diff --git a/wxPython/src/gdi.i b/wxPython/src/gdi.i
index 5b562a6853..5f131b73bf 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/gdi.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/gdi.i
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 %import misc.i
 %import fonts.i
 
+%pragma(python) code = "import wx"
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %{
@@ -368,9 +369,9 @@ public:
         bool __ne__(const wxColour& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
     %pragma(python) addtoclass = "asTuple = Get
-    def __str__(self): return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __repr__(self): return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0,0,0)
+    def __str__(self):      return str(self.asTuple())
+    def __repr__(self):     return str(self.asTuple())
+    def __nonzero__(self):  return self.Ok()
 "
 
 };
diff --git a/wxPython/src/gtk/gdi.py b/wxPython/src/gtk/gdi.py
index c17e2462c8..a32fe1015c 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/gtk/gdi.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/gtk/gdi.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import gdic
 from misc import *
 
 from fonts import *
+import wx
 class wxGDIObjectPtr(wxObjectPtr):
     def __init__(self,this):
         self.this = this
@@ -259,9 +260,9 @@ class wxColourPtr(wxObjectPtr):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<C wxColour instance at %s>" % (self.this,)
     asTuple = Get
-    def __str__(self): return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __repr__(self): return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0,0,0)
+    def __str__(self):      return str(self.asTuple())
+    def __repr__(self):     return str(self.asTuple())
+    def __nonzero__(self):  return self.Ok()
 
 class wxColour(wxColourPtr):
     def __init__(self,*_args,**_kwargs):