void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) { // Python is shutting down, assume a single thread...
-        gs_shutdownTState = tstate;
+        gs_shutdownTState.tstate = tstate;
         return;
     }
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
@@ -939,6 +1047,7 @@ void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
 #endif
 
 
+
 // Calls from Python to wxWindows code are wrapped in calls to these
 // functions:
 
@@ -963,19 +1072,35 @@ void wxPyEndAllowThreads(PyThreadState* saved) {
 // Calls from wxWindows back to Python code, or even any PyObject
 // manipulations, PyDECREF's and etc. are wrapped in calls to these functions:
 
-void wxPyBeginBlockThreads() {
+bool wxPyBeginBlockThreads() {
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
-    PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
+    // This works in for 2.3, maybe a good alternative to find the needed tstate?
+    // PyThreadState *check = PyGILState_GetThisThreadState();  
+
+    PyThreadState *current = _PyThreadState_Current;
+
+    // Only block if there wasn't already a tstate, or if the current one is
+    // not the one we are wanting to change to.  This should prevent deadlock
+    // if there are nested calls to wxPyBeginBlockThreads
+    bool blocked = false;
+    wxPyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
+    if (current != tstate->tstate) {
+        PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate->tstate);
+        blocked = true;
+    }
+    return blocked;
 #endif
 }
 
 
-void wxPyEndBlockThreads() {
+void wxPyEndBlockThreads(bool blocked) {
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    // Is there any need to save it again?
-    // PyThreadState* tstate =
-    PyEval_SaveThread();
+    // Only unblock if we blocked in the last call to wxPyBeginBlockThreads.
+    // The value of blocked passed in needs to be the same as that returned
+    // from wxPyBeginBlockThreads at the same nesting level.
+    if ( blocked ) {
+        PyEval_SaveThread();
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -996,7 +1121,7 @@ bool wxPyInputStream::eof() {
     if (m_wxis)
         return m_wxis->Eof();
     else
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
 }
 
 wxPyInputStream::~wxPyInputStream() {
@@ -1013,9 +1138,9 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "no valid C-wxInputStream");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1032,7 +1157,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
     }
 
     // error check
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
@@ -1041,7 +1166,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, buf.GetDataLen());
     }
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return obj;
 }
 
@@ -1054,9 +1179,9 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1067,7 +1192,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
     }
 
     // errorcheck
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
@@ -1076,7 +1201,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char*)buf.GetData(), buf.GetDataLen());
     }
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return obj;
 }
 
@@ -1086,19 +1211,21 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     // init list
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     pylist = PyList_New(0);
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+    
     if (!pylist) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_NoMemory();
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1107,24 +1234,24 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
     for (i=0; (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
         PyObject* s = this->readline();
         if (s == NULL) {
-            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
             Py_DECREF(pylist);
-            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
             return NULL;
         }
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyList_Append(pylist, s);
         i += PyString_Size(s);
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }
 
     // error check
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         Py_DECREF(pylist);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1152,16 +1279,18 @@ wxPyCBInputStream::wxPyCBInputStream(PyObject *r, PyObject *s, PyObject *t, bool
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream::~wxPyCBInputStream() {
-    if (m_block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked;
+    if (m_block) blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     Py_XDECREF(m_read);
     Py_XDECREF(m_seek);
     Py_XDECREF(m_tell);
-    if (m_block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (m_block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
-    if (block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked;
+    if (block) blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
 
     PyObject* read = getMethod(py, "read");
     PyObject* seek = getMethod(py, "seek");
@@ -1172,11 +1301,11 @@ wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
         Py_XDECREF(read);
         Py_XDECREF(seek);
         Py_XDECREF(tell);
-        if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return new wxPyCBInputStream(read, seek, tell, block);
 }
 
@@ -1214,7 +1343,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
     if (bufsize == 0)
         return 0;
 
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(i)", bufsize);
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_read, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
@@ -1232,7 +1361,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
     }
     else
         m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR;
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -1242,7 +1371,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysWrite(const void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
 }
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
 #ifdef _LARGE_FILES
     // off_t is a 64-bit value...
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(Li)", off, mode);
@@ -1252,13 +1381,13 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_seek, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     Py_XDECREF(result);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return OnSysTell();
 }
 
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("()");
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_tell, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
@@ -1268,12 +1397,11 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
         if (PyLong_Check(result))
             o = PyLong_AsLongLong(result);
         else
-#else
-        o = PyInt_AsLong(result);
 #endif
+            o = PyInt_AsLong(result);
         Py_DECREF(result);
     };
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -1292,12 +1420,14 @@ wxPyCallback::wxPyCallback(const wxPyCallback& other) {
 }
 
 wxPyCallback::~wxPyCallback() {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     Py_DECREF(m_func);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 
+#define wxPy_PRECALLINIT     "_preCallInit"
+#define wxPy_POSTCALLCLEANUP "_postCallCleanup"
 
 // This function is used for all events destined for Python event handlers.
 void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
@@ -1306,9 +1436,9 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
     PyObject*       result;
     PyObject*       arg;
     PyObject*       tuple;
-    bool            checkSkip = FALSE;
+    bool            checkSkip = False;
 
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     wxString className = event.GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
 
     // If the event is one of these types then pass the original
@@ -1325,32 +1455,65 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
         arg = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&event, className);
     }
 
-    // Call the event handler, passing the event object
-    tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
-    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
-    result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);
-    if ( result ) {
-        Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
-        PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
-    } else {
+    if (!arg) {
         PyErr_Print();
-    }
-
-    if ( checkSkip ) {
-        // if the event object was one of our special types and
-        // it had been cloned, then we need to extract the Skipped
-        // value from the original and set it in the clone.
-        result = PyObject_CallMethod(arg, "GetSkipped", "");
+    } else {
+        // "intern" the pre/post method names to speed up the HasAttr
+        static PyObject* s_preName  = NULL;
+        static PyObject* s_postName = NULL;
+        if (s_preName == NULL) {
+            s_preName  = PyString_FromString(wxPy_PRECALLINIT);
+            s_postName = PyString_FromString(wxPy_POSTCALLCLEANUP);
+        }
+        
+        // Check if the event object needs some preinitialization
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(arg, s_preName)) {
+            result = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(arg, s_preName, arg, NULL);
+            if ( result ) {
+                Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
+                PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
+            } else {
+                PyErr_Print();
+            }            
+        }
+        
+        // Call the event handler, passing the event object
+        tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
+        result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);
         if ( result ) {
-            event.Skip(PyInt_AsLong(result));
-            Py_DECREF(result);
+            Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
+            PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
         } else {
             PyErr_Print();
         }
-    }
 
-    Py_DECREF(tuple);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        // Check if the event object needs some post cleanup
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(arg, s_postName)) {
+            result = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(arg, s_postName, arg, NULL);
+            if ( result ) {
+                Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
+                PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
+            } else {
+                PyErr_Print();
+            }            
+        }
+
+        if ( checkSkip ) {
+            // if the event object was one of our special types and
+            // it had been cloned, then we need to extract the Skipped
+            // value from the original and set it in the clone.
+            result = PyObject_CallMethod(arg, "GetSkipped", "");
+            if ( result ) {
+                event.Skip(PyInt_AsLong(result));
+                Py_DECREF(result);
+            } else {
+                PyErr_Print();
+            }
+        }
+        Py_DECREF(tuple);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 
@@ -1396,7 +1559,6 @@ PyObject* PyFindClassWithAttr(PyObject *klass, PyObject *name)
 
     if (PyType_Check(klass)) {      // new style classes
         // This code is borrowed/adapted from _PyType_Lookup in typeobject.c
-        // (TODO: This part is not tested yet, so I'm not sure it is correct...)
         PyTypeObject* type = (PyTypeObject*)klass;
         PyObject *mro, *res, *base, *dict;
         /* Look in tp_dict of types in MRO */
@@ -1471,7 +1633,7 @@ bool wxPyCallbackHelper::findCallback(const char* name) const {
         // not from a base class...
         if (PyMethod_Check(method) &&
             (klass = PyMethod_GetDefiningClass(method, (char*)name)) != NULL &&
-            ((klass == m_class) || PyClass_IsSubclass(klass, m_class))) {
+            ((klass == m_class) || PyObject_IsSubclass(klass, m_class))) {
 
             // ...then we'll save a pointer to the method so callCallback can call it.
             self->m_lastFound = method;
@@ -1486,7 +1648,7 @@ bool wxPyCallbackHelper::findCallback(const char* name) const {
 
 int wxPyCallbackHelper::callCallback(PyObject* argTuple) const {
     PyObject*   result;
-    int         retval = FALSE;
+    int         retval = False;
 
     result = callCallbackObj(argTuple);
     if (result) {                       // Assumes an integer return type...
@@ -1498,7 +1660,7 @@ int wxPyCallbackHelper::callCallback(PyObject* argTuple) const {
 }
 
 // Invoke the Python callable object, returning the raw PyObject return
-// value.  Caller should DECREF the return value and also call PyEval_SaveThread.
+// value.  Caller should DECREF the return value and also manage the GIL.
 PyObject* wxPyCallbackHelper::callCallbackObj(PyObject* argTuple) const {
     PyObject* result;
 
@@ -1536,10 +1698,10 @@ PyObject* wxPyCBH_callCallbackObj(const wxPyCallbackHelper& cbh, PyObject* argTu
 
 void wxPyCBH_delete(wxPyCallbackHelper* cbh) {
     if (cbh->m_incRef) {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_self);
         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_class);
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1553,26 +1715,26 @@ void wxPyCBH_delete(wxPyCallbackHelper* cbh) {
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
     //m_self = Py_None;         // **** We don't do normal ref counting to prevent
     //Py_INCREF(m_self);        //      circular loops...
-    m_cloned = FALSE;
+    m_cloned = False;
 }
 
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::~wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);
     m_self = self;
     if (clone) {
         Py_INCREF(m_self);
-        m_cloned = TRUE;
+        m_cloned = True;
     }
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
 }
 
 PyObject* wxPyEvtSelfRef::GetSelf() const {
@@ -1593,7 +1755,7 @@ wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(int winid, wxEventType commandType)
 wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(const wxPyEvent& evt)
     : wxEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -1609,7 +1771,7 @@ wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(wxEventType commandType, int id)
 wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(const wxPyCommandEvent& evt)
     : wxCommandEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -1619,89 +1781,47 @@ wxPyCommandEvent::~wxPyCommandEvent() {
 
 
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-wxPyTimer::wxPyTimer(PyObject* callback) {
-    func = callback;
-    Py_INCREF(func);
-}
-
-wxPyTimer::~wxPyTimer() {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-    Py_DECREF(func);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
-}
-
-void wxPyTimer::Notify() {
-    if (!func || func == Py_None) {
-        wxTimer::Notify();
-    }
-    else {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-
-        PyObject*   result;
-        PyObject*   args = Py_BuildValue("()");
-
-        result = PyEval_CallObject(func, args);
-        Py_DECREF(args);
-        if (result) {
-            Py_DECREF(result);
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        } else {
-            PyErr_Print();
-        }
-
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
-    }
-}
-
-
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Convert a wxList to a Python List
+// Convert a wxList to a Python List, only works for lists of wxObjects
 
-PyObject* wxPy_ConvertList(wxListBase* listbase, const char* className) {
+PyObject* wxPy_ConvertList(wxListBase* listbase) {
     wxList*     list = (wxList*)listbase;  // this is probably bad...
     PyObject*   pyList;
     PyObject*   pyObj;
     wxObject*   wxObj;
     wxNode*     node = list->GetFirst();
 
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     pyList = PyList_New(0);
     while (node) {
         wxObj = node->GetData();
-        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); //wxPyConstructObject(wxObj, className);
+        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj);
         PyList_Append(pyList, pyObj);
         node = node->GetNext();
     }
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     return pyList;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
+
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     return (long)win->GetHandle();
 #endif
 
-    // Find and return the actual X-Window.
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    if (win->m_wxwindow) {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        return (long) GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW(GTK_PIZZA(win->m_wxwindow)->bin_window);
-#else
-        GdkWindowPrivate* bwin = (GdkWindowPrivate*)GTK_PIZZA(win->m_wxwindow)->bin_window;
-        if (bwin) {
-            return (long)bwin->xwindow;
-        }
+#if defined(__WXGTK__) || defined(__WXX11)
+    return (long)GetXWindow(win);
 #endif
-    }
+    
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    //return (long)MAC_WXHWND(win->MacGetTopLevelWindowRef());
+    return (long)win->GetHandle();
 #endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1709,34 +1829,28 @@ long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
 // Some helper functions for typemaps in my_typemaps.i, so they won't be
 // included in every file over and over again...
 
-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009
-    static char* wxStringErrorMsg = "String or Unicode type required";
-#else
-    static char* wxStringErrorMsg = "String type required";
-#endif
-
-
 wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
-    wxString* target;
-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009  // Have Python unicode API
+    wxString* target = NULL;
+
     if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "String or Unicode type required");
         return NULL;
     }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-    if (PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        target = new wxString();
-        size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(source);
-        if (len) {
-            PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)source, target->GetWriteBuf(len), len);
-            target->UngetWriteBuf();
-        }
-    } else {
-        // It is a string, get pointers to it and transform to unicode
-        char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
-        PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
-        target = new wxString(tmpPtr, *wxConvCurrent, tmpSize);
+    PyObject* uni = source;
+    if (PyString_Check(source)) {
+        uni = PyUnicode_FromObject(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
+    }
+    target = new wxString();
+    size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(uni);
+    if (len) {
+        PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)uni, target->GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+        target->UngetWriteBuf();
     }
+
+    if (PyString_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(uni);
 #else
     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
     if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize) == -1) {
@@ -1745,14 +1859,7 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     target = new wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
-
-#else  // No Python unicode API (1.5.2)
-    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    target = new wxString(PyString_AS_STRING(source), PyString_GET_SIZE(source));
-#endif
+    
     return target;
 }
 
@@ -1761,45 +1868,37 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
 wxString Py2wxString(PyObject* source)
 {
     wxString target;
-    bool     doDecRef = FALSE;
-
-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009  // Have Python unicode API
-    if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        // Convert to String if not one already...  (TODO: Unicode too?)
-        source = PyObject_Str(source);
-        doDecRef = TRUE;
-    }
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-    if (PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(source);
-        if (len) {
-            PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)source, target.GetWriteBuf(len), len);
-            target.UngetWriteBuf();
-        }
-    } else {
-        // It is a string, get pointers to it and transform to unicode
-        char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
-        PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
-        target = wxString(tmpPtr, *wxConvCurrent, tmpSize);
-    }
+    // Convert to a unicode object, if not already, then to a wxString
+    PyObject* uni = source;
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
+        uni = PyUnicode_FromObject(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return wxEmptyString;  // TODO:  should we PyErr_Clear?
+    }    
+    size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(uni);
+    if (len) {
+        PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)uni, target.GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+        target.UngetWriteBuf();
+    }
+    
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(uni);
 #else
+    // Convert to a string object if it isn't already, then to wxString
+    PyObject* str = source;
+    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
+        str = PyObject_Str(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return wxEmptyString;    // TODO:  should we PyErr_Clear?
+    }
     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
-    PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
+    PyString_AsStringAndSize(str, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
     target = wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
+    
+    if (!PyString_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(str);
 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 
-#else  // No Python unicode API (1.5.2)
-    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
-        // Convert to String if not one already...
-        source = PyObject_Str(source);
-        doDecRef = TRUE;
-    }
-    target = wxString(PyString_AS_STRING(source), PyString_GET_SIZE(source));
-#endif
-
-    if (doDecRef)
-        Py_DECREF(source);
     return target;
 }
 
@@ -1917,24 +2016,24 @@ static inline bool wxPointFromObjects(PyObject* o1, PyObject* o2, wxPoint* point
     if (PyInt_Check(o1) && PyInt_Check(o2)) {
         point->x = PyInt_AS_LONG(o1);
         point->y = PyInt_AS_LONG(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
     if (PyFloat_Check(o1) && PyFloat_Check(o2)) {
         point->x = (int)PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(o1);
         point->y = (int)PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
-    if (PyInstance_Check(o1) || PyInstance_Check(o2)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o1) || wxPySwigInstance_Check(o2)) {  // TODO: Why???
         // Disallow instances because they can cause havok
-        return false;
+        return False;
     }
     if (PyNumber_Check(o1) && PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
         // I believe this excludes instances, so this should be safe without INCREFFing o1 and o2
         point->x = PyInt_AsLong(o1);
         point->y = PyInt_AsLong(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
-    return false;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1982,9 +2081,9 @@ wxPoint* wxPoint_LIST_helper(PyObject* source, int *count) {
                 goto error2;
             }
         }
-        else if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        else if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxPoint* pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **)&pt, "_wxPoint_p")) {
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **)&pt, wxT("wxPoint"))) {
                 goto error2;
             }
             temp[x] = *pt;
@@ -2036,10 +2135,10 @@ wxBitmap** wxBitmap_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxBitmap*    pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &pt,"_wxBitmap_p")) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxBitmap_p.");
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **) &pt, wxT("wxBitmap"))) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxBitmap.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = pt;
@@ -2100,10 +2199,10 @@ wxAcceleratorEntry* wxAcceleratorEntry_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxAcceleratorEntry* ae;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &ae,"_wxAcceleratorEntry_p")) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxAcceleratorEntry_p.");
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **) &ae, wxT("wxAcceleratorEntry"))) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxAcceleratorEntry.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = *ae;
@@ -2136,11 +2235,11 @@ wxPen** wxPen_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxPen*  pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &pt,"_wxPen_p")) {
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **)&pt, wxT("wxPen"))) {
                 delete temp;
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxPen_p.");
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxPen.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = pt;
@@ -2160,7 +2259,7 @@ bool wxPy2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
     PyObject *o1, *o2;
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(source) || PySequence_Length(source) != 2)
-        return FALSE;
+        return False;
 
     if (isFast) {
         o1 = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(source, 0);
@@ -2178,7 +2277,7 @@ bool wxPy2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 
 
@@ -2187,7 +2286,7 @@ bool wxPy4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
     PyObject *o1, *o2, *o3, *o4;
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(source) || PySequence_Length(source) != 4)
-        return FALSE;
+        return False;
 
     if (isFast) {
         o1 = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(source, 0);
@@ -2213,84 +2312,62 @@ bool wxPy4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
         Py_DECREF(o3);
         Py_DECREF(o4);
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj) {
+bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
+{
+    void* ptr;
 
-    // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
-        wxSize* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxSize_p"))
-            goto error;
-        *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    // otherwise a 2-tuple of integers is expected
-    else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 2) {
-        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
-        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
-        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
-            Py_DECREF(o1);
-            Py_DECREF(o2);
-            goto error;
-        }
-        **obj = wxSize(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2));
-        Py_DECREF(o1);
-        Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
-    }
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source) &&
+        wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, classname))
+        return True;
 
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxSize object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == seqLen)
+        return True;
+
+    return False;
 }
 
+bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj)
+{
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxSize(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+    return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxSize"));
+}
 
-bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj) {
 
-    // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
-        wxPoint* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxPoint_p"))
-            goto error;
-        *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    // otherwise a length-2 sequence of integers is expected
-    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == 2) {
-        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
-        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
-        // This should really check for integers, not numbers -- but that would break code.
-        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
-            Py_DECREF(o1);
-            Py_DECREF(o2);
-            goto error;
-        }
-        **obj = wxPoint(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2));
-        Py_DECREF(o1);
-        Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
+bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
+{
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxPoint(-1,-1);
+        return True;
     }
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxPoint object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxPoint"));
 }
 
 
 
 bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxRealPoint(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRealPoint* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxRealPoint_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxRealPoint")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise a 2-tuple of floats is expected
     else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 2) {
@@ -2304,26 +2381,30 @@ bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
         **obj = wxRealPoint(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxRealPoint object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
 
-
 bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxRect(-1,-1,-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRect* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxRect_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxRect")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise a 4-tuple of integers is expected
     else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 4) {
@@ -2345,25 +2426,30 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
         Py_DECREF(o2);
         Py_DECREF(o3);
         Py_DECREF(o4);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 4-tuple of integers or a wxRect object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
 
 bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
 
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxNullColour;
+        return True;
+    }
+
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxColour* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxColour_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxColour")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise check for a string
     else if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
@@ -2376,11 +2462,11 @@ bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
             spec.Mid(5,2).ToLong(&blue,  16);
 
             **obj = wxColour(red, green, blue);
-            return TRUE;
+            return True;
         }
         else {                                       // it's a colour name
             **obj = wxColour(spec);
-            return TRUE;
+            return True;
         }
     }
     // last chance: 3-tuple of integers is expected
@@ -2398,48 +2484,65 @@ bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
         Py_DECREF(o3);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
                     "Expected a wxColour object or a string containing a colour name or '#RRGGBB'.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
+bool wxColour_typecheck(PyObject* source) {
+
+    if (wxPySimple_typecheck(source, wxT("wxColour"), 3))
+        return True;
+
+    if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source))
+        return True;
+
+    return False;
+}
+
+
+
+bool wxPoint2D_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint2D** obj) {
+
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxPoint2D(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
 
-bool wxPoint2DDouble_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint2DDouble** obj) {
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
-        wxPoint2DDouble* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxPoint2DDouble_p"))
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
+        wxPoint2D* ptr;
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxPoint2D")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise a length-2 sequence of floats is expected
     if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == 2) {
         PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
         PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
-        // This should really check for integers, not numbers -- but that would break code.
+        // This should really check for floats, not numbers -- but that would break code.
         if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
             Py_DECREF(o1);
             Py_DECREF(o2);
             goto error;
         }
-        **obj = wxPoint2DDouble(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
+        **obj = wxPoint2D(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
  error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxPoint2DDouble object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxPoint2D object.");
+    return False;
 }
 
 
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PyObject* wxArrayString2PyList_helper(const wxArrayString& arr) {