diff --git a/lang/python/gpgme.i b/lang/python/gpgme.i
index fb882c85..a82efb55 100644
--- a/lang/python/gpgme.i
+++ b/lang/python/gpgme.i
@@ -283,48 +283,3 @@ FILE *fdopen(int fildes, const char *mode);
 #include "helpers.h"
 %}
 %include "helpers.h"
-
-%{
-gpgme_error_t pyEditCb(void *opaque, gpgme_status_code_t status,
-		       const char *args, int fd) {
-  PyObject *func = NULL, *dataarg = NULL, *pyargs = NULL, *retval = NULL;
-  PyObject *pyopaque = (PyObject *) opaque;
-  gpgme_error_t err_status = 0;
-
-  pygpgme_exception_init();
-
-  if (PyTuple_Check(pyopaque)) {
-    func = PyTuple_GetItem(pyopaque, 0);
-    dataarg = PyTuple_GetItem(pyopaque, 1);
-    pyargs = PyTuple_New(3);
-  } else {
-    func = pyopaque;
-    pyargs = PyTuple_New(2);
-  }
-
-  PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 0, PyLong_FromLong((long) status));
-  PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 1, PyUnicode_FromString(args));
-  if (dataarg) {
-    Py_INCREF(dataarg);		/* Because GetItem doesn't give a ref but SetItem taketh away */
-    PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 2, dataarg);
-  }
-
-  retval = PyObject_CallObject(func, pyargs);
-  Py_DECREF(pyargs);
-  if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-    err_status = pygpgme_exception2code();
-  } else {
-    if (fd>=0 && retval && PyUnicode_Check(retval)) {
-      const char *buffer;
-      Py_ssize_t size;
-
-      buffer = PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(retval, &size);
-      write(fd, buffer, size);
-      write(fd, "\n", 1);
-    }
-  }
-
-  Py_XDECREF(retval);
-  return err_status;
-}
-%}
diff --git a/lang/python/helpers.c b/lang/python/helpers.c
index 7ced04a4..e3055741 100644
--- a/lang/python/helpers.c
+++ b/lang/python/helpers.c
@@ -272,3 +272,48 @@ void pygpgme_set_progress_cb(gpgme_ctx_t ctx, PyObject *cb, PyObject **freelater
   *freelater = cb;
   gpgme_set_progress_cb(ctx, (gpgme_progress_cb_t) pyProgressCb, (void *) cb);
 }
+
+
+/* Edit callbacks.  */
+gpgme_error_t pyEditCb(void *opaque, gpgme_status_code_t status,
+		       const char *args, int fd) {
+  PyObject *func = NULL, *dataarg = NULL, *pyargs = NULL, *retval = NULL;
+  PyObject *pyopaque = (PyObject *) opaque;
+  gpgme_error_t err_status = 0;
+
+  pygpgme_exception_init();
+
+  if (PyTuple_Check(pyopaque)) {
+    func = PyTuple_GetItem(pyopaque, 0);
+    dataarg = PyTuple_GetItem(pyopaque, 1);
+    pyargs = PyTuple_New(3);
+  } else {
+    func = pyopaque;
+    pyargs = PyTuple_New(2);
+  }
+
+  PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 0, PyLong_FromLong((long) status));
+  PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 1, PyUnicode_FromString(args));
+  if (dataarg) {
+    Py_INCREF(dataarg);		/* Because GetItem doesn't give a ref but SetItem taketh away */
+    PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, 2, dataarg);
+  }
+
+  retval = PyObject_CallObject(func, pyargs);
+  Py_DECREF(pyargs);
+  if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+    err_status = pygpgme_exception2code();
+  } else {
+    if (fd>=0 && retval && PyUnicode_Check(retval)) {
+      const char *buffer;
+      Py_ssize_t size;
+
+      buffer = PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(retval, &size);
+      write(fd, buffer, size);
+      write(fd, "\n", 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Py_XDECREF(retval);
+  return err_status;
+}
diff --git a/lang/python/helpers.h b/lang/python/helpers.h
index 81d17ffa..4bd8ef81 100644
--- a/lang/python/helpers.h
+++ b/lang/python/helpers.h
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ PyObject *pygpgme_raise_callback_exception(PyObject *self);
 void pygpgme_set_passphrase_cb(gpgme_ctx_t ctx, PyObject *cb,
 			       PyObject **freelater);
 void pygpgme_set_progress_cb(gpgme_ctx_t ctx, PyObject *cb, PyObject **freelater);
+
+gpgme_error_t pyEditCb(void *opaque, gpgme_status_code_t status,
+		       const char *args, int fd);