diff --git a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/pyistream.h b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/pyistream.h
index 0ca2da80a4..36a4b162b2 100644
--- a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/pyistream.h
+++ b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/pyistream.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define __PYISTREAM__
 
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Handling of wxInputStreams by Joerg Baumann
 // See stream.i for implementations
 
@@ -34,19 +34,22 @@ public:
     void close();
     void flush();
     bool eof();
-    PyObject* read(int size=-1);
-    PyObject* readline(int size=-1);
-    PyObject* readlines(int sizehint=-1);
     void seek(int offset, int whence=0);
     int tell();
 
-    /*   do these later?
-      bool isatty();
-      int fileno();
-      void truncate(int size=-1);
-      void write(wxString data);
-      void writelines(wxStringPtrList);
-    */
+    PyObject* read(int size=-1);
+    PyObject* readline(int size=-1);
+    PyObject* readlines(int sizehint=-1);
+
+    // do these later?
+    //bool isatty();
+    //int fileno();
+    //void truncate(int size=-1);
+    //PyObject* next();
+
+    // It's an input stream, can't write to it.
+    //void write(wxString data);
+    //void writelines(wxStringPtrList);
 
     // wxInputStream methods that may come in handy...
 
@@ -86,14 +89,82 @@ protected:
     virtual wxFileOffset OnSysSeek(wxFileOffset off, wxSeekMode mode);
     virtual wxFileOffset OnSysTell() const;
 
-    // helper
-    static PyObject* getMethod(PyObject* py, char* name);
-
     PyObject* m_read;
     PyObject* m_seek;
     PyObject* m_tell;
     bool      m_block;
 };
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// C++ class wxPyOutputStream to act as base for python class wxOutputStream
+// You can use it in python like a python file object.
+class wxPyOutputStream {
+public:
+    // underlying wxOutputStream
+    wxOutputStream* m_wxos;
+
+public:
+    wxPyOutputStream(wxOutputStream* wxos) : m_wxos(wxos) {}
+    ~wxPyOutputStream();
+
+    void close();
+    void flush();
+    bool eof();
+    void seek(int offset, int whence=0);
+    int tell();
+
+    // it's an output stream, can't read from it.
+    //PyObject* read(int size=-1);
+    //PyObject* readline(int size=-1);
+    //PyObject* readlines(int sizehint=-1);
+
+    // do these later?
+    //bool isatty();
+    //int fileno();
+    //void truncate(int size=-1);
+    
+    void write(PyObject* data);
+    //void writelines(wxStringArray& arr);
+
+    
+    // wxOutputStream methods that may come in handy...
+    void PutC(char c)        { if (m_wxos) m_wxos->PutC(c); }
+    size_t LastWrite()       { if (m_wxos) return m_wxos->LastWrite(); }
+    unsigned long SeekO(unsigned long pos, wxSeekMode mode = wxFromStart)
+          { if (m_wxos) return m_wxos->SeekO(pos, mode); else return 0; }
+    unsigned long TellO() { if (m_wxos) return m_wxos->TellO(); else return 0; }
+};
+
+
+
+// This is a wxOutputStream that wraps a Python file-like
+// object and calls the Python methods as needed.
+class wxPyCBOutputStream : public wxOutputStream {
+public:
+    ~wxPyCBOutputStream();
+    virtual wxFileOffset GetLength() const;
+
+    // factory function
+    static wxPyCBOutputStream* create(PyObject *py, bool block=true);
+
+    wxPyCBOutputStream(const wxPyCBOutputStream& other);
+    
+protected:
+    // can only be created via the factory
+    wxPyCBOutputStream(PyObject *w, PyObject *s, PyObject *t, bool block);
+
+    // wxStreamBase methods
+    virtual size_t OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize);
+    virtual size_t OnSysWrite(const void *buffer, size_t bufsize);
+    virtual wxFileOffset OnSysSeek(wxFileOffset off, wxSeekMode mode);
+    virtual wxFileOffset OnSysTell() const;
+
+    PyObject* m_write;
+    PyObject* m_seek;
+    PyObject* m_tell;
+    bool      m_block;
+};
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endif
diff --git a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython.h b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython.h
index be46badb21..3e056fafd3 100644
--- a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython.h
+++ b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ inline wxPyCoreAPI* wxPyGetCoreAPIPtr()
 #define wxPoint2D_LIST_helper(a,b)              (wxPyGetCoreAPIPtr()->p_wxPoint2D_LIST_helper(a, b))
 #define wxRect2D_helper(a,b)                    (wxPyGetCoreAPIPtr()->p_wxRect2D_helper(a,b))
 
+#define wxPyCBOutputStream_create(a, b)         (wxPyGetCoreAPIPtr()->p_wxPyCBOutputStream_create(a, b))
+#define wxPyCBOutputStream_copy(a)              (wxPyGetCoreAPIPtr()->p_wxPyCBOutputStream_copy(a))
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endif
diff --git a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h
index 9d36adf324..69b81b3a94 100644
--- a/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h
+++ b/wxPython/include/wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ class wxPyClientData;
 class wxPyUserData;
 class wxPyOORClientData;
 class wxPyCBInputStream;
+class wxPyCBOutputStream;
 
 void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self);
 void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self);
@@ -359,6 +360,9 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self);
 wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream_create(PyObject *py, bool block);
 wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream_copy(wxPyCBInputStream* other);
 
+wxPyCBOutputStream* wxPyCBOutputStream_create(PyObject *py, bool block);
+wxPyCBOutputStream* wxPyCBOutputStream_copy(wxPyCBOutputStream* other);
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Export a C API in a struct.  Other modules will be able to load this from
 // the wx.core module and will then have safe access to these functions, even if
@@ -435,6 +439,9 @@ struct wxPyCoreAPI {
     wxPoint2D*          (*p_wxPoint2D_LIST_helper)(PyObject* source, size_t* npoints);
     bool                (*p_wxRect2D_helper)(PyObject* source, wxRect2D** obj);
 
+    wxPyCBOutputStream*  (*p_wxPyCBOutputStream_create)(PyObject *py, bool block);
+    wxPyCBOutputStream*  (*p_wxPyCBOutputStream_copy)(wxPyCBOutputStream* other);
+    
 };
 
 
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_core_api.i b/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
index 9fcad55a74..3ebf002a7d 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_core_api.i
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ static wxPyCoreAPI API = {
     wxPoint2D_LIST_helper,
     wxRect2D_helper,
 
+    wxPyCBOutputStream_create,
+    wxPyCBOutputStream_copy,
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/wxPython/src/_streams.i b/wxPython/src/_streams.i
index a918d91470..d5ef145ae1 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_streams.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_streams.i
@@ -61,18 +61,43 @@
     }
 }
 
-
-
 %typemap(out) wxInputStream* {
     wxPyInputStream * _ptr = NULL;
-
-    if ($1) {
+    if ($1)
         _ptr = new wxPyInputStream($1);
-    }
     $result = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, wxT("wxPyInputStream"), $owner);
 }
 
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Typemaps for wxOutputStream.  We only need in by reference and out by
+// pointer in this one.
+
+
+%typemap(in) wxOutputStream&  (wxPyOutputStream* temp, bool created) {
+    if (wxPyConvertSwigPtr($input, (void **)&temp, wxT("wxPyOutputStream"))) {
+        $1 = temp->m_wxos;
+        created = false;
+    } else {
+        PyErr_Clear();  // clear the failure of the wxPyConvert above
+        $1 = wxPyCBOutputStream_create($input, false);
+        if ($1 == NULL) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected wx.OutputStream or Python file-like object.");
+            SWIG_fail;
+        }
+        created = true;
+    }
+}
+%typemap(freearg) wxOutputStream& { if (created$argnum) delete $1; }
+
+
+%typemap(out) wxOutputStream* {
+    wxPyOutputStream * _ptr = NULL;
+    if ($1)
+        _ptr = new wxPyOutputStream($1);
+    $result = wxPyConstructObject(_ptr, wxT("wxPyOutputStream"), $owner);
+}
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 enum wxSeekMode
@@ -107,14 +132,6 @@ public:
     void seek(int offset, int whence=0);
     int tell();
 
-    /*
-      bool isatty();
-      int fileno();
-      void truncate(int size=-1);
-      void write(wxString data);
-      void writelines(wxStringPtrList);
-    */
-
     char Peek();
     char GetC();
     size_t LastRead();
@@ -128,43 +145,41 @@ public:
 
 
 
-// TODO:  make a more fully implemented file interface...
-class wxOutputStream {
-public:
-    /*
-      void close();
-      void flush();
-      wxString* read(int size=-1);
-      wxString* readline(int size=-1);
-      wxStringPtrList* readlines(int sizehint=-1);
-      void seek(int offset, int whence=0);
-      int tell();
-      bool isatty();
-      int fileno();
-      void truncate(int size=-1);
-      void write(wxString data);
-      void writelines(wxStringPtrList);
-    */
 
+%rename(OutputStream) wxPyOutputStream;
+class wxPyOutputStream
+{
+public:
     %extend {
-        void write(PyObject* obj) {
-            // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
-            PyObject* str = PyObject_Str(obj);
-            if (! str) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Unable to convert to string");
-                return;
-            }
-            self->Write(PyString_AS_STRING(str),
-                        PyString_GET_SIZE(str));
-            Py_DECREF(str);
+        wxPyOutputStream(PyObject* p) {
+            wxOutputStream* wxis = wxPyCBOutputStream::create(p);
+            if (wxis)
+                return new wxPyOutputStream(wxis);
+            else
+                return NULL;
         }
     }
-    size_t LastWrite() const;
+    ~wxPyOutputStream();
+
+    void close();
+    void flush();
+    bool eof();
+    void seek(int offset, int whence=0);
+    int tell();
+
+    void write(PyObject* data);
+    //void writelines(wxStringArray& arr);
+
+    void PutC(char c);
+    size_t LastWrite();
+    unsigned long SeekO(unsigned long pos, wxSeekMode mode = wxFromStart);
+    unsigned long TellO();
 };
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %init %{
     wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add("wxInputStream", "wxPyInputStream");
+    wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add("wxOutputStream", "wxPyOutputStream");
 %}
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------