diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
index 2e55a22e3..28a57ef21 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'Map',
     'MarkersSymbolizer',
     'Names',
+    'Path',
     'Parameter',
     'Parameters',
     'PointDatasource',
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
index 2ad93393d..20cc8b418 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #include <boost/python/def.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/exception_translator.hpp>
 #include <boost/python/manage_new_object.hpp>
+//#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/iterator.hpp>
+#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
+
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/geometry.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/wkt/wkt_factory.hpp>
@@ -33,14 +37,20 @@ namespace {
 using mapnik::from_wkt;
 using mapnik::geometry_type;
 
-geometry_type * make_from_wkt(std::string const& wkt)
+typedef boost::ptr_vector<geometry_type> path_type;
+
+geometry_type const& getitem_impl(path_type & p, int key)
 {
-    std::pair<bool,geometry_type*> result = from_wkt(wkt);
-    if (result.first)
-    {
-        return result.second;
-    }
-    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to parse WKT");
+    if (key >=0 && key < p.size())
+        return p[key];
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "Index is out of range");
+    throw boost::python::error_already_set();
+}
+
+void from_wkt_impl(path_type& p, std::string const& wkt)
+{
+    bool result = mapnik::from_wkt(wkt, p);
+    if (!result) throw std::runtime_error("Failed to parse WKT");
 }
 
 }
@@ -60,13 +70,17 @@ void export_geometry()
     
     using mapnik::geometry_type;
     class_<geometry_type, std::auto_ptr<geometry_type>,boost::noncopyable>("Geometry2d",no_init)
-        // factory method 
-        .def("from_wkt",make_from_wkt,return_value_policy<manage_new_object>())
-        .staticmethod("from_wkt")
         .def("envelope",&geometry_type::envelope)
         // .def("__str__",&geometry_type::to_string)
         .def("type",&geometry_type::type)
         .def("area",&geometry_type::area)
         // TODO add other geometry_type methods
         ;
+    
+    class_<path_type,boost::noncopyable>("Path")
+        .def("__getitem__", getitem_impl,return_value_policy<reference_existing_object>())
+        .def("from_wkt",from_wkt_impl)
+
+        ;
+    
 }