diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/help.py b/wxPython/wxPython/help.py
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+# The contents of the old wxPython.help module have been moved into
+# the wx.core module in the new scheme.  This module will help with
+# backwards compatibility by making those symbols visible in
+# wxPython.help again.
+
+
+import wxPython.wx
+
+EVT_HELP = wxPython.wx.EVT_HELP
+EVT_HELP_RANGE = wxPython.wx.EVT_HELP_RANGE
+EVT_DETAILED_HELP = wxPython.wx.EVT_DETAILED_HELP
+EVT_DETAILED_HELP_RANGE = wxPython.wx.EVT_DETAILED_HELP_RANGE
+wxHelpEventPtr = wxPython.wx.wxHelpEventPtr
+wxHelpEvent = wxPython.wx.wxHelpEvent
+wxContextHelpPtr = wxPython.wx.wxContextHelpPtr
+wxContextHelp = wxPython.wx.wxContextHelp
+wxContextHelpButtonPtr = wxPython.wx.wxContextHelpButtonPtr
+wxContextHelpButton = wxPython.wx.wxContextHelpButton
+wxHelpProviderPtr = wxPython.wx.wxHelpProviderPtr
+wxHelpProvider = wxPython.wx.wxHelpProvider
+wxSimpleHelpProviderPtr = wxPython.wx.wxSimpleHelpProviderPtr
+wxSimpleHelpProvider = wxPython.wx.wxSimpleHelpProvider
+wxHelpProvider_Set = wxPython.wx.wxHelpProvider_Set
+wxHelpProvider_Get = wxPython.wx.wxHelpProvider_Get
+wxFRAME_EX_CONTEXTHELP = wxPython.wx.wxFRAME_EX_CONTEXTHELP
+wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP = wxPython.wx.wxDIALOG_EX_CONTEXTHELP
+wxID_CONTEXT_HELP = wxPython.wx.wxID_CONTEXT_HELP
+wxEVT_HELP = wxPython.wx.wxEVT_HELP
+wxEVT_DETAILED_HELP = wxPython.wx.wxEVT_DETAILED_HELP
diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/htmlhelp.py b/wxPython/wxPython/htmlhelp.py
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+# The contents of the old wxPython.htmlhelp module have been moved
+# into the wx.html module in the new scheme.  This module will help
+# with backwards compatibility by making those symbols visible in
+# wxPython.htmlhelp again.
+
+
+import wxPython.wx
+import wxPython.html
+
+wxHtmlBookRecordPtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlBookRecordPtr
+wxHtmlBookRecord = wxPython.html.wxHtmlBookRecord
+wxHtmlContentsItemPtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlContentsItemPtr
+wxHtmlContentsItem = wxPython.html.wxHtmlContentsItem
+wxHtmlSearchStatusPtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlSearchStatusPtr
+wxHtmlSearchStatus = wxPython.html.wxHtmlSearchStatus
+wxHtmlHelpDataPtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpDataPtr
+wxHtmlHelpData = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpData
+wxHtmlHelpFramePtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpFramePtr
+wxHtmlHelpFrame = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpFrame
+wxHtmlHelpControllerPtr = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpControllerPtr
+wxHtmlHelpController = wxPython.html.wxHtmlHelpController
+wxHF_TOOLBAR = wxPython.html.wxHF_TOOLBAR
+wxHF_FLATTOOLBAR = wxPython.html.wxHF_FLATTOOLBAR
+wxHF_CONTENTS = wxPython.html.wxHF_CONTENTS
+wxHF_INDEX = wxPython.html.wxHF_INDEX
+wxHF_SEARCH = wxPython.html.wxHF_SEARCH
+wxHF_BOOKMARKS = wxPython.html.wxHF_BOOKMARKS
+wxHF_OPENFILES = wxPython.html.wxHF_OPENFILES
+wxHF_PRINT = wxPython.html.wxHF_PRINT
+wxHF_DEFAULTSTYLE = wxPython.html.wxHF_DEFAULTSTYLE