diff -up gdcm-2.4.4/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i.as gdcm-2.4.4/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i
--- gdcm-2.4.4/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i.as	2014-09-24 01:40:10.000000000 -0600
+++ gdcm-2.4.4/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i	2015-02-24 11:54:39.932978476 -0700
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ EXTEND_CLASS_PRINT(gdcm::ModuleEntry)
 %include "gdcmQueryFactory.h"
 %template(CharSetArrayType) std::vector< gdcm::ECharSet >;
 %include "gdcmCompositeNetworkFunctions.h"
+#define as absyn
 %include "gdcmPresentationContext.h"
 //EXTEND_CLASS_PRINT(gdcm::PresentationContext)
 %include "gdcmPresentationContextGenerator.h"