diff --git a/tools/python/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d6ae81dfcd23af7bb7f3efc09a80e0f8017c225..b4b00f5b016a16f89b829fbd451b1fcac33d66d8 100644
--- a/tools/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ add_python_module(dlib
    src/vector.cpp
    src/svm_c_trainer.cpp
    src/decision_funcions.cpp
+   src/other.cpp
+   src/basic.cpp
    )
diff --git a/tools/python/src/basic.cpp b/tools/python/src/basic.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d05d8b1d18d6a16f6e89f75adcab5cf7dc02f22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/python/src/basic.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <dlib/matrix.h>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+#include <dlib/string.h>
+#include "serialize_pickle.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace dlib;
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+
+boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > array_from_object(object obj)
+{
+    extract<long> thesize(obj);
+    if (thesize.check())
+    {
+        long nr = thesize;
+        boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > temp(new std::vector<double>(nr));
+        return temp;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        const long nr = len(obj);
+        boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > temp(new std::vector<double>(nr));
+        for ( long r = 0; r < nr; ++r)
+        {
+            (*temp)[r] = extract<double>(obj[r]);
+        }
+        return temp;
+    }
+}
+
+string array__str__ (const std::vector<double>& v)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        sout << v[i];
+        if (i+1 < v.size())
+            sout << "\n";
+    }
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+string array__repr__ (const std::vector<double>& v)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    sout << "dlib.array([";
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        sout << v[i];
+        if (i+1 < v.size())
+            sout << ", ";
+    }
+    sout << "])";
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+string pair__str__ (const std::pair<unsigned long,double>& p)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    sout << p.first << ": " << p.second;
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+string pair__repr__ (const std::pair<unsigned long,double>& p)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    sout << "dlib.pair(" << p.first << ", " << p.second << ")";
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+string sparse_vector__str__ (const std::vector<std::pair<unsigned long,double> >& v)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        sout << v[i].first << ": " << v[i].second;
+        if (i+1 < v.size())
+            sout << "\n";
+    }
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+string sparse_vector__repr__ (const std::vector<std::pair<unsigned long,double> >& v)
+{
+    std::ostringstream sout;
+    sout << "< dlib.sparse_vector containing: \n" << sparse_vector__str__(v) << " >";
+    return sout.str();
+}
+
+
+void bind_basic_types() 
+{
+    class_<std::vector<double> >("array", init<>())
+        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<double> >())
+        .def("__init__", make_constructor(&array_from_object))
+        .def("__str__", array__str__)
+        .def("__repr__", array__repr__)
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<double> >());
+
+    class_<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >("vectors")
+        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >())
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >());
+
+    typedef pair<unsigned long,double> pair_type;
+    class_<pair_type>("pair", "This object is used to represent the elements of a sparse_vector.", init<>() )
+        .def(init<unsigned long,double>())
+        .def_readwrite("first",&pair_type::first, "This field represents the index/dimension number.")
+        .def_readwrite("second",&pair_type::second, "This field contains the value in a vector at dimension specified by the first field.")
+        .def("__str__", pair__str__)
+        .def("__repr__", pair__repr__)
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<pair_type>());
+
+    class_<std::vector<pair_type> >("sparse_vector")
+        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<pair_type> >())
+        .def("__str__", sparse_vector__str__)
+        .def("__repr__", sparse_vector__repr__)
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<pair_type> >());
+
+    class_<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >("sparse_vectors")
+        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >())
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >());
+
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/python/src/dlib.cpp b/tools/python/src/dlib.cpp
index b464bbea1c8c3184f6662dbdcc51613a8e8a424f..30155c5a5d249e5f1c1131e9a5cc0dda144a0ee1 100644
--- a/tools/python/src/dlib.cpp
+++ b/tools/python/src/dlib.cpp
@@ -1,121 +1,13 @@
-#include <boost/python.hpp>
-#include <dlib/matrix.h>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <string>
-#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp>
-#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/map_indexing_suite.hpp>
-#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/indexing_suite.hpp>
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-
-#include <dlib/string.h>
-#include "serialize_pickle.h"
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace dlib;
-using namespace boost::python;
 
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
 
 void bind_matrix();
 void bind_vector();
 void bind_svm_c_trainer();
 void bind_decision_functions();
+void bind_basic_types();
+void bind_other();
 
-boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > array_from_object(object obj)
-{
-    extract<long> thesize(obj);
-    if (thesize.check())
-    {
-        long nr = thesize;
-        boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > temp(new std::vector<double>(nr));
-        return temp;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        const long nr = len(obj);
-        boost::shared_ptr<std::vector<double> > temp(new std::vector<double>(nr));
-        for ( long r = 0; r < nr; ++r)
-        {
-            (*temp)[r] = extract<double>(obj[r]);
-        }
-        return temp;
-    }
-}
-
-string array__str__ (const std::vector<double>& v)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        sout << v[i];
-        if (i+1 < v.size())
-            sout << "\n";
-    }
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-string array__repr__ (const std::vector<double>& v)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    sout << "dlib.array([";
-    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        sout << v[i];
-        if (i+1 < v.size())
-            sout << ", ";
-    }
-    sout << "])";
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-string pair__str__ (const std::pair<unsigned long,double>& p)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    sout << p.first << ": " << p.second;
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-string pair__repr__ (const std::pair<unsigned long,double>& p)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    sout << "dlib.pair(" << p.first << ", " << p.second << ")";
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-string sparse_vector__str__ (const std::vector<std::pair<unsigned long,double> >& v)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        sout << v[i].first << ": " << v[i].second;
-        if (i+1 < v.size())
-            sout << "\n";
-    }
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-string sparse_vector__repr__ (const std::vector<std::pair<unsigned long,double> >& v)
-{
-    std::ostringstream sout;
-    sout << "< dlib.sparse_vector containing: \n" << sparse_vector__str__(v) << " >";
-    return sout.str();
-}
-
-tuple get_training_data()
-{
-    typedef matrix<double,0,1> sample_type;
-    std::vector<sample_type> samples;
-    std::vector<double> labels;
-
-    sample_type samp(3);
-    samp = 1,2,3;
-    samples.push_back(samp);
-    labels.push_back(+1);
-    samp = -1,-2,-3;
-    samples.push_back(samp);
-    labels.push_back(-1);
-
-    return make_tuple(samples, labels);
-}
 
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(dlib)
 {
@@ -123,51 +15,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(dlib)
     bind_vector();
     bind_svm_c_trainer();
     bind_decision_functions();
-
-    class_<std::vector<double> >("array", init<>())
-        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<double> >())
-        .def("__init__", make_constructor(&array_from_object))
-        .def("__str__", array__str__)
-        .def("__repr__", array__repr__)
-        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<double> >());
-
-    class_<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >("vectors")
-        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >())
-        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<matrix<double,0,1> > >());
-
-    typedef pair<unsigned long,double> pair_type;
-    class_<pair_type>("pair", "This object is used to represent the elements of a sparse_vector.", init<>() )
-        .def(init<unsigned long,double>())
-        .def_readwrite("first",&pair_type::first, "This field represents the index/dimension number.")
-        .def_readwrite("second",&pair_type::second, "This field contains the value in a vector at dimension specified by the first field.")
-        .def("__str__", pair__str__)
-        .def("__repr__", pair__repr__)
-        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<pair_type>());
-
-    class_<std::vector<pair_type> >("sparse_vector")
-        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<pair_type> >())
-        .def("__str__", sparse_vector__str__)
-        .def("__repr__", sparse_vector__repr__)
-        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<pair_type> >());
-
-    class_<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >("sparse_vectors")
-        .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >())
-        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<std::vector<std::vector<pair_type> > >());
-
-    def("get_training_data",get_training_data);
-    /*
-    def("tomat",tomat);
-    def("add_to_map", add_to_map);
-    def("getpair", getpair);
-    def("getmatrix", getmatrix);
-    def("yay", yay);
-    def("sum", sum_mat);
-    def("getmap", getmap);
-    def("go", go);
-    def("append_to_vector", append_to_vector);
-    */
-
-
-
-
+    bind_basic_types();
+    bind_other();
 }
diff --git a/tools/python/src/other.cpp b/tools/python/src/other.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39103c9ec3ee514775f7de84f5954dce0ff6d535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/python/src/other.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <dlib/matrix.h>
+
+using namespace dlib;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+tuple get_training_data()
+{
+    typedef matrix<double,0,1> sample_type;
+    std::vector<sample_type> samples;
+    std::vector<double> labels;
+
+    sample_type samp(3);
+    samp = 1,2,3;
+    samples.push_back(samp);
+    labels.push_back(+1);
+    samp = -1,-2,-3;
+    samples.push_back(samp);
+    labels.push_back(-1);
+
+    return make_tuple(samples, labels);
+}
+
+void bind_other()
+{
+    def("get_training_data",get_training_data);
+}
+