diff --git a/bindings/python/src/docstrings.cpp b/bindings/python/src/docstrings.cpp
index c9a0c8a85..f51487a23 100755
--- a/bindings/python/src/docstrings.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/docstrings.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ char const* session_remove_torrent_doc =
     "Close all peer connections associated with the torrent and tell the\n"
     "tracker that we've stopped participating in the swarm.";
 
+char const* session_download_rate_limit_doc = 
+    "";
+char const* session_upload_rate_limit_doc = 
+    "";
 char const* session_set_download_rate_limit_doc = 
     "";
 char const* session_set_upload_rate_limit_doc = 
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index e6050d1bb..9f7d530af 100755
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ extern char const* session_dht_state_doc;
 extern char const* session_add_torrent_doc;
 extern char const* session_remove_torrent_doc;
 extern char const* session_set_download_rate_limit_doc;
+extern char const* session_download_rate_limit_doc;
 extern char const* session_set_upload_rate_limit_doc;
+extern char const* session_upload_rate_limit_doc;
 extern char const* session_set_max_uploads_doc;
 extern char const* session_set_max_connections_doc;
 extern char const* session_set_max_half_open_connections_doc;
@@ -176,10 +178,20 @@ void bind_session()
             "set_download_rate_limit", allow_threads(&session::set_download_rate_limit)
           , session_set_download_rate_limit_doc
         )
+        .def(
+            "download_rate_limit", allow_threads(&session::download_rate_limit)
+          , session_download_rate_limit_doc
+        )
+
         .def(
             "set_upload_rate_limit", allow_threads(&session::set_upload_rate_limit)
           , session_set_upload_rate_limit_doc
         )
+        .def(
+            "upload_rate_limit", allow_threads(&session::upload_rate_limit)
+          , session_upload_rate_limit_doc
+        )
+
         .def(
             "set_max_uploads", allow_threads(&session::set_max_uploads)
           , session_set_max_uploads_doc
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
index 6e0bc5034..98540a5f8 100755
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_handle.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,30 @@ list get_peer_info(torrent_handle const& handle)
     return result;
 }
 
+
+void prioritize_files(torrent_handle& info, object o)
+{
+
+	std::vector<int> result;
+  try
+  {
+		object iter_obj = object( handle<>( PyObject_GetIter( o.ptr() ) ));
+		while( 1 )
+		{
+			object obj = extract<object>( iter_obj.attr( "next" )() );
+      result.push_back(extract<int const>( obj ));
+		}
+	}
+  catch( error_already_set )
+	{
+		PyErr_Clear();
+  	info.prioritize_files(result);
+		return;
+	}
+
+}
+
+
 void replace_trackers(torrent_handle& info, object trackers)
 {
     object iter(trackers.attr("__iter__")());
@@ -106,7 +130,9 @@ list get_download_queue(torrent_handle& handle)
 		{
 			dict block_info;
 			block_info["state"] = i->blocks[k].state;
-			block_info["num_downloads"] = i->blocks[k].num_downloads;
+			block_info["num_peers"] = i->blocks[k].num_peers;
+			block_info["bytes_progress"] = i->blocks[k].bytes_progress;
+			block_info["block_size"] = i->blocks[k].block_size;
 //			block_info["peer"] = i->info[k].peer;
 			block_list.append(block_info);
 		}
@@ -124,6 +150,9 @@ void bind_torrent_handle()
     void (torrent_handle::*force_reannounce1)(boost::posix_time::time_duration) const 
         = &torrent_handle::force_reannounce;
 
+    int (torrent_handle::*piece_priority0)(int) const = &torrent_handle::piece_priority;
+    void (torrent_handle::*piece_priority1)(int, int) const = &torrent_handle::piece_priority;
+    
     return_value_policy<copy_const_reference> copy;
 
 #define _ allow_threads
@@ -148,6 +177,8 @@ void bind_torrent_handle()
         .def("is_paused", _(&torrent_handle::is_paused))
         .def("is_seed", _(&torrent_handle::is_seed))
         .def("filter_piece", _(&torrent_handle::filter_piece))
+        .def("piece_priority", _(piece_priority0))
+        .def("piece_priority", _(piece_priority1))
         .def("is_piece_filtered", _(&torrent_handle::is_piece_filtered))
         .def("has_metadata", _(&torrent_handle::has_metadata))
         .def("save_path", _(&torrent_handle::save_path))
@@ -156,6 +187,7 @@ void bind_torrent_handle()
         .def("file_progress", file_progress)
         .def("trackers", range(begin_trackers, end_trackers))
         .def("replace_trackers", replace_trackers)
+        .def("prioritize_files", prioritize_files)
         .def("get_peer_info", get_peer_info)
         .def("get_download_queue", get_download_queue)
         ;
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
index 1c31ec185..301c4a5bf 100755
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ void bind_torrent_info()
 
         .def("hash_for_piece", &torrent_info::hash_for_piece, copy)
         .def("piece_size", &torrent_info::piece_size)
-
+        
+	.def("num_files", &torrent_info::num_files)
         .def("file_at", &torrent_info::file_at, return_internal_reference<>())
         .def("files", range(&torrent_info::begin_files, &torrent_info::end_files))