diff --git a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
index cd446ba8..ffdc1387 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
@@ -1545,16 +1545,23 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNgOCCShapes(py::module &m)
         return curve->Value(curve->LastParameter());
       })
     .def("Edge", [](Handle(Geom2d_Curve) curve) {
-        // Geom_Plane surf{gp_Ax3()};
-        auto surf = new Geom_Plane{gp_Ax3()};          
+        // static Geom_Plane surf{gp_Ax3()}; // crashes in nbconvert ???
+        static auto surf = new Geom_Plane{gp_Ax3()};          
         auto edge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(curve, surf).Edge();
         BRepLib::BuildCurves3d(edge);
         return edge;
       })
+    .def("Wire", [](Handle(Geom2d_Curve) curve) {
+        // static Geom_Plane surf{gp_Ax3()}; // crashes in nbconvert ???
+        static auto surf = new Geom_Plane{gp_Ax3()};          
+        auto edge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(curve, surf).Edge();
+        BRepLib::BuildCurves3d(edge);
+        return BRepBuilderAPI_MakeWire(edge).Wire();                
+      })
     .def("Face", [](Handle(Geom2d_Curve) curve) {
-        // static surf = new Geom_Plane{gp_Ax3()};
-        static Geom_Plane surf{gp_Ax3()};  
-        auto edge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(curve, &surf).Edge();
+        // static Geom_Plane surf{gp_Ax3()};  // crashes in nbconvert ???
+        static auto surf = new Geom_Plane{gp_Ax3()};
+        auto edge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(curve, surf).Edge();
         BRepLib::BuildCurves3d(edge);        
         auto wire = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeWire(edge).Wire();        
         return BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace(wire).Face();
@@ -1878,7 +1885,8 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNgOCCShapes(py::module &m)
     .def("Reverse", &WorkPlane::Reverse, "revert orientation of current wire")
     .def("Close", &WorkPlane::Close, "draw line to start point of wire, and finish wire")
     .def("Finish", &WorkPlane::Finish, "finish current wire without closing")
-    .def("Last", &WorkPlane::Last, "returns current wire")
+    .def("Last", &WorkPlane::Last, "(deprecated) returns current wire")
+    .def("Wire", &WorkPlane::Last, "returns current wire")
     .def("Face", &WorkPlane::Face, "generate and return face of all wires, resets list of wires")
     .def("Wires", &WorkPlane::Wires, "returns all wires")
     ;
diff --git a/python/occ.py b/python/occ.py
index d53410c2..8cdb39e3 100644
--- a/python/occ.py
+++ b/python/occ.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ Rotation = gp_Trsf.Rotation
 Mirror = gp_Trsf.Mirror
 
 
-wp2d = WorkPlane()
-def Rectangle(l,w): return wp2d.Rectangle(l,w)
-def MoveTo(x,y): return wp2d.MoveTo(x,y)
-def LineTo(x,y): return wp2d.LineTo(x,y)
-def Line(l): return wp2d.Line(l)    
+def Rectangle(l,w): return WorkPlane().Rectangle(l,w)
+def MoveTo(x,y): return WorkPlane().MoveTo(x,y)
+def LineTo(x,y): return WorkPlane().LineTo(x,y)
+def Line(l): return WorkPlane().Line(l)