diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/template_matrix.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/template_matrix.i
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+%module template_matrix
+%{
+#include <vector>
+
+  struct pop 
+  {
+  };  
+
+%}
+
+%include "std_vector.i"
+
+
+%inline {
+namespace simuPOP
+{
+  struct POP
+  {
+  };  
+
+  template<class _POP1, class _POP2 = POP>
+  class Operator
+  {
+  };
+}
+
+}
+
+%template(vectorop) std::vector< simuPOP::Operator<pop> >;
+
+
+
+namespace simuPOP
+{
+  %template(baseOperator)        Operator<pop>;
+}
+
+
+#if 1
+
+namespace std
+{
+%template(vectori)     vector<int>;
+%template(matrixi)     vector< vector<int> >;
+%template(cubei)       vector< vector< vector<int> > >;
+}
+
+
+
+%inline %{
+std::vector<int>
+passVector(const std::vector<int>& a)
+{
+  return a;
+}
+
+std::vector< std::vector<int> >
+passMatrix(const  std::vector< std::vector<int> >& a)
+{
+  return a;
+}
+
+std::vector< std::vector< std::vector<int> > >
+passCube(const  std::vector< std::vector< std::vector<int> > >& a)
+{
+  return a;
+}
+
+%}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/template_matrix_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/template_matrix_runme.py
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+from template_matrix import  *
+passVector([1,2,3])
+passMatrix([[1,2],[1,2,3]])
+passCube([[[1,2],[1,2,3]],[[1,2],[1,2,3]]])
+
+