diff --git a/wxPython/src/gdi.i b/wxPython/src/gdi.i
index b5cee56b36..9ce6542ab6 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/gdi.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/gdi.i
@@ -356,10 +356,14 @@ public:
             PyTuple_SetItem(rv, 2, PyInt_FromLong(self->Blue()));
             return rv;
         }
+        bool __eq__(const wxColour& o) { return *self == o; }
+        bool __ne__(const wxColour& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
-    %pragma(python) addtoclass = "asTuple = Get"
-    %pragma(python) addtoclass = "def __str__(self): return str(self.asTuple())"
-    %pragma(python) addtoclass = "def __repr__(self): return str(self.asTuple())"
+    %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)
+"
 
 };
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/misc.i b/wxPython/src/misc.i
index 482f489f3b..004869c4f0 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/misc.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/misc.i
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ public:
             if (*self == *sz) return 0;
             return -1;
         }
+
+        bool __eq__(const wxSize& o) { return *self == o; }
+        bool __ne__(const wxSize& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
 
     %pragma(python) addtoclass = "
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ public:
         if index == 0: self.width = val
         elif index == 1: self.height = val
         else: raise IndexError
+    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0,0)
 "
 
 };
@@ -137,6 +141,9 @@ public:
             if (*self == *p) return 0;
             return -1;
         }
+
+        bool __eq__(const wxRealPoint& o) { return *self == o; }
+        bool __ne__(const wxRealPoint& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
     %pragma(python) addtoclass = "
     def __str__(self):                   return str(self.asTuple())
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ public:
         if index == 0: self.width = val
         elif index == 1: self.height = val
         else: raise IndexError
+    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0.0, 0.0)
 "
 };
 
@@ -187,6 +195,9 @@ public:
             if (*self == *p) return 0;
             return -1;
         }
+
+        bool __eq__(const wxPoint& o) { return *self == o; }
+        bool __ne__(const wxPoint& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
     %pragma(python) addtoclass = "
     def __str__(self):                   return str(self.asTuple())
@@ -197,6 +208,7 @@ public:
         if index == 0: self.x = val
         elif index == 1: self.y = val
         else: raise IndexError
+    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0,0)
 "
 };
 
@@ -260,6 +272,9 @@ public:
             if (*self == *rect) return 0;
             return -1;
         }
+
+        bool __eq__(const wxRect& o) { return *self == o; }
+        bool __ne__(const wxRect& o) { return *self != o; }
     }
 
     %pragma(python) addtoclass = "
@@ -273,6 +288,7 @@ public:
         elif index == 2: self.width = val
         elif index == 3: self.height = val
         else: raise IndexError
+    def __nonzero__(self):      return self.asTuple() != (0,0,0,0)
 
     # override the __getattr__ made by SWIG
     def __getattr__(self, name):