+    // Change its class
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  unbornObjectClass);
+
+}
+
+static void rsoPass3(const char* name, const char* classname, void* ptr)
+{
+    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);
+}
+
+
+
+void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(int pass)
+{
+
+    // 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;
+
+
+#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, classname) \
+    if (pass == 1) { } \
+    else if (pass == 2) { rsoPass2(#name); } \
+    else if (pass == 3) { rsoPass3(#name, #classname, (void*)&name); }
+
+
+    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);
+
+
+    REINITOBJ2(wxDefaultValidator, wxValidator);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullImage, wxImage);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullAcceleratorTable, wxAcceleratorTable);
+
+#undef REINITOBJ
+#undef REINITOBJ2
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Check for existence of a wxApp, setting an exception if there isn't one.
+// This doesn't need to aquire the GIL because it should only be called from
+// an %exception before the lock is released.
+
+bool wxPyCheckForApp() {
+    if (wxTheApp != NULL)
+        return true;
+    else {
+        PyErr_SetString(wxPyNoAppError, "The wx.App object must be created first!");
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {
+        wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
+                                        // may have already garbage collected the object...
+        if (self->m_incRef) {
+            wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+        }
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+// 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;
+
+    wxPyBlock_t blocked = 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 and we are
+    // holding the OOR reference:
+    if ( !wxPyDoingCleanup && self->m_obj->ob_refcnt > 1 && self->m_incRef) {
+        // 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);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);