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index 0943cabc006302e47d3ab25c8cdaf1d71fb32b84..24d16eb3521bdffc591d6c65b49d924ceb154bb6 100644 (file)
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 //
 // Author:      Robin Dunn
 //
-// Created:     7/1/97
+// Created:     1-July-1997
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 by Total Control Software
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#include <stdio.h>  // get the correct definition of NULL
 
 #undef DEBUG
 #include <Python.h>
-#include "helpers.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/pyistream.h"
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #include <wx/msw/private.h>
 #include <wx/gtk/win_gtk.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <wx/clipbrd.h>
+#include <wx/mimetype.h>
+#include <wx/image.h>
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryStart( int& argc, char** argv );
-#else
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryStart( int argc, char** argv );
+#if PYTHON_API_VERSION <= 1007 && wxUSE_UNICODE
+#error Python must support Unicode to use wxWindows Unicode
 #endif
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryInitGui();
-void WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryCleanup();
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 wxPyApp* wxPythonApp = NULL;  // Global instance of application object
+bool wxPyDoCleanup = False;
+bool wxPyDoingCleanup = False;
 
 
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
@@ -61,6 +64,12 @@ wxMutex*              wxPyTMutex = NULL;
 #endif
 
 
+static PyObject* wxPython_dict = NULL;
+static PyObject* wxPyAssertionError = NULL;
+
+PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
+
+
 #ifdef __WXMSW__             // If building for win32...
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This gets run when the DLL is loaded.  We just need to save a handle.
@@ -72,8 +81,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(
     LPVOID      lpvReserved  // reserved
    )
 {
-    wxSetInstance(hinstDLL);
-    return 1;
+    // If wxPython is embedded in another wxWindows app then
+    // the inatance has already been set.
+    if (! wxGetInstance())
+        wxSetInstance(hinstDLL);
+    return True;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -81,19 +93,22 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(
 // Classes for implementing the wxp main application shell.
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyApp, wxApp);
+
 
 wxPyApp::wxPyApp() {
-//    printf("**** ctor\n");
+    m_assertMode = wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION;
+    m_startupComplete = False;
 }
 
+
 wxPyApp::~wxPyApp() {
-//    printf("**** dtor\n");
 }
 
 
-// This one isn't acutally called...  See __wxStart()
+// This one isn't acutally called...  We fake it with _BootstrapApp
 bool wxPyApp::OnInit() {
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -102,11 +117,11 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 
     DeletePendingObjects();
     bool initialized = wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() != 0;
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    m_initialized = initialized;
-#endif
-
     if (initialized) {
+        if ( m_exitOnFrameDelete == Later ) {
+            m_exitOnFrameDelete = Yes;
+        }
+
         retval = wxApp::MainLoop();
         OnExit();
     }
@@ -114,135 +129,372 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 }
 
 
+bool wxPyApp::OnInitGui() {
+    bool rval=True;
+    wxApp::OnInitGui();  // in this case always call the base class version
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();  
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInitGui"))
+        rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return rval;
+}
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+int wxPyApp::OnExit() {
+    int rval=0;
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnExit"))
+        rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxApp::OnExit();  // in this case always call the base class version
+    return rval;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
+                     int line,
+                     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();
+    if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnAssert"))) {
+        PyObject* fso = wx2PyString(file);
+        PyObject* cso = wx2PyString(file);
+        PyObject* mso;
+        if (msg != NULL)
+            mso = wx2PyString(file);
+        else {
+            mso = Py_None; Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        }
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(OiOO)", fso, line, cso, mso));
+        Py_DECREF(fso);
+        Py_DECREF(cso);
+        Py_DECREF(mso);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+
+    // ...otherwise do our own thing with it
+    if (! found) {
+        // ignore it?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_SUPPRESS)
+            return;
+
+        // turn it into a Python exception?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION) {
+            wxString buf;
+            buf.Alloc(4096);
+            buf.Printf(wxT("C++ assertion \"%s\" failed in %s(%d)"), cond, file, line);
+            if (msg != NULL) {
+                buf += wxT(": ");
+                buf += msg;
+            }
 
-// This is where we pick up the first part of the wxEntry functionality...
-// The rest is in __wxStart and  __wxCleanup.  This function is called when
-// wxcmodule is imported.  (Before there is a wxApp object.)
-void __wxPreStart()
-{
+            // set the exception
+            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            PyObject* s = wx2PyString(buf);
+            PyErr_SetObject(wxPyAssertionError, s);
+            Py_DECREF(s);
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-//    wxCrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_LEAK_CHECK_DF);
+            // Now when control returns to whatever API wrapper was called from
+            // Python it should detect that an exception is set and will return
+            // NULL, signalling the exception to Python.
+        }
+
+        // Send it to the normal log destination, but only if
+        // not _DIALOG because it will call this too
+        if ( (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_LOG) && !(m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG)) {
+            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);
+        }
+
+        // do the normal wx assert dialog?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG)
+            wxApp::OnAssert(file, line, cond, msg);
+    }
+}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyEval_InitThreads();
-    wxPyTStates = new wxPyThreadStateArray;
-    wxPyTMutex = new wxMutex;
+
+
+/*static*/
+bool wxPyApp::GetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macSupportPCMenuShortcuts;
+#else
+    return 0;
 #endif
+}
 
-    // Bail out if there is already windows created.  This means that the
-    // toolkit has already been initialized, as in embedding wxPython in
-    // a C++ wxWindows app.
-    if (wxTopLevelWindows.Number() > 0)
-        return;
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacAboutMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macAboutMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacPreferencesMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macPreferencesMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
-    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++)
-            argv[x] = copystring(PyString_AsString(PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x)));
-        argv[argc] = NULL;
-    }
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacExitMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macExitMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
 
-    wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
-    delete [] argv;
+/*static*/
+wxString wxPyApp::GetMacHelpMenuTitleName() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macHelpMenuTitleName;
+#else
+    return wxEmptyString;
+#endif
 }
 
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts(bool val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macSupportPCMenuShortcuts = val;
+#endif
+}
 
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacAboutMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macAboutMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
 
-// Start the user application, user App's OnInit method is a parameter here
-PyObject* __wxStart(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
-{
-    PyObject*   onInitFunc = NULL;
-    PyObject*   arglist;
-    PyObject*   result;
-    long        bResult;
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacPreferencesMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macPreferencesMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
 
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &onInitFunc))
-        return NULL;
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacExitMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macExitMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
 
-#if 0  // Try it out without this check, see how it does...
-    if (wxTopLevelWindows.Number() > 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Only 1 wxApp per process!");
-        return NULL;
-    }
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacHelpMenuTitleName(const wxString& val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macHelpMenuTitleName = val;
 #endif
+}
+
 
-    // This is the next part of the wxEntry functionality...
-    int argc = 0;
+// 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;
+    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++)
-            argv[x] = copystring(PyString_AsString(PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x)));
+        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
+            PyObject *pyArg = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
+            argv[x] = PyString_AsString(pyArg);
+        }
         argv[argc] = NULL;
     }
-    wxPythonApp->argc = argc;
-    wxPythonApp->argv = argv;
-
-    wxEntryInitGui();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 
-    // Call the Python App's OnInit function
-    arglist = PyTuple_New(0);
-    result = PyEval_CallObject(onInitFunc, arglist);
-    if (!result) {      // an exception was raised.
-        return NULL;
+    result = wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
+    delete [] argv;
+    
+    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(False);
+
+    // 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")) {                
+        retval = wxPyCBH_callCallbackObj(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+        pyint = PyNumber_Int(retval);
+        if (! pyint) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
+            goto error;
+        }
+        result = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyint);
     }
-
-    if (! PyInt_Check(result)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
-        return NULL;
+    else {
+        // Is it okay if there is no OnInit?  Probably so...
+        result = True;
     }
-    bResult = PyInt_AS_LONG(result);
-    if (! bResult) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned FALSE, exiting...");
-        return NULL;
+                                                                                    
+    
+    if (! result) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned False, exiting...");
     }
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    wxTheApp->m_initialized = (wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() > 0);
+ error:
+    Py_XDECREF(retval);
+    Py_XDECREF(pyint);
+    
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+};
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+#if 0
+static char* wxPyCopyCString(const wxChar* src)
+{
+    wxWX2MBbuf buff = (wxWX2MBbuf)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(src);
+    size_t len = strlen(buff);
+    char*  dest = new char[len+1];
+    strcpy(dest, buff);
+    return dest;
+}
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+static char* wxPyCopyCString(const char* src)   // we need a char version too
+{
+    size_t len = strlen(src);
+    char*  dest = new char[len+1];
+    strcpy(dest, src);
+    return dest;
+}
+#endif
+
+static wxChar* wxPyCopyWString(const char *src)
+{
+    //wxMB2WXbuf buff = wxConvCurrent->cMB2WX(src);
+    wxString str(src, *wxConvCurrent);
+    return copystring(str);
+}
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+static wxChar* wxPyCopyWString(const wxChar *src)
+{
+    return copystring(src);
+}
+#endif
 #endif
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+
+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.)  The rest happens in
+// wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp
+void __wxPyPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
+{
 
-void __wxCleanup() {
-    wxEntryCleanup();
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+//    wxCrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_LEAK_CHECK_DF);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+    PyEval_InitThreads();
+    wxPyTStates = new wxPyThreadStateArray;
+    wxPyTMutex = new wxMutex;
+
+    // Save the current (main) thread state in our array
+    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(tstate);
+#endif
+
+    // Ensure that the build options in the DLL (or whatever) match this build
+    wxApp::CheckBuildOptions(WX_BUILD_OPTIONS_SIGNATURE, "wxPython");
+
+    // Init the stock objects to a non-NULL value so SWIG doesn't create them as None
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(True);
+}
+
+
+
+void __wxPyCleanup() {
+    wxPyDoingCleanup = True;
+    if (wxPyDoCleanup) {
+        wxPyDoCleanup = False;
+        wxEntryCleanup();
+    }
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
     delete wxPyTMutex;
     wxPyTMutex = NULL;
     wxPyTStates->Empty();
     delete wxPyTStates;
     wxPyTStates = NULL;
+#endif
 }
 
 
-
-static PyObject* wxPython_dict = NULL;
-static PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
-
-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;
     }
 
@@ -250,12 +502,17 @@ 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__"
 #endif
-#ifdef __WXQT__
-#define wxPlatform "__WXQT__"
+#ifdef __WXX11__
+#define wxPlatform "__WXX11__"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXGTK__"
@@ -267,10 +524,210 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMAC__"
 #endif
 
-    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "wxPlatform", PyString_FromString(wxPlatform));
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+    int wxdebug = 1;
+#else
+    int wxdebug = 0;
+#endif
+
+    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));
+
+    RETURN_NONE();
+}
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// 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;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// 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.
+
+void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(bool init)
+{
+    PyObject* obj;
+    PyObject* ptrobj;
+
+
+#define REINITOBJ(name, classname) \
+    if ( init ) { name = (classname*)0xC0C0C0C0; } else { \
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, dropwx(#name)); \
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)) \
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance: " #name)); \
+    ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr((void*)name, wxT(#classname)); \
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
+    Py_DECREF(ptrobj); }
+
+#define REINITOBJ2(name, classname) \
+    if ( init ) { } else { \
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, dropwx(#name)); \
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)) \
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance: " #name)); \
+    ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr((void*)&name, wxT(#classname)); \
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
+    Py_DECREF(ptrobj); }
+
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxNORMAL_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxSMALL_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxITALIC_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxSWISS_FONT, wxFont);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTRANSPARENT_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_DASHED_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREY_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxMEDIUM_GREY_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY_PEN, wxPen);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLUE_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTRANSPARENT_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxMEDIUM_GREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLUE, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY, wxColour);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxSTANDARD_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ(wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCROSS_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullBitmap, wxBitmap);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullIcon, wxIcon);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullCursor, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullPen, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullBrush, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullPalette, wxPalette);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullFont, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullColour, wxColour);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheFontList, wxFontList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxThePenList, wxPenList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheBrushList, wxBrushList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheColourDatabase, wxColourDatabase);
+
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheClipboard, wxClipboard);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxDefaultValidator, wxValidator);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullImage, wxImage);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullAcceleratorTable, wxAcceleratorTable);
+
+#undef REINITOBJ
+#undef REINITOBJ2
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
+                                        // may have already garbage collected the object...
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    }
+}
+
+void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    }
+}
+
+
+// This is called when an OOR controled object is being destroyed.  Although
+// the C++ object is going away there is no way to force the Python object
+// (and all references to it) to die too.  This causes problems (crashes) in
+// wxPython when a python shadow object attempts to call a C++ method using
+// 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 _core_ex.py for the implementation of this class.
+void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
+
+    static PyObject* deadObjectClass = NULL;
+
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (deadObjectClass == NULL) {
+        deadObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyDeadObject");
+        // 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 ) {
+        // 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__");
+        if (func) {
+            PyObject* rv = PyObject_CallMethod(self->m_obj, "__del__", NULL);
+            Py_XDECREF(rv);
+            Py_DECREF(func);
+        }
+        if (PyErr_Occurred())
+            PyErr_Clear();      // just ignore it for now
+
+        
+        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);
+        }
+    }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 }
 
 
@@ -283,6 +740,7 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 // is not the same as the shadow class name, for example wxPyTreeCtrl
 // vs. wxTreeCtrl.  It needs to be referenced in Python as well as from C++,
 // so we'll just make it a Python dictionary in the wx module's namespace.
+// (See __wxSetDictionary)
 void wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add(const char* commonName, const char* ptrName) {
     if (! wxPyPtrTypeMap)
         wxPyPtrTypeMap = PyDict_New();
@@ -293,57 +751,47 @@ void wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add(const char* commonName, const char* ptrName) {
 
 
 
-PyObject* wxPyClassExists(const char* className) {
-
-    if (!className)
-        return NULL;
-
-    char    buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", className);
-    PyObject* 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;
-            wxPyClientData* data = (wxPyClientData*)eh->GetClientObject();
+            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();
-            wxChar*      name = (wxChar*)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 wxPyClientData(target));
+                    ((wxEvtHandler*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
             } else {
-                wxString msg("wxPython class not found for ");
+                wxString msg(wxT("wxPython class not found for "));
                 msg += source->GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NameError, msg.c_str());
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NameError, msg.mbc_str());
                 target = NULL;
             }
         }
@@ -358,176 +806,428 @@ 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;
-        wxPyClientData* data = (wxPyClientData*)sz->GetClientObject();
+        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 wxPyClientData(target));
+            ((wxSizer*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
     }
     return target;
 }
 
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+inline
+unsigned long wxPyGetCurrentThreadId() {
+    return wxThread::GetCurrentId();
+}
+
+static PyThreadState* gs_shutdownTState;
+
+static
+PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
+    if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) // Python is shutting down...
+        return gs_shutdownTState;
+
+    unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
+    PyThreadState* 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;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
+    wxASSERT_MSG(tstate, wxT("PyThreadState should not be NULL!"));
+    return tstate;
+}
+
+static
+void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
+    if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) { // Python is shutting down, assume a single thread...
+        gs_shutdownTState = tstate;
+        return;
+    }
+    unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
+    wxPyTMutex->Lock();
+    for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
+        wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
+        if (info.tid == ctid) {
+#if 0
+            if (info.tstate != tstate)
+                wxLogMessage("*** tstate mismatch!???");
+#endif
+            // info.tstate = tstate;    *** DO NOT update existing ones???
+            // Normally it will never change, but apparently COM callbacks
+            // (i.e. ActiveX controls) will (incorrectly IMHO) use a transient
+            // tstate which will then be garbage the next time we try to use
+            // it...
+            wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    // not found, so add it...
+    wxPyTStates->Add(new wxPyThreadState(ctid, tstate));
+    wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+// Calls from Python to wxWindows code are wrapped in calls to these
+// functions:
+
+PyThreadState* wxPyBeginAllowThreads() {
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+    PyThreadState* saved = PyEval_SaveThread();  // Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
+    wxPySaveThreadState(saved);
+    return saved;
+#else
+    return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
+void wxPyEndAllowThreads(PyThreadState* saved) {
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+    PyEval_RestoreThread(saved);   // Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+
+// 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() {
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
+    PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
+#endif
+}
+
+
+void wxPyEndBlockThreads() {
+#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
+    // Is there any need to save it again?
+    // PyThreadState* tstate =
+    PyEval_SaveThread();
+#endif
+}
+
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxPyInputStream and wxPyCBInputStream methods
+
+
+void wxPyInputStream::close() {
+    /* do nothing for now */
+}
+
+void wxPyInputStream::flush() {
+    /* do nothing for now */
+}
+
+bool wxPyInputStream::eof() {
+    if (m_wxis)
+        return m_wxis->Eof();
+    else
+        return True;
+}
+
+wxPyInputStream::~wxPyInputStream() {
+    /* do nothing */
+}
 
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const char* className,
-                              PyObject* klass,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
 
-    PyObject* obj;
-    PyObject* arg;
-    PyObject* item;
-    char      swigptr[64];      // should always be big enough...
-    char      buff[64];
 
-    if ((item = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPyPtrTypeMap, (char*)className)) != NULL) {
-        className = PyString_AsString(item);
+
+PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
+    PyObject* obj = NULL;
+    wxMemoryBuffer buf;
+    const int BUFSIZE = 1024;
+
+    // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
+    if (!m_wxis) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
     }
-    sprintf(buff, "_%s_p", className);
-    SWIG_MakePtr(swigptr, ptr, buff);
 
-    arg = Py_BuildValue("(s)", swigptr);
-    obj = PyInstance_New(klass, arg, NULL);
-    Py_DECREF(arg);
+    if (size < 0) {
+        // read while bytes are available on the stream
+        while ( m_wxis->CanRead() ) {
+            m_wxis->Read(buf.GetAppendBuf(BUFSIZE), BUFSIZE);
+            buf.UngetAppendBuf(m_wxis->LastRead());
+        }
 
-    if (setThisOwn) {
-        PyObject* one = PyInt_FromLong(1);
-        PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "thisown", one);
-        Py_DECREF(one);
+    } else {  // Read only size number of characters
+        m_wxis->Read(buf.GetWriteBuf(size), size);
+        buf.UngetWriteBuf(m_wxis->LastRead());
     }
 
+    // error check
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
+    }
+    else {
+        // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
+        obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, buf.GetDataLen());
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     return obj;
 }
 
 
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const char* className,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
-    PyObject* obj;
+PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
+    PyObject* obj = NULL;
+    wxMemoryBuffer buf;
+    int i;
+    char ch;
+
+    // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
+    if (!m_wxis) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // read until \n or byte limit reached
+    for (i=ch=0; (ch != '\n') && (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((size < 0) || (i < size)); i++) {
+        ch = m_wxis->GetC();
+        buf.AppendByte(ch);
+    }
+
+    // errorcheck
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
+    }
+    else {
+        // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
+        obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char*)buf.GetData(), buf.GetDataLen());
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return obj;
+}
+
+
+PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
+    PyObject* pylist;
+
+    // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
+    if (!m_wxis) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // init list
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    pylist = PyList_New(0);
+    if (!pylist) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_NoMemory();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    // read sizehint bytes or until EOF
+    int i;
+    for (i=0; (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
+        PyObject* s = this->readline();
+        if (s == NULL) {
+            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            Py_DECREF(pylist);
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyList_Append(pylist, s);
+        i += PyString_Size(s);
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    }
+
+    // error check
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(pylist);
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return pylist;
+}
+
+
+void wxPyInputStream::seek(int offset, int whence) {
+    if (m_wxis)
+        m_wxis->SeekI(offset, wxSeekMode(whence));
+}
+
+int wxPyInputStream::tell(){
+    if (m_wxis)
+        return m_wxis->TellI();
+    else return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+wxPyCBInputStream::wxPyCBInputStream(PyObject *r, PyObject *s, PyObject *t, bool block)
+    : wxInputStream(), m_read(r), m_seek(s), m_tell(t), m_block(block)
+{}
+
+
+wxPyCBInputStream::~wxPyCBInputStream() {
+    if (m_block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    Py_XDECREF(m_read);
+    Py_XDECREF(m_seek);
+    Py_XDECREF(m_tell);
+    if (m_block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+}
 
-    if (!ptr) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
-    }
 
-    char    buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", className);
+wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
+    if (block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
 
-    wxASSERT_MSG(wxPython_dict, "wxPython_dict is not set yet!!");
+    PyObject* read = getMethod(py, "read");
+    PyObject* seek = getMethod(py, "seek");
+    PyObject* tell = getMethod(py, "tell");
 
-    PyObject* classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-    if (! classobj) {
-        char temp[128];
-        sprintf(temp,
-                "*** Unknown class name %s, tell Robin about it please ***",
-                buff);
-        obj = PyString_FromString(temp);
-        return obj;
+    if (!read) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Not a file-like object");
+        Py_XDECREF(read);
+        Py_XDECREF(seek);
+        Py_XDECREF(tell);
+        if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    return wxPyConstructObject(ptr, className, classobj, setThisOwn);
+    if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return new wxPyCBInputStream(read, seek, tell, block);
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-inline
-unsigned long wxPyGetCurrentThreadId() {
-    return wxThread::GetCurrentId();
+wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream_create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
+    return wxPyCBInputStream::create(py, block);
 }
 
-
-static
-PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
-    unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
-    PyThreadState* 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;
-            break;
-        }
+PyObject* wxPyCBInputStream::getMethod(PyObject* py, char* name) {
+    if (!PyObject_HasAttrString(py, name))
+        return NULL;
+    PyObject* o = PyObject_GetAttrString(py, name);
+    if (!PyMethod_Check(o) && !PyCFunction_Check(o)) {
+        Py_DECREF(o);
+        return NULL;
     }
-    wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
-    wxASSERT_MSG(tstate, "PyThreadState should not be NULL!");
-    return tstate;
+    return o;
 }
 
-static
-void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
-    unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
-    wxPyTMutex->Lock();
-    for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
-        wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
-        if (info.tid == ctid) {
-            info.tstate = tstate;
-            wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
-            return;
-        }
+
+size_t wxPyCBInputStream::GetSize() const {
+    wxPyCBInputStream* self = (wxPyCBInputStream*)this; // cast off const
+    if (m_seek && m_tell) {
+        off_t temp = self->OnSysTell();
+        off_t ret = self->OnSysSeek(0, wxFromEnd);
+        self->OnSysSeek(temp, wxFromStart);
+        return ret;
     }
-    // not found, so add it...
-    wxPyTStates->Add(new wxPyThreadState(ctid, tstate));
-    wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
+    else
+        return 0;
 }
 
-#endif
 
+size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
+    if (bufsize == 0)
+        return 0;
 
-// Calls from Python to wxWindows code are wrapped in calls to these
-// functions:
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(i)", bufsize);
+    PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_read, arglist);
+    Py_DECREF(arglist);
+
+    size_t o = 0;
+    if ((result != NULL) && PyString_Check(result)) {
+        o = PyString_Size(result);
+        if (o == 0)
+            m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_EOF;
+        if (o > bufsize)
+            o = bufsize;
+        memcpy((char*)buffer, PyString_AsString(result), o);  // strings only, not unicode...
+        Py_DECREF(result);
 
-PyThreadState* wxPyBeginAllowThreads() {
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyThreadState* saved = PyEval_SaveThread();  // Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    wxPySaveThreadState(saved);
-    return saved;
-#else
-    return NULL;
-#endif
+    }
+    else
+        m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR;
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return o;
 }
 
-void wxPyEndAllowThreads(PyThreadState* saved) {
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyEval_RestoreThread(saved);   // Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
-#endif
+size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysWrite(const void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
+    m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_WRITE_ERROR;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-
-
-// 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() {
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
-    PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
+off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+#ifdef _LARGE_FILES
+    // off_t is a 64-bit value...
+    PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(Li)", off, mode);
+#else
+    PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(ii)", off, mode);
 #endif
+    PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_seek, arglist);
+    Py_DECREF(arglist);
+    Py_XDECREF(result);
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return OnSysTell();
 }
 
 
-void wxPyEndBlockThreads() {
-#ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyThreadState* tstate = PyEval_SaveThread();
-    // Is there any need to save it again?
+off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("()");
+    PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_tell, arglist);
+    Py_DECREF(arglist);
+    off_t o = 0;
+    if (result != NULL) {
+#ifdef _LARGE_FILES
+        if (PyLong_Check(result))
+            o = PyLong_AsLongLong(result);
+        else
+#else
+        o = PyInt_AsLong(result);
 #endif
+        Py_DECREF(result);
+    };
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return o;
 }
 
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyCallback, wxObject);
 
@@ -556,28 +1256,50 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
     PyObject*       result;
     PyObject*       arg;
     PyObject*       tuple;
-
+    bool            checkSkip = False;
 
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     wxString className = event.GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
 
-    if (className == "wxPyEvent")
-        arg = ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
-    else if (className == "wxPyCommandEvent")
-        arg = ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
-    else
+    // If the event is one of these types then pass the original
+    // event object instead of the one passed to us.
+    if ( className == wxT("wxPyEvent") ) {
+        arg =       ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
+        checkSkip = ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetCloned();
+    }
+    else if ( className == wxT("wxPyCommandEvent") ) {
+        arg =       ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
+        checkSkip = ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetCloned();
+    }
+    else {
         arg = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&event, className);
+    }
 
+    // Call the event handler, passing the event object
     tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
-    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
     result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);
-    Py_DECREF(tuple);
-    if (result) {
-        Py_DECREF(result);
+    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();
 }
 
@@ -611,11 +1333,11 @@ void wxPyCallbackHelper::setSelf(PyObject* self, PyObject* klass, int incref) {
 // Prior to Python 2.2 PyMethod_GetClass returned the class object
 // in which the method was defined.  Starting with 2.2 it returns
 // "class that asked for the method" which seems totally bogus to me
-// but apprently if fixes some obscure problem waiting to happen in
+// but apprently it fixes some obscure problem waiting to happen in
 // Python.  Since the API was not documented Guido and the gang felt
 // safe in changing it.  Needless to say that totally screwed up the
 // logic below in wxPyCallbackHelper::findCallback, hence this icky
-// code to find the class where the method is actuallt defined...
+// code to find the class where the method is actually defined...
 
 static
 PyObject* PyFindClassWithAttr(PyObject *klass, PyObject *name)
@@ -624,7 +1346,6 @@ 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 */
@@ -663,6 +1384,7 @@ PyObject* PyFindClassWithAttr(PyObject *klass, PyObject *name)
         }
         return NULL;
     }
+    return NULL;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -698,7 +1420,7 @@ 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;
@@ -713,7 +1435,7 @@ 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...
@@ -780,7 +1502,7 @@ 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() {
@@ -797,7 +1519,7 @@ void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {
     m_self = self;
     if (clone) {
         Py_INCREF(m_self);
-        m_cloned = TRUE;
+        m_cloned = True;
     }
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 }
@@ -812,15 +1534,15 @@ IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyEvent, wxEvent);
 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyCommandEvent, wxCommandEvent);
 
 
-wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(int id)
-    : wxEvent(id) {
+wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(int winid, wxEventType commandType)
+    : wxEvent(winid, commandType) {
 }
 
 
 wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(const wxPyEvent& evt)
     : wxEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -836,7 +1558,7 @@ wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(wxEventType commandType, int id)
 wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(const wxPyCommandEvent& evt)
     : wxCommandEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -846,63 +1568,25 @@ 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* list, 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->First();
+    wxNode*     node = list->GetFirst();
 
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     pyList = PyList_New(0);
     while (node) {
-        wxObj = node->Data();
-        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); //wxPyConstructObject(wxObj, className);
+        wxObj = node->GetData();
+        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); 
         PyList_Append(pyList, pyObj);
-        node = node->Next();
+        node = node->GetNext();
     }
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     return pyList;
@@ -918,10 +1602,14 @@ long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
     // 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;
         }
+#endif
     }
 #endif
     return 0;
@@ -929,7 +1617,117 @@ long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Some helper functions for typemaps in my_typemaps.i, so they won't be
-// included in every file...
+// 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
+    if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
+        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);
+    }
+#else
+    char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
+    if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize) == -1) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Unable to convert string");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    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;
+}
+
+
+// Similar to above except doesn't use "new" and doesn't set an exception
+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);
+    }
+#else
+    char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
+    PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
+    target = wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
+#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;
+}
+
+
+// Make either a Python String or Unicode object, depending on build mode
+PyObject* wx2PyString(const wxString& src)
+{
+    PyObject* str;
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    str = PyUnicode_FromWideChar(src.c_str(), src.Len());
+#else
+    str = PyString_FromStringAndSize(src.c_str(), src.Len());
+#endif
+    return str;
+}
+
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 byte* byte_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
@@ -1029,24 +1827,24 @@ 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;
 }
 
 
@@ -1094,9 +1892,9 @@ 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;
@@ -1126,7 +1924,7 @@ error2:
     if (!isFast)
         Py_DECREF(o);
 error1:
-    delete temp;
+    delete [] temp;
 error0:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a sequence of length-2 sequences or wxPoints.");
     return NULL;
@@ -1148,10 +1946,10 @@ 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;
@@ -1184,19 +1982,16 @@ wxString* wxString_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a list of string or unicode objects.");
             return NULL;
         }
-
-        char* buff;
-        int   length;
-        if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(o, &buff, &length) == -1)
-            return NULL;
-        temp[x] = wxString(buff, length);
 #else
         if (! PyString_Check(o)) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a list of strings.");
             return NULL;
         }
-        temp[x] = PyString_AsString(o);
 #endif
+
+        wxString* pStr = wxString_in_helper(o);
+        temp[x] = *pStr;
+        delete pStr;
     }
     return temp;
 }
@@ -1215,10 +2010,10 @@ 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;
@@ -1251,11 +2046,11 @@ 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;
@@ -1270,12 +2065,12 @@ wxPen** wxPen_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
 }
 
 
-bool _2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
+bool wxPy2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
     bool isFast = PyList_Check(source) || PyTuple_Check(source);
     PyObject *o1, *o2;
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(source) || PySequence_Length(source) != 2)
-        return FALSE;
+        return False;
 
     if (isFast) {
         o1 = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(source, 0);
@@ -1293,16 +2088,16 @@ bool _2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 
 
-bool _4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
+bool wxPy4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
     bool isFast = PyList_Check(source) || PyTuple_Check(source);
     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);
@@ -1328,63 +2123,36 @@ bool _4int_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) {
-
-    // 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);
-        **obj = wxSize(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2));
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxSize object.");
-    return FALSE;
+bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
+{
+    void* ptr;
+    
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source) &&
+        wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, classname))
+        return True;
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == seqLen)
+        return True;
+    
+    return False;
+}    
+
+bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj)
+{
+    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;
-    }
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxPoint object.");
-    return FALSE;
+bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
+{
+    return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxPoint"));
 }
 
 
@@ -1392,38 +2160,44 @@ bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj) {
 bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 
     // 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) {
         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 = wxRealPoint(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
-        return TRUE;
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        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 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) {
@@ -1431,14 +2205,26 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
         PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
         PyObject* o3 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 2);
         PyObject* o4 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 3);
+        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2) ||
+            !PyNumber_Check(o3) || !PyNumber_Check(o4)) {
+            Py_DECREF(o1);
+            Py_DECREF(o2);
+            Py_DECREF(o3);
+            Py_DECREF(o4);
+            goto error;
+        }
         **obj = wxRect(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2),
-                     PyInt_AsLong(o3), PyInt_AsLong(o4));
-        return TRUE;
+                       PyInt_AsLong(o3), PyInt_AsLong(o4));
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        Py_DECREF(o3);
+        Py_DECREF(o4);
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 4-tuple of integers or a wxRect object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1446,33 +2232,96 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
 
     // 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;
-    }
-    // otherwise a string is expected
-    else if (PyString_Check(source)) {
-        wxString spec = PyString_AS_STRING(source);
-        if (spec[0U] == '#' && spec.Length() == 7) {  // It's  #RRGGBB
-            char* junk;
-            int red   = strtol(spec.Mid(1,2), &junk, 16);
-            int green = strtol(spec.Mid(3,2), &junk, 16);
-            int blue  = strtol(spec.Mid(5,2), &junk, 16);
+        return True;
+    }
+    // otherwise check for a string
+    else if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
+        wxString spec = Py2wxString(source);
+        if (spec.GetChar(0) == '#' && spec.Length() == 7) {  // It's  #RRGGBB
+            long red, green, blue;
+            red = green = blue = 0;
+            spec.Mid(1,2).ToLong(&red,   16);
+            spec.Mid(3,2).ToLong(&green, 16);
+            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
+    else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 3) {
+        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
+        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
+        PyObject* o3 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 2);
+        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2) || !PyNumber_Check(o3)) {
+            Py_DECREF(o1);
+            Py_DECREF(o2);
+            Py_DECREF(o3);
+            goto error;
         }
+        **obj = wxColour(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2), PyInt_AsLong(o3));
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        Py_DECREF(o3);
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a wxColour object or a string containing a colour name or '#RRGGBB'.");
-    return FALSE;
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                    "Expected a wxColour object or a string containing a colour name or '#RRGGBB'.");
+    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 is an object instance then it may already be the right type
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
+        wxPoint2D* ptr;
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxPoint2D")))
+            goto error;
+        *obj = ptr;
+        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 floats, not numbers -- but that would break code.
+        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
+            Py_DECREF(o1);
+            Py_DECREF(o2);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        **obj = wxPoint2D(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        return True;
+    }
+ error:
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxPoint2D object.");
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1482,7 +2331,11 @@ PyObject* wxArrayString2PyList_helper(const wxArrayString& arr) {
 
     PyObject* list = PyList_New(0);
     for (size_t i=0; i < arr.GetCount(); i++) {
-        PyObject* str = PyString_FromString(arr[i].c_str());
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+        PyObject* str = PyUnicode_FromWideChar(arr[i].c_str(), arr[i].Len());
+#else
+       PyObject* str = PyString_FromStringAndSize(arr[i].c_str(), arr[i].Len());
+#endif
         PyList_Append(list, str);
         Py_DECREF(str);
     }
@@ -1490,6 +2343,18 @@ PyObject* wxArrayString2PyList_helper(const wxArrayString& arr) {
 }
 
 
+PyObject* wxArrayInt2PyList_helper(const wxArrayInt& arr) {
+
+    PyObject* list = PyList_New(0);
+    for (size_t i=0; i < arr.GetCount(); i++) {
+        PyObject* number = PyInt_FromLong(arr[i]);
+        PyList_Append(list, number);
+        Py_DECREF(number);
+    }
+    return list;
+}
+
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------