diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
index 125e774b..563e0b76 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ void RunParallel ( void * (*fun)(void *), void * in)
 
 
 
-
+#include "writeuser.hpp"
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-#include "writeuser.hpp"
-
   extern shared_ptr<Mesh> mesh;
   extern shared_ptr<NetgenGeometry> ng_geometry;
 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
index b39698ef..7604f7f2 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #include "nginterface_v2.hpp"
 // #include <visual.hpp>
 
+#include "writeuser.hpp"
+
 namespace netgen
 {
-#include "writeuser.hpp"
   extern shared_ptr<Mesh> mesh;
 }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/readuser.cpp b/libsrc/interface/readuser.cpp
index 3f798a93..97cd193c 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/readuser.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/readuser.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 #include <csg.hpp>
 #include <meshing.hpp>
 
-namespace netgen
-{
 #include "writeuser.hpp"
 
+namespace netgen
+{
   void ReadFile (Mesh & mesh,
                  const string & hfilename)
   {
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/writeelmer.cpp b/libsrc/interface/writeelmer.cpp
index f97a738f..805d3dca 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/writeelmer.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/writeelmer.cpp
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 #include <meshing.hpp>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include "writeuser.hpp"
+
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-#include "writeuser.hpp"
-
   extern MeshingParameters mparam;
 
 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/writepermas.cpp b/libsrc/interface/writepermas.cpp
index fc46e87c..7d2013e1 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/writepermas.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/writepermas.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 #include <string>
 
 using namespace std;
+#include "writeuser.hpp"
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-#include "writeuser.hpp"
     // Forward declarations (don't know, where to define them, sorry)
     int addComponent(string &strComp, string &strSitu, ofstream &out);
 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/writeuser.cpp b/libsrc/interface/writeuser.cpp
index 62bfb691..6aa5754e 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/writeuser.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/writeuser.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 #include <geometry2d.hpp>
 #include <meshing.hpp>
 
-namespace netgen
-{
 #include "writeuser.hpp"
 
+
+namespace netgen
+{
   extern MeshingParameters mparam;
 
 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp b/libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp
index cb9e58f6..04bdeeb0 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /* Date:    10. Dec. 97                                                   */
 /**************************************************************************/
 
+namespace netgen {
 
 DLL_HEADER extern
 void WriteFile (int typ,
@@ -162,5 +163,7 @@ extern bool DLL_HEADER WriteUserFormat (const string & format,
                              const NetgenGeometry & geom,
                              const string & filename);
 
+}
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index c5438103..b6a9675e 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "meshing.hpp"
 #include <csg.hpp>
 #include <geometry2d.hpp>
+#include <../interface/writeuser.hpp>
 
 
 using namespace netgen;
@@ -357,7 +358,22 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
 	  }))
     // static_cast<void(Mesh::*)(const string & name)>(&Mesh::Load))
     .def("Save", static_cast<void(Mesh::*)(const string & name)const>(&Mesh::Save))
-
+    .def("Export", FunctionPointer
+         ([] (Mesh & self, string filename, string format)
+          {
+            if (WriteUserFormat (format, self, *self.GetGeometry(), filename))
+              {
+                string err = string ("nothing known about format")+format;
+                Array<const char*> names, extensions;
+                RegisterUserFormats (names, extensions);
+                err += "\navailable formats are:\n";
+                for (auto name : names)
+                  err += string("'") + name + "'\n";
+                throw NgException (err);
+              }
+          }),
+         (bp::arg("self"), bp::arg("filename"), bp::arg("format")))
+    
     .add_property("dim", &Mesh::GetDimension, &Mesh::SetDimension)
 
     .def("Elements3D", 
diff --git a/ng/ngappinit.cpp b/ng/ngappinit.cpp
index 279d5400..cf2f25bd 100644
--- a/ng/ngappinit.cpp
+++ b/ng/ngappinit.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ namespace netgen
 #endif
 
 
+#include "../libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp"
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-#include "../libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp"
-  //extern string ngdir;
   Flags parameters;
 }
  
diff --git a/ng/ngpkg.cpp b/ng/ngpkg.cpp
index a31766db..957bf7c3 100644
--- a/ng/ngpkg.cpp
+++ b/ng/ngpkg.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ extern bool nodisplay;
 #include <nginterface.h>
 
 
+#include "../libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp"
 
 namespace netgen
 {
   DLL_HEADER extern MeshingParameters mparam;
   DLL_HEADER extern void ImportSolution2(const char * filename);
-#include "../libsrc/interface/writeuser.hpp"
 #include "demoview.hpp"
 }