diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
index 283db3980..6c2032e95 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 #######################################################################
 
 LANGUAGE     = python
-#PYTHON      = valgrind --leak-check=full --show-reachable=yes @PYTHON@
+ifneq (,$(USE_VALGRIND))
+PYTHON       = valgrind --leak-check=full --suppressions=pyswig.supp @PYTHON@
+else
 PYTHON       = @PYTHON@
+endif
 SCRIPTSUFFIX = _runme.py
 srcdir       = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir   = @top_srcdir@
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	inout \
 	input \
 	inplaceadd \
+	implicittest \
 	kwargs \
 	li_cstring \
 	li_cwstring \
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	std_containers \
 	swigobject \
 	template_matrix \
-	simutry 
+	simutry \
+	vector
 
 
 C_TEST_CASES += \
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/vector.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/vector.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46d0ab50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/vector.i
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+%module vector
+%{
+#include <vector>
+%}
+
+%define SWIG_STD_VECTOR_MINIMUM(CSTYPE, CTYPE...)
+  public:
+    typedef size_t size_type;
+    typedef CTYPE value_type;
+    size_type size() const;
+    vector();
+    %extend {
+      static std::vector<CTYPE > *Repeat(const value_type& value, int count) /*throw (std::out_of_range)*/ {
+//        if (count < 0)
+//          throw std::out_of_range("count");
+        return new std::vector<CTYPE >(count, value);
+      }
+    }
+%enddef
+
+namespace std {
+  // primary (unspecialized) class template for std::vector
+  // does not require operator== to be defined
+  template<class T> class vector {
+    SWIG_STD_VECTOR_MINIMUM(T, T)
+  };
+}
+
+%define SWIG_STD_VECTOR_SPECIALIZE(CSTYPE, CTYPE...)
+namespace std {
+  template<> class vector<CTYPE > {
+    SWIG_STD_VECTOR_MINIMUM(CSTYPE, CTYPE)
+  };
+}
+%enddef
+
+SWIG_STD_VECTOR_SPECIALIZE(float, float)
+
+%inline %{
+typedef float Real;
+%}
+
+#if 1
+//fails
+namespace std {
+    %template(RealVector) vector<int>;
+}
+#else
+//works
+%template(RealVector) std::vector<Real>;
+#endif