diff --git a/Lib/python/boost_shared_ptr.i b/Lib/python/boost_shared_ptr.i
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+%include <shared_ptr.i>
+
+%define SWIG_SHARED_PTR_TYPEMAPS(PROXYCLASS, CONST, TYPE...)
+
+%naturalvar TYPE;
+%naturalvar SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >;
+
+// destructor mods
+%feature("unref") TYPE 
+//"if (debug_shared) { cout << \"deleting use_count: \" << (*smartarg1).use_count() << \" [\" << (boost::get_deleter<SWIG_null_deleter>(*smartarg1) ? std::string(\"CANNOT BE DETERMINED SAFELY\") : ( (*smartarg1).get() ? (*smartarg1)->getValue() : std::string(\"NULL PTR\") )) << \"]\" << endl << flush; }\n"
+                               "(void)arg1; delete smartarg1;"
+
+%feature("smartptr", noblock=1) TYPE { SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > }
+
+// TODO:
+// freearg typemaps
+// move %newpointer_flags to SWIG_NO_NULL_DELETER
+// position of %newpointer_flags at the moment
+// check error messages
+// no tests for out typemap for shared_ptr *&
+
+// plain value
+%typemap(in) CONST TYPE (void *argp, int res = 0) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (!argp) {
+    %argument_nullref("$type", $symname, $argnum);
+  } else {
+    $1 = *(%reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *)->get());
+    if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+  }
+}
+%typemap(out) CONST TYPE {
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >(new $1_ltype(($1_ltype &)$1)), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | %newpointer_flags));
+}
+
+// plain pointer
+%typemap(in) CONST TYPE * (void  *argp = 0, int res = 0, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > tempshared, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *smartarg = 0) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), $disown | %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) {
+    tempshared = *%reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+    delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+    $1 = %const_cast(tempshared.get(), $1_ltype);
+  } else {
+    smartarg = %reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+    $1 = %const_cast((smartarg ? smartarg->get() : 0), $1_ltype); // TODO: replace 0 with $ owner ($owner)
+  }
+}
+
+%typemap(out, fragment="SWIG_null_deleter") CONST TYPE * {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = $1 ? new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >($1 SWIG_NO_NULL_DELETER_$owner /* TODO: | %newpointer_flags*/) : 0;
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN));
+}
+
+// plain reference
+%typemap(in) CONST TYPE & (void  *argp = 0, int res = 0, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > tempshared) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (!argp) { %argument_nullref("$type", $symname, $argnum); }
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) {
+    tempshared = *%reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+    delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *);
+    $1 = %const_cast(tempshared.get(), $1_ltype);
+  } else {
+    $1 = %const_cast(%reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *)->get(), $1_ltype);
+  }
+}
+%typemap(out, fragment="SWIG_null_deleter") CONST TYPE & {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >($1 SWIG_NO_NULL_DELETER_$owner /* TODO: | %newpointer_flags*/);
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN));
+}
+
+// plain pointer by reference
+%typemap(in) CONST TYPE *& (void  *argp = 0, int res = 0, $*1_ltype temp = 0) {
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtr($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (argp) temp = %const_cast(%reinterpret_cast(argp, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *)->get(), $*1_ltype);
+  $1 = &temp;
+}
+
+%typemap(out, fragment="SWIG_null_deleter") CONST TYPE *& {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >(*$1 SWIG_NO_NULL_DELETER_$owner /* TODO: | %newpointer_flags*/);
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN));
+}
+
+// shared_ptr by value
+%typemap(in) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > (void *argp, int res = 0) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (argp) $1 = *(%reinterpret_cast(argp, $&ltype));
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, $&ltype);
+}
+%typemap(out) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = $1 ? new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >($1) : 0;
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | %newpointer_flags));
+}
+
+// shared_ptr by reference
+%typemap(in) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > & (void *argp, int res = 0, $*1_ltype tempshared) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (argp) tempshared = *%reinterpret_cast(argp, $ltype);
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, $ltype);
+  $1 = &tempshared;
+}
+%typemap(out) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > & {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = *$1 ? new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >(*$1) : 0;
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | %newpointer_flags));
+}
+
+// shared_ptr by pointer
+%typemap(in) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > * (void *argp, int res = 0, $*1_ltype tempshared) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (argp) tempshared = *%reinterpret_cast(argp, $ltype);
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, $ltype);
+  $1 = &tempshared;
+}
+%typemap(out) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > * {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = $1 && *$1 ? new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >(*$1) : 0;
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | %newpointer_flags));
+  if ($owner | %newpointer_flags) delete $1;
+}
+
+// shared_ptr by pointer reference
+%typemap(in) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *& (void *argp, int res = 0, SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > tempshared, $*1_ltype temp = 0) {
+  int newmem = 0;
+  res = SWIG_ConvertPtrAndOwn($input, &argp, $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), %convertptr_flags, &newmem);
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(res)) {
+    %argument_fail(res, "$type", $symname, $argnum); 
+  }
+  if (argp) tempshared = *%reinterpret_cast(argp, $*ltype);
+  if (newmem & SWIG_CAST_NEW_MEMORY) delete %reinterpret_cast(argp, $*ltype);
+  temp = &tempshared;
+  $1 = &temp;
+}
+%typemap(out) SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE > *& {
+  SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >* smartresult = *$1 && **$1 ? new SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >(* /*TODO: extr cast like java?? also shared_ptr<>* typemaps */ *$1) : 0;
+  %set_output(SWIG_NewPointerObj(%as_voidptr(smartresult), $descriptor(SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< TYPE > *), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | %newpointer_flags));
+}
+
+// various missing typemaps - If ever used (unlikely) ensure compilation error rather than runtime bug
+%typemap(in) CONST TYPE[], CONST TYPE[ANY], CONST TYPE (CLASS::*) %{
+#error "typemaps for $1_type not available"
+%}
+%typemap(out) CONST TYPE[], CONST TYPE[ANY], CONST TYPE (CLASS::*) %{
+#error "typemaps for $1_type not available"
+%}
+
+
+%template() SWIG_SHARED_PTR_QNAMESPACE::shared_ptr< CONST TYPE >;
+%enddef
+