diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.cpp
index d4e882841d..6ce10590a9 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.cpp
@@ -3671,8 +3671,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxColour_Get(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw
 static bool  wxColour___eq__(wxColour *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxColour  tmp;
             wxColour* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                 return FALSE;
-            if (! wxColour_helper(obj, &ptr))   return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxColour_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxColour___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -3709,8 +3710,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxColour___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject
 static bool  wxColour___ne__(wxColour *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxColour  tmp;
             wxColour* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                 return TRUE;
-            if (! wxColour_helper(obj, &ptr))   return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxColour_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxColour___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.py b/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.py
index 5f624b2a89..c8ef3bc3be 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/gdi.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class wxColourPtr(wxObjectPtr):
         return "<C wxColour instance at %s>" % (self.this,)
     asTuple = Get
     def __str__(self):                  return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __repr__(self):                 return 'wxColour: ' + str(self.asTuple())
+    def __repr__(self):                 return 'wxColour:' + str(self.asTuple())
     def __nonzero__(self):              return self.Ok()
     def __getinitargs__(self):          return ()
     def __getstate__(self):             return self.asTuple()
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/misc.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/misc.cpp
index 1175d40b17..4fcae32416 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/misc.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/misc.cpp
@@ -1371,8 +1371,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxSize_asTuple(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *
 static bool  wxSize___eq__(wxSize *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxSize  tmp;
             wxSize* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)               return FALSE;
-            if (! wxSize_helper(obj, &ptr))   return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxSize_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxSize___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -1409,8 +1410,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxSize___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *k
 static bool  wxSize___ne__(wxSize *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxSize  tmp;
             wxSize* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)               return TRUE;
-            if (! wxSize_helper(obj, &ptr))   return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxSize_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxSize___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -1758,8 +1760,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxRealPoint___sub__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObj
 static bool  wxRealPoint___eq__(wxRealPoint *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxRealPoint  tmp;
             wxRealPoint* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                    return FALSE;
-            if (! wxRealPoint_helper(obj, &ptr))   return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxRealPoint_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxRealPoint___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -1796,8 +1799,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxRealPoint___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObje
 static bool  wxRealPoint___ne__(wxRealPoint *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxRealPoint  tmp;
             wxRealPoint* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                    return TRUE;
-            if (! wxRealPoint_helper(obj, &ptr))   return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxRealPoint_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxRealPoint___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -2145,8 +2149,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint___sub__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject
 static bool  wxPoint___eq__(wxPoint *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxPoint  tmp;
             wxPoint* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                return FALSE;
-            if (! wxPoint_helper(obj, &ptr))   return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxPoint_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -2183,8 +2188,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *
 static bool  wxPoint___ne__(wxPoint *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxPoint  tmp;
             wxPoint* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                return TRUE;
-            if (! wxPoint_helper(obj, &ptr))   return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxPoint_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -3400,8 +3406,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxRect___add__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *
 static bool  wxRect___eq__(wxRect *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxRect  tmp;
             wxRect* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                 return FALSE;
-            if (! wxRect_helper(obj, &ptr))     return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxRect_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxRect___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -3438,8 +3445,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxRect___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *k
 static bool  wxRect___ne__(wxRect *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxRect  tmp;
             wxRect* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                 return TRUE;
-            if (! wxRect_helper(obj, &ptr))     return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxRect_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxRect___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -4259,8 +4267,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint2DDouble___idiv__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
 static bool  wxPoint2DDouble___eq__(wxPoint2DDouble *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxPoint2DDouble  tmp;
             wxPoint2DDouble* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                        return FALSE;
-            if (! wxPoint2DDouble_helper(obj, &ptr))   return FALSE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return FALSE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxPoint2DDouble_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return FALSE;
             return *self == *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint2DDouble___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
@@ -4297,8 +4306,9 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint2DDouble___eq__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, Py
 static bool  wxPoint2DDouble___ne__(wxPoint2DDouble *self,PyObject * obj) {
             wxPoint2DDouble  tmp;
             wxPoint2DDouble* ptr = &tmp;
-            if (obj == Py_None)                        return TRUE;
-            if (! wxPoint2DDouble_helper(obj, &ptr))   return TRUE;
+            if (obj == Py_None)    return TRUE;
+            wxPyBLOCK_THREADS(bool success = wxPoint2DDouble_helper(obj, &ptr); PyErr_Clear());
+            if (! success)         return TRUE;
             return *self != *ptr;
         }
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxPoint2DDouble___ne__(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {