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diff --git a/Examples/python/std_vector/.cvsignore b/Examples/python/std_vector/.cvsignore
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+example.py
+*_wrap.c
+*_wrap.cxx
+*.dll
+*.dsw
+*.ncb
+*.opt
+*.plg
+Release
+Debug
diff --git a/Examples/python/std_vector/Makefile b/Examples/python/std_vector/Makefile
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+++ b/Examples/python/std_vector/Makefile
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+TOP        = ../..
+SWIG       = $(TOP)/../swig
+CXXSRCS    = 
+TARGET     = example
+INTERFACE  = example.i
+LIBS       = -lm
+SWIGOPT    = 
+
+all::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp
+
+static::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='mypython' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp_static
+
+clean::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile python_clean
+	rm -f $(TARGET).py
+
+check: all
diff --git a/Examples/python/std_vector/example.h b/Examples/python/std_vector/example.h
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+++ b/Examples/python/std_vector/example.h
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+/* File : example.h */
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
+#include <numeric>
+
+double average(std::vector<int> v) {
+    return std::accumulate(v.begin(),v.end(),0.0)/v.size();
+}
+
+std::vector<double> half(const std::vector<double>& v) {
+    std::vector<double> w(v);
+    for (unsigned int i=0; i<w.size(); i++)
+        w[i] /= 2.0;
+    return w;
+}
+
+void halve_in_place(std::vector<double>& v) {
+    // would you believe this is the same as the above?
+    std::transform(v.begin(),v.end(),v.begin(),
+                   std::bind2nd(std::divides<double>(),2.0));
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Examples/python/std_vector/example.i b/Examples/python/std_vector/example.i
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+++ b/Examples/python/std_vector/example.i
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+/* File : example.i */
+%module example
+
+%{
+#include "example.h"
+%}
+
+%include stl.i
+/* instantiate the required template specializations */
+namespace std {
+    %template(IntVector)    vector<int>;
+    %template(DoubleVector) vector<double>;
+}
+
+/* Let's just grab the original header file here */
+%include "example.h"
+
diff --git a/Examples/python/std_vector/runme.py b/Examples/python/std_vector/runme.py
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+++ b/Examples/python/std_vector/runme.py
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+# file: runme.py
+
+import example
+
+# Call average with a Python list...
+
+print example.average([1,2,3,4])
+
+# ... or a wrapped std::vector<int>
+
+v = example.IntVector(4)
+for i in range(len(v)):
+      v[i] = i+1
+print example.average(v)
+
+
+# half will return a Python list.
+# Call it with a Python tuple...
+
+print example.half((1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0))
+
+# ... or a wrapped std::vector<double>
+
+v = example.DoubleVector()
+for i in [1,2,3,4]:
+      v.append(i)
+print example.half(v)
+
+
+# now halve a wrapped std::vector<double> in place
+
+example.halve_in_place(v)
+for i in range(len(v)):
+      print v[i], "; ",
+print
+