diff --git a/CHANGES.current b/CHANGES.current
index f928203d8..dca3acdd6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.current
+++ b/CHANGES.current
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ See the RELEASENOTES file for a summary of changes in each release.
 
 Version 2.0.4 (in progress)
 ===========================
+2011-05-07: szager
+	    [python] Fixed PyGetSetDescr for python3.2.
+
 2011-05-05: wsfulton
             [Lua, Python, Tcl] C/C++ prototypes shown in error message when calling an overloaded
             method with incorrect arguments improved to show always show fully qualified name
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
index 06ae7ef24..108cb60eb 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ BUILTIN_BROKEN = \
     default_constructor.cpptest \
     director_exception.cpptest \
     exception_order.cpptest \
-    threads_exception.cpptest
+    threads_exception.cpptest \
+    python_abstractbase.cpptest
 
 BUILTIN_NOT_BROKEN = $(filter-out $(BUILTIN_BROKEN),$(NOT_BROKEN_TEST_CASES))
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/special_variable_macros.i b/Examples/test-suite/special_variable_macros.i
index 1ad673b41..ba9889d7a 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/special_variable_macros.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/special_variable_macros.i
@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@
 
 %warnfilter(SWIGWARN_GO_NAME_CONFLICT);                       /* Ignoring 'NewName' due to Go name ('NewName') conflict with 'Name' */
 
+%ignore Name::operator=;
+
 %inline %{
 struct Name {
-  Name(const char *n="none") : name(n) {}
+  Name(const char *n="none") : name(strdup(n ? n : "")) {}
+  Name(const Name& x) : name(strdup(x.name)) {}
+  Name& operator= (const Name& x)
+  {
+    if (this != &x) {
+      free(this->name);
+      this->name = strdup(x.name);
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+  ~Name () { free(this->name); }
   const char *getName() const { return name; };
   Name *getNamePtr() { return this; };
 private:
-  const char *name;
+  char *name;
 };
 struct NameWrap {
   NameWrap(const char *n="casternone") : name(n) {}
diff --git a/Lib/python/builtin.swg b/Lib/python/builtin.swg
index 8852832d1..de1457c41 100644
--- a/Lib/python/builtin.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/builtin.swg
@@ -285,17 +285,22 @@ SwigPyBuiltin_FunpackSetterClosure (PyObject *obj, PyObject *val, void *closure)
 SWIGINTERN void
 SwigPyStaticVar_dealloc(PyDescrObject *descr) {
   _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(descr);
+  /*
   Py_XDECREF(descr->d_type);
   Py_XDECREF(descr->d_name);
+  */
+  Py_XDECREF(PyDescr_TYPE(descr));
+  Py_XDECREF(PyDescr_NAME(descr));
   PyObject_GC_Del(descr);
 }
 
 SWIGINTERN PyObject *
 SwigPyStaticVar_repr(PyGetSetDescrObject *descr) {
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-  return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<class attribute '%S' of type '%s'>", descr->d_name, descr->d_type->tp_name);
+
+  return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<class attribute '%S' of type '%s'>", PyDescr_NAME(descr), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #else
-  return PyString_FromFormat("<class attribute '%s' of type '%s'>", PyString_AsString(descr->d_name), descr->d_type->tp_name);
+  return PyString_FromFormat("<class attribute '%s' of type '%s'>", PyString_AsString(PyDescr_NAME(descr)), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ SWIGINTERN int
 SwigPyStaticVar_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
   PyDescrObject *descr;
   descr = (PyDescrObject *)self;
-  Py_VISIT((PyObject*) descr->d_type);
+  Py_VISIT((PyObject*) PyDescr_TYPE(descr));
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -312,9 +317,9 @@ SwigPyStaticVar_get(PyGetSetDescrObject *descr, PyObject *obj, PyObject *SWIGUNU
   if (descr->d_getset->get != NULL)
     return descr->d_getset->get(obj, descr->d_getset->closure);
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300S' of '%.100s' objects is not readable", descr->d_name, descr->d_type->tp_name);
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300S' of '%.100s' objects is not readable", PyDescr_NAME(descr), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #else
-  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300s' of '%.100s' objects is not readable", PyString_AsString(descr->d_name), descr->d_type->tp_name);
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300s' of '%.100s' objects is not readable", PyString_AsString(PyDescr_NAME(descr)), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #endif
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -324,9 +329,9 @@ SwigPyStaticVar_set(PyGetSetDescrObject *descr, PyObject *obj, PyObject *value)
   if (descr->d_getset->set != NULL)
     return descr->d_getset->set(obj, value, descr->d_getset->closure);
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300S' of '%.100s' objects is not writable", descr->d_name, descr->d_type->tp_name);
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300S' of '%.100s' objects is not writable", PyDescr_NAME(descr), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #else
-  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300s' of '%.100s' objects is not writable", PyString_AsString(descr->d_name), descr->d_type->tp_name);
+  PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError, "attribute '%.300s' of '%.100s' objects is not writable", PyString_AsString(PyDescr_NAME(descr)), PyDescr_TYPE(descr)->tp_name);
 #endif
   return -1;
 }
@@ -425,10 +430,10 @@ SwigPyStaticVar_new_getset(PyTypeObject *type, PyGetSetDef *getset) {
   descr = (PyGetSetDescrObject *)PyType_GenericAlloc(&SwigPyStaticVar_Type, 0);
   assert(descr);
   Py_XINCREF(type);
-  descr->d_type = type;
-  descr->d_name = PyString_InternFromString(getset->name);
+  PyDescr_TYPE(descr) = type;
+  PyDescr_NAME(descr) = PyString_InternFromString(getset->name);
   descr->d_getset = getset;
-  if (descr->d_name == NULL) {
+  if (PyDescr_NAME(descr) == NULL) {
     Py_DECREF(descr);
     descr = NULL;
   }
diff --git a/Lib/python/pyhead.swg b/Lib/python/pyhead.swg
index dacf2d713..803cd0745 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyhead.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyhead.swg
@@ -206,3 +206,8 @@ typedef destructor freefunc;
 # define SWIGPY_USE_CAPSULE
 # define SWIGPY_CAPSULE_NAME ((char*)"swig_runtime_data" SWIG_RUNTIME_VERSION ".type_pointer_capsule" SWIG_TYPE_TABLE_NAME)
 #endif
+
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03020000
+#define PyDescr_TYPE(x) (((PyDescrObject *)(x))->d_type)
+#define PyDescr_NAME(x) (((PyDescrObject *)(x))->d_name)
+#endif
diff --git a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
index 4682912c8..d5de1f8a6 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
@@ -325,7 +325,16 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
   PyObject *m, *d, *md;
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
   static struct PyModuleDef SWIG_module = {
+# if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03020000
     PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+# else
+    {
+      PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+      NULL, /* m_init */
+      0,    /* m_index */
+      NULL, /* m_copy */
+    },
+# endif
     (char *) SWIG_name,
     NULL,
     -1,
diff --git a/Lib/python/std_map.i b/Lib/python/std_map.i
index 42f565908..fec816222 100644
--- a/Lib/python/std_map.i
+++ b/Lib/python/std_map.i
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@
     swig::SwigPyIterator* iteritems(PyObject **PYTHON_SELF) {
       return swig::make_output_iterator(self->begin(), self->begin(), self->end(), *PYTHON_SELF);
     }
-
-    PyObject* asdict() {
-      return swig::traits_from< Map >::asdict(*self);
-    }
   }
 
 #else
@@ -292,14 +288,17 @@
     void __setitem__(const key_type& key) {
       self->erase(key);
     }
-  }
 
-  %extend {
     void __setitem__(const key_type& key, const mapped_type& x) throw (std::out_of_range) {
       (*self)[key] = x;
     }
+
+    PyObject* asdict() {
+      return swig::traits_from< Map >::asdict(*self);
+    }
   }
 
+
 %enddef