+#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009
+ char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
+ if (!PyString_Check(_obj1) && !PyUnicode_Check(_obj1)) {
+ PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(_obj1, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize) == -1)
+ return NULL;
+ _arg1 = new wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
+#else