diff --git a/bindings/python/example.py b/bindings/python/example.py
index 23305445..c2b5c6b3 100644
--- a/bindings/python/example.py
+++ b/bindings/python/example.py
@@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ import sys
 def EventHandler(event, conn):
     info = conn.info
     if event == mongoose.HTTP_ERROR:
-        conn.printf('%s', 'HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n')
-        conn.printf('%s', 'Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n')
-        conn.printf('HTTP error: %d\n', conn.reply_status_code)
+        conn.write('HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n')
+        conn.write('Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n')
         return True
     elif event == mongoose.NEW_REQUEST and info.uri == '/show':
-        conn.printf('%s', 'HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n')
-        conn.printf('%s', 'Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n')
-        conn.printf('%s %s\n', info.request_method, info.uri)
+        conn.write('HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n')
+        conn.write('Content-Type: text/plain\r\n\r\n')
+        conn.write('[%s] [%s] [%s]\n' % (info.request_method, info.uri,
+          info.query_string))
         if info.request_method == 'POST':
             content_len = conn.get_header('Content-Length')
             post_data = conn.read(int(content_len))
             my_var = conn.get_var(post_data, 'my_var')
         else:
             my_var = conn.get_var(info.query_string, 'my_var')
-        conn.printf('my_var: %s\n', my_var or '<not set>')
-        conn.printf('HEADERS: \n')
+        conn.write('my_var: %s\n' % (my_var or '<not set>'))
+        conn.write('HEADERS: \n')
         for header in info.http_headers[:info.num_headers]:
-            conn.printf('  %s: %s\n', header.name, header.value)
+            conn.write('  %s: %s\n' % (header.name, header.value))
         return True
     elif event == mongoose.NEW_REQUEST and info.uri == '/form':
         conn.write('HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n'
diff --git a/bindings/python/mongoose.py b/bindings/python/mongoose.py
index aaad9d1a..e0ba105a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mongoose.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mongoose.py
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ class Mongoose(object):
     self.dll.mg_get_cookie.restype = ctypes.c_int
     self.dll.mg_get_option.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
     self.dll.mg_get_request_info.restype = ctypes.POINTER(mg_request_info)
-    self.dll.mg_get_user_data.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
-    self.dll.mg_get_reply_status_code.restype = ctypes.c_int
-    self.dll.mg_get_log_message.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
-    self.dll.mg_get_ssl_context.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
 
     if callback:
       # Create a closure that will be called by the  shared library.