diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index f6d8a2a0..ed927e6c 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -446,18 +446,19 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing(py::module &m)
                                   {
                                     return self.AddFaceDescriptor (fd);
                                   }))
-
-    .def ("DeleteSurfaceElement", FunctionPointer ([](Mesh & self, int i)
-                                                   {
-                                                     return self.DeleteSurfaceElement (i);
-                                                   }))
-
+    
+    .def ("DeleteSurfaceElement",
+          FunctionPointer ([](Mesh & self, SurfaceElementIndex i)
+                           {
+                             return self.DeleteSurfaceElement (i);
+                           }))
+    
     .def ("Compress", FunctionPointer ([](Mesh & self)
-                                  {
-                                    return self.Compress ();
-                                  }))
-
-
+                                       {
+                                         return self.Compress ();
+                                       }))
+    
+    
     .def ("SetBCName", &Mesh::SetBCName)
     .def ("GetBCName", FunctionPointer([](Mesh & self, int bc)->string 
                                        { return self.GetBCName(bc); }))