diff --git a/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/ip_filter.cpp b/libtorrent/bindings/python/src/ip_filter.cpp
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+// Copyright Andrew Resch 2008. Use, modification and distribution is
+// subject to the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <libtorrent/ip_filter.hpp>
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include "gil.hpp"
+
+using namespace boost::python;
+using namespace libtorrent;
+
+namespace
+{
+    void add_rule(ip_filter& filter, std::string start, std::string end, int flags)
+    {
+        return filter.add_rule(address_v4::from_string(start), address_v4::from_string(end), flags);
+    }
+}
+
+void bind_ip_filter()
+{
+    class_<ip_filter>("ip_filter")
+        .def("add_rule", &add_rule)
+        .def("access", allow_threads(&ip_filter::access))
+        .def_readonly("export_filter", allow_threads(&ip_filter::export_filter))
+    ;
+}