diff --git a/Examples/python/class/example.i b/Examples/python/class/example.i
index 75700b305..aa28dde80 100644
--- a/Examples/python/class/example.i
+++ b/Examples/python/class/example.i
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 /* File : example.i */
 %module example
 
-%{
-#include "example.h"
-%}
-
-/* Let's just grab the original header file here */
-%include "example.h"
-
+int printf(const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/Examples/python/class/runme.py b/Examples/python/class/runme.py
index f1272ae81..54543be67 100644
--- a/Examples/python/class/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/class/runme.py
@@ -1,51 +1,10 @@
-# file: runme.py
 
-# This file illustrates the proxy class C++ interface generated
-# by SWIG.
+from example import *
 
-import example 
-
-# ----- Object creation -----
-
-print "Creating some objects:"
-c = example.Circle(10)
-print "    Created circle", c
-s = example.Square(10)
-print "    Created square", s
-
-# ----- Access a static member -----
-
-print "\nA total of", example.cvar.Shape_nshapes,"shapes were created"
-
-# ----- Member data access -----
-
-# Set the location of the object
-
-c.x = 20
-c.y = 30
-
-s.x = -10
-s.y = 5
-
-print "\nHere is their current position:"
-print "    Circle = (%f, %f)" % (c.x,c.y)
-print "    Square = (%f, %f)" % (s.x,s.y)
-
-# ----- Call some methods -----
-
-print "\nHere are some properties of the shapes:"
-for o in [c,s]:
-      print "   ", o
-      print "        area      = ", o.area()
-      print "        perimeter = ", o.perimeter()
-
-print "\nGuess I'll clean up now"
-
-# Note: this invokes the virtual destructor
-del c
-del s
-
-s = 3
-print example.cvar.Shape_nshapes,"shapes remain"
-print "Goodbye"
+printf("hello\n")
 
+name = "%shoot"
+num = 22
+printf("Hello %s. Your number is %d\n" % (name, num))
+print("hello there %s." % name);
+printf("Your result is 90%.\n")