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* gst/gstmodule.c (init_gst): Add constants for GST_*SECOND.
(python_do_pending_calls): New idler handler, similar to pygtk, so
python events (eg KeyboardInterrupt) can be raised during mainloop

* gst/gst.override (_wrap_gst_bin_get_list):
(_wrap_gst_pad_tp_repr, caps_length, caps_item)
(structure_length, structure_subscript)
(_wrap_gst_structure_tp_repr): Impl.
(_wrap_gst_main): Override with threading blocking.

* gst/gst-types.defs (Object): add flags field.
(Structure): Add copy/release funcs

* gst/__init__.py (devloc): Don't initialize threads

* gst/Makefile.am: clean up

* examples/gst/player.py: Prettify and simplify. Uses GstThread now.

* examples/gstplay/player.py: Update to new api and make it work.