diff --git a/src/include/pw3270/class.h b/src/include/pw3270/class.h
index 29f8100..0ca844a 100644
--- a/src/include/pw3270/class.h
+++ b/src/include/pw3270/class.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 		string					  ebc2asc(string &str);
 
 		// Get/Set/Text with charset translation
-		string					  get_string(int baddr, size_t len);
+		string					  get_string(int baddr = 0, size_t len = -1);
 		string					  get_string_at(int row, int col, size_t sz);
 		int			 			  set_string_at(int row, int col, const char *str);
 		int				  		  cmp_string_at(int row, int col, const char *text);
diff --git a/src/python/get.cc b/src/python/get.cc
index 30aaece..d3ea909 100644
--- a/src/python/get.cc
+++ b/src/python/get.cc
@@ -132,3 +132,23 @@ PyObject * terminal_get_string_at(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
 	return PyString_FromString(rc.c_str());
 
 }
+
+PyObject * terminal_get_contents(PyObject *self) {
+
+	string rc;
+
+	try {
+
+		rc = ((pw3270_TerminalObject *) self)->session->get_string();
+
+	} catch(std::exception &e) {
+
+		PyErr_SetString(terminalError, e.what());
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return PyString_FromString(rc.c_str());
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/python/private.h b/src/python/private.h
index a6915d1..7b41109 100644
--- a/src/python/private.h
+++ b/src/python/private.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 		PyObject	* terminal_disconnect(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 
 		PyObject 	* terminal_get_string_at(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+		PyObject 	* terminal_get_contents(PyObject *self);
 		PyObject 	* terminal_set_string_at(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 		PyObject	* terminal_cmp_string_at(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
 
diff --git a/src/python/py3270.cc b/src/python/py3270.cc
index 12ee60d..7347da8 100644
--- a/src/python/py3270.cc
+++ b/src/python/py3270.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static PyTypeObject pw3270_TerminalType = {
     0,								/*tp_as_mapping*/
     0,								/*tp_hash */
     0,								/*tp_call*/
-    0,								/*tp_str*/
+    terminal_get_contents,			/*tp_str*/
     0,								/*tp_getattro*/
     0,								/*tp_setattro*/
     0,								/*tp_as_buffer*/
diff --git a/src/python/sample.py b/src/python/sample.py
index a67f56a..c7b682a 100644
--- a/src/python/sample.py
+++ b/src/python/sample.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ print term.IsReady()
 
 print term.GetStringAt(14,19,38)
 
+print "-----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+print term
+print "-----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+
 
 
 
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