diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.h b/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.h
index 849071dd3..b01e8bb0a 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.h
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.h
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ public:
     nshapes--;
   };
   double  x, y;   
+  char   foo[256];
   void    move(double dx, double dy);
   virtual double area() = 0;
   virtual double perimeter() = 0;
+  char *name() { return "Shape"; }
   static  int nshapes;
 };
 
@@ -24,6 +26,13 @@ public:
   virtual double perimeter();
 };
 
+class XCircle : public Circle {
+ public:
+  XCircle(double r) : Circle(r) { };
+  virtual double area();
+  char *name() { return "XCircle"; }
+};
+  
 class Square : public Shape {
 private:
   double width;
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.i b/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.i
index 23ee8a822..3cd206c26 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/class/example.i
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 %}
 
 /* Let's just grab the original header file here */
+%typemap(memberin) char [ANY] {
+    strncpy($target,$source,$dim0);
+}
 
 %include "example.h"
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/Makefile b/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e495cfa9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+TOP        = ../..
+SWIG       = $(TOP)/../swig
+SRCS       = example.c
+TARGET     = example
+INTERFACE  = example.i
+
+all::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python
+
+static::
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCS='$(SRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
+	TARGET='mypython' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_static
+
+clean::
+	rm -f *_wrap* *.o *~ *.so mypython *.pyc .~* core
+
+check: all
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/example.c b/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/example.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99583b72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/funcptr/example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* File : example.c */
+
+int do_op(int a, int b, int (*op)(int,int)) {
+  return (*op)(a,b);
+}
+
+int add(int a, int b) {
+  return a+b;
+}
+
+int sub(int a, int b) {
+  return a-b;
+}
+
+int mul(int a, int b) {
+  return a*b;
+}
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/index.html b/SWIG/Examples/python/index.html
index c11247421..fcf607895 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/python/index.html
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/index.html
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ certain C declarations are turned into constants.
 <li><a href="class/index.html">class</a>. Wrapping a simple C++ class.
 <li><a href="reference/index.html">reference</a>. C++ references.
 <li><a href="pointer/index.html">pointer</a>. Simple pointer handling.
+<li><a href="funcptr/index.html">funcptr</a>. Pointers to functions.
 </ul>
 
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