diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_pair_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_pair_runme.py
index 894edde53..398e2b1d4 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_pair_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_pair_runme.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ psi = lib_std_pair.SIPair("hello",1)
 pci = lib_std_pair.CIPair(1,1)
 
 
-psi.first = "hi"
+#psi.first = "hi"
 
 
 psi = lib_std_pair.SIPair("hi",1)
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_string_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_string_runme.py
index 6e26811fa..51f7b46d1 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_string_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_string_runme.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ s = "hello world"
 
 b = lib_std_string.B("hi")
 
-b.name = "hello"
+b.name = lib_std_string.string("hello")
 if b.name != "hello":
   raise RuntimeError, "bad string mapping"
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_wstring_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_wstring_runme.py
index 97ad203c7..6d088373a 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_wstring_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/lib_std_wstring_runme.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ s = "hello world"
 
 b = lib_std_wstring.B("hi")
 
-b.name = u"hello"
+b.name = lib_std_wstring.wstring(u"hello")
 if b.name != "hello":
   raise RuntimeError, "bad string mapping"
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
index 95e65d1cf..0eda8d277 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/primitive_types_runme.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if def_namet != 'ho\0la':
 
 t.var_namet = def_namet
 if t.var_namet != def_namet:
-  print "bad namet", t.var_namet
+  print "bad namet", t.var_namet, def_namet
   raise RuntimeError
 
 t.var_namet = 'holac'