diff --git a/bindings/python/example.py b/bindings/python/example.py
index ad58d64f..d2a629bc 100644
--- a/bindings/python/example.py
+++ b/bindings/python/example.py
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ import mongoose
 import sys
 
 # Handle /show and /form URIs.
-def EventHandler(conn, info):
-    if info.uri == '/show':
+def EventHandler(event, 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', info.status_code)
+        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)
@@ -18,13 +23,13 @@ def EventHandler(conn, info):
             post_data = conn.read(int(content_len))
             my_var = conn.get_var(post_data, 'my_var')
         else:
-            my_var = conn.get_qsvar(info, 'my_var')
+            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')
         for header in info.http_headers[:info.num_headers]:
             conn.printf('  %s: %s\n', header.name, header.value)
-        return mongoose.MG_SUCCESS
-    elif info.uri == '/form':
+        return True
+    elif event == mongoose.NEW_REQUEST and info.uri == '/form':
         conn.write('HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\n'
                'Content-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n'
                'Use GET: <a href="/show?my_var=hello">link</a>'
@@ -33,16 +38,10 @@ def EventHandler(conn, info):
                '<input type="text" name="my_var"/>'
                '<input type="submit"/>'
                '</form>')
-        return mongoose.MG_SUCCESS
+        return True
     else:
-        return mongoose.MG_ERROR
+        return False
 
-# Invoked each time HTTP error is triggered.
-def error_handler(conn, info):
-    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', info.status_code)
-    return mongoose.MG_SUCCESS
 
 # Create mongoose object, and register '/foo' URI handler
 # List of options may be specified in the contructor
diff --git a/bindings/python/mongoose.py b/bindings/python/mongoose.py
index d46e20a2..b1ddc936 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mongoose.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mongoose.py
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ import ctypes
 import os
 
 
+NEW_REQUEST = 0
+HTTP_ERROR = 1
+EVENT_LOG = 2
+INIT_SSL = 3
+
+
 class mg_header(ctypes.Structure):
     """A wrapper for struct mg_header."""
     _fields_ = [
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ class mg_request_info(ctypes.Structure):
 
 
 mg_callback_t = ctypes.CFUNCTYPE(ctypes.c_void_p,
+                                 ctypes.c_int,
                                  ctypes.c_void_p,
                                  ctypes.POINTER(mg_request_info))
 
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         size = len(data)
         buf = ctypes.create_string_buffer(size)
         n = self.m.dll.mg_get_var(data, size, name, buf, size)
-        return n == MG_SUCCESS and buf or None
+        return n >= 0 and buf or None
     
     def printf(self, fmt, *args):
         val = self.m.dll.mg_printf(self.conn, fmt, *args)
@@ -100,7 +107,6 @@ class Connection(object):
     def read(self, size):
         buf = ctypes.create_string_buffer(size)
         n = self.m.dll.mg_read(self.conn, buf, size)
-        print size, buf, n
         return n <= 0 and None or buf[:n]
 
 
@@ -123,30 +129,27 @@ class Mongoose(object):
 
         if callback:
             # Create a closure that will be called by the  shared library.
-            def func(connection, request_info):
+            def func(event, connection, request_info):
                 # Wrap connection pointer into the connection
                 # object and call Python callback
                 conn = Connection(self, connection)
-                if python_func(conn, request_info.contents):
-                    return 'non-null-pointer'
-                else:
-                    return ctypes.c_void_p(0)
+                return callback(event, conn, request_info.contents) and 1 or 0
 
             # Convert the closure into C callable object
             self.callback = mg_callback_t(func)
-            self.callback.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
+            self.callback.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
         else:
             self.callback = ctypes.c_void_p(0)
 
         args = [y for x in kwargs.items() for y in x] + [None]
         options = (ctypes.c_char_p * len(args))(*args)
 
-#       self.ctx = self.dll.mg_start(self.callback, options)
-        self.ctx = self.dll.mg_start(ctypes.c_void_p(0), options)
+        ret = self.dll.mg_start(self.callback, options)
+        self.ctx = ctypes.c_void_p(ret)
 
     def __del__(self):
         """Destructor, stop Mongoose instance."""
-        self.dll.mg_stop(ctypes.c_void_p(self.ctx))
+        self.dll.mg_stop(self.ctx)
 
     def get_option(self, name):
         return self.dll.mg_get_option(self.ctx, name)