diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee7d0699..d303785d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /lib/libsnowboy-detect.a
 snowboy-detect-swig.cc
 snowboy-detect-swig_wrap.cpp
-snowboydetect.py
 Snowboy.pm
 .DS_Store
 
diff --git a/examples/Python/snowboy/snowboydetect.py b/examples/Python/snowboy/snowboydetect.py
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..573a96fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Python/snowboy/snowboydetect.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../swig/Python3/snowboydetect.py
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diff --git a/examples/Python3/snowboy/snowboydetect.py b/examples/Python3/snowboy/snowboydetect.py
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..573a96fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Python3/snowboy/snowboydetect.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../swig/Python3/snowboydetect.py
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diff --git a/swig/Python/snowboydetect.py b/swig/Python/snowboydetect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..579bdeab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swig/Python/snowboydetect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+# This file was automatically generated by SWIG (http://www.swig.org).
+# Version 3.0.12
+#
+# Do not make changes to this file unless you know what you are doing--modify
+# the SWIG interface file instead.
+
+from sys import version_info as _swig_python_version_info
+if _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 7, 0):
+    def swig_import_helper():
+        import importlib
+        pkg = __name__.rpartition('.')[0]
+        mname = '.'.join((pkg, '_snowboydetect')).lstrip('.')
+        try:
+            return importlib.import_module(mname)
+        except ImportError:
+            return importlib.import_module('_snowboydetect')
+    _snowboydetect = swig_import_helper()
+    del swig_import_helper
+elif _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 6, 0):
+    def swig_import_helper():
+        from os.path import dirname
+        import imp
+        fp = None
+        try:
+            fp, pathname, description = imp.find_module('_snowboydetect', [dirname(__file__)])
+        except ImportError:
+            import _snowboydetect
+            return _snowboydetect
+        try:
+            _mod = imp.load_module('_snowboydetect', fp, pathname, description)
+        finally:
+            if fp is not None:
+                fp.close()
+        return _mod
+    _snowboydetect = swig_import_helper()
+    del swig_import_helper
+else:
+    import _snowboydetect
+del _swig_python_version_info
+
+try:
+    _swig_property = property
+except NameError:
+    pass  # Python < 2.2 doesn't have 'property'.
+
+try:
+    import builtins as __builtin__
+except ImportError:
+    import __builtin__
+
+def _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, static=1):
+    if (name == "thisown"):
+        return self.this.own(value)
+    if (name == "this"):
+        if type(value).__name__ == 'SwigPyObject':
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+            return
+    method = class_type.__swig_setmethods__.get(name, None)
+    if method:
+        return method(self, value)
+    if (not static):
+        if _newclass:
+            object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
+        else:
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError("You cannot add attributes to %s" % self)
+
+
+def _swig_setattr(self, class_type, name, value):
+    return _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, 0)
+
+
+def _swig_getattr(self, class_type, name):
+    if (name == "thisown"):
+        return self.this.own()
+    method = class_type.__swig_getmethods__.get(name, None)
+    if method:
+        return method(self)
+    raise AttributeError("'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (class_type.__name__, name))
+
+
+def _swig_repr(self):
+    try:
+        strthis = "proxy of " + self.this.__repr__()
+    except __builtin__.Exception:
+        strthis = ""
+    return "<%s.%s; %s >" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, strthis,)
+
+try:
+    _object = object
+    _newclass = 1
+except __builtin__.Exception:
+    class _object:
+        pass
+    _newclass = 0
+
+class SnowboyDetect(_object):
+    __swig_setmethods__ = {}
+    __setattr__ = lambda self, name, value: _swig_setattr(self, SnowboyDetect, name, value)
+    __swig_getmethods__ = {}
+    __getattr__ = lambda self, name: _swig_getattr(self, SnowboyDetect, name)
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_filename, model_str):
+        this = _snowboydetect.new_SnowboyDetect(resource_filename, model_str)
+        try:
+            self.this.append(this)
+        except __builtin__.Exception:
+            self.this = this
+
+    def Reset(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_Reset(self)
+
+    def RunDetection(self, *args):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_RunDetection(self, *args)
+
+    def SetSensitivity(self, sensitivity_str):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetSensitivity(self, sensitivity_str)
+
+    def SetHighSensitivity(self, high_sensitivity_str):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetHighSensitivity(self, high_sensitivity_str)
+
+    def GetSensitivity(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_GetSensitivity(self)
+
+    def SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain)
+
+    def UpdateModel(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_UpdateModel(self)
+
+    def NumHotwords(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_NumHotwords(self)
+
+    def ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend)
+
+    def SampleRate(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SampleRate(self)
+
+    def NumChannels(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_NumChannels(self)
+
+    def BitsPerSample(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_BitsPerSample(self)
+    __swig_destroy__ = _snowboydetect.delete_SnowboyDetect
+    __del__ = lambda self: None
+SnowboyDetect_swigregister = _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_swigregister
+SnowboyDetect_swigregister(SnowboyDetect)
+
+class SnowboyVad(_object):
+    __swig_setmethods__ = {}
+    __setattr__ = lambda self, name, value: _swig_setattr(self, SnowboyVad, name, value)
+    __swig_getmethods__ = {}
+    __getattr__ = lambda self, name: _swig_getattr(self, SnowboyVad, name)
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_filename):
+        this = _snowboydetect.new_SnowboyVad(resource_filename)
+        try:
+            self.this.append(this)
+        except __builtin__.Exception:
+            self.this = this
+
+    def Reset(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_Reset(self)
+
+    def RunVad(self, *args):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_RunVad(self, *args)
+
+    def SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain)
+
+    def ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend)
+
+    def SampleRate(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_SampleRate(self)
+
+    def NumChannels(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_NumChannels(self)
+
+    def BitsPerSample(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_BitsPerSample(self)
+    __swig_destroy__ = _snowboydetect.delete_SnowboyVad
+    __del__ = lambda self: None
+SnowboyVad_swigregister = _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_swigregister
+SnowboyVad_swigregister(SnowboyVad)
+
+# This file is compatible with both classic and new-style classes.
+
+
diff --git a/swig/Python3/snowboydetect.py b/swig/Python3/snowboydetect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..579bdeab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swig/Python3/snowboydetect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+# This file was automatically generated by SWIG (http://www.swig.org).
+# Version 3.0.12
+#
+# Do not make changes to this file unless you know what you are doing--modify
+# the SWIG interface file instead.
+
+from sys import version_info as _swig_python_version_info
+if _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 7, 0):
+    def swig_import_helper():
+        import importlib
+        pkg = __name__.rpartition('.')[0]
+        mname = '.'.join((pkg, '_snowboydetect')).lstrip('.')
+        try:
+            return importlib.import_module(mname)
+        except ImportError:
+            return importlib.import_module('_snowboydetect')
+    _snowboydetect = swig_import_helper()
+    del swig_import_helper
+elif _swig_python_version_info >= (2, 6, 0):
+    def swig_import_helper():
+        from os.path import dirname
+        import imp
+        fp = None
+        try:
+            fp, pathname, description = imp.find_module('_snowboydetect', [dirname(__file__)])
+        except ImportError:
+            import _snowboydetect
+            return _snowboydetect
+        try:
+            _mod = imp.load_module('_snowboydetect', fp, pathname, description)
+        finally:
+            if fp is not None:
+                fp.close()
+        return _mod
+    _snowboydetect = swig_import_helper()
+    del swig_import_helper
+else:
+    import _snowboydetect
+del _swig_python_version_info
+
+try:
+    _swig_property = property
+except NameError:
+    pass  # Python < 2.2 doesn't have 'property'.
+
+try:
+    import builtins as __builtin__
+except ImportError:
+    import __builtin__
+
+def _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, static=1):
+    if (name == "thisown"):
+        return self.this.own(value)
+    if (name == "this"):
+        if type(value).__name__ == 'SwigPyObject':
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+            return
+    method = class_type.__swig_setmethods__.get(name, None)
+    if method:
+        return method(self, value)
+    if (not static):
+        if _newclass:
+            object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
+        else:
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError("You cannot add attributes to %s" % self)
+
+
+def _swig_setattr(self, class_type, name, value):
+    return _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self, class_type, name, value, 0)
+
+
+def _swig_getattr(self, class_type, name):
+    if (name == "thisown"):
+        return self.this.own()
+    method = class_type.__swig_getmethods__.get(name, None)
+    if method:
+        return method(self)
+    raise AttributeError("'%s' object has no attribute '%s'" % (class_type.__name__, name))
+
+
+def _swig_repr(self):
+    try:
+        strthis = "proxy of " + self.this.__repr__()
+    except __builtin__.Exception:
+        strthis = ""
+    return "<%s.%s; %s >" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, strthis,)
+
+try:
+    _object = object
+    _newclass = 1
+except __builtin__.Exception:
+    class _object:
+        pass
+    _newclass = 0
+
+class SnowboyDetect(_object):
+    __swig_setmethods__ = {}
+    __setattr__ = lambda self, name, value: _swig_setattr(self, SnowboyDetect, name, value)
+    __swig_getmethods__ = {}
+    __getattr__ = lambda self, name: _swig_getattr(self, SnowboyDetect, name)
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_filename, model_str):
+        this = _snowboydetect.new_SnowboyDetect(resource_filename, model_str)
+        try:
+            self.this.append(this)
+        except __builtin__.Exception:
+            self.this = this
+
+    def Reset(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_Reset(self)
+
+    def RunDetection(self, *args):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_RunDetection(self, *args)
+
+    def SetSensitivity(self, sensitivity_str):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetSensitivity(self, sensitivity_str)
+
+    def SetHighSensitivity(self, high_sensitivity_str):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetHighSensitivity(self, high_sensitivity_str)
+
+    def GetSensitivity(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_GetSensitivity(self)
+
+    def SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain)
+
+    def UpdateModel(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_UpdateModel(self)
+
+    def NumHotwords(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_NumHotwords(self)
+
+    def ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend)
+
+    def SampleRate(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_SampleRate(self)
+
+    def NumChannels(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_NumChannels(self)
+
+    def BitsPerSample(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_BitsPerSample(self)
+    __swig_destroy__ = _snowboydetect.delete_SnowboyDetect
+    __del__ = lambda self: None
+SnowboyDetect_swigregister = _snowboydetect.SnowboyDetect_swigregister
+SnowboyDetect_swigregister(SnowboyDetect)
+
+class SnowboyVad(_object):
+    __swig_setmethods__ = {}
+    __setattr__ = lambda self, name, value: _swig_setattr(self, SnowboyVad, name, value)
+    __swig_getmethods__ = {}
+    __getattr__ = lambda self, name: _swig_getattr(self, SnowboyVad, name)
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+
+    def __init__(self, resource_filename):
+        this = _snowboydetect.new_SnowboyVad(resource_filename)
+        try:
+            self.this.append(this)
+        except __builtin__.Exception:
+            self.this = this
+
+    def Reset(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_Reset(self)
+
+    def RunVad(self, *args):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_RunVad(self, *args)
+
+    def SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_SetAudioGain(self, audio_gain)
+
+    def ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_ApplyFrontend(self, apply_frontend)
+
+    def SampleRate(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_SampleRate(self)
+
+    def NumChannels(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_NumChannels(self)
+
+    def BitsPerSample(self):
+        return _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_BitsPerSample(self)
+    __swig_destroy__ = _snowboydetect.delete_SnowboyVad
+    __del__ = lambda self: None
+SnowboyVad_swigregister = _snowboydetect.SnowboyVad_swigregister
+SnowboyVad_swigregister(SnowboyVad)
+
+# This file is compatible with both classic and new-style classes.
+
+