diff --git a/bind/gencpy.go b/bind/gencpy.go
index 3cd5529..9d10d68 100644
--- a/bind/gencpy.go
+++ b/bind/gencpy.go
@@ -767,40 +767,7 @@ func (g *cpyGen) genStructProtocols(cpy Struct) {
 }
 
 func (g *cpyGen) genStructTPStr(cpy Struct) {
-	g.decl.Printf("\n/* __str__ support for %[1]s.%[2]s */\n",
-		cpy.pkg.Name(),
-		cpy.sym.goname,
-	)
-	g.decl.Printf(
-		"static PyObject*\ncpy_func_%s_tp_str(PyObject *self);\n",
-		cpy.sym.id,
-	)
-
-	g.impl.Printf(
-		"static PyObject*\ncpy_func_%s_tp_str(PyObject *self) {\n",
-		cpy.sym.id,
-	)
-
-	if (cpy.prots & ProtoStringer) == 0 {
-		g.impl.Indent()
-		g.impl.Printf("return PyObject_Repr(self);\n")
-		g.impl.Outdent()
-		g.impl.Printf("}\n\n")
-		return
-	}
-
-	var m Func
-	for _, f := range cpy.meths {
-		if f.GoName() == "String" {
-			m = f
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	g.impl.Indent()
-	g.impl.Printf("return cpy_func_%[1]s(self, 0);\n", m.ID())
-	g.impl.Outdent()
-	g.impl.Printf("}\n\n")
+	g.genTypeTPStr(cpy.sym)
 }
 
 func (g *cpyGen) genStructConverters(cpy Struct) {
@@ -1034,7 +1001,14 @@ func (g *cpyGen) genTypeTPStr(sym *symbol) {
 	)
 
 	g.impl.Indent()
-	g.impl.Printf("return PyObject_Repr(self);\n")
+	g.impl.Printf("%[1]s c_self = ((%[2]s*)self)->cgopy;\n",
+		sym.cgoname,
+		sym.cpyname,
+	)
+	g.impl.Printf("GoString str = cgo_func_%[1]s_str(c_self);\n",
+		sym.id,
+	)
+	g.impl.Printf("return cgopy_cnv_c2py_string(&str);\n")
 	g.impl.Outdent()
 	g.impl.Printf("}\n\n")
 }
diff --git a/bind/gengo.go b/bind/gengo.go
index d2e482c..b2eb8e8 100644
--- a/bind/gengo.go
+++ b/bind/gengo.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package main
 import "C"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ = unsafe.Pointer(nil)
+var _ = fmt.Sprintf
 
 // --- begin cgo helpers ---
 
@@ -351,6 +353,25 @@ func (g *goGen) genStruct(s Struct) {
 	g.Printf("return (cgo_type_%[1]s)(unsafe.Pointer(&o))\n", s.ID())
 	g.Outdent()
 	g.Printf("}\n\n")
+
+	// support for __str__
+	g.Printf("//export cgo_func_%[1]s_str\n", s.ID())
+	g.Printf(
+		"func cgo_func_%[1]s_str(self %[2]s) string {\n",
+		s.ID(),
+		s.sym.cgoname,
+	)
+	g.Indent()
+	if (s.prots & ProtoStringer) == 0 {
+		g.Printf("return fmt.Sprintf(\"%%#v\", ")
+		g.Printf("*(*%[1]s.%[2]s)(unsafe.Pointer(self)))\n", pkgname, s.GoName())
+	} else {
+		g.Printf("return (*%[1]s.%[2]s)(unsafe.Pointer(self)).String()\n",
+			pkgname, s.GoName(),
+		)
+	}
+	g.Outdent()
+	g.Printf("}\n\n")
 }
 
 func (g *goGen) genMethod(s Struct, m Func) {
@@ -507,6 +528,18 @@ func (g *goGen) genType(sym *symbol) {
 	g.Outdent()
 	g.Printf("}\n\n")
 
+	// support for __str__
+	g.Printf("//export cgo_func_%[1]s_str\n", sym.id)
+	g.Printf(
+		"func cgo_func_%[1]s_str(self %[2]s) string {\n",
+		sym.id,
+		sym.cgoname,
+	)
+	g.Indent()
+	g.Printf("return fmt.Sprintf(\"%%#v\", ")
+	g.Printf("*(*%[1]s)(unsafe.Pointer(self)))\n", sym.goname)
+	g.Outdent()
+	g.Printf("}\n\n")
 }
 
 func (g *goGen) genPreamble() {