diff --git a/_examples/consts/consts.go b/_examples/consts/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56f794e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/consts/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package consts
+
+const (
+	C1 = "c1"
+	C2 = 42
+	C3 = 666.666
+)
+
+const (
+	C4 string  = "c4"
+	C5 int     = 42
+	C6 uint    = 42
+	C7 float64 = 666.666
+)
+
+type Kind int
+
+const (
+	Kind1 Kind = 1
+	Kind2      = 2
+)
+
+// FIXME: also use an unexported type
+// type kind int
+// const (
+//  Kind3 kind = 3
+//  Kind4      = 4
+// )
diff --git a/_examples/consts/test.py b/_examples/consts/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c820362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/consts/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+## py2/py3 compat
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import consts
+
+print("c1 = %s" % consts.GetC1())
+print("c2 = %s" % consts.GetC2())
+print("c3 = %s" % consts.GetC3())
+print("c4 = %s" % consts.GetC4())
+print("c5 = %s" % consts.GetC5())
+print("c6 = %s" % consts.GetC6())
+print("c7 = %s" % consts.GetC7())
+
+print("k1 = %s" % consts.GetKind1())
+print("k2 = %s" % consts.GetKind2())
+## FIXME: unexported types not supported yet (issue #44)
+#print("k3 = %s" % consts.GetKind3())
+#print("k4 = %s" % consts.GetKind4())
+
diff --git a/_examples/vars/test.py b/_examples/vars/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d307a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/vars/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+## py2/py3 compat
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import vars
+
+print("v1 = %s" % vars.GetV1())
+print("v2 = %s" % vars.GetV2())
+print("v3 = %s" % vars.GetV3())
+print("v4 = %s" % vars.GetV4())
+print("v5 = %s" % vars.GetV5())
+print("v6 = %s" % vars.GetV6())
+print("v7 = %s" % vars.GetV7())
+
+print("k1 = %s" % vars.GetKind1())
+print("k2 = %s" % vars.GetKind2())
+## FIXME: unexported types not supported yet (issue #44)
+#print("k3 = %s" % vars.GetKind3())
+#print("k4 = %s" % vars.GetKind4())
+
diff --git a/_examples/vars/vars.go b/_examples/vars/vars.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0775c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_examples/vars/vars.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The go-python Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package vars
+
+var (
+	V1 = "v1"
+	V2 = 42
+	V3 = 666.666
+)
+
+var (
+	V4 string  = "c4"
+	V5 int     = 42
+	V6 uint    = 42
+	V7 float64 = 666.666
+)
+
+type Kind int
+
+var (
+	Kind1 Kind = 1
+	Kind2      = 2
+)
+
+// FIXME: also use an unexported type
+// type kind int
+// var (
+//  Kind3 kind = 3
+//  Kind4      = 4
+// )
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 686c65f..aed4324 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -340,3 +340,37 @@ s.Upper('boo')= 'BOO'
 `),
 	})
 }
+
+func TestBindConsts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	testPkg(t, pkg{
+		path: "_examples/consts",
+		want: []byte(`c1 = c1
+c2 = 42
+c3 = 666.666
+c4 = c4
+c5 = 42
+c6 = 42
+c7 = 666.666
+k1 = 1
+k2 = 2
+`),
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBindVars(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	testPkg(t, pkg{
+		path: "_examples/vars",
+		want: []byte(`v1 = v1
+v2 = 42
+v3 = 666.666
+v4 = c4
+v5 = 42
+v6 = 42
+v7 = 666.666
+k1 = 1
+k2 = 2
+`),
+	})
+}