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bos #26616 [CEA][Windows] type long MEDCOUPLING failing test
[tools/medcoupling.git] / src / MEDCoupling_Swig / MEDCouplingCommon.i
index bad2f7127fe76d6cf77f03aea8db794bee8ef0e1..ca7e739462a6ff5de0d77d41ddd2d3af8b1be409 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+// Copyright (C) 2017-2021  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
 //
 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 // modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 //
 // See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
 //
-// Author : Anthony Geay (CEA/DEN)
-
-%module MEDCoupling
+// Author : Anthony Geay (EDF R&D)
 
 #ifdef WITH_DOCSTRINGS
 %include MEDCoupling_doc.i
 
 %{
 #include "MEDCouplingMemArray.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingMemArray.txx"
 #include "MEDCouplingUMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingCMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingIMesh.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingMap.txx"
 #include "MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCoupling1GTUMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingField.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingFieldDouble.hxx"
-#include "MEDCouplingFieldInt.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingFieldInt32.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingFieldInt64.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingFieldFloat.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingFieldTemplate.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingGaussLocalization.hxx"
 #include "MCAuto.hxx"
@@ -60,10 +62,35 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 
 %}
 
-%template(ivec) std::vector<int>;
 %template(dvec) std::vector<double>;
 %template(svec) std::vector<std::string>;
 
+//%include stdint.i
+
+#ifndef MEDCOUPLING_USE_64BIT_IDS
+//typedef std::int32_t mcIdType;
+typedef int mcIdType;
+typedef DataArrayInt32 DataArrayIdType;
+%template(ivec) std::vector<int>;
+%template(i64vec) std::vector<long>;
+#else
+//typedef std::int64_t mcIdType;
+typedef DataArrayInt64 DataArrayIdType;
+#ifdef WIN32
+%template(ivec) std::vector<long long>;
+typedef long long mcIdType;
+#else 
+%template(ivec) std::vector<long>;
+typedef long int mcIdType;
+#endif
+%template(i32vec) std::vector<int>;
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+typedef long long mcPyPtrType;
+#else
+typedef long mcPyPtrType;
+#endif
+
 ////////////////////
 %typemap(out) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh*
 {
@@ -145,6 +172,18 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 }
 //$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 
+////////////////////
+%typemap(out) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingField*
+{
+  $result=convertField($1,$owner);
+}
+
+%typemap(out) MEDCouplingField*
+{
+  $result=convertField($1,$owner);
+}
+//$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
+
 ////////////////////
 %typemap(out) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMultiFields*
 {
@@ -173,6 +212,8 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %init %{ import_array(); %}
 #endif
 
+%init %{ initializeMe(); %}
+
 %feature("autodoc", "1");
 %feature("docstring");
 
@@ -185,6 +226,7 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::MergeFields;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::MeldFields;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::convertToIntField;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::convertToFloatField;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::doublyContractedProduct;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::determinant;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::eigenValues;
@@ -233,12 +275,33 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::cellToNodeDiscretization;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOnMulti;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble::computeVectorFieldCyl;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::New;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::convertToDblField;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::getArray;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::deepCopy;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::clone;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt::cloneWithMesh;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::New;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::convertToDblField;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::getArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::deepCopy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::clone;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::cloneWithMesh;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::buildSubPart;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::buildSubPartRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt32::__getitem__;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::New;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::convertToDblField;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::getArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::deepCopy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::clone;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::cloneWithMesh;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::buildSubPart;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::buildSubPartRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldInt64::__getitem__;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::New;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::convertToDblField;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::getArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::deepCopy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::clone;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::cloneWithMesh;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::buildSubPart;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::buildSubPartRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldFloat::__getitem__;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::deepCopy;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::clone;
@@ -250,6 +313,7 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::buildPartRange;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::giveCellsWithType;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::getCoordinatesAndOwner;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::computeMeshCenterOfMass;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::computeCellCenterOfMass;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::computeIsoBarycenterOfNodesPerCell;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh::buildOrthogonalField;
@@ -297,7 +361,9 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::ComputeSpreadZoneGraduallyFromSeed;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::buildNewNumberingFromCommNodesFrmt;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::conformize2D;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::conformize3D;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::colinearize2D;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::colinearizeKeepingConform2D;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::sortCellsInMEDFileFrmt;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::getRenumArrForMEDFileFrmt;
@@ -334,6 +400,7 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::getBoundingBoxForBBTreeFast;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::getBoundingBoxForBBTree2DQuadratic;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::getBoundingBoxForBBTree1DQuadratic;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh::convertDegeneratedCellsAndRemoveFlatOnes;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMeshCellByTypeEntry::__iter__;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMeshCellEntry::__iter__;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh::New;
@@ -410,6 +477,14 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DenseMatrix::__mul__;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingGaussLocalization::localizePtsInRefCooForEachCell;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingGaussLocalization::buildRefCell;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::BuildFromPolyhedronConn;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::getSuperIndexArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::getIndexArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::getValuesArray;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::groupPacks;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::uniqueNotSortedByPack;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::AggregatePacks;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::deepCopy;
 
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingPointSet "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingMesh "$this->decrRef();"
@@ -428,6 +503,9 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldDiscretizationGaussNE "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldDiscretizationKriging "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldDouble "$this->decrRef();"
+%feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldFloat "$this->decrRef();"
+%feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldInt32 "$this->decrRef();"
+%feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldInt64 "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingMultiFields "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingFieldTemplate "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") MEDCouplingMultiFields "$this->decrRef();"
@@ -450,11 +528,72 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 
 %nodefaultctor;
 
+// ABN: Instruct SWIG that INTERP_KERNEL::Exception is an exception class and that it should inherit Exception
+// on the Python side. Must be put BEFORE the %rename clause:
+%exceptionclass INTERP_KERNEL::Exception;
 %rename (InterpKernelException) INTERP_KERNEL::Exception;
 
 %include "MEDCouplingRefCountObject.i"
 %include "MEDCouplingMemArray.i"
 
+%{
+  void initializeMe()
+  {// AGY : here initialization of C++ traits in MEDCouplingDataArrayTypemaps.i for code factorization. Awful, I know, but no other solutions.
+    SWIGTITraits<double>::TI=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble;
+    SWIGTITraits<float>::TI=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayFloat;
+    SWIGTITraits<Int32>::TI=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt32;
+    SWIGTITraits<Int64>::TI=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt64;
+    SWIGTITraits<double>::TI_TUPLE=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDoubleTuple;
+    SWIGTITraits<float>::TI_TUPLE=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayFloatTuple;
+    SWIGTITraits<Int32>::TI_TUPLE=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt32Tuple;
+    SWIGTITraits<Int64>::TI_TUPLE=SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt64Tuple;
+  }
+%}
+
+%inline
+{
+  PyObject *med2vtk_cell_types()
+  {
+    Py_ssize_t sz(sizeof(MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER)/sizeof(decltype(MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER[0])));
+    PyObject *ret(PyList_New(sz));
+    for(Py_ssize_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+      {
+        mcIdType elt = MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER[i]!=MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER_NONE ? MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER[i] : -1;
+        PyList_SetItem(ret,i,PyInt_FromLong(elt));
+      }
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  PyObject *vtk2med_cell_types()
+  {
+    Py_ssize_t sz(sizeof(MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER)/sizeof(decltype(MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER[0])));
+    auto maxElt(*std::max_element(MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER,MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER+sz,[](unsigned char a, unsigned char b) { if(b==MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER_NONE) return false; else return a<b; } ));
+    auto szOut(maxElt+1);
+    std::vector< mcIdType > retCpp(szOut,-1);
+    mcIdType id(0);
+    for(const unsigned char *it=MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER;it!=MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER+sz;it++,id++)
+      {
+        if(*it!=MEDCOUPLING2VTKTYPETRADUCER_NONE)
+          retCpp[*it]=id;
+      }
+    //
+    PyObject *ret(PyList_New(szOut));
+    id = 0;
+    for(auto it=retCpp.begin();it!=retCpp.end();it++,id++)
+      PyList_SetItem(ret,id,PyInt_FromLong(*it));
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  PyObject *AllGeometricTypes()
+  {
+    Py_ssize_t sz(MEDCouplingUMesh::N_MEDMEM_ORDER);
+    PyObject *ret(PyList_New(sz));
+    for(Py_ssize_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+      PyList_SetItem(ret,i,PyInt_FromLong(MEDCouplingUMesh::MEDMEM_ORDER[i]));
+    return ret;
+  }
+}
+
 namespace INTERP_KERNEL
 { 
   /*!
@@ -465,22 +604,22 @@ namespace INTERP_KERNEL
   {
   public:
     BoxSplittingOptions();
-    void init() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getEfficiencyGoal() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEfficiencyGoal(double efficiency) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getEfficiencyThreshold() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEfficiencyThreshold(double efficiencyThreshold) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getMinimumPatchLength() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setMinimumPatchLength(int minPatchLength) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getMaximumPatchLength() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setMaximumPatchLength(int maxPatchLength) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getMaximumNbOfCellsInPatch() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setMaximumNbOfCellsInPatch(int maxNbCellsInPatch) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void copyOptions(const BoxSplittingOptions & other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string printOptions() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void init();
+    double getEfficiencyGoal() const;
+    void setEfficiencyGoal(double efficiency);
+    double getEfficiencyThreshold() const;
+    void setEfficiencyThreshold(double efficiencyThreshold);
+    int getMinimumPatchLength() const;
+    void setMinimumPatchLength(int minPatchLength);
+    int getMaximumPatchLength() const;
+    void setMaximumPatchLength(int maxPatchLength);
+    int getMaximumNbOfCellsInPatch() const;
+    void setMaximumNbOfCellsInPatch(int maxNbCellsInPatch);
+    void copyOptions(const BoxSplittingOptions & other);
+    std::string printOptions() const;
     %extend
     {
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->printOptions();
       }
@@ -518,7 +657,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       IMAGE_GRID = 12
     } MEDCouplingMeshType;
 
-  class DataArrayInt;
+  class DataArrayInt32;
+  class DataArrayInt64;
   class DataArrayDouble;
   class MEDCouplingUMesh;
   class MEDCouplingCMesh;
@@ -535,12 +675,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
   %extend MEDCouplingGaussLocalization
   {
-    std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+    std::string __str__() const
     {
       return self->getStringRepr();
     }
 
-    std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+    std::string __repr__() const
     {
       std::ostringstream oss; oss << "MEDCouplingGaussLocalization C++ instance at " << self << "." << std::endl;
       oss << self->getStringRepr();
@@ -560,63 +700,69 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
     void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit);
     std::string getTimeUnit() const;
-    virtual MEDCouplingMeshType getType() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isStructured() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void checkFastEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void copyTinyStringsFrom(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void copyTinyInfoFrom(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void checkConsistency(double eps=1e-12) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual int getNumberOfCells() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual int getNumberOfNodes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual int getSpaceDimension() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual int getMeshDimension() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayDouble *getCoordinatesAndOwner() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayDouble *computeCellCenterOfMass() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayDouble *computeIsoBarycenterOfNodesPerCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayInt *giveCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayInt *computeNbOfNodesPerCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayInt *computeNbOfFacesPerCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayInt *computeEffectiveNbOfNodesPerCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *buildPartRange(int beginCellIds, int endCellIds, int stepCellIds) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual int getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getTypeOfCell(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual std::string simpleRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual std::string advancedRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string writeVTK(const std::string& fileName, bool isBinary=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual MEDCouplingMeshType getType() const;
+    bool isStructured() const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *deepCopy() const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    virtual bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const;
+    virtual bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const;
+    virtual void checkFastEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const;
+    virtual void copyTinyStringsFrom(const MEDCouplingMesh *other);
+    virtual void copyTinyInfoFrom(const MEDCouplingMesh *other);
+    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const;
+    virtual void checkConsistency(double eps=1e-12) const;
+    virtual int getNumberOfCells() const;
+    virtual int getNumberOfNodes() const;
+    virtual int getSpaceDimension() const;
+    virtual int getMeshDimension() const;
+    virtual DataArrayDouble *getCoordinatesAndOwner() const;
+    virtual DataArrayDouble *computeCellCenterOfMass() const;
+    virtual DataArrayDouble *computeIsoBarycenterOfNodesPerCell() const;
+    virtual DataArrayIdType *giveCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const;
+    virtual DataArrayIdType *computeNbOfNodesPerCell() const;
+    virtual DataArrayIdType *computeNbOfFacesPerCell() const;
+    virtual DataArrayIdType *computeEffectiveNbOfNodesPerCell() const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *buildPartRange(int beginCellIds, int endCellIds, int stepCellIds) const;
+    virtual int getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const;
+    virtual INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getTypeOfCell(int cellId) const;
+    virtual std::string simpleRepr() const;
+    virtual std::string advancedRepr() const;
+    std::string writeVTK(const std::string& fileName, bool isBinary=true) const;
     virtual std::string getVTKFileExtension() const;
     std::string getVTKFileNameOf(const std::string& fileName) const;
     // tools
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getMeasureField(bool isAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getMeasureFieldOnNode(bool isAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalytic(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalyticCompo(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalyticNamedCompo(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildOrthogonalField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingUMesh *buildUnstructured() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *mergeMyselfWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool areCompatibleForMerge(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArrayInt *simplexize(int policy) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void unserialization(const std::vector<double>& tinyInfoD, const std::vector<int>& tinyInfo, const DataArrayInt *a1, DataArrayDouble *a2, const std::vector<std::string>& littleStrings) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingMesh *MergeMeshes(const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static bool IsStaticGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static bool IsLinearGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType GetCorrespondingPolyType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static int GetNumberOfNodesOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static int GetDimensionOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static const char *GetReprOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getMeasureField(bool isAbs) const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getMeasureFieldOnNode(bool isAbs) const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalytic(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalyticCompo(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fillFromAnalyticNamedCompo(TypeOfField t, int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func) const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildOrthogonalField() const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingUMesh *buildUnstructured() const;
+    virtual MEDCouplingMesh *mergeMyselfWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) const;
+    virtual bool areCompatibleForMerge(const MEDCouplingMesh *other) const;
+    virtual DataArrayIdType *simplexize(int policy);
+    virtual void unserialization(const std::vector<double>& tinyInfoD, const std::vector<mcIdType>& tinyInfo, const DataArrayIdType *a1, DataArrayDouble *a2, const std::vector<std::string>& littleStrings);
+    static MEDCouplingMesh *MergeMeshes(const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh2);
+    static bool IsStaticGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static bool IsLinearGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType GetCorrespondingPolyType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static int GetNumberOfNodesOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static int GetDimensionOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static const char *GetReprOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
     %extend
        {
-         std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         std::string __str__() const
          {
            return self->simpleRepr();
          }
+         
+          DataArrayDouble *computeMeshCenterOfMass() const
+          {
+            MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret(self->computeMeshCenterOfMass());
+            return ret.retn();
+          }
 
-         PyObject *getTime() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getTime()
          {
            int tmp1,tmp2;
            double tmp0=self->getTime(tmp1,tmp2);
@@ -627,7 +773,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return res;
          }
 
-         DataArrayDouble *getDirectAccessOfCoordsArrIfInStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         DataArrayDouble *getDirectAccessOfCoordsArrIfInStructure() const
          {
            const DataArrayDouble *ret(self->getDirectAccessOfCoordsArrIfInStructure());
            DataArrayDouble *ret2(const_cast<DataArrayDouble *>(ret));
@@ -636,194 +782,187 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return ret2;
          }
          
-         int getCellContainingPoint(PyObject *p, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         mcIdType getCellContainingPoint(PyObject *p, double eps) const
          {
            double val;
            DataArrayDouble *a;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
            std::vector<double> bb;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingMesh::getCellContainingPoint : ";
            const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(p,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
            return self->getCellContainingPoint(pos,eps);
          }
 
-         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoints(PyObject *p, int nbOfPoints, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoints(PyObject *p, int nbOfPoints, double eps) const
          {
            double val;
            DataArrayDouble *a;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
            std::vector<double> bb;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingMesh::getCellsContainingPoint : ";
            const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(p,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,nbOfPoints,spaceDim,true);
-           MCAuto<DataArrayInt> elts,eltsIndex;
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> elts,eltsIndex;
            self->getCellsContainingPoints(pos,nbOfPoints,eps,elts,eltsIndex);
            PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elts.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(eltsIndex.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elts.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(eltsIndex.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
            return ret;
          }
 
-         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoints(PyObject *p, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getCellsContainingPointsLinearPartOnlyOnNonDynType(PyObject *p, int nbOfPoints, double eps) const
          {
-           MCAuto<DataArrayInt> elts,eltsIndex;
+           double val;
+           DataArrayDouble *a;
+           DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
+           std::vector<double> bb;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
-           void *da=0;
-           int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(p,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, 0 |  0 );
-           if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
-             {
-               int size;
-               INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> tmp=convertPyToNewDblArr2(p,&size);
-               int nbOfPoints=size/spaceDim;
-               if(size%spaceDim!=0)
-                 {
-                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingMesh::getCellsContainingPoints : Invalid list length ! Must be a multiple of self.getSpaceDimension() !");
-                 }
-               self->getCellsContainingPoints(tmp,nbOfPoints,eps,elts,eltsIndex);
-             }
-           else
-             {
-               DataArrayDouble *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayDouble * >(da);
-               if(!da2)
-                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingMesh::getCellsContainingPoints : Not null DataArrayDouble instance expected !");
-               da2->checkAllocated();
-               int size=da2->getNumberOfTuples();
-               int nbOfCompo=da2->getNumberOfComponents();
-               if(nbOfCompo!=spaceDim)
-                 {
-                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingMesh::getCellsContainingPoints : Invalid DataArrayDouble nb of components ! Expected same as self.getSpaceDimension() !");
-                 }
-               self->getCellsContainingPoints(da2->getConstPointer(),size,eps,elts,eltsIndex);
-             }
+           const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingMesh::getCellsContainingPointsLinearPartOnlyOnNonDynType : ";
+           const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(p,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,nbOfPoints,spaceDim,true);
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> elts,eltsIndex;
+           self->getCellsContainingPointsLinearPartOnlyOnNonDynType(pos,nbOfPoints,eps,elts,eltsIndex);
            PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elts.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(eltsIndex.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elts.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(eltsIndex.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
            return ret;
          }
 
-         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoint(PyObject *p, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoints(PyObject *p, double eps) const
+         {
+           auto getCellsContainingPointsFunc=[self](const double *a, int b,double c, MCAuto<DataArrayIdType>& d, MCAuto<DataArrayIdType>& e) { self->getCellsContainingPoints(a,b,c,d,e); };
+           return Mesh_getCellsContainingPointsLike(p,eps,self,getCellsContainingPointsFunc);
+         }
+
+         PyObject *getCellsContainingPointsLinearPartOnlyOnNonDynType(PyObject *p, double eps) const
+         {
+           auto getCellsContainingPointsFunc=[self](const double *a, int b,double c, MCAuto<DataArrayIdType>& d, MCAuto<DataArrayIdType>& e) { self->getCellsContainingPointsLinearPartOnlyOnNonDynType(a,b,c,d,e); };
+           return Mesh_getCellsContainingPointsLike(p,eps,self,getCellsContainingPointsFunc);
+         }
+         
+         PyObject *getCellsContainingPoint(PyObject *p, double eps) const
          {
            double val;
            DataArrayDouble *a;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
            std::vector<double> bb;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getCellsContainingPoint : ";
            const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(p,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
-           std::vector<int> elts;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> elts;
            self->getCellsContainingPoint(pos,eps,elts);
-           DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+           DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
            ret->alloc((int)elts.size(),1);
            std::copy(elts.begin(),elts.end(),ret->getPointer());
-           return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+           return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
          }
          
-         virtual PyObject *getReverseNodalConnectivity() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         virtual PyObject *getReverseNodalConnectivity() const
          {
-           MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-           MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
            self->getReverseNodalConnectivity(d0,d1);
            PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
            return ret;
          }
          
-         void renumberCells(PyObject *li, bool check=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void renumberCells(PyObject *li, bool check=true)
          {
-           int sw,sz(-1);
-           int v0; std::vector<int> v1;
-           const int *ids(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,sz,v0,v1));
+           mcIdType sw,sz(-1);
+           mcIdType v0; std::vector<mcIdType> v1;
+           const mcIdType *ids(convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,sz,v0,v1));
            self->renumberCells(ids,check);
          }
 
-         PyObject *checkGeoEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int levOfCheck, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *checkGeoEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int levOfCheck, double prec) const
          {
-           DataArrayInt *cellCor, *nodeCor;
+           DataArrayIdType *cellCor, *nodeCor;
            self->checkGeoEquivalWith(other,levOfCheck,prec,cellCor,nodeCor);
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-           PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellCor),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, cellCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
-           PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodeCor),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, nodeCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
+           PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellCor),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, cellCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
+           PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodeCor),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, nodeCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
            return res;
          }
 
-         PyObject *checkDeepEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int cellCompPol, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *checkDeepEquivalWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int cellCompPol, double prec) const
          {
-           DataArrayInt *cellCor=0,*nodeCor=0;
+           DataArrayIdType *cellCor=0,*nodeCor=0;
            self->checkDeepEquivalWith(other,cellCompPol,prec,cellCor,nodeCor);
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-           PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellCor),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, cellCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
-           PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodeCor),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, nodeCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
+           PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellCor),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, cellCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
+           PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodeCor),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, nodeCor?SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0:0 ));
            return res;
          }
          
-         DataArrayInt *checkDeepEquivalOnSameNodesWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int cellCompPol, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         DataArrayIdType *checkDeepEquivalOnSameNodesWith(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int cellCompPol, double prec) const
          {
-           DataArrayInt *cellCor=0;
+           DataArrayIdType *cellCor=0;
            self->checkDeepEquivalOnSameNodesWith(other,cellCompPol,prec,cellCor);
            return cellCor;
          }
 
-         DataArrayInt *getCellIdsFullyIncludedInNodeIds(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         DataArrayIdType *getCellIdsFullyIncludedInNodeIds(PyObject *li) const
          {
            void *da=0;
-           int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, 0 |  0 );
+           int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, 0 |  0 );
            if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
              {
-               int size;
-               INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
-               return self->getCellIdsFullyIncludedInNodeIds(tmp,((const int *)tmp)+size);
+               mcIdType size;
+               INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
+               return self->getCellIdsFullyIncludedInNodeIds(tmp,((const mcIdType *)tmp)+size);
              }
            else
              {
-               DataArrayInt *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayInt * >(da);
+               DataArrayIdType *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayIdType * >(da);
                if(!da2)
-                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
                da2->checkAllocated();
                return self->getCellIdsFullyIncludedInNodeIds(da2->getConstPointer(),da2->getConstPointer()+da2->getNbOfElems());
              }
          }
-         PyObject *getNodeIdsOfCell(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getNodeIdsOfCell(int cellId) const
          {
-           std::vector<int> conn;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> conn;
            self->getNodeIdsOfCell(cellId,conn);
            return convertIntArrToPyList2(conn);
          }
 
-         PyObject *getCoordinatesOfNode(int nodeId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getCoordinatesOfNode(mcIdType nodeId) const
          {
            std::vector<double> coo;
            self->getCoordinatesOfNode(nodeId,coo);
            return convertDblArrToPyList2(coo);
          }
 
-         void scale(PyObject *point, double factor) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void scale(PyObject *point, double factor)
          {
            double val;
            DataArrayDouble *a;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
            std::vector<double> bb;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::scale : ";
            const double *pointPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(point,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
            self->scale(pointPtr,factor);
          }
 
-         PyObject *getBoundingBox() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getBoundingBox() const
          {
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[2*spaceDim];
            self->getBoundingBox(tmp);
-           PyObject *ret=convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple(tmp,2,spaceDim);
+           PyObject *ret=convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple<double>(tmp,2,spaceDim);
            return ret;
          }
 
-         PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, double prec) const
          {
            std::string ret1;
            bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,prec,ret1);
@@ -835,16 +974,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return ret;
          }
 
-         PyObject *buildPart(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *buildPart(PyObject *li) const
          {
-           int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-           std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-           const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+           mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+           const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
            MEDCouplingMesh *ret=self->buildPart(tmp,tmp+szArr);
-           if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+           if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
              { 
-               void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-               DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+               void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+               DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                std::string name=argpt->getName();
                if(!name.empty())
                  ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -852,17 +991,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
          }
         
-         PyObject *buildPartAndReduceNodes(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *buildPartAndReduceNodes(PyObject *li) const
          {
-           int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-           std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-           DataArrayInt *arr=0;
-           const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+           mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+           DataArrayIdType *arr=0;
+           const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
            MEDCouplingMesh *ret=self->buildPartAndReduceNodes(tmp,tmp+szArr,arr);
-           if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+           if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
              { 
-               void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-               DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+               void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+               DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                std::string name=argpt->getName();
                if(!name.empty())
                  ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -870,22 +1009,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            //
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
            PyObject *obj0=convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
-           PyObject *obj1=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arr),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+           PyObject *obj1=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arr),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            PyList_SetItem(res,0,obj0);
            PyList_SetItem(res,1,obj1);
            return res;
          }
 
-         PyObject *buildPartRangeAndReduceNodes(int beginCellIds, int endCellIds, int stepCellIds) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *buildPartRangeAndReduceNodes(mcIdType beginCellIds, mcIdType endCellIds, mcIdType stepCellIds) const
          {
-           int a,b,c;
-           DataArrayInt *arr=0;
+           mcIdType a,b,c;
+           DataArrayIdType *arr=0;
            MEDCouplingMesh *ret=self->buildPartRangeAndReduceNodes(beginCellIds,endCellIds,stepCellIds,a,b,c,arr);
            PyObject *res = PyTuple_New(2);
            PyObject *obj0=convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            PyObject *obj1=0;
            if(arr)
-             obj1=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arr),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+             obj1=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arr),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            else
              obj1=PySlice_New(PyInt_FromLong(a),PyInt_FromLong(b),PyInt_FromLong(b));
            PyTuple_SetItem(res,0,obj0);
@@ -893,106 +1032,106 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return res;
          }
 
-        PyObject *getDistributionOfTypes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        PyObject *getDistributionOfTypes() const
         {
-          std::vector<int> vals=self->getDistributionOfTypes();
+          std::vector<mcIdType> vals=self->getDistributionOfTypes();
           if(vals.size()%3!=0)
             throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Internal Error detected in wrap python ! code returned by MEDCouplingMesh::getDistributionOfTypes is not so that %3==0 !");
-          PyObject *ret=PyList_New((int)vals.size()/3);
-          for(int j=0;j<(int)vals.size()/3;j++)
+          PyObject *ret=PyList_New((mcIdType)vals.size()/3);
+          for(std::size_t j=0;j<vals.size()/3;j++)
              {
                PyObject *ret1=PyList_New(3);
-               PyList_SetItem(ret1,0,SWIG_From_int(vals[3*j]));
-               PyList_SetItem(ret1,1,SWIG_From_int(vals[3*j+1]));
-               PyList_SetItem(ret1,2,SWIG_From_int(vals[3*j+2]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret1,0,PyInt_FromLong(vals[3*j]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret1,1,PyInt_FromLong(vals[3*j+1]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret1,2,PyInt_FromLong(vals[3*j+2]));
                PyList_SetItem(ret,j,ret1);
              }
           return ret;
         }
 
-        DataArrayInt *checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(PyObject *li, PyObject *li2) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        DataArrayIdType *checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(PyObject *li, PyObject *li2) const
         {
-          std::vector<int> code;
-          std::vector<const DataArrayInt *> idsPerType;
-          convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *>(li2,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,"DataArrayInt",idsPerType);
+          std::vector<mcIdType> code;
+          std::vector<const DataArrayIdType *> idsPerType;
+          convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *>(li2,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,"DataArrayIdType",idsPerType);
           convertPyToNewIntArr4(li,1,3,code);
           return self->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(code,idsPerType);
         }
 
-        PyObject *splitProfilePerType(const DataArrayInt *profile) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        PyObject *splitProfilePerType(const DataArrayIdType *profile, bool smartPflKiller=true) const
         {
-          std::vector<int> code;
-          std::vector<DataArrayInt *> idsInPflPerType;
-          std::vector<DataArrayInt *> idsPerType;
-          self->splitProfilePerType(profile,code,idsInPflPerType,idsPerType);
+          std::vector<mcIdType> code;
+          std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> idsInPflPerType;
+          std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> idsPerType;
+          self->splitProfilePerType(profile,code,idsInPflPerType,idsPerType,smartPflKiller);
           PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
           //
           if(code.size()%3!=0)
             throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Internal Error detected in wrap python ! code returned by MEDCouplingMesh::splitProfilePerType is not so that %3==0 !");
-          PyObject *ret0=PyList_New((int)code.size()/3);
-          for(int j=0;j<(int)code.size()/3;j++)
+          PyObject *ret0=PyList_New((mcIdType)code.size()/3);
+          for(std::size_t j=0;j<code.size()/3;j++)
              {
                PyObject *ret00=PyList_New(3);
-               PyList_SetItem(ret00,0,SWIG_From_int(code[3*j]));
-               PyList_SetItem(ret00,1,SWIG_From_int(code[3*j+1]));
-               PyList_SetItem(ret00,2,SWIG_From_int(code[3*j+2]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret00,0,PyInt_FromLong(code[3*j]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret00,1,PyInt_FromLong(code[3*j+1]));
+               PyList_SetItem(ret00,2,PyInt_FromLong(code[3*j+2]));
                PyList_SetItem(ret0,j,ret00);
              }
           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0);
           //
           PyObject *ret1=PyList_New(idsInPflPerType.size());
           for(std::size_t j=0;j<idsInPflPerType.size();j++)
-            PyList_SetItem(ret1,j,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(idsInPflPerType[j]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+            PyList_SetItem(ret1,j,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(idsInPflPerType[j]),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,ret1);
-          int n=idsPerType.size();
+          std::size_t n=idsPerType.size();
           PyObject *ret2=PyList_New(n);
-          for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
-            PyList_SetItem(ret2,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(idsPerType[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+          for(std::size_t i=0;i<n;i++)
+            PyList_SetItem(ret2,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(idsPerType[i]),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,ret2);
           return ret;
         }
 
-        void translate(PyObject *vector) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        void translate(PyObject *vector)
         {
           double val;
           DataArrayDouble *a;
           DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
           std::vector<double> bb;
-          int sw;
+          mcIdType sw;
           int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
           const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::translate : ";
           const double *vectorPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vector,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
           self->translate(vectorPtr);
         }
 
-         void rotate(PyObject *center, double alpha) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void rotate(PyObject *center, double alpha)
          {
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::rotate : ";
            double val;
            DataArrayDouble *a;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
            std::vector<double> bb;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const double *centerPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(center,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
            self->rotate(centerPtr,0,alpha);
          }
 
-         void rotate(PyObject *center, PyObject *vector, double alpha) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void rotate(PyObject *center, PyObject *vector, double alpha)
          {
            const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::rotate : ";
            double val,val2;
            DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
            DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
            std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-           int sw;
+           mcIdType sw;
            int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
            const double *centerPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(center,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
            const double *vectorPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vector,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg,1,spaceDim,false);//vectorPtr can be null in case of space dim 2
            self->rotate(centerPtr,vectorPtr,alpha);
          }
 
-         PyObject *getAllGeoTypes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getAllGeoTypes() const
          {
            std::set<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> result=self->getAllGeoTypes();
            std::set<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>::const_iterator iL=result.begin();
@@ -1002,51 +1141,43 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return res;
          }
 
-         virtual PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         virtual PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const
          {
            std::vector<double> a0;
-           std::vector<int> a1;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> a1;
            std::vector<std::string> a2;
            self->getTinySerializationInformation(a0,a1,a2);
            PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(3));
            PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,convertDblArrToPyList2(a0));
            PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,convertIntArrToPyList2(a1));
-           int sz(a2.size());
+           std::size_t sz(a2.size());
            PyObject *ret2(PyList_New(sz));
            {
-             for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+             for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
                PyList_SetItem(ret2,i,PyString_FromString(a2[i].c_str()));
            }
            PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,ret2);
            return ret;
          }
 
-         virtual PyObject *serialize() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         virtual PyObject *serialize() const
          {
-           DataArrayInt *a0Tmp(0);
+           DataArrayIdType *a0Tmp(0);
            DataArrayDouble *a1Tmp(0);
            self->serialize(a0Tmp,a1Tmp);
            PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(2));
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(a0Tmp),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(a0Tmp),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
            PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(a1Tmp),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
            return ret;
          }
 
-         void resizeForUnserialization(const std::vector<int>& tinyInfo, DataArrayInt *a1, DataArrayDouble *a2) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void resizeForUnserialization(const std::vector<mcIdType>& tinyInfo, DataArrayIdType *a1, DataArrayDouble *a2) const
          {
            std::vector<std::string> littleStrings;
            self->resizeForUnserialization(tinyInfo,a1,a2,littleStrings);
          }
          
-         PyObject *__getnewargs__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-         {// put an empty dict in input to say to __new__ to call __init__...
-           PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(1));
-           PyObject *ret0(PyDict_New());
-           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0);
-           return ret;
-         }
-         
-         PyObject *__getstate__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *__getstate__() const
          {
            PyObject *ret0(MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingMesh_getTinySerializationInformation(self));
            PyObject *ret1(MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingMesh_serialize(self));
@@ -1056,26 +1187,26 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            return ret;
          }
 
-         void __setstate__(PyObject *inp) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         void __setstate__(PyObject *inp)
          {
            static const char MSG[]="MEDCouplingMesh.__setstate__ : expected input is a tuple of size 2 !";
            if(!PyTuple_Check(inp))
              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-           int sz(PyTuple_Size(inp));
+           std::size_t sz(PyTuple_Size(inp));
            if(sz!=2)
              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
            PyObject *elt0(PyTuple_GetItem(inp,0));
            PyObject *elt1(PyTuple_GetItem(inp,1));
            std::vector<double> a0;
-           std::vector<int> a1;
+           std::vector<mcIdType> a1;
            std::vector<std::string> a2;
-           DataArrayInt *b0(0);
+           DataArrayIdType *b0(0);
            DataArrayDouble *b1(0);
            {
              if(!PyTuple_Check(elt0) && PyTuple_Size(elt0)!=3)
                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
              PyObject *a0py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,0)),*a1py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,1)),*a2py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,2));
-             int tmp(-1);
+             mcIdType tmp(-1);
              fillArrayWithPyListDbl3(a0py,tmp,a0);
              convertPyToNewIntArr3(a1py,a1);
              fillStringVector(a2py,a2);
@@ -1085,10 +1216,10 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
              PyObject *b0py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt1,0)),*b1py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt1,1));
              void *argp(0);
-             int status(SWIG_ConvertPtr(b0py,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0));
+             int status(SWIG_ConvertPtr(b0py,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0));
              if(!SWIG_IsOK(status))
                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-             b0=reinterpret_cast<DataArrayInt *>(argp);
+             b0=reinterpret_cast<DataArrayIdType *>(argp);
              status=SWIG_ConvertPtr(b1py,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,0|0);
              if(!SWIG_IsOK(status))
                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
@@ -1098,7 +1229,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            self->unserialization(a0,a1,b0,b1,a2);
          }
          
-         static MEDCouplingMesh *MergeMeshes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         static MEDCouplingMesh *MergeMeshes(PyObject *li)
          {
             std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh *> tmp;
             convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingMesh,"MEDCouplingMesh",tmp);
@@ -1118,7 +1249,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingNatureOfField
   {
   public:
-    static const char *GetRepr(NatureOfField nat) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static const char *GetRepr(NatureOfField nat);
     static std::string GetReprNoThrow(NatureOfField nat);
     static std::string GetAllPossibilitiesStr();
   };
@@ -1133,41 +1264,41 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   {
   public:
     MEDCouplingGaussLocalization(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, const std::vector<double>& refCoo,
-                                 const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& w) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingGaussLocalization(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType typ) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getType() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType typ) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfGaussPt() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getDimension() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfPtsInRefCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string getStringRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& other, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+                                 const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& w);
+    MEDCouplingGaussLocalization(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType typ);
+    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getType() const;
+    void setType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType typ);
+    int getNumberOfGaussPt() const;
+    int getDimension() const;
+    int getNumberOfPtsInRefCell() const;
+    std::string getStringRepr() const;
+    void checkConsistencyLight() const;
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& other, double eps) const;
     //
-    const std::vector<double>& getRefCoords() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getRefCoord(int ptIdInCell, int comp) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const std::vector<double>& getGaussCoords() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getGaussCoord(int gaussPtIdInCell, int comp) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const std::vector<double>& getWeights() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getWeight(int gaussPtIdInCell, double newVal) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setRefCoord(int ptIdInCell, int comp, double newVal) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setGaussCoord(int gaussPtIdInCell, int comp, double newVal) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setWeight(int gaussPtIdInCell, double newVal) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setRefCoords(const std::vector<double>& refCoo) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setGaussCoords(const std::vector<double>& gsCoo) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setWeights(const std::vector<double>& w) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    const std::vector<double>& getRefCoords() const;
+    double getRefCoord(int ptIdInCell, int comp) const;
+    const std::vector<double>& getGaussCoords() const;
+    double getGaussCoord(int gaussPtIdInCell, int comp) const;
+    const std::vector<double>& getWeights() const;
+    double getWeight(int gaussPtIdInCell, double newVal) const;
+    void setRefCoord(int ptIdInCell, int comp, double newVal);
+    void setGaussCoord(int gaussPtIdInCell, int comp, double newVal);
+    void setWeight(int gaussPtIdInCell, double newVal);
+    void setRefCoords(const std::vector<double>& refCoo);
+    void setGaussCoords(const std::vector<double>& gsCoo);
+    void setWeights(const std::vector<double>& w);
     //
     static bool AreAlmostEqual(const std::vector<double>& v1, const std::vector<double>& v2, double eps);
     //
     %extend 
     {
-      DataArrayDouble *localizePtsInRefCooForEachCell(const DataArrayDouble *ptsInRefCoo, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *localizePtsInRefCooForEachCell(const DataArrayDouble *ptsInRefCoo, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh) const
       {
         MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret(self->localizePtsInRefCooForEachCell(ptsInRefCoo,mesh));
         return ret.retn();
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingUMesh *buildRefCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingUMesh *buildRefCell() const
       {
         MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> ret(self->buildRefCell());
         return ret.retn();
@@ -1178,38 +1309,149 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingSkyLineArray
   {
   public:  
-    void set( DataArrayInt* index, DataArrayInt* value );
+    static MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *BuildFromPolyhedronConn( const DataArrayIdType* c, const DataArrayIdType* cI );
+  
+    void set( DataArrayIdType* index, DataArrayIdType* value );
+    void set3( DataArrayIdType* superIndex, DataArrayIdType* index, DataArrayIdType* value );
+    
+    int getSuperNumberOf() const;
     int getNumberOf() const;
     int getLength() const;
-    DataArrayInt* getIndexArray() const;
-    DataArrayInt* getValuesArray() const;
+    
+    void deletePack(const int i, const int j);
+    
+    void deleteSimplePack(const int i);
+    void deleteSimplePacks(const DataArrayIdType* idx);
+
+    MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *groupPacks(const DataArrayIdType *indexedPacks) const;
+    MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *uniqueNotSortedByPack() const;
+
+    MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *deepCopy() const;
+    
     %extend 
     {
-      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray()
       {
         return MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::New();
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( const std::vector<int>& index, const std::vector<int>& value) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( const std::vector<mcIdType>& index, const std::vector<mcIdType>& value)
       {
         return MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::New(index, value);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( DataArrayInt* index, DataArrayInt* value ) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( DataArrayIdType* index, DataArrayIdType* value )
       {
         return MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::New(index, value);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( const MEDCouplingSkyLineArray & other ) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingSkyLineArray( const MEDCouplingSkyLineArray & other )
       {
         return MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::New(other);
       }
 
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
-           
+      
+      DataArrayIdType *getSuperIndexArray() const
+      {
+        DataArrayIdType *ret(self->getSuperIndexArray());
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      DataArrayIdType *getIndexArray() const
+      {
+        DataArrayIdType *ret(self->getIndexArray());
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      DataArrayIdType *getValuesArray() const
+      {
+        DataArrayIdType *ret(self->getValuesArray());
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
+     
+      PyObject *getSimplePackSafe(mcIdType absolutePackId) const
+      {
+        std::vector<mcIdType> ret;
+        self->getSimplePackSafe(absolutePackId,ret);
+        return convertIntArrToPyList2(ret);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *findPackIds(PyObject *superPackIndices, PyObject *pack) const
+      {
+          std::vector<mcIdType> vpack, vspIdx, out;
+          
+          convertPyToNewIntArr3(superPackIndices,vspIdx);
+          convertPyToNewIntArr3(pack,vpack);
+          
+          self->findPackIds(vspIdx, vpack.data(), vpack.data()+vpack.size(), out);
+          return convertIntArrToPyList2(out);
+      }
+      
+      void pushBackPack(const mcIdType i, PyObject *pack)
+        {
+          std::vector<mcIdType> vpack;
+          convertPyToNewIntArr3(pack,vpack);
+          self->pushBackPack(i,vpack.data(), vpack.data()+vpack.size());
+        }
+        
+      void replaceSimplePack(const mcIdType idx, PyObject *pack)
+        {
+          std::vector<mcIdType> vpack;
+          convertPyToNewIntArr3(pack,vpack);
+          self->replaceSimplePack(idx, vpack.data(), vpack.data()+vpack.size());
+        }
+        
+      void replaceSimplePacks(const DataArrayIdType* idx, PyObject *listePacks)
+        {
+          std::vector<const DataArrayIdType*> packs;
+          convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType*>(listePacks,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,"DataArrayIdType",packs);
+          self->replaceSimplePacks(idx, packs);
+        }
+
+      static MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *AggregatePacks(PyObject *sks)
+      {
+        std::vector<const MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *> sksCpp;
+        convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray*>(sks,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingSkyLineArray,"MEDCouplingSkyLineArray",sksCpp);
+        return MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingSkyLineArray::AggregatePacks(sksCpp);
+      }
+        
+      void replacePack(const mcIdType superIdx, const mcIdType idx, PyObject *pack)
+        {
+          std::vector<mcIdType> vpack;
+          convertPyToNewIntArr3(pack,vpack);
+          self->replacePack(superIdx, idx, vpack.data(), vpack.data()+vpack.size());
+        }
+
+      PyObject *convertToPolyhedronConn() const
+         {
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+           MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+           self->convertToPolyhedronConn(d0,d1);
+           PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+           return ret;
+         } 
+
+      PyObject *thresholdPerPack(mcIdType threshold) const
+      {
+        MCAuto<MEDCouplingSkyLineArray> left, right;
+        self->thresholdPerPack(threshold,left,right);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(left.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingSkyLineArray, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(right.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingSkyLineArray, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        return ret;
+      }
     }
   };
 }
@@ -1223,63 +1465,64 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingPointSet : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh
     {
     public:
-      void setCoords(const DataArrayDouble *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      DataArrayDouble *getCoordinatesAndOwner() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      bool areCoordsEqual(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double prec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      void zipCoords() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      double getCaracteristicDimension() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      void recenterForMaxPrecision(double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      void changeSpaceDimension(int newSpaceDim, double dftVal=0.) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      void tryToShareSameCoords(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double epsilon) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual void shallowCopyConnectivityFrom(const MEDCouplingPointSet *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *buildPartOfMySelfSlice(int start, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual void tryToShareSameCoordsPermute(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double epsilon) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      static DataArrayDouble *MergeNodesArray(const MEDCouplingPointSet *m1, const MEDCouplingPointSet *m2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      static MEDCouplingPointSet *BuildInstanceFromMeshType(MEDCouplingMeshType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      static DataArrayInt *ComputeNbOfInteractionsWithSrcCells(const MEDCouplingPointSet *srcMesh, const MEDCouplingPointSet *trgMesh, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual DataArrayInt *computeFetchedNodeIds() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual int getNumberOfNodesInCell(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *buildBoundaryMesh(bool keepCoords) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual DataArrayInt *getCellsInBoundingBox(const INTERP_KERNEL::DirectedBoundingBox& bbox, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual DataArrayInt *zipCoordsTraducer() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual DataArrayInt *findBoundaryNodes() const;
-      virtual DataArrayInt *zipConnectivityTraducer(int compType, int startCellId=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *mergeMyselfWithOnSameCoords(const MEDCouplingPointSet *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual void checkFullyDefined() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual bool isEmptyMesh(const std::vector<int>& tinyInfo) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *deepCopyConnectivityOnly() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual void renumberNodesWithOffsetInConn(int offset) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual bool areAllNodesFetched() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-      virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *computeDiameterField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+      void setCoords(const DataArrayDouble *coords);
+      DataArrayDouble *getCoordinatesAndOwner() const;
+      bool areCoordsEqual(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double prec) const;
+      void zipCoords();
+      double getCaracteristicDimension() const;
+      void recenterForMaxPrecision(double eps);
+      void changeSpaceDimension(int newSpaceDim, double dftVal=0.);
+      void tryToShareSameCoords(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double epsilon);
+      virtual void shallowCopyConnectivityFrom(const MEDCouplingPointSet *other);
+      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *buildPartOfMySelfSlice(int start, int end, int step) const;
+      virtual void tryToShareSameCoordsPermute(const MEDCouplingPointSet& other, double epsilon);
+      static DataArrayDouble *MergeNodesArray(const MEDCouplingPointSet *m1, const MEDCouplingPointSet *m2);
+      static MEDCouplingPointSet *BuildInstanceFromMeshType(MEDCouplingMeshType type);
+      static DataArrayIdType *ComputeNbOfInteractionsWithSrcCells(const MEDCouplingPointSet *srcMesh, const MEDCouplingPointSet *trgMesh, double eps);
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *computeFetchedNodeIds() const;
+      virtual int getNumberOfNodesInCell(int cellId) const;
+      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *buildBoundaryMesh(bool keepCoords) const;
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *getCellsInBoundingBox(const INTERP_KERNEL::DirectedBoundingBox& bbox, double eps);
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *zipCoordsTraducer();
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *findBoundaryNodes() const;
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *zipConnectivityTraducer(int compType, int startCellId=0);
+      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *mergeMyselfWithOnSameCoords(const MEDCouplingPointSet *other) const;
+      virtual void checkFullyDefined() const;
+      virtual bool isEmptyMesh(const std::vector<mcIdType>& tinyInfo) const;
+      virtual MEDCouplingPointSet *deepCopyConnectivityOnly() const;
+      virtual DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const;
+      virtual void renumberNodesWithOffsetInConn(int offset);
+      virtual bool areAllNodesFetched() const;
+      virtual MEDCouplingFieldDouble *computeDiameterField() const;
+      virtual void invertOrientationOfAllCells();
       %extend 
          {
-           std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           std::string __str__() const
            {
              return self->simpleRepr();
            }
            
-           PyObject *buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(const DataArrayInt *comm, const DataArrayInt *commIndex) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(const DataArrayIdType *comm, const DataArrayIdType *commIndex) const
            {
-             int newNbOfNodes;
-             DataArrayInt *ret0=self->buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(comm,commIndex,newNbOfNodes);
+             mcIdType newNbOfNodes;
+             DataArrayIdType *ret0=self->buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(comm,commIndex,newNbOfNodes);
              PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-             PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_From_int(newNbOfNodes));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,1,PyInt_FromLong(newNbOfNodes));
              return res;
            }
            
-           PyObject *findCommonNodes(double prec, int limitTupleId=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *findCommonNodes(double prec, mcIdType limitTupleId=-1) const
            {
-             DataArrayInt *comm, *commIndex;
+             DataArrayIdType *comm, *commIndex;
              self->findCommonNodes(prec,limitTupleId,comm,commIndex);
              PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(comm),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-             PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(commIndex),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(comm),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(commIndex),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              return res;
            }
            
-           PyObject *getCoords() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *getCoords()
            {
              DataArrayDouble *ret1=self->getCoords();
              if (ret1)
@@ -1287,16 +1530,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              return SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret1,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0);
            }
            
-           PyObject *buildPartOfMySelf(PyObject *li, bool keepCoords=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *buildPartOfMySelf(PyObject *li, bool keepCoords=true) const
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              MEDCouplingPointSet *ret=self->buildPartOfMySelf(tmp,tmp+szArr,keepCoords);
-             if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+             if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
                { 
-                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-                 DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+                 DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                  std::string name=argpt->getName();
                  if(!name.empty())
                    ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -1304,16 +1547,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
            
-           PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfNode(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfNode(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              MEDCouplingPointSet *ret=self->buildPartOfMySelfNode(tmp,tmp+szArr,fullyIn);
-             if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+             if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
                { 
-                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-                 DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+                 DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                  std::string name=argpt->getName();
                  if(!name.empty())
                    ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -1321,16 +1564,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           virtual PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoords(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoords(PyObject *li) const
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              MEDCouplingPointSet *ret=self->buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoords(tmp,tmp+szArr);
-             if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+             if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
                { 
-                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-                 DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+                 DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                  std::string name=argpt->getName();
                  if(!name.empty())
                    ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -1338,22 +1581,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           virtual PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoordsSlice(int start, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoordsSlice(mcIdType start, mcIdType end, mcIdType step) const
            {
              MEDCouplingPointSet *ret=self->buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoordsSlice(start,end,step);
              return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           PyObject *buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              MEDCouplingPointSet *ret=self->buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(tmp,tmp+szArr,fullyIn);
-             if(sw==3)//DataArrayInt
+             if(sw==3)//DataArrayIdType
                { 
-                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0);
-                 DataArrayInt *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt * >(argp);
+                 void *argp; SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&argp,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,0|0);
+                 DataArrayIdType *argpt=reinterpret_cast< MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType * >(argp);
                  std::string name=argpt->getName();
                  if(!name.empty())
                    ret->setName(name.c_str());
@@ -1361,136 +1604,136 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           void renumberNodes(PyObject *li, int newNbOfNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           void renumberNodes(PyObject *li, mcIdType newNbOfNodes)
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              self->renumberNodes(tmp,newNbOfNodes);
            }
 
-           void renumberNodesCenter(PyObject *li, int newNbOfNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           void renumberNodesCenter(PyObject *li, mcIdType newNbOfNodes)
            {
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              self->renumberNodesCenter(tmp,newNbOfNodes);
            }
 
-           PyObject *findNodesOnLine(PyObject *pt, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *findNodesOnLine(PyObject *pt, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
              {
                int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
                double val,val2;
                DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
                DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
                std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-               int sw;
-               const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnLine : 1st paramater for point.";
-               const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnLine : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+               mcIdType sw;
+               const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnLine : 1st parameter for point.";
+               const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnLine : 2nd parameter for vector.";
                const double *p=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
                const double *v=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
-               std::vector<int> nodes;
+               std::vector<mcIdType> nodes;
                self->findNodesOnLine(p,v,eps,nodes);
-               DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-               ret->alloc((int)nodes.size(),1);
+               DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+               ret->alloc(nodes.size(),1);
                std::copy(nodes.begin(),nodes.end(),ret->getPointer());
-               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
              }
-           PyObject *findNodesOnPlane(PyObject *pt, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *findNodesOnPlane(PyObject *pt, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
              {
                int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
                double val,val2;
                DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
                DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
                std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-               int sw;
-               const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnPlane : 1st paramater for point.";
-               const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnPlane : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+               mcIdType sw;
+               const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnPlane : 1st parameter for point.";
+               const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::findNodesOnPlane : 2nd parameter for vector.";
                const double *p=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
                const double *v=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
-               std::vector<int> nodes;
+               std::vector<mcIdType> nodes;
                self->findNodesOnPlane(p,v,eps,nodes);
-               DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-               ret->alloc((int)nodes.size(),1);
+               DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+               ret->alloc(nodes.size(),1);
                std::copy(nodes.begin(),nodes.end(),ret->getPointer());
-               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
              }
            
-           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoint(PyObject *pt, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoint(PyObject *pt, double eps) const
            {
              double val;
              DataArrayDouble *a;
              DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
              std::vector<double> bb;
-             int sw;
+             mcIdType sw;
              int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
              const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::getNodeIdsNearPoint : ";
              const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
-             DataArrayInt *ret=self->getNodeIdsNearPoint(pos,eps);
-             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+             DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getNodeIdsNearPoint(pos,eps);
+             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoints(PyObject *pt, int nbOfPoints, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoints(PyObject *pt, mcIdType nbOfPoints, double eps) const
            {
-             DataArrayInt *c=0,*cI=0;
+             DataArrayIdType *c=0,*cI=0;
              //
              double val;
              DataArrayDouble *a;
              DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
              std::vector<double> bb;
-             int sw;
+             mcIdType sw;
              int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
              const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::getNodeIdsNearPoints : ";
              const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,nbOfPoints,spaceDim,true);
              self->getNodeIdsNearPoints(pos,nbOfPoints,eps,c,cI);
              PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(c),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cI),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(c),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cI),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              return ret;
            }
 
-           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoints(PyObject *pt, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *getNodeIdsNearPoints(PyObject *pt, double eps) const
            {
-             DataArrayInt *c=0,*cI=0;
+             DataArrayIdType *c=0,*cI=0;
              int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
              double val;
              DataArrayDouble *a;
              DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
              std::vector<double> bb;
-             int sw;
-             int nbOfTuples=-1;
+             mcIdType sw;
+             mcIdType nbOfTuples=-1;
              const double *ptPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe2(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,"Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getNodeIdsNearPoints",spaceDim,true,nbOfTuples);
              self->getNodeIdsNearPoints(ptPtr,nbOfTuples,eps,c,cI);
              //
              PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(c),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cI),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(c),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cI),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              return ret;
            }
 
-           PyObject *getCellsInBoundingBox(PyObject *bbox, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           PyObject *getCellsInBoundingBox(PyObject *bbox, double eps) const
            {
              double val;
              DataArrayDouble *a;
              DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
              std::vector<double> bb;
-             int sw;
+             mcIdType sw;
              int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
              const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingPointSet::getCellsInBoundingBox : ";
              const double *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(bbox,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,spaceDim,2,true);
              //
-             DataArrayInt *elems=self->getCellsInBoundingBox(tmp,eps);
-             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elems),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+             DataArrayIdType *elems=self->getCellsInBoundingBox(tmp,eps);
+             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(elems),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
            }
 
-           void duplicateNodesInCoords(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           void duplicateNodesInCoords(PyObject *li)
            {
-             int sw;
-             int singleVal;
-             std::vector<int> multiVal;
-             std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-             MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-             convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+             mcIdType sw;
+             mcIdType singleVal;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+             std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+             MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+             convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
              switch(sw)
                {
                case 1:
@@ -1500,115 +1743,124 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                case 4:
                  return self->duplicateNodesInCoords(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
                default:
-                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingPointSet::duplicateNodesInCoords : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
+                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingPointSet::duplicateNodesInCoords : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayIdType !");
                }
            }
 
-           virtual PyObject *findCommonCells(int compType, int startCellId=0) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *findCommonCells(int compType, mcIdType startCellId=0) const
            {
-             DataArrayInt *v0=0,*v1=0;
+             DataArrayIdType *v0(nullptr),*v1(nullptr);
              self->findCommonCells(compType,startCellId,v0,v1);
              PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-             PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              return res;
            }
 
       
-           virtual void renumberNodesInConn(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual void renumberNodesInConn(PyObject *li)
            {
-             void *da=0;
-             int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, 0 | 0 );
+             void *da(nullptr);
+             {
+               int res1(SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MapII, 0 |  0 ));
+               if(SWIG_IsOK(res1))
+                 {
+                   MapII *da2(reinterpret_cast<MapII *>(da));
+                   self->renumberNodesInConn(da2->data());
+                   return ;
+                 }
+             }
+             int res1(SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, 0 | 0 ));
              if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
                {
-                 int size;
-                 INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
+                 mcIdType size;
+                 INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
                  self->renumberNodesInConn(tmp);
                }
              else
                {
-                 DataArrayInt *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayInt * >(da);
+                 DataArrayIdType *da2(reinterpret_cast< DataArrayIdType * >(da));
                  if(!da2)
-                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
                  da2->checkAllocated();
                  self->renumberNodesInConn(da2->getConstPointer());
                }
            }
 
-           virtual PyObject *getNodeIdsInUse() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *getNodeIdsInUse() const
            {
-             int ret1=-1;
-             DataArrayInt *ret0=self->getNodeIdsInUse(ret1);
+             mcIdType ret1=-1;
+             DataArrayIdType *ret0=self->getNodeIdsInUse(ret1);
              PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyInt_FromLong(ret1));
              return ret;
            }
 
-           virtual DataArrayInt *fillCellIdsToKeepFromNodeIds(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const
+           virtual DataArrayIdType *fillCellIdsToKeepFromNodeIds(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const
            {
-             DataArrayInt *ret=0;
+             DataArrayIdType *ret(nullptr);
              //
-             int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-             std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-             const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+             mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+             const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
              self->fillCellIdsToKeepFromNodeIds(tmp,tmp+szArr,fullyIn,ret);
              return ret;
            }
 
-           virtual PyObject *mergeNodes(double precision) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *mergeNodes(double precision)
            {
              bool ret1;
-             int ret2;
-             DataArrayInt *ret0=self->mergeNodes(precision,ret1,ret2);
+             mcIdType ret2;
+             DataArrayIdType *ret0=self->mergeNodes(precision,ret1,ret2);
              PyObject *res = PyList_New(3);
-             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_From_bool(ret1));
-             PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(ret2));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,2,PyInt_FromLong(ret2));
              return res;
            }
            
-           virtual PyObject *mergeNodesCenter(double precision) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           virtual PyObject *mergeNodesCenter(double precision)
            {
              bool ret1;
-             int ret2;
-             DataArrayInt *ret0=self->mergeNodesCenter(precision,ret1,ret2);
+             mcIdType ret2;
+             DataArrayIdType *ret0=self->mergeNodesCenter(precision,ret1,ret2);
              PyObject *res = PyList_New(3);
-             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
              PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_From_bool(ret1));
-             PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(ret2));
+             PyList_SetItem(res,2,PyInt_FromLong(ret2));
              return res;
            }
            
-           DataArrayInt *getCellIdsLyingOnNodes(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           DataArrayIdType *getCellIdsLyingOnNodes(PyObject *li, bool fullyIn) const
            {
              void *da=0;
-             int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, 0 |  0 );
+             int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, 0 |  0 );
              if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
                {
-                 int size;
-                 INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
-                 return self->getCellIdsLyingOnNodes(tmp,((const int *)tmp)+size,fullyIn);
+                 mcIdType size;
+                 INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
+                 return self->getCellIdsLyingOnNodes(tmp,((const mcIdType *)tmp)+size,fullyIn);
                }
              else
                {
-                 DataArrayInt *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayInt * >(da);
+                 DataArrayIdType *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayIdType * >(da);
                  if(!da2)
-                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+                   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
                  da2->checkAllocated();
                  return self->getCellIdsLyingOnNodes(da2->getConstPointer(),da2->getConstPointer()+da2->getNbOfElems(),fullyIn);
                }
            }
 
-           MEDCouplingPointSet *__getitem__(PyObject *listOrDataArrI) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           MEDCouplingPointSet *__getitem__(PyObject *listOrDataArrI)
            {
-             int sw;
-             int singleVal;
-             std::vector<int> multiVal;
-             std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-             MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-             int nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
-             convertObjToPossibleCpp2(listOrDataArrI,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+             mcIdType sw;
+             mcIdType singleVal;
+             std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+             std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+             MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+             mcIdType nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
+             convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(listOrDataArrI,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
              switch(sw)
                {
                case 1:
@@ -1625,7 +1877,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                      {
                        if(nbc+singleVal>0)
                          {
-                           int tmp=nbc+singleVal;
+                           mcIdType tmp=nbc+singleVal;
                            return self->buildPartOfMySelf(&tmp,&tmp+1,true);
                          }
                        else
@@ -1652,25 +1904,25 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                    return self->buildPartOfMySelf(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),true);
                  }
                default:
-                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::__getitem__ : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int DataArrayInt instance !");
+                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::__getitem__ : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int DataArrayIdType instance !");
                }
            }
            
-           static void Rotate2DAlg(PyObject *center, double angle, int nbNodes, PyObject *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           static void Rotate2DAlg(PyObject *center, double angle, mcIdType nbNodes, PyObject *coords)
            {
-             int sz;
+             mcIdType sz;
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> c=convertPyToNewDblArr2(center,&sz);
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> coo=convertPyToNewDblArr2(coords,&sz);
              MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Rotate2DAlg(c,angle,nbNodes,coo,coo);
-             for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+             for(mcIdType i=0;i<sz;i++)
                PyList_SetItem(coords,i,PyFloat_FromDouble(coo[i]));
            }
            
-           static void Rotate2DAlg(PyObject *center, double angle, PyObject *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           static void Rotate2DAlg(PyObject *center, double angle, PyObject *coords)
            {
-             int sz;
+             mcIdType sz;
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> c=convertPyToNewDblArr2(center,&sz);
-             int sw,nbNodes=0;
+             mcIdType sw,nbNodes=0;
              double val0;  MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *val1=0; MEDCoupling::DataArrayDoubleTuple *val2=0;
              std::vector<double> val3;
              const double *coo=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe2(coords,sw,val0,val1,val2,val3,
@@ -1680,22 +1932,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Rotate2DAlg(c,angle,nbNodes,coo,const_cast<double *>(coo));
            }
            
-           static void Rotate3DAlg(PyObject *center, PyObject *vect, double angle, int nbNodes, PyObject *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           static void Rotate3DAlg(PyObject *center, PyObject *vect, double angle, mcIdType nbNodes, PyObject *coords)
            {
-             int sz,sz2;
+             mcIdType sz,sz2;
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> c=convertPyToNewDblArr2(center,&sz);
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> coo=convertPyToNewDblArr2(coords,&sz);
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> v=convertPyToNewDblArr2(vect,&sz2);
              MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Rotate3DAlg(c,v,angle,nbNodes,coo,coo);
-             for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+             for(mcIdType i=0;i<sz;i++)
                PyList_SetItem(coords,i,PyFloat_FromDouble(coo[i]));
            }
            
-           static void Rotate3DAlg(PyObject *center, PyObject *vect, double angle, PyObject *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+           static void Rotate3DAlg(PyObject *center, PyObject *vect, double angle, PyObject *coords)
            {
-             int sz,sz2;
+             mcIdType sz,sz2;
              INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCPtr<double> c=convertPyToNewDblArr2(center,&sz);
-             int sw,nbNodes=0;
+             mcIdType sw,nbNodes=0;
              double val0;  MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *val1=0; MEDCoupling::DataArrayDoubleTuple *val2=0;
              std::vector<double> val3;
              const double *coo=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe2(coords,sw,val0,val1,val2,val3,
@@ -1716,17 +1968,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getType() const;
     %extend
       {
-        std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        std::string __str__() const
         {
           return self->repr();
         }
 
-        PyObject *getAllConn() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        PyObject *getAllConn() const
         {
-          int ret2;
-          const int *r=self->getAllConn(ret2);
+          mcIdType ret2;
+          const mcIdType *r=self->getAllConn(ret2);
           PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(ret2);
-          for(int i=0;i<ret2;i++)
+          for(mcIdType i=0;i<ret2;i++)
             PyTuple_SetItem(ret,i,PyInt_FromLong(r[i]));
           return ret;
         }
@@ -1804,113 +2056,113 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingUMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingPointSet
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingUMesh *New() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingUMesh *New(const char *meshName, int meshDim) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setMeshDimension(int meshDim) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void allocateCells(int nbOfCells=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void finishInsertingCells() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMeshCellByTypeEntry *cellsByType() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setConnectivity(DataArrayInt *conn, DataArrayInt *connIndex, bool isComputingTypes=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getTypeOfCell(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setPartOfMySelfSlice(int start, int end, int step, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNodalConnectivityArrayLen() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void computeTypes() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string reprConnectivityOfThis() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingUMesh *New();
+    static MEDCouplingUMesh *New(const char *meshName, int meshDim);
+    void checkConsistencyLight() const;
+    void checkGeomConsistency(double eps=1e-12) const;
+    void setMeshDimension(int meshDim);
+    void allocateCells(int nbOfCells=0);
+    void finishInsertingCells();
+    MEDCouplingUMeshCellByTypeEntry *cellsByType();
+    void setConnectivity(DataArrayIdType *conn, DataArrayIdType *connIndex, bool isComputingTypes=true);
+    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getTypeOfCell(int cellId) const;
+    void setPartOfMySelfSlice(int start, int end, int step, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis);
+    int getNodalConnectivityArrayLen() const;
+    void computeTypes();
+    std::string reprConnectivityOfThis() const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const;
     //tools
-    DataArrayInt *conformize2D(double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *colinearize2D(double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void shiftNodeNumbersInConn(int delta) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<bool> getQuadraticStatus() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *findCellIdsOnBoundary() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *computeSkin() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool checkConsecutiveCellTypes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool checkConsecutiveCellTypesForMEDFileFrmt() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *sortCellsInMEDFileFrmt() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getRenumArrForMEDFileFrmt() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *convertCellArrayPerGeoType(const DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildDescendingConnectivity(DataArrayInt *desc, DataArrayInt *descIndx, DataArrayInt *revDesc, DataArrayInt *revDescIndx) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildDescendingConnectivity2(DataArrayInt *desc, DataArrayInt *descIndx, DataArrayInt *revDesc, DataArrayInt *revDescIndx) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *explode3DMeshTo1D(DataArrayInt *desc, DataArrayInt *descIndx, DataArrayInt *revDesc, DataArrayInt *revDescIndx) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *explodeMeshIntoMicroEdges(DataArrayInt *desc, DataArrayInt *descIndx, DataArrayInt *revDesc, DataArrayInt *revDescIndx) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void orientCorrectlyPolyhedrons() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isPresenceOfQuadratic() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isFullyQuadratic() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildDirectionVectorField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isContiguous1D() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void tessellate2D(double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void convertQuadraticCellsToLinear() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *convertLinearCellsToQuadratic(int conversionType=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void convertDegeneratedCells() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool areOnlySimplexCells() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getEdgeRatioField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getAspectRatioField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getWarpField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getSkewField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *computePlaneEquationOf3DFaces() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *convexEnvelop2D() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string cppRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *findAndCorrectBadOriented3DExtrudedCells() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *findAndCorrectBadOriented3DCells() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *convertIntoSingleGeoTypeMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *generateGraph() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *convertNodalConnectivityToStaticGeoTypeMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *buildUnionOf2DMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *buildUnionOf3DMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *orderConsecutiveCells1D() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTreeFast() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree2DQuadratic(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree1DQuadratic(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void changeOrientationOfCells() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int split2DCells(const DataArrayInt *desc, const DataArrayInt *descI, const DataArrayInt *subNodesInSeg, const DataArrayInt *subNodesInSegI, const DataArrayInt *midOpt=0, const DataArrayInt *midOptI=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingUMesh *Build0DMeshFromCoords(DataArrayDouble *da) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshes(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static DataArrayInt *ComputeSpreadZoneGradually(const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static DataArrayInt *ComputeRangesFromTypeDistribution(const std::vector<int>& code) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayIdType *conformize2D(double eps);
+    DataArrayIdType *conformize3D(double eps);
+    DataArrayIdType *colinearize2D(double eps);
+    DataArrayIdType *colinearizeKeepingConform2D(double eps);
+    void shiftNodeNumbersInConn(int delta);
+    std::vector<bool> getQuadraticStatus() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *findCellIdsOnBoundary() const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *computeSkin() const;
+    bool checkConsecutiveCellTypes() const;
+    bool checkConsecutiveCellTypesForMEDFileFrmt() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes();
+    DataArrayIdType *sortCellsInMEDFileFrmt();
+    DataArrayIdType *getRenumArrForMEDFileFrmt() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *convertCellArrayPerGeoType(const DataArrayIdType *da) const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildDescendingConnectivity(DataArrayIdType *desc, DataArrayIdType *descIndx, DataArrayIdType *revDesc, DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx) const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildDescendingConnectivity2(DataArrayIdType *desc, DataArrayIdType *descIndx, DataArrayIdType *revDesc, DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx) const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *explode3DMeshTo1D(DataArrayIdType *desc, DataArrayIdType *descIndx, DataArrayIdType *revDesc, DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx) const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *explodeMeshIntoMicroEdges(DataArrayIdType *desc, DataArrayIdType *descIndx, DataArrayIdType *revDesc, DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx) const;
+    void orientCorrectlyPolyhedrons();
+    bool isPresenceOfQuadratic() const;
+    bool isFullyQuadratic() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildDirectionVectorField() const;
+    bool isContiguous1D() const;
+    void tessellate2D(double eps);
+    void convertQuadraticCellsToLinear();
+    DataArrayIdType *convertLinearCellsToQuadratic(int conversionType=0);
+    void convertDegeneratedCells();
+    DataArrayIdType *convertDegeneratedCellsAndRemoveFlatOnes();
+    bool removeDegenerated1DCells();
+    bool areOnlySimplexCells() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getEdgeRatioField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getAspectRatioField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getWarpField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *getSkewField() const;
+    DataArrayDouble *computePlaneEquationOf3DFaces() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *convexEnvelop2D();
+    std::string cppRepr() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *findAndCorrectBadOriented3DExtrudedCells();
+    DataArrayIdType *findAndCorrectBadOriented3DCells();
+    MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *convertIntoSingleGeoTypeMesh() const;
+    MEDCouplingSkyLineArray *generateGraph() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *convertNodalConnectivityToStaticGeoTypeMesh() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *buildUnionOf2DMesh() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *buildUnionOf3DMesh() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *orderConsecutiveCells1D() const;
+    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTreeFast() const;
+    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree2DQuadratic(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const;
+    DataArrayDouble *getBoundingBoxForBBTree1DQuadratic(double arcDetEps=1e-12) const;
+    void changeOrientationOfCells();
+    DataArrayDouble *computeCellCenterOfMassWithPrecision(double eps);
+    int split2DCells(const DataArrayIdType *desc, const DataArrayIdType *descI, const DataArrayIdType *subNodesInSeg, const DataArrayIdType *subNodesInSegI, const DataArrayIdType *midOpt=0, const DataArrayIdType *midOptI=0);
+    static MEDCouplingUMesh *Build0DMeshFromCoords(DataArrayDouble *da);
+    static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshes(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2);
+    static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2);
+    static DataArrayIdType *ComputeSpreadZoneGradually(const DataArrayIdType *arrIn, const DataArrayIdType *arrIndxIn);
+    static DataArrayIdType *ComputeRangesFromTypeDistribution(const std::vector<mcIdType>& code);
     %extend {
-      MEDCouplingUMesh() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingUMesh()
       {
         return MEDCouplingUMesh::New();
       }
       
-      MEDCouplingUMesh(const char *meshName, int meshDim) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingUMesh(const char *meshName, int meshDim)
       {
         return MEDCouplingUMesh::New(meshName,meshDim);
       }
 
-      // serialization
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCouplingUMesh");
-      }
-
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
       
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
       
-      MEDCouplingUMeshCellIterator *__iter__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingUMeshCellIterator *__iter__()
       {
         return self->cellIterator();
       }
 
-      static MEDCouplingUMesh *Build1DMeshFromCoords(DataArrayDouble *da) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingUMesh *Build1DMeshFromCoords(DataArrayDouble *da)
       {
         MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> ret(MEDCouplingUMesh::Build1DMeshFromCoords(da));
         return ret.retn();
       }
       
-      PyObject *getAllGeoTypesSorted() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getAllGeoTypesSorted() const
       {
         std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> result=self->getAllGeoTypesSorted();
         std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>::const_iterator iL=result.begin();
@@ -1920,15 +2172,15 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return res;
       }
       
-      void setPartOfMySelf(PyObject *li, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        int nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+      void setPartOfMySelf(PyObject *li, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis)
+      {
+        mcIdType sw;
+        mcIdType singleVal;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+        std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+        MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+        mcIdType nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
+        convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(li,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -1948,7 +2200,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                 {
                   if(nbc+singleVal>0)
                     {
-                      int tmp=nbc+singleVal;
+                      mcIdType tmp=nbc+singleVal;
                       self->setPartOfMySelf(&tmp,&tmp+1,otherOnSameCoordsThanThis);
                       break;
                     }
@@ -1974,19 +2226,19 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               break;
             }
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::setPartOfMySelf : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int DataArrayInt instance !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::setPartOfMySelf : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int DataArrayIdType instance !");
           }
       }
 
-      void __setitem__(PyObject *li, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void __setitem__(PyObject *li, const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherOnSameCoordsThanThis)
       {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        int nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        mcIdType singleVal;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+        std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+        MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+        mcIdType nbc=self->getNumberOfCells();
+        convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(li,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -2006,7 +2258,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                 {
                   if(nbc+singleVal>0)
                     {
-                      int tmp=nbc+singleVal;
+                      mcIdType tmp=nbc+singleVal;
                       self->setPartOfMySelf(&tmp,&tmp+1,otherOnSameCoordsThanThis);
                       break;
                     }
@@ -2037,15 +2289,15 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               break;
             }
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::__setitem__ : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int, slice, DataArrayInt instance !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::__setitem__ : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int, slice, DataArrayIdType instance !");
           }
       }
 
-      void insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, int size, PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, mcIdType size, PyObject *li)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         if(size>szArr)
           {
             std::ostringstream oss; oss << "Wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::insertNextCell : request of connectivity with length " << size << " whereas the length of input is " << szArr << " !";
@@ -2054,63 +2306,63 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         self->insertNextCell(type,size,tmp);
       }
 
-      void insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, PyObject *li)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->insertNextCell(type,szArr,tmp);
       }
       
-      DataArrayInt *getNodalConnectivity() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *getNodalConnectivity()
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getNodalConnectivity();
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getNodalConnectivity();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
         return ret;
       }
-      DataArrayInt *getNodalConnectivityIndex() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *getNodalConnectivityIndex()
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
         return ret;
       }
       
-      static PyObject *ComputeSpreadZoneGraduallyFromSeed(PyObject *seed, const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn, int nbOfDepthPeeling=-1) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *ComputeSpreadZoneGraduallyFromSeed(PyObject *seed, const DataArrayIdType *arrIn, const DataArrayIdType *arrIndxIn, mcIdType nbOfDepthPeeling=-1)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *seedPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(seed,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
-        int nbOfDepthPeelingPerformed=0;
-        DataArrayInt *ret0=MEDCouplingUMesh::ComputeSpreadZoneGraduallyFromSeed(seedPtr,seedPtr+szArr,arrIn,arrIndxIn,nbOfDepthPeeling,nbOfDepthPeelingPerformed);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *seedPtr=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(seed,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType nbOfDepthPeelingPerformed=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret0=MEDCouplingUMesh::ComputeSpreadZoneGraduallyFromSeed(seedPtr,seedPtr+szArr,arrIn,arrIndxIn,nbOfDepthPeeling,nbOfDepthPeelingPerformed);
         PyObject *res=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyTuple_SetItem(res,1,PyInt_FromLong(nbOfDepthPeelingPerformed));
         return res;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *FindCommonCellsAlg(int compType, int startCellId, const DataArrayInt *nodal, const DataArrayInt *nodalI, const DataArrayInt *revNodal, const DataArrayInt *revNodalI) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *FindCommonCellsAlg(int compType, mcIdType startCellId, const DataArrayIdType *nodal, const DataArrayIdType *nodalI, const DataArrayIdType *revNodal, const DataArrayIdType *revNodalI)
       {
-        DataArrayInt *v0=0,*v1=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *v0=0,*v1=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh::FindCommonCellsAlg(compType,startCellId,nodal,nodalI,revNodal,revNodalI,v0,v1);
         PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
-        PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(v1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return res;
       }
       
-      PyObject *distanceToPoint(PyObject *point) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *distanceToPoint(PyObject *point) const
       {
         double val;
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         int nbOfCompo=self->getSpaceDimension();
         const double *pt=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(point,sw,val,a,aa,bb,"Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::distanceToPoint",1,nbOfCompo,true);
         //
-        int cellId=-1;
+        mcIdType cellId=-1;
         double ret0=self->distanceToPoint(pt,pt+nbOfCompo,cellId);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,PyFloat_FromDouble(ret0));
@@ -2118,121 +2370,121 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *distanceToPoints(const DataArrayDouble *pts) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *distanceToPoints(const DataArrayDouble *pts) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1=0;
         DataArrayDouble *ret0=self->distanceToPoints(pts,ret1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *tetrahedrize(int policy) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *tetrahedrize(int policy)
       {
-        int ret2(-1);
-        DataArrayInt *ret1(0);
+        mcIdType ret2(-1);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1(0);
         MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *ret0(self->tetrahedrize(policy,ret1,ret2));
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,PyInt_FromLong(ret2));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      PyObject *checkButterflyCells(double eps=1e-12) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *checkButterflyCells(double eps=1e-12)
       {
-        std::vector<int> cells;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> cells;
         self->checkButterflyCells(cells,eps);
-        DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-        ret->alloc((int)cells.size(),1);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        ret->alloc(cells.size(),1);
         std::copy(cells.begin(),cells.end(),ret->getPointer());
-        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      PyObject *splitByType() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *splitByType() const
       {
         std::vector<MEDCouplingUMesh *> ms=self->splitByType();
-        int sz=ms.size();
+        std::size_t sz=ms.size();
         PyObject *ret = PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           PyList_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ms[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *partitionBySpreadZone() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *partitionBySpreadZone() const
       {
-        std::vector<DataArrayInt *> retCpp=self->partitionBySpreadZone();
-        int sz=retCpp.size();
+        std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> retCpp=self->partitionBySpreadZone();
+        std::size_t sz=retCpp.size();
         PyObject *ret=PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
-          PyList_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+          PyList_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i]),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *PartitionBySpreadZone(const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *PartitionBySpreadZone(const DataArrayIdType *arrIn, const DataArrayIdType *arrIndxIn)
       {
-        std::vector<DataArrayInt *> retCpp(MEDCouplingUMesh::PartitionBySpreadZone(arrIn,arrIndxIn));
-        int sz=retCpp.size();
+        std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> retCpp(MEDCouplingUMesh::PartitionBySpreadZone(arrIn,arrIndxIn));
+        std::size_t sz=retCpp.size();
         PyObject *ret=PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
-          PyList_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+          PyList_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i]),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *keepSpecifiedCells(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, PyObject *ids) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *keepSpecifiedCells(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, PyObject *ids) const
       {
-        int size;
-        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(ids,&size);
+        mcIdType size;
+        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(ids,&size);
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret=self->keepSpecifiedCells(type,tmp,tmp+size);
         return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      bool checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      bool checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        int sz;
-        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&sz);
+        mcIdType sz;
+        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=convertPyToNewIntArr2<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>(li,&sz);
         bool ret=self->checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(order,order+sz);
         return ret;
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        int sz;
-        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&sz);
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(order,(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)order+sz);
+        mcIdType sz;
+        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=convertPyToNewIntArr2<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>(li,&sz);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(order,(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)order+sz);
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *findNodesToDuplicate(const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherDimM1OnSameCoords) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *findNodesToDuplicate(const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherDimM1OnSameCoords) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *tmp0=0,*tmp1=0,*tmp2=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *tmp0=0,*tmp1=0,*tmp2=0;
         self->findNodesToDuplicate(otherDimM1OnSameCoords,tmp0,tmp1,tmp2);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp2),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp2),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *findCellIdsLyingOn(const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherDimM1OnSameCoords) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *findCellIdsLyingOn(const MEDCouplingUMesh& otherDimM1OnSameCoords) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *tmp0=0,*tmp1=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *tmp0=0,*tmp1=0;
         self->findCellIdsLyingOn(otherDimM1OnSameCoords,tmp0,tmp1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      void duplicateNodes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void duplicateNodes(PyObject *li)
       {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        mcIdType singleVal;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+        std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+        MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+        convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -2242,18 +2494,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           case 4:
             return self->duplicateNodes(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::duplicateNodes : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::duplicateNodes : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayIdType !");
           }
       }
 
-      void duplicateNodesInConn(PyObject *li, int offset) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void duplicateNodesInConn(PyObject *li, mcIdType offset)
       {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        mcIdType singleVal;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> multiVal;
+        std::pair<mcIdType, std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > slic;
+        MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *daIntTyypp=0;
+        convertIntStarOrSliceLikePyObjToCpp(li,self->getNumberOfNodes(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -2263,46 +2515,54 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           case 4:
             return self->duplicateNodesInConn(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),offset);
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::duplicateNodesInConn : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::duplicateNodesInConn : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayIdType !");
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *getLevArrPerCellTypes(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void attractSeg3MidPtsAroundNodes(double ratio, PyObject *nodeIds)
+      {
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *nodeIdsPtr(convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(nodeIds,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr));
+        self->attractSeg3MidPtsAroundNodes(ratio,nodeIdsPtr,nodeIdsPtr+szArr);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *getLevArrPerCellTypes(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        int sz;
-        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&sz);
-        DataArrayInt *tmp0,*tmp1=0;
+        mcIdType sz;
+        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> order=convertPyToNewIntArr2<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>(li,&sz);
+        DataArrayIdType *tmp0,*tmp1=0;
         tmp0=self->getLevArrPerCellTypes(order,(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType *)order+sz,tmp1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *convertNodalConnectivityToDynamicGeoTypeMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *convertNodalConnectivityToDynamicGeoTypeMesh() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret0=0,*ret1=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret0=0,*ret1=0;
         self->convertNodalConnectivityToDynamicGeoTypeMesh(ret0,ret1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *AggregateSortedByTypeMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *AggregateSortedByTypeMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ms,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",meshes);
-        DataArrayInt *ret1=0,*ret2=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1=0,*ret2=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret0=MEDCouplingUMesh::AggregateSortedByTypeMeshesOnSameCoords(meshes,ret1,ret2);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret2),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret2),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ms,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",meshes);
@@ -2310,242 +2570,80 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      static PyObject *FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms, int compType) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *ms, int compType)
       {
-        int sz;
+        std::size_t sz;
         std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ms,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",meshes);
-        std::vector<DataArrayInt *> corr;
+        std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> corr;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *um=MEDCouplingUMesh::FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(meshes,compType,corr);
         sz=corr.size();
         PyObject *ret1=PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
-          PyList_SetItem(ret1,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(corr[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+          PyList_SetItem(ret1,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(corr[i]),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyObject *ret=PyList_New(2);
         PyList_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(um),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyList_SetItem(ret,1,ret1);
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static void PutUMeshesOnSameAggregatedCoords(PyObject *ms) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void PutUMeshesOnSameAggregatedCoords(PyObject *ms)
       {
         std::vector<MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ms,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",meshes);
         MEDCouplingUMesh::PutUMeshesOnSameAggregatedCoords(meshes);
       }
 
-      static void MergeNodesOnUMeshesSharingSameCoords(PyObject *ms, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void MergeNodesOnUMeshesSharingSameCoords(PyObject *ms, double eps)
       {
         std::vector<MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ms,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",meshes);
         MEDCouplingUMesh::MergeNodesOnUMeshesSharingSameCoords(meshes,eps);
       }
 
-      static bool RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays(PyObject *li, DataArrayInt *arr, DataArrayInt *arrIndx, int offsetForRemoval=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        if(!arrIndx)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays : null pointer as arrIndex !");
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,arrIndx->getNumberOfTuples()-1,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
-        switch(sw)
-          {
-          case 1:
-            return MEDCouplingUMesh::RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays(&singleVal,&singleVal+1,arr,arrIndx,offsetForRemoval);
-          case 2:
-            return MEDCouplingUMesh::RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size(),arr,arrIndx,offsetForRemoval);
-          case 4:
-            return MEDCouplingUMesh::RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),arr,arrIndx,offsetForRemoval);
-          default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
-          }
-      }
-      
-      static PyObject *ExtractFromIndexedArrays(PyObject *li, const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        DataArrayInt *arrOut=0,*arrIndexOut=0;
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        if(!arrIndxIn)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArrays : null pointer as arrIndxIn !");
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,arrIndxIn->getNumberOfTuples()-1,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
-        switch(sw)
-          {
-          case 1:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArrays(&singleVal,&singleVal+1,arrIn,arrIndxIn,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 2:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArrays(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 4:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArrays(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArrays : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
-          }
-        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrIndexOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      static PyObject *ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice(int strt, int stp, int step, const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        DataArrayInt *arrOut=0,*arrIndexOut=0;
-        MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice(strt,stp,step,arrIn,arrIndxIn,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrIndexOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      static PyObject *ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice(PyObject *slic, const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        if(!PySlice_Check(slic))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice (wrap) : the first param is not a pyslice !");
-        Py_ssize_t strt=2,stp=2,step=2;
-        PySliceObject *sliC=reinterpret_cast<PySliceObject *>(slic);
-        if(!arrIndxIn)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice (wrap) : last array is null !");
-        arrIndxIn->checkAllocated();
-        if(arrIndxIn->getNumberOfComponents()!=1)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice (wrap) : number of components of last argument must be equal to one !");
-        GetIndicesOfSlice(sliC,arrIndxIn->getNumberOfTuples(),&strt,&stp,&step,"ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice (wrap) : Invalid slice regarding nb of elements !");
-        DataArrayInt *arrOut=0,*arrIndexOut=0;
-        MEDCouplingUMesh::ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice(strt,stp,step,arrIn,arrIndxIn,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrIndexOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      static PyObject *SetPartOfIndexedArrays(PyObject *li,
-                                              const DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn,
-                                              const DataArrayInt *srcArr, const DataArrayInt *srcArrIndex) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        DataArrayInt *arrOut=0,*arrIndexOut=0;
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        if(!arrIndxIn)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArrays : null pointer as arrIndex !");
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,arrIndxIn->getNumberOfTuples()-1,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
-        switch(sw)
-          {
-          case 1:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArrays(&singleVal,&singleVal+1,arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 2:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArrays(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 4:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArrays(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex,arrOut,arrIndexOut);
-              break;
-            }
-          default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArrays : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
-          }
-        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrIndexOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      static void SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx(PyObject *li, DataArrayInt *arrIn, const DataArrayInt *arrIndxIn,
-                                                const DataArrayInt *srcArr, const DataArrayInt *srcArrIndex) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        if(!arrIndxIn)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx : null pointer as arrIndex !");
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,arrIndxIn->getNumberOfTuples()-1,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
-        switch(sw)
-          {
-          case 1:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx(&singleVal,&singleVal+1,arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 2:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex);
-              break;
-            }
-          case 4:
-            {
-              MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),arrIn,arrIndxIn,srcArr,srcArrIndex);
-              break;
-            }
-          default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingUMesh::SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
-          }
-      }
-
-      PyObject *are2DCellsNotCorrectlyOriented(PyObject *vec, bool polyOnly) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *are2DCellsNotCorrectlyOriented(PyObject *vec, bool polyOnly) const
       {
         double val;
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
         const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::are2DCellsNotCorrectlyOriented : ";
         const double *v=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
-        std::vector<int> cells;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> cells;
         self->are2DCellsNotCorrectlyOriented(v,polyOnly,cells);
-        DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-        ret->alloc((int)cells.size(),1);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        ret->alloc(cells.size(),1);
         std::copy(cells.begin(),cells.end(),ret->getPointer());
-        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      void orientCorrectly2DCells(PyObject *vec, bool polyOnly) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void orientCorrectly2DCells(PyObject *vec, bool polyOnly)
       {
         double val;
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
         const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::orientCorrectly2DCells : ";
         const double *v=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         self->orientCorrectly2DCells(v,polyOnly);
       }
       
-      PyObject *arePolyhedronsNotCorrectlyOriented() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *arePolyhedronsNotCorrectlyOriented() const
       {
-        std::vector<int> cells;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> cells;
         self->arePolyhedronsNotCorrectlyOriented(cells);
-        DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-        ret->alloc((int)cells.size(),1);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        ret->alloc(cells.size(),1);
         std::copy(cells.begin(),cells.end(),ret->getPointer());
-        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      PyObject *getFastAveragePlaneOfThis() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getFastAveragePlaneOfThis() const
       {
         double vec[3];
         double pos[3];
@@ -2553,189 +2651,212 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         double vals[6];
         std::copy(vec,vec+3,vals);
         std::copy(pos,pos+3,vals+3);
-        return convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple(vals,3,2);
+        return convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple<double>(vals,3,2);
       }
       
-      static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingUMesh *MergeUMeshes(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh,"MEDCouplingUMesh",tmp);
         return MEDCouplingUMesh::MergeUMeshes(tmp);
       }
 
-      PyObject *areCellsIncludedIn(const MEDCouplingUMesh *other, int compType) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *areCellsIncludedIn(const MEDCouplingUMesh *other, int compType) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1;
         bool ret0=self->areCellsIncludedIn(other,compType,ret1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
         Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *areCellsIncludedInPolicy7(const MEDCouplingUMesh *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *areCellsIncludedInPolicy7(const MEDCouplingUMesh *other) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1;
         bool ret0=self->areCellsIncludedInPolicy7(other,ret1);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
         Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *explode3DMeshTo1D() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *explode3DMeshTo1D() const
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d2=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d3=DataArrayInt::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d2=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d3=DataArrayIdType::New();
         MEDCouplingUMesh *m=self->explode3DMeshTo1D(d0,d1,d2,d3);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(5);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(m),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        return ret;
+      }
+
+      PyObject *explodeIntoEdges() const
+      {
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> desc,descIndex,revDesc,revDescIndx;
+        MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> m(self->explodeIntoEdges(desc,descIndex,revDesc,revDescIndx));
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(5);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(m.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(desc.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(descIndex.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(revDesc.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(revDescIndx.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *explodeMeshIntoMicroEdges() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *explodeMeshIntoMicroEdges() const
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d2=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d3=DataArrayInt::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d2=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d3=DataArrayIdType::New();
         MEDCouplingUMesh *m=self->explodeMeshIntoMicroEdges(d0,d1,d2,d3);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(5);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(m),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *buildDescendingConnectivity() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildDescendingConnectivity() const
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d2=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d3=DataArrayInt::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d2=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d3=DataArrayIdType::New();
         MEDCouplingUMesh *m=self->buildDescendingConnectivity(d0,d1,d2,d3);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(5);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(m),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *buildDescendingConnectivity2() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildDescendingConnectivity2() const
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d2=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d3=DataArrayInt::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d2=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d3=DataArrayIdType::New();
         MEDCouplingUMesh *m=self->buildDescendingConnectivity2(d0,d1,d2,d3);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(5);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(m),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      PyObject *computeNeighborsOfCells() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *computeNeighborsOfCells() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
         self->computeNeighborsOfCells(neighbors,neighborsIdx);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *computeNeighborsOfNodes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *computeNeighborsOfNodes() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
         self->computeNeighborsOfNodes(neighbors,neighborsIdx);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        return ret;
+      }
+
+      PyObject *computeEnlargedNeighborsOfNodes() const
+      {
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> neighbors,neighborsIdx;
+        self->computeEnlargedNeighborsOfNodes(neighbors,neighborsIdx);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      PyObject *computeCellNeighborhoodFromNodesOne(const DataArrayInt *nodeNeigh, const DataArrayInt *nodeNeighI) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *computeCellNeighborhoodFromNodesOne(const DataArrayIdType *nodeNeigh, const DataArrayIdType *nodeNeighI) const
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> cellNeigh,cellNeighIndex;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> cellNeigh,cellNeighIndex;
         self->computeCellNeighborhoodFromNodesOne(nodeNeigh,nodeNeighI,cellNeigh,cellNeighIndex);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNeigh.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNeighIndex.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNeigh.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNeighIndex.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      static PyObject *ComputeNeighborsOfCellsAdv(const DataArrayInt *desc, const DataArrayInt *descI, const DataArrayInt *revDesc, const DataArrayInt *revDescI) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *ComputeNeighborsOfCellsAdv(const DataArrayIdType *desc, const DataArrayIdType *descI, const DataArrayIdType *revDesc, const DataArrayIdType *revDescI)
       {
-        DataArrayInt *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *neighbors=0,*neighborsIdx=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh::ComputeNeighborsOfCellsAdv(desc,descI,revDesc,revDescI,neighbors,neighborsIdx);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighbors),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(neighborsIdx),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
       PyObject *emulateMEDMEMBDC(const MEDCouplingUMesh *nM1LevMesh)
       {
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d0=DataArrayInt::New();
-        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> d1=DataArrayInt::New();
-        DataArrayInt *d2,*d3,*d4,*dd5;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d0=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        DataArrayIdType *d2,*d3,*d4,*dd5;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *mOut=self->emulateMEDMEMBDC(nM1LevMesh,d0,d1,d2,d3,d4,dd5);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(7);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(mOut),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,5,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d4),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,6,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(dd5),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d0.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d1.retn()),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d2),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,4,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d3),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,5,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(d4),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,6,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(dd5),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getPartBarycenterAndOwner(DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getPartBarycenterAndOwner(DataArrayIdType *da) const
       {
         if(!da)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
         da->checkAllocated();
         return self->getPartBarycenterAndOwner(da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getPartMeasureField(bool isAbs, DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getPartMeasureField(bool isAbs, DataArrayIdType *da) const
       {
         if(!da)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
         da->checkAllocated();
         return self->getPartMeasureField(isAbs,da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildPartOrthogonalField(DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildPartOrthogonalField(DataArrayIdType *da) const
       {
         if(!da)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
         da->checkAllocated();
         return self->buildPartOrthogonalField(da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
       }
 
-      PyObject *getTypesOfPart(DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getTypesOfPart(DataArrayIdType *da) const
       {
         if(!da)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
         da->checkAllocated();
         std::set<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> result=self->getTypesOfPart(da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
         std::set<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>::const_iterator iL=result.begin();
@@ -2745,41 +2866,41 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return res;
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *keepCellIdsByType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, DataArrayInt *da) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *keepCellIdsByType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, DataArrayIdType *da) const
       {
         if(!da)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
         da->checkAllocated();
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->keepCellIdsByType(type,da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->keepCellIdsByType(type,da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
         ret->setName(da->getName().c_str());
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *Intersect2DMeshes(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *m2, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *Intersect2DMeshes(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m1, const MEDCouplingUMesh *m2, double eps)
       {
-        DataArrayInt *cellNb1=0,*cellNb2=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *cellNb1=0,*cellNb2=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *mret=MEDCouplingUMesh::Intersect2DMeshes(m1,m2,eps,cellNb1,cellNb2);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(mret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNb1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNb2),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNb1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellNb2),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *Intersect2DMeshWith1DLine(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1D, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *Intersect2DMeshWith1DLine(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1D, double eps)
       {
         MEDCouplingUMesh *splitMesh2D(0),*splitMesh1D(0);
-        DataArrayInt *cellIdInMesh2D(0),*cellIdInMesh1D(0);
+        DataArrayIdType *cellIdInMesh2D(0),*cellIdInMesh1D(0);
         MEDCouplingUMesh::Intersect2DMeshWith1DLine(mesh2D,mesh1D,eps,splitMesh2D,splitMesh1D,cellIdInMesh2D,cellIdInMesh1D);
         PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(4));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(splitMesh2D),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(splitMesh1D),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIdInMesh2D),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIdInMesh1D),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIdInMesh2D),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,3,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIdInMesh1D),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *buildSlice3D(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildSlice3D(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
       {
         int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
         if(spaceDim!=3)
@@ -2788,21 +2909,21 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
-        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3D : 1st paramater for origin.";
-        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3D : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+        mcIdType sw;
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3D : 1st parameter for origin.";
+        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3D : 2nd parameter for vector.";
         const double *orig=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(origin,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         const double *vect=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
-        DataArrayInt *cellIds=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *cellIds=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret0=self->buildSlice3D(orig,vect,eps,cellIds);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIds),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIds),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *buildSlice3DSurf(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildSlice3DSurf(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
       {
         int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
         if(spaceDim!=3)
@@ -2811,36 +2932,36 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
-        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3DSurf : 1st paramater for origin.";
-        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3DSurf : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+        mcIdType sw;
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3DSurf : 1st parameter for origin.";
+        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::buildSlice3DSurf : 2nd parameter for vector.";
         const double *orig=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(origin,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         const double *vect=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
-        DataArrayInt *cellIds=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *cellIds=0;
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret0=self->buildSlice3DSurf(orig,vect,eps,cellIds);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingUMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIds),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellIds),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingUMesh *clipSingle3DCellByPlane(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingUMesh *clipSingle3DCellByPlane(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
       {
         double val,val2;
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
-        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::clipSingle3DCellByPlane : 1st paramater for origin.";
-        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::clipSingle3DCellByPlane : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+        mcIdType sw;
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::clipSingle3DCellByPlane : 1st parameter for origin.";
+        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::clipSingle3DCellByPlane : 2nd parameter for vector.";
         const double *orig=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(origin,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,3,true);
         const double *vect=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,3,true);
         MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> ret(self->clipSingle3DCellByPlane(orig,vect,eps));
         return ret.retn();
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getCellIdsCrossingPlane(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *getCellIdsCrossingPlane(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
       {
         int spaceDim=self->getSpaceDimension();
         if(spaceDim!=3)
@@ -2849,22 +2970,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
-        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getCellIdsCrossingPlane : 1st paramater for origin.";
-        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getCellIdsCrossingPlane : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+        mcIdType sw;
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getCellIdsCrossingPlane : 1st parameter for origin.";
+        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingUMesh::getCellIdsCrossingPlane : 2nd parameter for vector.";
         const double *orig=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(origin,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         const double *vect=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
         return self->getCellIdsCrossingPlane(orig,vect,eps);
       }
 
-      void convertToPolyTypes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void convertToPolyTypes(PyObject *li)
       {
-        int sw;
-        int pos1;
-        std::vector<int> pos2;
-        DataArrayInt *pos3=0;
-        DataArrayIntTuple *pos4=0;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp1(li,sw,pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        mcIdType pos1;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> pos2;
+        DataArrayIdType *pos3=0;
+        DataArrayIdTypeTuple *pos4=0;
+        convertIntStarLikePyObjToCpp(li,sw,pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -2890,11 +3011,11 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       }      
     }
     void convertAllToPoly();
-    void convertExtrudedPolyhedra() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool unPolyze() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void simplifyPolyhedra(double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildSpreadZonesWithPoly() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1D, int policy) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void convertExtrudedPolyhedra();
+    bool unPolyze();
+    void simplifyPolyhedra(double eps);
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildSpreadZonesWithPoly() const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1D, int policy);
   };
 
   //== MEDCouplingUMesh End
@@ -2904,17 +3025,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, int cell2DId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *New(const MEDCouplingCMesh *mesh3D) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *build3DUnstructuredMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, int cell2DId);
+    static MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *New(const MEDCouplingCMesh *mesh3D);
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *build3DUnstructuredMesh() const;
     int get2DCellIdForExtrusion() const;
     %extend {
-      MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, int cell2DId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3D, const MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D, mcIdType cell2DId)
       {
         return MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mesh3D,mesh2D,cell2DId);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingCMesh *mesh3D) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh(const MEDCouplingCMesh *mesh3D)
       {
         return MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mesh3D);
       }
@@ -2923,44 +3044,39 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       {
         return MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New();
       }
-
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh");
-      }
       
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
 
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
       
-      PyObject *getMesh2D() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMesh2D() const
       {
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret=self->getMesh2D();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
         return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
-      PyObject *getMesh1D() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMesh1D() const
       {
         MEDCouplingUMesh *ret=self->getMesh1D();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
         return convertMesh(ret, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
-      PyObject *getMesh3DIds() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMesh3DIds() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getMesh3DIds();
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getMesh3DIds();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
-        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       } 
     }
   };
@@ -2970,30 +3086,30 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCoupling1GTUMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingPointSet
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getCellModelEnum() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNodalConnectivityLength() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void allocateCells(int nbOfCells=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void checkConsistencyOfConnectivity() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m);
+    INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType getCellModelEnum() const;
+    int getNodalConnectivityLength() const;
+    virtual void allocateCells(int nbOfCells=0);
+    virtual void checkConsistencyOfConnectivity() const;
     %extend
     {
-      virtual void insertNextCell(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual void insertNextCell(PyObject *li)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->insertNextCell(tmp,tmp+szArr);
       }
 
-      virtual DataArrayInt *getNodalConnectivity() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual DataArrayIdType *getNodalConnectivity() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getNodalConnectivity();
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getNodalConnectivity();
         if(ret) ret->incrRef();
         return ret;
       }
       
-      static MEDCouplingUMesh *AggregateOnSameCoordsToUMesh(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingUMesh *AggregateOnSameCoordsToUMesh(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector< const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> parts;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1GTUMesh,"MEDCoupling1GTUMesh",parts);
@@ -3007,15 +3123,15 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setNodalConnectivity(DataArrayInt *nodalConn) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfNodesPerCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshes(const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *computeDualMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *explodeEachHexa8To6Quad4() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *sortHexa8EachOther() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m);
+    void setNodalConnectivity(DataArrayIdType *nodalConn);
+    int getNumberOfNodesPerCell() const;
+    static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshes(const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh1, const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh2);
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const;
+    MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *computeDualMesh() const;
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *explodeEachHexa8To6Quad4() const;
+    DataArrayIdType *sortHexa8EachOther();
     %extend
     {
       MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh()
@@ -3023,52 +3139,47 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::New();
       }
 
-      MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type)
       {
         return MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::New(name,type);
       }
 
-      MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m)
       {
         return MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::New(m);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh");
-      }
-
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
       
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
 
-      PyObject *structurizeMe(double eps=1e-12) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *structurizeMe(double eps=1e-12) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *cellPerm(0),*nodePerm(0);
+        DataArrayIdType *cellPerm(0),*nodePerm(0);
         MEDCouplingCMesh *retCpp(self->structurizeMe(cellPerm,nodePerm,eps));
         PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(3));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingCMesh, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellPerm),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodePerm),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(cellPerm),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(nodePerm),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshes(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh,"MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh",tmp);
         return MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::Merge1SGTUMeshes(tmp);
       }
       
-      static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *Merge1SGTUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh,"MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh",tmp);
@@ -3084,65 +3195,60 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setNodalConnectivity(DataArrayInt *nodalConn, DataArrayInt *nodalConnIndex) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isPacked() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *New(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type);
+    static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *New(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m);
+    void setNodalConnectivity(DataArrayIdType *nodalConn, DataArrayIdType *nodalConnIndex);
+    MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *buildSetInstanceFromThis(int spaceDim) const;
+    bool isPacked() const;
     %extend
     {
       MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh()
       {
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::New();
       }
-      MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh(const std::string& name, INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type)
       {
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::New(name,type);
       }
 
-      MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh(const MEDCouplingUMesh *m)
       {
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::New(m);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh");
-      }
-
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
       
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getNodalConnectivityIndex() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayIdType *getNodalConnectivityIndex() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret=self->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=self->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
         if(ret) ret->incrRef();
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *retrievePackedNodalConnectivity() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *retrievePackedNodalConnectivity() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1=0,*ret2=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1=0,*ret2=0;
         bool ret0=self->retrievePackedNodalConnectivity(ret1,ret2);
         PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
         Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(3);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret2),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret2),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      PyObject *copyWithNodalConnectivityPacked() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *copyWithNodalConnectivityPacked() const
       {
         bool ret1;
         MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *ret0=self->copyWithNodalConnectivityPacked(ret1);
@@ -3153,24 +3259,24 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *Merge1DGTUMeshes(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *Merge1DGTUMeshes(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh,"MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh",tmp);
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::Merge1DGTUMeshes(tmp);
       }
       
-      static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *Merge1DGTUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *Merge1DGTUMeshesOnSameCoords(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh,"MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh",tmp);
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::Merge1DGTUMeshesOnSameCoords(tmp);
       }
       
-      static DataArrayInt *AggregateNodalConnAndShiftNodeIds(PyObject *li, const std::vector<int>& offsetInNodeIdsPerElt) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static DataArrayIdType *AggregateNodalConnAndShiftNodeIds(PyObject *li, const std::vector<mcIdType>& offsetInNodeIdsPerElt)
       {
-        std::vector<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *> tmp;
-        convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,"DataArrayInt",tmp);
+        std::vector<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *> tmp;
+        convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *>(li,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,"DataArrayIdType",tmp);
         return MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh::AggregateNodalConnAndShiftNodeIds(tmp,offsetInNodeIdsPerElt);
       }
     }
@@ -3181,32 +3287,32 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingStructuredMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh
   {
   public:
-    int getCellIdFromPos(int i, int j, int k) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNodeIdFromPos(int i, int j, int k) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsOfSubLevelMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getSpaceDimensionOnNodeStruct() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double computeSquareness() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual std::vector<int> getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getCellGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *build1SGTUnstructured() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getLocationFromCellId(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getLocationFromNodeId(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType GetGeoTypeGivenMeshDimension(int meshDim) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *build1SGTSubLevelMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static int DeduceNumberOfGivenStructure(const std::vector<int>& st) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static DataArrayInt *ComputeCornersGhost(const std::vector<int>& st, int ghostLev) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static std::vector<int> GetSplitVectFromStruct(const std::vector<int>& strct) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    mcIdType getCellIdFromPos(mcIdType i, mcIdType j, mcIdType k) const;
+    mcIdType getNodeIdFromPos(mcIdType i, mcIdType j, mcIdType k) const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCellsOfSubLevelMesh() const;
+    int getSpaceDimensionOnNodeStruct() const;
+    double computeSquareness() const;
+    virtual std::vector<mcIdType> getNodeGridStructure() const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getCellGridStructure() const;
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *build1SGTUnstructured() const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getLocationFromCellId(mcIdType cellId) const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getLocationFromNodeId(mcIdType cellId) const;
+    static INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType GetGeoTypeGivenMeshDimension(int meshDim);
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *build1SGTSubLevelMesh() const;
+    static mcIdType DeduceNumberOfGivenStructure(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st);
+    static DataArrayIdType *ComputeCornersGhost(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, mcIdType ghostLev);
+    static std::vector<mcIdType> GetSplitVectFromStruct(const std::vector<mcIdType>& strct);
     %extend
     {
-      virtual MEDCouplingStructuredMesh *buildStructuredSubPart(PyObject *cellPart) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual MEDCouplingStructuredMesh *buildStructuredSubPart(PyObject *cellPart) const
       {
-        int tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
-        std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(cellPart,tmpp1,tmpp2);
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        mcIdType tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(cellPart,tmpp1,tmpp2);
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         if(tmpp2==2)
           {
             inp.resize(tmpp1);
-            for(int i=0;i<tmpp1;i++)
+            for(mcIdType i=0;i<tmpp1;i++)
               { inp[i].first=tmp[2*i]; inp[i].second=tmp[2*i+1]; }
           }
         else if(tmpp2==1)
@@ -3214,7 +3320,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(tmpp1%2!=0)
               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Wrap of MEDCouplingStructuredMesh.buildStructuredSubPart : invalid input size ! Must be even size !");
             inp.resize(tmpp1/2);
-            for(int i=0;i<tmpp1/2;i++)
+            for(mcIdType i=0;i<tmpp1/2;i++)
               { inp[i].first=tmp[2*i]; inp[i].second=tmp[2*i+1]; }
           }
         else
@@ -3222,39 +3328,39 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return self->buildStructuredSubPart(inp);
       }
 
-      static DataArrayInt *BuildExplicitIdsFrom(PyObject *st, PyObject *part) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static DataArrayIdType *BuildExplicitIdsFrom(PyObject *st, PyObject *part)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,inp);
         //
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp4=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(st,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
-        std::vector<int> tmp5(tmp4,tmp4+szArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp4=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(st,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        std::vector<mcIdType> tmp5(tmp4,tmp4+szArr);
         //
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::BuildExplicitIdsFrom(tmp5,inp);
       }
 
-      static void MultiplyPartOf(const std::vector<int>& st, PyObject *part, double factor, DataArrayDouble *da) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void MultiplyPartOf(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, PyObject *part, double factor, DataArrayDouble *da)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,inp);
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::MultiplyPartOf(st,inp,factor,da);
       }
 
-      static void MultiplyPartOfByGhost(const std::vector<int>& st, PyObject *part, int ghostSize, double factor, DataArrayDouble *da) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void MultiplyPartOfByGhost(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, PyObject *part, mcIdType ghostSize, double factor, DataArrayDouble *da)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,inp);
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::MultiplyPartOfByGhost(st,inp,ghostSize,factor,da);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *PutInGhostFormat(int ghostSize, const std::vector<int>& st, PyObject *part) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *PutInGhostFormat(mcIdType ghostSize, const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, PyObject *part)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,inp);
-        std::vector<int> stWithGhost;
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > partWithGhost;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stWithGhost;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > partWithGhost;
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::PutInGhostFormat(ghostSize,st,inp,stWithGhost,partWithGhost);
         PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(2));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,convertIntArrToPyList2(stWithGhost));
@@ -3262,53 +3368,53 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static DataArrayDouble *ExtractFieldOfDoubleFrom(const std::vector<int>& st, const DataArrayDouble *fieldOfDbl, PyObject *partCompactFormat) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static DataArrayDouble *ExtractFieldOfDoubleFrom(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, const DataArrayDouble *fieldOfDbl, PyObject *partCompactFormat)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(partCompactFormat,inp);
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::ExtractFieldOfDoubleFrom(st,fieldOfDbl,inp);
       }
 
-      static void AssignPartOfFieldOfDoubleUsing(const std::vector<int>& st, DataArrayDouble *fieldOfDbl, PyObject *partCompactFormat, const DataArrayDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void AssignPartOfFieldOfDoubleUsing(const std::vector<mcIdType>& st, DataArrayDouble *fieldOfDbl, PyObject *partCompactFormat, const DataArrayDouble *other)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(partCompactFormat,inp);
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::AssignPartOfFieldOfDoubleUsing(st,fieldOfDbl,inp,other);
       }
 
-      static int DeduceNumberOfGivenRangeInCompactFrmt(PyObject *part) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static mcIdType DeduceNumberOfGivenRangeInCompactFrmt(PyObject *part)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,inp);
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::DeduceNumberOfGivenRangeInCompactFrmt(inp);
       }
 
-      static DataArrayInt *Build1GTNodalConnectivity(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static DataArrayIdType *Build1GTNodalConnectivity(PyObject *li)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivity(tmp,tmp+szArr);
       }
 
-      static DataArrayInt *Build1GTNodalConnectivityOfSubLevelMesh(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static DataArrayIdType *Build1GTNodalConnectivityOfSubLevelMesh(PyObject *li)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr));
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp(convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr));
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivityOfSubLevelMesh(tmp,tmp+szArr);
       }
 
-      static std::vector<int> GetDimensionsFromCompactFrmt(PyObject *partCompactFormat) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static std::vector<mcIdType> GetDimensionsFromCompactFrmt(PyObject *partCompactFormat)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(partCompactFormat,inp);
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::GetDimensionsFromCompactFrmt(inp);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *GetCompactFrmtFromDimensions(const std::vector<int>& dims) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *GetCompactFrmtFromDimensions(const std::vector<mcIdType>& dims)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::GetCompactFrmtFromDimensions(dims));
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::GetCompactFrmtFromDimensions(dims));
         PyObject *retPy=PyList_New(ret.size());
         for(std::size_t i=0;i<ret.size();i++)
           {
@@ -3320,12 +3426,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return retPy;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *IntersectRanges(PyObject *r1, PyObject *r2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *IntersectRanges(PyObject *r1, PyObject *r2)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > r1Cpp,r2Cpp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > r1Cpp,r2Cpp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(r1,r1Cpp);
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(r2,r2Cpp);
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::IntersectRanges(r1Cpp,r2Cpp));
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::IntersectRanges(r1Cpp,r2Cpp));
         PyObject *retPy=PyList_New(ret.size());
         for(std::size_t i=0;i<ret.size();i++)
           {
@@ -3339,22 +3445,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       static bool AreRangesIntersect(PyObject *r1, PyObject *r2)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > r1Cpp,r2Cpp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > r1Cpp,r2Cpp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(r1,r1Cpp);
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(r2,r2Cpp);
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::AreRangesIntersect(r1Cpp,r2Cpp);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *IsPartStructured(PyObject *li, PyObject *st) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *IsPartStructured(PyObject *li, PyObject *st)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
-        int szArr2,sw2,iTypppArr2;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr2;
-        const int *tmp2=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(st,sw2,szArr2,iTypppArr2,stdvecTyyppArr2);
-        std::vector<int> tmp3(tmp2,tmp2+szArr2);
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > partCompactFormat;
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr2,sw2,iTypppArr2;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr2;
+        const mcIdType *tmp2=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(st,sw2,szArr2,iTypppArr2,stdvecTyyppArr2);
+        std::vector<mcIdType> tmp3(tmp2,tmp2+szArr2);
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > partCompactFormat;
         bool ret0=MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::IsPartStructured(tmp,tmp+szArr,tmp3,partCompactFormat);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False; Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
@@ -3371,9 +3477,9 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *ChangeReferenceFromGlobalOfCompactFrmt(PyObject *bigInAbs, PyObject *partOfBigInAbs, bool check=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *ChangeReferenceFromGlobalOfCompactFrmt(PyObject *bigInAbs, PyObject *partOfBigInAbs, bool check=true)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > param0,param1,ret;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > param0,param1,ret;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(bigInAbs,param0);
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(partOfBigInAbs,param1);
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::ChangeReferenceFromGlobalOfCompactFrmt(param0,param1,ret,check);
@@ -3388,11 +3494,11 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return retPy;
       }
 
-      static PyObject *TranslateCompactFrmt(PyObject *part, const std::vector<int>& translation) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *TranslateCompactFrmt(PyObject *part, const std::vector<mcIdType>& translation)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > param0;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > param0;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(part,param0);
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::TranslateCompactFrmt(param0,translation));
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > ret(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::TranslateCompactFrmt(param0,translation));
         PyObject *retPy(PyList_New(ret.size()));
         for(std::size_t i=0;i<ret.size();i++)
           {
@@ -3404,17 +3510,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return retPy;
       }
 
-      static std::vector<int> FindTranslationFrom(PyObject *startingFrom, PyObject *goingTo) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static std::vector<mcIdType> FindTranslationFrom(PyObject *startingFrom, PyObject *goingTo)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > param0,param1;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > param0,param1;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(startingFrom,param0);
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(goingTo,param1);
         return  MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::FindTranslationFrom(param0,param1);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *ChangeReferenceToGlobalOfCompactFrmt(PyObject *bigInAbs, PyObject *partOfBigRelativeToBig, bool check=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *ChangeReferenceToGlobalOfCompactFrmt(PyObject *bigInAbs, PyObject *partOfBigRelativeToBig, bool check=true)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > param0,param1,ret;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > param0,param1,ret;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(bigInAbs,param0);
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(partOfBigRelativeToBig,param1);
         MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::ChangeReferenceToGlobalOfCompactFrmt(param0,param1,ret,check);
@@ -3438,38 +3544,33 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingCMesh *New() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingCMesh *New(const std::string& meshName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingCMesh *New();
+    static MEDCouplingCMesh *New(const std::string& meshName);
     void setCoords(const DataArrayDouble *coordsX,
                    const DataArrayDouble *coordsY=0,
-                   const DataArrayDouble *coordsZ=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setCoordsAt(int i, const DataArrayDouble *arr) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *buildCurveLinear() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+                   const DataArrayDouble *coordsZ=0);
+    void setCoordsAt(int i, const DataArrayDouble *arr);
+    MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *buildCurveLinear() const;
     %extend {
-      MEDCouplingCMesh() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCMesh()
       {
         return MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
       }
-      MEDCouplingCMesh(const std::string& meshName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCMesh(const std::string& meshName)
       {
         return MEDCouplingCMesh::New(meshName);
       }
-      // serialization
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCouplingCMesh");
-      }
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
-      DataArrayDouble *getCoordsAt(int i) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getCoordsAt(int i)
       {
         DataArrayDouble *ret=self->getCoordsAt(i);
         if(ret)
@@ -3486,44 +3587,40 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *New() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *New(const std::string& meshName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setCoords(const DataArrayDouble *coords) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *New();
+    static MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh *New(const std::string& meshName);
+    void setCoords(const DataArrayDouble *coords);
     %extend {
-      MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh()
       {
         return MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh::New();
       }
-      MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh(const std::string& meshName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh(const std::string& meshName)
       {
         return MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh::New(meshName);
       }
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh");
-      }
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) 
+      std::string __str__() const 
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
-      DataArrayDouble *getCoords() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getCoords()
       {
         DataArrayDouble *ret=self->getCoords();
         if(ret)
           ret->incrRef();
         return ret;
       }
-      void setNodeGridStructure(PyObject *gridStruct) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setNodeGridStructure(PyObject *gridStruct)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(gridStruct,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(gridStruct,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->setNodeGridStructure(tmp,tmp+szArr);
       }
     }
@@ -3536,126 +3633,117 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingIMesh : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingIMesh *New() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingIMesh *New();
     //
-    void setSpaceDimension(int spaceDim) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getNodeStruct() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<double> getOrigin() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<double> getDXYZ() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setAxisUnit(const std::string& unitName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string getAxisUnit() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getMeasureOfAnyCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingCMesh *convertToCartesian() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void refineWithFactor(const std::vector<int>& factors) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingIMesh *asSingleCell() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingIMesh *buildWithGhost(int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void setSpaceDimension(int spaceDim);
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getNodeStruct() const;
+    std::vector<double> getOrigin() const;
+    std::vector<double> getDXYZ() const;
+    void setAxisUnit(const std::string& unitName);
+    std::string getAxisUnit() const;
+    double getMeasureOfAnyCell() const;
+    MEDCouplingCMesh *convertToCartesian() const;
+    void refineWithFactor(const std::vector<mcIdType>& factors);
+    MEDCouplingIMesh *asSingleCell() const;
+    MEDCouplingIMesh *buildWithGhost(mcIdType ghostLev) const;
     %extend
     {
       MEDCouplingIMesh()
       {
         return MEDCouplingIMesh::New();
       }
-      static MEDCouplingIMesh *New(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingIMesh *New(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz)
       {
         static const char msg0[]="MEDCouplingIMesh::New : error on 'origin' parameter !";
         static const char msg1[]="MEDCouplingIMesh::New : error on 'dxyz' parameter !";
-        const int *nodeStrctPtr(0);
+        const mcIdType *nodeStrctPtr(0);
         const double *originPtr(0),*dxyzPtr(0);
-        int sw,sz,val0;
-        std::vector<int> bb0;
-        nodeStrctPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0);
+        mcIdType sw,sz,val0;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> bb0;
+        nodeStrctPtr=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0);
         //
         double val,val2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sz1,sz2;
+        mcIdType sz1,sz2;
         originPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(origin,sw,val,bb,msg0,false,sz1);
         dxyzPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(dxyz,sw,val2,bb2,msg1,false,sz2);
         //
         return MEDCouplingIMesh::New(meshName,spaceDim,nodeStrctPtr,nodeStrctPtr+sz,originPtr,originPtr+sz1,dxyzPtr,dxyzPtr+sz2);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingIMesh(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingIMesh(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingIMesh_New__SWIG_1(meshName,spaceDim,nodeStrct,origin,dxyz);
       }
 
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfEmptyDictInInput(cls,args,"MEDCouplingIMesh");
-      }
-
-      void setNodeStruct(PyObject *nodeStrct) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setNodeStruct(PyObject *nodeStrct)
       {
-        int sw,sz,val0;
-        std::vector<int> bb0;
-        const int *nodeStrctPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0));
+        mcIdType sw,sz,val0;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> bb0;
+        const mcIdType *nodeStrctPtr(convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0));
         self->setNodeStruct(nodeStrctPtr,nodeStrctPtr+sz);
       }
 
-      void setOrigin(PyObject *origin) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setOrigin(PyObject *origin)
       {
         static const char msg[]="MEDCouplingIMesh::setOrigin : invalid input 'origin' parameter ! integer, float, list/tuple of float, DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple supported !";
         double val;
-        DataArrayDouble *a;
-        DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw,nbTuples;
+        mcIdType sw,nbTuples;
         const double *originPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(origin,sw,val,bb,msg,false,nbTuples));
         self->setOrigin(originPtr,originPtr+nbTuples);
       }
       
-      void setDXYZ(PyObject *dxyz) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setDXYZ(PyObject *dxyz)
       {
         static const char msg[]="MEDCouplingIMesh::setDXYZ : invalid input 'dxyz' parameter ! integer, float, list/tuple of float, DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple supported !";
         double val;
-        DataArrayDouble *a;
-        DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw,nbTuples;
+        mcIdType sw,nbTuples;
         const double *originPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(dxyz,sw,val,bb,msg,false,nbTuples));
         self->setDXYZ(originPtr,originPtr+nbTuples);
       }
 
-      static void CondenseFineToCoarse(const std::vector<int>& coarseSt, const DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<int>& facts, DataArrayDouble *coarseDA) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void CondenseFineToCoarse(const std::vector<mcIdType>& coarseSt, const DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<mcIdType>& facts, DataArrayDouble *coarseDA)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(fineLocInCoarse,inp);
         MEDCouplingIMesh::CondenseFineToCoarse(coarseSt,fineDA,inp,facts,coarseDA);
       }
 
-      static void CondenseFineToCoarseGhost(const std::vector<int>& coarseSt, const DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<int>& facts, DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, int ghostSize) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void CondenseFineToCoarseGhost(const std::vector<mcIdType>& coarseSt, const DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<mcIdType>& facts, DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, mcIdType ghostSize)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(fineLocInCoarse,inp);
         MEDCouplingIMesh::CondenseFineToCoarseGhost(coarseSt,fineDA,inp,facts,coarseDA,ghostSize);
       }
 
-      static void SpreadCoarseToFine(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<int>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<int>& facts) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void SpreadCoarseToFine(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<mcIdType>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<mcIdType>& facts)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(fineLocInCoarse,inp);
         MEDCouplingIMesh::SpreadCoarseToFine(coarseDA,coarseSt,fineDA,inp,facts);
       }
 
-      static void SpreadCoarseToFineGhost(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<int>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<int>& facts, int ghostSize) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void SpreadCoarseToFineGhost(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<mcIdType>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<mcIdType>& facts, mcIdType ghostSize)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(fineLocInCoarse,inp);
         MEDCouplingIMesh::SpreadCoarseToFineGhost(coarseDA,coarseSt,fineDA,inp,facts,ghostSize);
       }
 
-      static void SpreadCoarseToFineGhostZone(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<int>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<int>& facts, int ghostSize) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static void SpreadCoarseToFineGhostZone(const DataArrayDouble *coarseDA, const std::vector<mcIdType>& coarseSt, DataArrayDouble *fineDA, PyObject *fineLocInCoarse, const std::vector<mcIdType>& facts, mcIdType ghostSize)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(fineLocInCoarse,inp);
         MEDCouplingIMesh::SpreadCoarseToFineGhostZone(coarseDA,coarseSt,fineDA,inp,facts,ghostSize);
       }
 
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
@@ -3673,34 +3761,34 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingField : public MEDCoupling::RefCountObject, public MEDCoupling::TimeLabel
   {
   public:
-    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool areCompatibleForMerge(const MEDCouplingField *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingField *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingField *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void copyTinyStringsFrom(const MEDCouplingField *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setMesh(const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh *mesh) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setName(const char *name) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string getDescription() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setDescription(const char *desc) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    TypeOfField getTypeOfField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    NatureOfField getNature() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void setNature(NatureOfField nat) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *getLocalizationOfDiscr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildMeasureField(bool isAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfTuplesExpected() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfMeshPlacesExpected() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const;
+    virtual bool areCompatibleForMerge(const MEDCouplingField *other) const;
+    bool areStrictlyCompatible(const MEDCouplingField *other) const;
+    bool areStrictlyCompatibleForMulDiv(const MEDCouplingField *other) const;
+    virtual void copyTinyStringsFrom(const MEDCouplingField *other);
+    void setMesh(const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMesh *mesh);
+    void setName(const char *name);
+    std::string getDescription() const;
+    void setDescription(const char *desc);
+    std::string getName() const;
+    TypeOfField getTypeOfField() const;
+    NatureOfField getNature() const;
+    virtual void setNature(NatureOfField nat);
+    DataArrayDouble *getLocalizationOfDiscr() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildMeasureField(bool isAbs) const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfTuplesExpected() const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfMeshPlacesExpected() const;
     void setGaussLocalizationOnType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type, const std::vector<double>& refCoo,
-                                    const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& wg) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void clearGaussLocalizations() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& getGaussLocalization(int locId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNbOfGaussLocalization() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getGaussLocalizationIdOfOneCell(int cellId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& getGaussLocalization(int locId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getGaussLocalizationIdOfOneType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+                                    const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& wg);
+    void clearGaussLocalizations();
+    MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& getGaussLocalization(int locId);
+    mcIdType getNbOfGaussLocalization() const;
+    mcIdType getGaussLocalizationIdOfOneCell(mcIdType cellId) const;
+    const MEDCouplingGaussLocalization& getGaussLocalization(int locId) const;
+    mcIdType getGaussLocalizationIdOfOneType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const;
     void setDiscretization(MEDCouplingFieldDiscretization *newDisc);
     %extend {
-      PyObject *getMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMesh() const
       {
         MEDCouplingMesh *ret1=const_cast<MEDCouplingMesh *>(self->getMesh());
         if(ret1)
@@ -3708,7 +3796,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return convertMesh(ret1,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      PyObject *getDiscretization() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getDiscretization()
       {
         MEDCouplingFieldDiscretization *ret=self->getDiscretization();
         if(ret)
@@ -3716,59 +3804,47 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return convertFieldDiscretization(ret,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      PyObject *getGaussLocalizationIdsOfOneType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getGaussLocalizationIdsOfOneType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType type) const
       {
-        std::set<int> ret=self->getGaussLocalizationIdsOfOneType(type);
+        std::set<mcIdType> ret=self->getGaussLocalizationIdsOfOneType(type);
         return convertIntArrToPyList3(ret);
       }
 
-      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingField *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildSubMeshData(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        std::string ret1;
-        bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,valsPrec,ret1);
-        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
-        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
-        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      PyObject *buildSubMeshData(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1=0;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1=0;
         MEDCouplingMesh *ret0=0;
         void *da=0;
-        int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, 0 |  0 );
+        int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, 0 |  0 );
         if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
           {
-            int size;
-            INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
+            mcIdType size;
+            INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
             ret0=self->buildSubMeshData(tmp,tmp+size,ret1);
           }
         else
           {
-            DataArrayInt *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayInt * >(da);
+            DataArrayIdType *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayIdType * >(da);
             if(!da2)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
             da2->checkAllocated();
             ret0=self->buildSubMeshData(da2->getConstPointer(),da2->getConstPointer()+da2->getNbOfElems(),ret1);
           }
         PyObject *res = PyList_New(2);
         PyList_SetItem(res,0,convertMesh(ret0, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret1,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret1,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0));
         return res;
       }
 
-      PyObject *buildSubMeshDataRange(int begin, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *buildSubMeshDataRange(mcIdType begin, mcIdType end, mcIdType step) const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *ret1=0;
-        int bb,ee,ss;
+        DataArrayIdType *ret1=0;
+        mcIdType bb,ee,ss;
         MEDCouplingMesh *ret0=self->buildSubMeshDataRange(begin,end,step,bb,ee,ss,ret1);
         PyObject *res=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(res,0,convertMesh(ret0, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         if(ret1)
-          PyTuple_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret1,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0));
+          PyTuple_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret1,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0));
         else
           {
             PyObject *res1=PySlice_New(PyInt_FromLong(bb),PyInt_FromLong(ee),PyInt_FromLong(ss));
@@ -3777,51 +3853,51 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return res;
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *computeTupleIdsToSelectFromCellIds(PyObject *cellIds) const
+      DataArrayIdType *computeTupleIdsToSelectFromCellIds(PyObject *cellIds) const
       {
-        int sw,sz(-1);
-        int v0; std::vector<int> v1;
-        const int *cellIdsBg(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(cellIds,sw,sz,v0,v1));
+        mcIdType sw,sz(-1);
+        mcIdType v0; std::vector<mcIdType> v1;
+        const mcIdType *cellIdsBg(convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(cellIds,sw,sz,v0,v1));
         return self->computeTupleIdsToSelectFromCellIds(cellIdsBg,cellIdsBg+sz);
       }
 
       void setGaussLocalizationOnCells(PyObject *li, const std::vector<double>& refCoo,
-                                       const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& wg) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+                                       const std::vector<double>& gsCoo, const std::vector<double>& wg)
       {
         void *da=0;
-        int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, 0 |  0 );
+        int res1=SWIG_ConvertPtr(li,&da,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, 0 |  0 );
         if (!SWIG_IsOK(res1))
           {
-            int size;
-            INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
-            self->setGaussLocalizationOnCells(tmp,((int *)tmp)+size,refCoo,gsCoo,wg);
+            mcIdType size;
+            INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<mcIdType> tmp=convertPyToNewIntArr2(li,&size);
+            self->setGaussLocalizationOnCells(tmp,((mcIdType *)tmp)+size,refCoo,gsCoo,wg);
           }
         else
           {
-            DataArrayInt *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayInt * >(da);
+            DataArrayIdType *da2=reinterpret_cast< DataArrayIdType * >(da);
             if(!da2)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
+              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayIdType instance expected !");
             da2->checkAllocated();
             self->setGaussLocalizationOnCells(da2->getConstPointer(),da2->getConstPointer()+da2->getNbOfElems(),refCoo,gsCoo,wg);
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *getCellIdsHavingGaussLocalization(int locId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getCellIdsHavingGaussLocalization(int locId) const
       {
-        std::vector<int> tmp;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> tmp;
         self->getCellIdsHavingGaussLocalization(locId,tmp);
-        DataArrayInt *ret=DataArrayInt::New();
-        ret->alloc((int)tmp.size(),1);
+        DataArrayIdType *ret=DataArrayIdType::New();
+        ret->alloc((mcIdType)tmp.size(),1);
         std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
-        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+        return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
       
-      int getNumberOfTuplesExpectedRegardingCode(PyObject *code, PyObject *idsPerType) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      mcIdType getNumberOfTuplesExpectedRegardingCode(PyObject *code, PyObject *idsPerType) const
       {
-        std::vector<int> inp0;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> inp0;
         convertPyToNewIntArr4(code,1,3,inp0);
-        std::vector<const DataArrayInt *> inp1;
-        convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *>(idsPerType,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,"DataArrayInt",inp1);
+        std::vector<const DataArrayIdType *> inp1;
+        convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayIdType *>(idsPerType,SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI,"DataArrayIdType",inp1);
         return self->getNumberOfTuplesExpectedRegardingCode(inp0,inp1);
       }
     }
@@ -3830,143 +3906,187 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingFieldTemplate : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingField
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& f) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldInt& f) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& f);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldFloat& f);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldInt32& f);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(const MEDCouplingFieldInt64& f);
     static MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *New(TypeOfField type);
-    std::string simpleRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string advancedRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string simpleRepr() const;
+    std::string advancedRepr() const;
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *other, double meshPrec) const;
+    bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *other, double meshPrec) const;
     %extend
        {
-         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& f) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& f)
+         {
+           return MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New(f);
+         }
+
+         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldFloat& f)
+         {
+           return MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New(f);
+         }
+         
+         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldInt32& f)
          {
            return MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New(f);
          }
 
-         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldInt& f) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(const MEDCouplingFieldInt64& f)
          {
            return MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New(f);
          }
          
-         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(TypeOfField type) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         MEDCouplingFieldTemplate(TypeOfField type)
          {
            return MEDCouplingFieldTemplate::New(type);
          }
          
-         std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         std::string __str__() const
          {
            return self->simpleRepr();
          }
          
-         std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         std::string __repr__() const
          {
            std::ostringstream oss;
            self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
            return oss.str();
          }
+
+         PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate *other, double meshPrec) const
+         {
+           std::string ret1;
+           bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,ret1);
+           PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+           PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+           Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+           PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+           return ret;
+         }
        }
   };
+
+  template<class T>
+ class MEDCouplingFieldT : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingField
+  {
+  public:
+    TypeOfTimeDiscretization getTimeDiscretization() const;
+  protected:
+    MEDCouplingFieldT();
+    ~MEDCouplingFieldT();
+  };
+
+  %template(MEDCouplingFieldTdouble) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldT<double>;
+  %template(MEDCouplingFieldTfloat) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldT<float>;
+  %template(MEDCouplingFieldTint) MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldT<int>;
   
-  class MEDCouplingFieldInt;
+  class MEDCouplingFieldInt32;
+  class MEDCouplingFieldInt64;
+  class MEDCouplingFieldFloat;
   
-  class MEDCouplingFieldDouble : public MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingField
+  class MEDCouplingFieldDouble : public MEDCouplingFieldT<double>
   {
   public:
     static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *New(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
     static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *New(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const;
+    bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const;
     void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit);
     std::string getTimeUnit() const;
-    void synchronizeTimeWithSupport() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void copyTinyAttrFrom(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void copyAllTinyAttrFrom(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string simpleRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string advancedRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string  writeVTK(const std::string& fileName, bool isBinary=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldInt *convertToIntField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void synchronizeTimeWithSupport();
+    void copyTinyAttrFrom(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other);
+    void copyAllTinyAttrFrom(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other);
+    std::string simpleRepr() const;
+    std::string advancedRepr() const;
+    std::string  writeVTK(const std::string& fileName, bool isBinary=true) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *convertToIntField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldFloat *convertToFloatField() const;
     MEDCouplingFieldDouble *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const;
     MEDCouplingFieldDouble *cloneWithMesh(bool recDeepCpy) const;
     MEDCouplingFieldDouble *deepCopy() const;
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildNewTimeReprFromThis(TypeOfTimeDiscretization td, bool deepCopy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *nodeToCellDiscretization() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *cellToNodeDiscretization() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    TypeOfTimeDiscretization getTimeDiscretization() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getIJ(int tupleId, int compoId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getIJK(int cellId, int nodeIdInCell, int compoId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void synchronizeTimeWithMesh() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setArray(DataArrayDouble *array) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEndArray(DataArrayDouble *array) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setStartTime(double val, int iteration, int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEndTime(double val, int iteration, int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyLin(double a, double b, int compoId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyLin(double a, double b) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfComponents() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfTuples() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfValues() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setTimeTolerance(double val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getTimeTolerance() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setIteration(int it) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEndIteration(int it) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setOrder(int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEndOrder(int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setTimeValue(double val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setEndTimeValue(double val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void changeUnderlyingMesh(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int levOfCheck, double precOnMesh, double eps=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void substractInPlaceDM(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f, int levOfCheck, double precOnMesh, double eps=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool mergeNodes(double eps, double epsOnVals=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool mergeNodesCenter(double eps, double epsOnVals=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool zipCoords(double epsOnVals=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool zipConnectivity(int compType,double epsOnVals=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool simplexize(int policy) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *doublyContractedProduct() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *determinant() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *eigenValues() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *eigenVectors() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *inverse() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *trace() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *deviator() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *magnitude() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *maxPerTuple() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void changeNbOfComponents(int newNbOfComp, double dftValue=0.) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void sortPerTuple(bool asc) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble &operator=(double value) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillFromAnalytic(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillFromAnalyticCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillFromAnalyticNamedCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFunc(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFuncCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFuncNamedCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFunc(int nbOfComp, double val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFunc(const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFuncFast32(const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void applyFuncFast64(const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double accumulate(int compId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getMaxValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getMinValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double getAverageValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double norm2() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double normMax() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildNewTimeReprFromThis(TypeOfTimeDiscretization td, bool deepCopy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *nodeToCellDiscretization() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *cellToNodeDiscretization() const;
+    double getIJ(int tupleId, int compoId) const;
+    double getIJK(int cellId, int nodeIdInCell, int compoId) const;
+    void synchronizeTimeWithMesh();
+    void setArray(DataArrayDouble *array);
+    void setEndArray(DataArrayDouble *array);
+    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void setStartTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void setEndTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void applyLin(double a, double b, int compoId);
+    void applyLin(double a, double b);
+    int getNumberOfComponents() const;
+    int getNumberOfTuples() const;
+    int getNumberOfValues() const;
+    void setTimeTolerance(double val);
+    double getTimeTolerance() const;
+    void setIteration(int it);
+    void setEndIteration(int it);
+    void setOrder(int order);
+    void setEndOrder(int order);
+    void setTimeValue(double val);
+    void setEndTimeValue(double val);
+    void changeUnderlyingMesh(const MEDCouplingMesh *other, int levOfCheck, double precOnMesh, double eps=1e-15);
+    void substractInPlaceDM(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f, int levOfCheck, double precOnMesh, double eps=1e-15);
+    bool mergeNodes(double eps, double epsOnVals=1e-15);
+    bool mergeNodesCenter(double eps, double epsOnVals=1e-15);
+    bool zipCoords(double epsOnVals=1e-15);
+    bool zipConnectivity(int compType,double epsOnVals=1e-15);
+    bool simplexize(int policy);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *doublyContractedProduct() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *determinant() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *eigenValues() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *eigenVectors() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *inverse() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *trace() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *deviator() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *magnitude() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *maxPerTuple() const;
+    void changeNbOfComponents(std::size_t newNbOfComp, double dftValue=0.);
+    void sortPerTuple(bool asc);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble &operator=(double value);
+    void fillFromAnalytic(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func);
+    void fillFromAnalyticCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func);
+    void fillFromAnalyticNamedCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func);
+    void applyFunc(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func);
+    void applyFuncCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func);
+    void applyFuncNamedCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func);
+    void applyFunc(int nbOfComp, double val);
+    void applyFunc(const std::string& func);
+    void applyFuncFast32(const std::string& func);
+    void applyFuncFast64(const std::string& func);
+    double accumulate(int compId) const;
+    double getMaxValue() const;
+    double getMinValue() const;
+    double getAverageValue() const;
+    double norm2() const;
     //do not put a default value to isWAbs because confusion in python with overloaded getWeightedAverageValue method
-    double getWeightedAverageValue(int compId, bool isWAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double integral(int compId, bool isWAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double normL1(int compId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    double normL2(int compId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *findIdsInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildSubPartRange(int begin, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MergeFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MeldFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *DotFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *dot(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *CrossProductFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *crossProduct(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MaxFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *max(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MinFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *AddFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *SubstractFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MultiplyFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *DivideFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *min(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *negate() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    double getWeightedAverageValue(int compId, bool isWAbs) const;
+    double integral(int compId, bool isWAbs) const;
+    double normL1(int compId) const;
+    double normL2(int compId) const;
+    double normMax(int compId) const;
+    DataArrayIdType *findIdsInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildSubPartRange(int begin, int end, int step) const;
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MergeFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MeldFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *DotFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *dot(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const;
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *CrossProductFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *crossProduct(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const;
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MaxFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *max(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const;
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MinFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *AddFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *SubstractFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MultiplyFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *DivideFields(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1, const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2);
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *min(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble& other) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *negate() const;
     %extend {
       MEDCouplingFieldDouble(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
       {
@@ -3978,25 +4098,37 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ft,td);
       }
 
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
 
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
+
+      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const
+      {
+        std::string ret1;
+        bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,valsPrec,ret1);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+        return ret;
+      }
       
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *voronoize(double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *voronoize(double eps) const
       {
         MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret(self->voronoize(eps));
         return ret.retn();
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertQuadraticCellsToLinear() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertQuadraticCellsToLinear() const
       {
         MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret(self->convertQuadraticCellsToLinear());
         return ret.retn();
@@ -4009,13 +4141,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         const double *centerPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(center,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,3,true);
         const double *vectorPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vector,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg,1,3,true);
         return self->computeVectorFieldCyl(centerPtr,vectorPtr);
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getArray() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getArray()
       {
         DataArrayDouble *ret=self->getArray();
         if(ret)
@@ -4023,15 +4155,15 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *getArrays() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getArrays() const
       {
         std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> arrs=self->getArrays();
         for(std::vector<DataArrayDouble *>::iterator it=arrs.begin();it!=arrs.end();it++)
           if(*it)
             (*it)->incrRef();
-        int sz=arrs.size();
+        std::size_t sz=arrs.size();
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           {
             if(arrs[i])
               PyTuple_SetItem(ret,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(arrs[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
@@ -4041,18 +4173,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      void setArrays(PyObject *ls) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setArrays(PyObject *ls)
       {
         std::vector<const DataArrayDouble *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const DataArrayDouble *>(ls,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,"DataArrayDouble",tmp);
-        int sz=tmp.size();
+        std::size_t sz=tmp.size();
         std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> arrs(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           arrs[i]=const_cast<DataArrayDouble *>(tmp[i]);
         self->setArrays(arrs);
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getEndArray() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getEndArray()
       {
         DataArrayDouble *ret=self->getEndArray();
         if(ret)
@@ -4060,13 +4192,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      PyObject *getValueOn(PyObject *sl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getValueOn(PyObject *sl) const
       {
         double val;
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh=self->getMesh();
         if(!mesh)
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOn : no underlying mesh !");
@@ -4074,40 +4206,40 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOn : ";
         const double *spaceLoc=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(sl,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> res=new double[sz];
         self->getValueOn(spaceLoc,res);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(res,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(res,sz);
       }
 
-       PyObject *getValueOnPos(int i, int j, int k) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+       PyObject *getValueOnPos(mcIdType i, mcIdType j, mcIdType k) const
        {
-         int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+         mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
          INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> res=new double[sz];
          self->getValueOnPos(i,j,k,res);
-         return convertDblArrToPyList(res,sz);
+         return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(res,sz);
        }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getValueOnMulti(PyObject *locs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getValueOnMulti(PyObject *locs) const
       {
         const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh(self->getMesh());
         if(!mesh)
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Python wrap MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOnMulti : lying on a null mesh !");
         //
-        int sw,nbPts;
+        mcIdType sw,nbPts;
         double v0; MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *v1(0); MEDCoupling::DataArrayDoubleTuple *v2(0); std::vector<double> v3;
         const double *inp=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe2(locs,sw,v0,v1,v2,v3,"wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOnMulti",
                                                          mesh->getSpaceDimension(),true,nbPts);
-        return self->getValueOnMulti(inp,nbPts);
+        return self->getValueOnMulti(inp,(int)nbPts);
       }
 
-      PyObject *getValueOn(PyObject *sl, double time) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getValueOn(PyObject *sl, double time) const
       {
         double val;
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh=self->getMesh();
         if(!mesh)
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::getValueOn : no underlying mesh !");
@@ -4116,13 +4248,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         const double *spaceLoc=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(sl,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
         //
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> res=new double[sz];
         self->getValueOn(spaceLoc,time,res);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(res,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(res,sz);
       }
 
-      void setValues(PyObject *li, PyObject *nbOfTuples=0, PyObject *nbOfComp=0) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setValues(PyObject *li, PyObject *nbOfTuples=0, PyObject *nbOfComp=0)
       {
         if(self->getArray()!=0)
           MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble_setValues__SWIG_0(self->getArray(),li,nbOfTuples,nbOfComp);
@@ -4134,7 +4266,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
       
-      PyObject *getTime() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getTime()
       {
         int tmp1,tmp2;
         double tmp0=self->getTime(tmp1,tmp2);
@@ -4145,7 +4277,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return res;
       }
 
-      PyObject *getStartTime() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getStartTime()
       {
         int tmp1,tmp2;
         double tmp0=self->getStartTime(tmp1,tmp2);
@@ -4156,7 +4288,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return res;
       }
 
-      PyObject *getEndTime() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getEndTime()
       {
         int tmp1,tmp2;
         double tmp0=self->getEndTime(tmp1,tmp2);
@@ -4166,251 +4298,151 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(tmp2));
         return res;
       }
-      PyObject *accumulate() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *accumulate() const
       {
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
         self->accumulate(tmp);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(tmp,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
       }
-      PyObject *integral(bool isWAbs) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *integral(bool isWAbs) const
       {
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
         self->integral(isWAbs,tmp);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(tmp,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
       }
-      PyObject *getWeightedAverageValue(bool isWAbs=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getWeightedAverageValue(bool isWAbs=true) const
       {
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
         self->getWeightedAverageValue(tmp,isWAbs);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(tmp,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
       }
-      PyObject *normL1() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *normL1() const
       {
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
         self->normL1(tmp);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(tmp,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
       }
-      PyObject *normL2() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *normL2() const
       {
-        int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
         INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
         self->normL2(tmp);
-        return convertDblArrToPyList(tmp,sz);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
+      }
+      PyObject *normMax() const
+      {
+        mcIdType sz=ToIdType(self->getNumberOfComponents());
+        INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<double> tmp=new double[sz];
+        self->normMax(tmp);
+        return convertDblArrToPyList<double>(tmp,sz);
       }
-      void renumberCells(PyObject *li, bool check=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void renumberCells(PyObject *li, bool check=true)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->renumberCells(tmp,check);
       }
       
-      void renumberCellsWithoutMesh(PyObject *li, bool check=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void renumberCellsWithoutMesh(PyObject *li, bool check=true)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->renumberCellsWithoutMesh(tmp,check);
       }
       
-      void renumberNodes(PyObject *li, double eps=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void renumberNodes(PyObject *li, double eps=1e-15)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->renumberNodes(tmp,eps);
       }
 
-      void renumberNodesWithoutMesh(PyObject *li, int newNbOfNodes, double eps=1e-15) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void renumberNodesWithoutMesh(PyObject *li, mcIdType newNbOfNodes, double eps=1e-15)
       {
-        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
-        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
-        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        mcIdType szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const mcIdType *tmp=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         self->renumberNodesWithoutMesh(tmp,newNbOfNodes,eps);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildSubPart(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildSubPart(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        int sw;
-        int singleVal;
-        std::vector<int> multiVal;
-        std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-        MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-        const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh=self->getMesh();
-        if(!mesh)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingFieldDouble::buildSubPart : field lies on a null mesh !");
-        int nbc=mesh->getNumberOfCells();
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp2(li,nbc,sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp);
-        switch(sw)
-          {
-          case 1:
-            {
-              if(singleVal>=nbc)
-                {
-                  std::ostringstream oss;
-                  oss << "Requesting for cell id " << singleVal << " having only " << nbc << " cells !";
-                  throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str());
-                }
-              if(singleVal>=0)
-                return self->buildSubPart(&singleVal,&singleVal+1);
-              else
-                {
-                  if(nbc+singleVal>0)
-                    {
-                      int tmp=nbc+singleVal;
-                      return self->buildSubPart(&tmp,&tmp+1);
-                    }
-                  else
-                    {
-                      std::ostringstream oss;
-                      oss << "Requesting for cell id " << singleVal << " having only " << nbc << " cells !";
-                      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-          case 2:
-            {
-              return self->buildSubPart(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size());
-            }
-          case 3:
-            {
-              return self->buildSubPartRange(slic.first,slic.second.first,slic.second.second);
-            }
-          case 4:
-            {
-              if(!daIntTyypp)
-                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingFieldDouble::buildSubPart : null instance has been given in input !");
-              daIntTyypp->checkAllocated();
-              return self->buildSubPart(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
-            }
-          default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingFieldDouble::buildSubPart : unrecognized type in input ! Possibilities are : int, list or tuple of int DataArrayInt instance !");
-          }
+        return fieldT_buildSubPart(self,li);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__getitem__(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__getitem__(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        const char msg[]="MEDCouplingFieldDouble::__getitem__ : invalid call  Available API are : \n-myField[dataArrayInt]\n-myField[slice]\n-myField[pythonListOfCellIds]\n-myField[integer]\n-myField[dataArrayInt,1]\n-myField[slice,1]\n-myField[pythonListOfCellIds,1]\n-myField[integer,1]\n";
-        if(PyTuple_Check(li))
-          {
-            Py_ssize_t sz=PyTuple_Size(li);
-            if(sz!=2)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg);
-            PyObject *elt0=PyTuple_GetItem(li,0),*elt1=PyTuple_GetItem(li,1);
-            int sw;
-            int singleVal;
-            std::vector<int> multiVal;
-            std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > slic;
-            MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt *daIntTyypp=0;
-            if(!self->getArray())
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingFieldDouble::__getitem__ : no array set on field to deduce number of components !");
-            try
-              { convertObjToPossibleCpp2(elt1,self->getArray()->getNumberOfComponents(),sw,singleVal,multiVal,slic,daIntTyypp); }
-            catch(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception& e)
-              { std::ostringstream oss; oss << "MEDCouplingFieldDouble::__getitem__ : invalid type in 2nd parameter (compo) !" << e.what(); throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str()); }
-            MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret0=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_buildSubPart(self,elt0);
-            DataArrayDouble *ret0Arr=ret0->getArray();
-            if(!ret0Arr)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCouplingFieldDouble::__getitem__ : no array exists to apply restriction on component on it !");
-            switch(sw)
-              {
-              case 1:
-                {
-                  std::vector<int> v2(1,singleVal);
-                  MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aarr(ret0Arr->keepSelectedComponents(v2));
-                  ret0->setArray(aarr);
-                  return ret0.retn();
-                }
-              case 2:
-                {
-                  MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aarr(ret0Arr->keepSelectedComponents(multiVal));
-                  ret0->setArray(aarr);
-                  return ret0.retn();
-                }
-              case 3:
-                {
-                  int nbOfComp=DataArray::GetNumberOfItemGivenBESRelative(slic.first,slic.second.first,slic.second.second,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble::__getitem__ : invalid range in 2nd parameter (components) !");
-                  std::vector<int> v2(nbOfComp);
-                  for(int i=0;i<nbOfComp;i++)
-                    v2[i]=slic.first+i*slic.second.second;
-                  MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aarr(ret0Arr->keepSelectedComponents(v2));
-                  ret0->setArray(aarr);
-                  return ret0.retn();
-                }
-              default:
-                throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg);
-              }
-            
-          }
-        else
-          return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_buildSubPart(self,li);
+        return fieldT__getitem__(self,li);
       }
 
-      PyObject *getMaxValue2() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMaxValue2() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *tmp;
+        DataArrayIdType *tmp;
         double r1=self->getMaxValue2(tmp);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,PyFloat_FromDouble(r1));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      PyObject *getMinValue2() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getMinValue2() const
       {
-        DataArrayInt *tmp;
+        DataArrayIdType *tmp;
         double r1=self->getMinValue2(tmp);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,PyFloat_FromDouble(r1));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(tmp),SWIGTITraits<mcIdType>::TI, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
       
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *keepSelectedComponents(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *keepSelectedComponents(PyObject *li) const
       {
-        std::vector<int> tmp;
+        std::vector<std::size_t> tmp;
         convertPyToNewIntArr3(li,tmp);
         return self->keepSelectedComponents(tmp);
       }
 
-      void setSelectedComponents(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f, PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void setSelectedComponents(const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f, PyObject *li)
       {
-        std::vector<int> tmp;
+        std::vector<std::size_t> tmp;
         convertPyToNewIntArr3(li,tmp);
         self->setSelectedComponents(f,tmp);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *extractSlice3D(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *extractSlice3D(PyObject *origin, PyObject *vec, double eps) const
       {
         double val,val2;
         DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sw;
+        mcIdType sw;
         int spaceDim=3;
-        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::extractSlice3D : 1st paramater for origin.";
-        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::extractSlice3D : 2nd paramater for vector.";
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::extractSlice3D : 1st parameter for origin.";
+        const char msg2[]="Python wrap of MEDCouplingFieldDouble::extractSlice3D : 2nd parameter for vector.";
         const double *orig=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(origin,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,spaceDim,true);
         const double *vect=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vec,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg2,1,spaceDim,true);
         //
         return self->extractSlice3D(orig,vect,eps);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__add__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__add__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___add__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__radd__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__radd__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___radd__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__sub__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__sub__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__sub__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__sub__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4429,8 +4461,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4466,7 +4498,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::Substract(self->getArray(),aaa);
               MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret2=self->clone(false);
               ret2->setArray(ret);
@@ -4477,22 +4509,22 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rsub__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rsub__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rsub__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__mul__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__mul__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___mul__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rmul__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rmul__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rmul__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__div__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__div__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__div__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__div__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4511,8 +4543,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4550,7 +4582,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::Divide(self->getArray(),aaa);
               MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret2=self->clone(false);
               ret2->setArray(ret);
@@ -4561,12 +4593,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rdiv__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__rdiv__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rdiv__Impl(self,obj);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__pow__(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__pow__(PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__pow__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__pow__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4585,8 +4617,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4622,7 +4654,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::Pow(self->getArray(),aaa);
               MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret2=self->clone(false);
               ret2->setArray(ret);
@@ -4633,12 +4665,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__neg__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *__neg__() const
       {
         return self->negate();
       }
 
-      PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__iadd__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__iadd__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4661,8 +4693,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4694,7 +4726,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               self->getArray()->addEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4704,7 +4736,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__isub__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__isub__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4727,8 +4759,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4760,7 +4792,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               self->getArray()->substractEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4770,7 +4802,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *___imul___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___imul___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__imul__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__imul__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4793,8 +4825,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4826,7 +4858,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->getArray()->multiplyEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4836,7 +4868,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *___idiv___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___idiv___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__idiv__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__idiv__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4859,8 +4891,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4894,7 +4926,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               self->getArray()->divideEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4904,7 +4936,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      PyObject *___ipow___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___ipow___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj)
       {
         const char msg[]="Unexpected situation in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__ipow__ ! Expecting a not null MEDCouplingFieldDouble or DataArrayDouble or DataArrayDoubleTuple instance, or a list of double, or a double.";
         const char msg2[]="in MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__ipow__ : self field has no Array of values set !";
@@ -4927,8 +4959,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayDouble *a;
         DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa;
         std::vector<double> bb;
-        int sw;
-        convertObjToPossibleCpp5(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
+        mcIdType sw;
+        convertDoubleStarLikePyObjToCpp_2(obj,sw,val,a,aa,bb);
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -4960,7 +4992,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(!self->getArray())
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg2);
-              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,bb.size());
               self->getArray()->powEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4970,172 +5002,38 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MergeFields(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MergeFields(PyObject *li)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
         return MEDCouplingFieldDouble::MergeFields(tmp);
       }
 
-      static std::string WriteVTK(const char *fileName, PyObject *li, bool isBinary=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static std::string WriteVTK(const char *fileName, PyObject *li, bool isBinary=true)
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
         return MEDCouplingFieldDouble::WriteVTK(fileName,tmp,isBinary);
       }
 
-      PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const
       {
-        std::vector<double> a0;
-        std::vector<int> a1;
-        std::vector<std::string> a2;
-        self->getTinySerializationDbleInformation(a0);
-        self->getTinySerializationIntInformation(a1);
-        self->getTinySerializationStrInformation(a2);
-        //
-        PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(3));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,convertDblArrToPyList2(a0));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,convertIntArrToPyList2(a1));
-        int sz(a2.size());
-        PyObject *ret2(PyList_New(sz));
-        {
-          for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
-            PyList_SetItem(ret2,i,PyString_FromString(a2[i].c_str()));
-        }
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,ret2);
-        return ret;
+        return field_getTinySerializationInformation<MEDCouplingFieldDouble>(self);
       }
       
-      PyObject *serialize() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        DataArrayInt *ret0(0);
-        std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> ret1;
-        self->serialize(ret0,ret1);
-        if(ret0)
-          ret0->incrRef();
-        std::size_t sz(ret1.size());
-        PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(2));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        PyObject *ret1Py(PyList_New(sz));
-        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
-          {
-            if(ret1[i])
-              ret1[i]->incrRef();
-            PyList_SetItem(ret1Py,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-          }
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,ret1Py);
-        return ret;
-      }
-
-      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *serialize() const
       {
-        static const char MSG[]="MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__new__ : the args in input is expected to be a tuple !";
-        if(!PyTuple_Check(args))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        PyObject *builtinsd(PyEval_GetBuiltins());//borrowed
-        PyObject *obj(PyDict_GetItemString(builtinsd,"object"));//borrowed
-        PyObject *selfMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,"__new__"));
-        //
-        PyObject *tmp0(PyTuple_New(1));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(tmp0,0,cls); Py_XINCREF(cls);
-        PyObject *instance(PyObject_CallObject(selfMeth,tmp0));
-        Py_DECREF(tmp0);
-        Py_DECREF(selfMeth);
-        if(PyTuple_Size(args)==2 && PyDict_Check(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1)) && PyDict_Size(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1))==1 )
-          {// NOT general case. only true if in unpickeling context ! call __init__. Because for all other cases, __init__ is called right after __new__ !
-            PyObject *initMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(instance,"__init__"));
-            ////
-            PyObject *a(PyInt_FromLong(0));
-            PyObject *uniqueElt(PyDict_GetItem(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1),a));
-            Py_DECREF(a);
-            if(!uniqueElt)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-            if(!PyTuple_Check(uniqueElt) || PyTuple_Size(uniqueElt)!=2)
-              throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-            PyObject *tmp2(PyObject_CallObject(initMeth,uniqueElt));
-            Py_XDECREF(tmp2);
-            ////
-            Py_DECREF(initMeth);
-          }
-        return instance;
-      }
-
-      PyObject *__getnewargs__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {// put an empty dict in input to say to __new__ to call __init__...
-        self->checkConsistencyLight();
-        PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(1));
-        PyObject *ret0(PyDict_New());
-        {
-          PyObject *a(PyInt_FromLong(0)),*b(PyInt_FromLong(self->getTypeOfField())),*c(PyInt_FromLong(self->getTimeDiscretization()));
-          PyObject *d(PyTuple_New(2)); PyTuple_SetItem(d,0,b); PyTuple_SetItem(d,1,c);
-          PyDict_SetItem(ret0,a,d);
-          Py_DECREF(a); Py_DECREF(d);
-        }
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0);
-        return ret;
+        return field_serialize<double>(self);
       }
 
-      PyObject *__getstate__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *__getstate__() const
       {
-        self->checkConsistencyLight();
-        PyObject *ret0(MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_getTinySerializationInformation(self));
-        PyObject *ret1(MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_serialize(self));
-        const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh(self->getMesh());
-        if(mesh)
-          mesh->incrRef();
-        PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(3));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,ret1);
-        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,2,convertMesh(const_cast<MEDCouplingMesh *>(mesh),SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
-        return ret;
+        return field__getstate__<MEDCouplingFieldDouble>(self,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_getTinySerializationInformation,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble_serialize);
       }
       
-      void __setstate__(PyObject *inp) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-      {
-        static const char MSG[]="MEDCouplingFieldDouble.__setstate__ : expected input is a tuple of size 3 !";
-        if(!PyTuple_Check(inp))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        int sz(PyTuple_Size(inp));
-        if(sz!=3)
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        // mesh
-        PyObject *elt2(PyTuple_GetItem(inp,2));
-        void *argp=0;
-        int status(SWIG_ConvertPtr(elt2,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingMesh,0|0));
-        if(!SWIG_IsOK(status))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        self->setMesh(reinterpret_cast< const MEDCouplingUMesh * >(argp));
-        //
-        PyObject *elt0(PyTuple_GetItem(inp,0));
-        PyObject *elt1(PyTuple_GetItem(inp,1));
-        std::vector<double> a0;
-        std::vector<int> a1;
-        std::vector<std::string> a2;
-        DataArrayInt *b0(0);
-        std::vector<DataArrayDouble *>b1;
-        {
-          if(!PyTuple_Check(elt0) && PyTuple_Size(elt0)!=3)
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-          PyObject *a0py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,0)),*a1py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,1)),*a2py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt0,2));
-          int tmp(-1);
-          fillArrayWithPyListDbl3(a0py,tmp,a0);
-          convertPyToNewIntArr3(a1py,a1);
-          fillStringVector(a2py,a2);
-        }
-        {
-          if(!PyTuple_Check(elt1) && PyTuple_Size(elt1)!=2)
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-          PyObject *b0py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt1,0)),*b1py(PyTuple_GetItem(elt1,1));
-          void *argp(0);
-          int status(SWIG_ConvertPtr(b0py,&argp,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,0|0));
-          if(!SWIG_IsOK(status))
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-          b0=reinterpret_cast<DataArrayInt *>(argp);
-          convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *>(b1py,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,"DataArrayDouble",b1);
-        }
-        self->checkForUnserialization(a1,b0,b1);
-        // useless here to call resizeForUnserialization because arrays are well resized.
-        self->finishUnserialization(a1,a0,a2);
+      void __setstate__(PyObject *inp)
+      {
+        field__setstate__<double>(self,inp);
       }
     }
   };
@@ -5145,43 +5043,43 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   public:
     int getNumberOfFields() const;
     MEDCouplingMultiFields *deepCopy() const;
-    virtual std::string simpleRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual std::string advancedRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual std::string simpleRepr() const;
+    virtual std::string advancedRepr() const;
     virtual bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingMultiFields *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const;
     virtual bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingMultiFields *other, double meshPrec, double valsPrec) const;
-    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const;
     %extend
        {
-         std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         std::string __str__() const
          {
            return self->simpleRepr();
          }
-         static MEDCouplingMultiFields *New(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         static MEDCouplingMultiFields *New(PyObject *li)
          {
            std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
            convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
-           int sz=tmp.size();
+           std::size_t sz=tmp.size();
            std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              fs[i]=const_cast<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(tmp[i]);
            return MEDCouplingMultiFields::New(fs);
          }
-         MEDCouplingMultiFields(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         MEDCouplingMultiFields(PyObject *li)
          {
            std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
            convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
-           int sz=tmp.size();
+           std::size_t sz=tmp.size();
            std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              fs[i]=const_cast<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(tmp[i]);
            return MEDCouplingMultiFields::New(fs);
          }
          PyObject *getFields() const
          {
            std::vector<const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fields=self->getFields();
-           int sz=fields.size();
+           std::size_t sz=fields.size();
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              {
                if(fields[i])
                  {
@@ -5195,7 +5093,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              }
            return res;
          }
-         PyObject *getFieldAtPos(int id) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getFieldAtPos(int id) const
          {
            const MEDCouplingFieldDouble *ret=self->getFieldAtPos(id);
            if(ret)
@@ -5206,12 +5104,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            else
              return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble, 0 );
          }
-         PyObject *getMeshes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getMeshes() const
          {
            std::vector<MEDCouplingMesh *> ms=self->getMeshes();
-           int sz=ms.size();
+           std::size_t sz=ms.size();
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              {
                if(ms[i])
                  {
@@ -5225,13 +5123,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              }
            return res;
          }
-         PyObject *getDifferentMeshes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getDifferentMeshes() const
          {
            std::vector<int> refs;
            std::vector<MEDCouplingMesh *> ms=self->getDifferentMeshes(refs);
-           int sz=ms.size();
+           std::size_t sz=ms.size();
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              {
                if(ms[i])
                  {
@@ -5249,12 +5147,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
            PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,convertIntArrToPyList2(refs));
            return ret;
          }
-         PyObject *getArrays() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getArrays() const
          {
            std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> ms=self->getArrays();
-           int sz=ms.size();
+           std::size_t sz=ms.size();
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              {
                if(ms[i])
                  {
@@ -5268,14 +5166,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
              }
            return res;
          }
-         PyObject *getDifferentArrays() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+         PyObject *getDifferentArrays() const
          {
            std::vector< std::vector<int> > refs;
            std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> ms=self->getDifferentArrays(refs);
-           int sz=ms.size();
+           std::size_t sz=ms.size();
            PyObject *res = PyList_New(sz);
            PyObject *res2 = PyList_New(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+           for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
              {
                if(ms[i])
                  {
@@ -5297,51 +5195,178 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
        }
   };
 
-  class MEDCouplingFieldInt : public MEDCouplingField
+  class MEDCouplingFieldInt32 : public MEDCouplingFieldT<int>
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingFieldInt *New(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
-    static MEDCouplingFieldInt *New(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
-    void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string getTimeUnit() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setArray(DataArrayInt *array) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldInt *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldInt *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldInt *cloneWithMesh(bool recDeepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertToDblField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *New(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *New(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const;
+    bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const;
+    void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit);
+    std::string getTimeUnit() const;
+    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void setArray(DataArrayInt32 *array);
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *deepCopy() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *cloneWithMesh(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertToDblField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *buildSubPartRange(int begin, int end, int step) const;
     %extend {
-      MEDCouplingFieldInt(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt32(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
       {
-        return MEDCouplingFieldInt::New(type,td);
+        return MEDCouplingFieldInt32::New(type,td);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldInt(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt32(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
       {
-        return MEDCouplingFieldInt::New(ft,td);
+        return MEDCouplingFieldInt32::New(ft,td);
       }
 
-      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const
+      {
+        std::string ret1;
+        bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,valsPrec,ret1);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      std::string __str__() const
       {
         return self->simpleRepr();
       }
 
-      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      std::string __repr__() const
       {
         std::ostringstream oss;
         self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
         return oss.str();
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getArray() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *buildSubPart(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT_buildSubPart(self,li);
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt32 *__getitem__(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT__getitem__(self,li);
+      }
+
+      DataArrayInt32 *getArray()
+      {
+        DataArrayInt32 *ret=self->getArray();
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *getTime()
         {
-          DataArrayInt *ret=self->getArray();
-          if(ret)
-            ret->incrRef();
-          return ret;
+        int tmp1,tmp2;
+        double tmp0=self->getTime(tmp1,tmp2);
+        PyObject *res = PyList_New(3);
+        PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_From_double(tmp0));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_From_int(tmp1));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(tmp2));
+        return res;
         }
+
+      PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const
+      {
+        return field_getTinySerializationInformation<MEDCouplingFieldInt32>(self);
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *serialize() const
+      {
+        return field_serialize<int>(self);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *__getstate__() const
+      {
+        return field__getstate__<MEDCouplingFieldInt32>(self,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldInt32_getTinySerializationInformation,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldInt32_serialize);
+      }
+      
+      void __setstate__(PyObject *inp)
+      {
+        field__setstate__<int>(self,inp);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  class MEDCouplingFieldInt64 : public MEDCouplingFieldT<int>
+  {
+  public:
+    static MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *New(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *New(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const;
+    bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const;
+    void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit);
+    std::string getTimeUnit() const;
+    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void setArray(DataArrayInt64 *array);
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *deepCopy() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *cloneWithMesh(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertToDblField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *buildSubPartRange(int begin, int end, int step) const;
+    %extend {
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt64(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      {
+        return MEDCouplingFieldInt64::New(type,td);
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt64(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      {
+        return MEDCouplingFieldInt64::New(ft,td);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *other, double meshPrec, int valsPrec) const
+      {
+        std::string ret1;
+        bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,valsPrec,ret1);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      std::string __str__() const
+      {
+        return self->simpleRepr();
+      }
+
+      std::string __repr__() const
+      {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
+        return oss.str();
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *buildSubPart(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT_buildSubPart(self,li);
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldInt64 *__getitem__(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT__getitem__(self,li);
+      }
+
+      DataArrayInt64 *getArray()
+      {
+        DataArrayInt64 *ret=self->getArray();
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
       
-      PyObject *getTime() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getTime()
         {
         int tmp1,tmp2;
         double tmp0=self->getTime(tmp1,tmp2);
@@ -5351,6 +5376,128 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(tmp2));
         return res;
         }
+
+      PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const
+      {
+        return field_getTinySerializationInformation<MEDCouplingFieldInt64>(self);
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *serialize() const
+      {
+        return field_serialize<Int64>(self);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *__getstate__() const
+      {
+        return field__getstate__<MEDCouplingFieldInt64>(self,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldInt64_getTinySerializationInformation,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldInt64_serialize);
+      }
+      
+      void __setstate__(PyObject *inp)
+      {
+        field__setstate__<Int64>(self,inp);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  class MEDCouplingFieldFloat : public MEDCouplingFieldT<float>
+  {
+  public:
+    static MEDCouplingFieldFloat *New(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    static MEDCouplingFieldFloat *New(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME);
+    bool isEqual(const MEDCouplingFieldFloat *other, double meshPrec, float valsPrec) const;
+    bool isEqualWithoutConsideringStr(const MEDCouplingFieldFloat *other, double meshPrec, float valsPrec) const;
+    void setTimeUnit(const std::string& unit);
+    std::string getTimeUnit() const;
+    void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
+    void setArray(DataArrayFloat *array);
+    MEDCouplingFieldFloat *deepCopy() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldFloat *clone(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldFloat *cloneWithMesh(bool recDeepCpy) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *convertToDblField() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldFloat *buildSubPartRange(int begin, int end, int step) const;
+    %extend {
+      MEDCouplingFieldFloat(TypeOfField type, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      {
+        return MEDCouplingFieldFloat::New(type,td);
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldFloat(const MEDCouplingFieldTemplate& ft, TypeOfTimeDiscretization td=ONE_TIME)
+      {
+        return MEDCouplingFieldFloat::New(ft,td);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const MEDCouplingFieldFloat *other, double meshPrec, float valsPrec) const
+      {
+        std::string ret1;
+        bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,meshPrec,valsPrec,ret1);
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+        return ret;
+      }
+
+      std::string __str__() const
+      {
+        return self->simpleRepr();
+      }
+
+      std::string __repr__() const
+      {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        self->reprQuickOverview(oss);
+        return oss.str();
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldFloat *buildSubPart(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT_buildSubPart(self,li);
+      }
+
+      MEDCouplingFieldFloat *__getitem__(PyObject *li) const
+      {
+        return fieldT__getitem__(self,li);
+      }
+
+      DataArrayFloat *getArray()
+      {
+        DataArrayFloat *ret=self->getArray();
+        if(ret)
+          ret->incrRef();
+        return ret;
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *getTime()
+      {
+        int tmp1,tmp2;
+        double tmp0=self->getTime(tmp1,tmp2);
+        PyObject *res = PyList_New(3);
+        PyList_SetItem(res,0,SWIG_From_double(tmp0));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,1,SWIG_From_int(tmp1));
+        PyList_SetItem(res,2,SWIG_From_int(tmp2));
+        return res;
+      }
+
+      PyObject *getTinySerializationInformation() const
+      {
+        return field_getTinySerializationInformation<MEDCouplingFieldFloat>(self);
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *serialize() const
+      {
+        return field_serialize<float>(self);
+      }
+      
+      PyObject *__getstate__() const
+      {
+        return field__getstate__<MEDCouplingFieldFloat>(self,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldFloat_getTinySerializationInformation,MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldFloat_serialize);
+      }
+        
+      void __setstate__(PyObject *inp)
+      {
+        field__setstate__<float>(self,inp);
+      }
     }
   };
   
@@ -5364,14 +5511,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     std::vector<double> getHotSpotsTime() const;
     %extend
       {
-        std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        std::string __str__() const
           {
             std::ostringstream oss;
             self->appendRepr(oss);
             return oss.str();
           }
 
-        PyObject *getIdsOnTimeRight(double tm) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        PyObject *getIdsOnTimeRight(double tm) const
         {
           int meshId,arrId,arrIdInField,fieldId;
           self->getIdsOnTimeRight(tm,meshId,arrId,arrIdInField,fieldId);
@@ -5383,7 +5530,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           return res;
         }
 
-        PyObject *getIdsOnTimeLeft(double tm) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        PyObject *getIdsOnTimeLeft(double tm) const
         {
           int meshId,arrId,arrIdInField,fieldId;
           self->getIdsOnTimeLeft(tm,meshId,arrId,arrIdInField,fieldId);
@@ -5400,35 +5547,35 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingFieldOverTime : public MEDCouplingMultiFields
   {
   public:
-    double getTimeTolerance() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    double getTimeTolerance() const;
     MEDCouplingDefinitionTime getDefinitionTimeZone() const;
     
     %extend
       {
-        MEDCouplingFieldOverTime(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        MEDCouplingFieldOverTime(PyObject *li)
           {
             std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
             convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
-            int sz=tmp.size();
+            std::size_t sz=tmp.size();
             std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs(sz);
-            for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+            for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
               fs[i]=const_cast<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(tmp[i]);
             return MEDCouplingFieldOverTime::New(fs);
           }
-        std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+        std::string __str__() const
           {
             return self->simpleRepr();
           }
-        static MEDCouplingFieldOverTime *New(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
-        {
-          std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
-          convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
-           int sz=tmp.size();
-           std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs(sz);
-           for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
-             fs[i]=const_cast<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(tmp[i]);
-           return MEDCouplingFieldOverTime::New(fs);
-         }
+        static MEDCouplingFieldOverTime *New(PyObject *li)
+          {
+            std::vector<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> tmp;
+            convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(li,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble,"MEDCouplingFieldDouble",tmp);
+            std::size_t sz=tmp.size();
+            std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs(sz);
+            for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+              fs[i]=const_cast<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *>(tmp[i]);
+            return MEDCouplingFieldOverTime::New(fs);
+          }
       }
   };
 
@@ -5437,12 +5584,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatchGen : public RefCountObject
   {
   public:
-    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithOverlap() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithoutOverlap() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getMaxNumberOfLevelsRelativeToThis() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithOverlap() const;
+    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithoutOverlap() const;
+    int getMaxNumberOfLevelsRelativeToThis() const;
     %extend
     {
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getMesh() const
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ret(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *>(self->getMesh()));
         if(ret)
@@ -5455,31 +5602,31 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch : public MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatchGen
   {
   public:
-    int getNumberOfOverlapedCellsForFather() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isInMyNeighborhood(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *other, int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> computeCellGridSt() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int getNumberOfOverlapedCellsForFather() const;
+    bool isInMyNeighborhood(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *other, int ghostLev) const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> computeCellGridSt() const;
     %extend
     {
-      PyObject *getBLTRRange() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getBLTRRange() const
       {
-        const std::vector< std::pair<int,int> >& ret(self->getBLTRRange());
+        const std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> >& ret(self->getBLTRRange());
         return convertFromVectorPairInt(ret);
       }
 
-      PyObject *getBLTRRangeRelativeToGF() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getBLTRRangeRelativeToGF() const
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > ret(self->getBLTRRangeRelativeToGF());
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > ret(self->getBLTRRangeRelativeToGF());
         return convertFromVectorPairInt(ret);
       }
 
-      void addPatch(PyObject *bottomLeftTopRight, const std::vector<int>& factors) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void addPatch(PyObject *bottomLeftTopRight, const std::vector<mcIdType>& factors)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(bottomLeftTopRight,inp);
         self->addPatch(inp,factors);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *__getitem__(int patchId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *__getitem__(mcIdType patchId) const
       {
         const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh(self->getMesh());
         if(!mesh)
@@ -5497,7 +5644,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      void __delitem__(int patchId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void __delitem__(mcIdType patchId)
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *>(self->getMesh()));
         if(!mesh)
@@ -5505,7 +5652,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         mesh->removePatch(patchId);
       }
 
-      int __len__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      mcIdType __len__() const
       {
         const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh(self->getMesh());
         if(!mesh)
@@ -5522,55 +5669,55 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen : public RefCountObject, public TimeLabel
   {
   public:
-    int getAbsoluteLevel() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getAbsoluteLevelRelativeTo(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ref) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getPositionRelativeTo(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ref) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getSpaceDimension() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const std::vector<int>& getFactors() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setFactors(const std::vector<int>& newFactors) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getMaxNumberOfLevelsRelativeToThis() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsAtCurrentLevel() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsAtCurrentLevelGhost(int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithOverlap() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithoutOverlap() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isPatchInNeighborhoodOf(int patchId1, int patchId2, int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-   virtual void detachFromFather() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    mcIdType getAbsoluteLevel() const;
+    mcIdType getAbsoluteLevelRelativeTo(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ref) const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getPositionRelativeTo(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ref) const;
+    int getSpaceDimension() const;
+    const std::vector<mcIdType>& getFactors() const;
+    void setFactors(const std::vector<mcIdType>& newFactors);
+    mcIdType getMaxNumberOfLevelsRelativeToThis() const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCellsAtCurrentLevel() const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCellsAtCurrentLevelGhost(mcIdType ghostLev) const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithOverlap() const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCellsRecursiveWithoutOverlap() const;
+    bool isPatchInNeighborhoodOf(mcIdType patchId1, mcIdType patchId2, mcIdType ghostLev) const;
+   virtual void detachFromFather();
     //
-    int getNumberOfPatches() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getPatchIdFromChildMesh(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildUnstructured() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *extractGhostFrom(int ghostSz, const DataArrayDouble *arr) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::vector<int> getPatchIdsInTheNeighborhoodOf(int patchId, int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildMeshFromPatchEnvelop() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildMeshOfDirectChildrenOnly() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void removeAllPatches() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void removePatch(int patchId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void createPatchesFromCriterion(const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions& bso, const DataArrayByte *criterion, const std::vector<int>& factors) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void createPatchesFromCriterion(const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions& bso, const DataArrayDouble *criterion, const std::vector<int>& factors, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *createCellFieldOnPatch(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillCellFieldOnPatch(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, bool isConservative=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillCellFieldOnPatchGhost(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, int ghostLev, bool isConservative=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyOnGhostZone(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyOnGhostZoneWith(int ghostLev, const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *patchToBeModified, const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *neighborPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldNeighbor) const;
-    void fillCellFieldComingFromPatch(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, bool isConservative=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void fillCellFieldComingFromPatchGhost(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, int ghostLev, bool isConservative=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *findPatchesInTheNeighborhoodOf(int patchId, int ghostLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string buildPythonDumpOfThis() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    mcIdType getNumberOfPatches() const;
+    mcIdType getPatchIdFromChildMesh(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh) const;
+    MEDCouplingUMesh *buildUnstructured() const;
+    DataArrayDouble *extractGhostFrom(mcIdType ghostSz, const DataArrayDouble *arr) const;
+    std::vector<mcIdType> getPatchIdsInTheNeighborhoodOf(mcIdType patchId, mcIdType ghostLev) const;
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildMeshFromPatchEnvelop() const;
+    MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *buildMeshOfDirectChildrenOnly() const;
+    void removeAllPatches();
+    void removePatch(mcIdType patchId);
+    void createPatchesFromCriterion(const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions& bso, const DataArrayByte *criterion, const std::vector<mcIdType>& factors);
+    void createPatchesFromCriterion(const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions& bso, const DataArrayDouble *criterion, const std::vector<mcIdType>& factors, double eps);
+    DataArrayDouble *createCellFieldOnPatch(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis) const;
+    void fillCellFieldOnPatch(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, bool isConservative=true) const;
+    void fillCellFieldOnPatchGhost(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, mcIdType ghostLev, bool isConservative=true) const;
+    void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyOnGhostZone(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, mcIdType ghostLev) const;
+    void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyOnGhostZoneWith(mcIdType ghostLev, const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *patchToBeModified, const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *neighborPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldNeighbor) const;
+    void fillCellFieldComingFromPatch(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, bool isConservative=true) const;
+    void fillCellFieldComingFromPatchGhost(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnPatch, DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, mcIdType ghostLev, bool isConservative=true) const;
+    DataArrayIdType *findPatchesInTheNeighborhoodOf(mcIdType patchId, mcIdType ghostLev) const;
+    std::string buildPythonDumpOfThis() const;
     %extend
     {
-      void addPatch(PyObject *bottomLeftTopRight, const std::vector<int>& factors) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void addPatch(PyObject *bottomLeftTopRight, const std::vector<mcIdType>& factors)
       {
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > inp;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > inp;
         convertPyToVectorPairInt(bottomLeftTopRight,inp);
         self->addPatch(inp,factors);
       }
 
-      PyObject *getPatches() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *getPatches() const
       {
         std::vector< const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *> ps(self->getPatches());
-        int sz(ps.size());
+        std::size_t sz(ps.size());
         PyObject *ret = PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           {
             MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *elt(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *>(ps[i]));
             if(elt)
@@ -5581,12 +5728,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       }
 
       // agy : don't know why typemap fails here ??? let it in the extend section
-      PyObject *deepCopy(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *father) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *deepCopy(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *father) const
       {
         return convertCartesianAMRMesh(self->deepCopy(father), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *getPatchAtPosition(const std::vector<int>& pos) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *getPatchAtPosition(const std::vector<mcIdType>& pos) const
       {
         const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *ret(self->getPatchAtPosition(pos));
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *ret2(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *>(ret));
@@ -5595,7 +5742,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret2;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getMeshAtPosition(const std::vector<int>& pos) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getMeshAtPosition(const std::vector<mcIdType>& pos) const
       {
         const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ret(self->getMeshAtPosition(pos));
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ret2(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *>(ret));
@@ -5604,34 +5751,34 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret2;
       }
 
-      virtual PyObject *positionRelativeToGodFather() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual PyObject *positionRelativeToGodFather() const
       {
-        std::vector<int> out1;
-        std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > out0(self->positionRelativeToGodFather(out1));
+        std::vector<mcIdType> out1;
+        std::vector< std::pair<mcIdType,mcIdType> > out0(self->positionRelativeToGodFather(out1));
         PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(2));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,convertFromVectorPairInt(out0));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,convertIntArrToPyList2(out1));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      virtual PyObject *retrieveGridsAt(int absoluteLev) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual PyObject *retrieveGridsAt(mcIdType absoluteLev) const
       {
         std::vector<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatchGen *> ps(self->retrieveGridsAt(absoluteLev));
-        int sz(ps.size());
+        std::size_t sz(ps.size());
         PyObject *ret = PyList_New(sz);
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           PyList_SetItem(ret,i,convertCartesianAMRPatch(ps[i], SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return ret;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnRecurseWithoutOverlapWithoutGhost(int ghostSz, PyObject *recurseArrs) const
+      MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnRecurseWithoutOverlapWithoutGhost(mcIdType ghostSz, PyObject *recurseArrs) const
       {
         std::vector<const DataArrayDouble *> inp;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *>(recurseArrs,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,"DataArrayDouble",inp);
         return self->buildCellFieldOnRecurseWithoutOverlapWithoutGhost(ghostSz,inp);
       }
 
-      virtual MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getFather() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getFather() const
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ret(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *>(self->getFather()));
         if(ret)
@@ -5639,7 +5786,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
       
-      virtual MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getGodFather() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *getGodFather() const
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *ret(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *>(self->getGodFather()));
         if(ret)
@@ -5647,7 +5794,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *getPatch(int patchId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *getPatch(mcIdType patchId) const
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *ret(const_cast<MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *>(self->getPatch(patchId)));
         if(ret)
@@ -5655,7 +5802,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingIMesh *getImageMesh() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingIMesh *getImageMesh() const
       {
         const MEDCouplingIMesh *ret(self->getImageMesh());
         if(ret)
@@ -5663,7 +5810,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return const_cast<MEDCouplingIMesh *>(ret);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *__getitem__(int patchId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRPatch *__getitem__(mcIdType patchId) const
       {
         if(patchId==self->getNumberOfPatches())
           {
@@ -5678,26 +5825,26 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      void fillCellFieldOnPatchGhostAdv(int patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, int ghostLev, PyObject *arrsOnPatches, bool isConservative=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void fillCellFieldOnPatchGhostAdv(mcIdType patchId, const DataArrayDouble *cellFieldOnThis, mcIdType ghostLev, PyObject *arrsOnPatches, bool isConservative=true) const
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *> arrsOnPatches2;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *>(arrsOnPatches,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,"DataArrayDouble",arrsOnPatches2);
         self->fillCellFieldOnPatchGhostAdv(patchId,cellFieldOnThis,ghostLev,arrsOnPatches2,isConservative);
       }
 
-      void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyGhostAdv(int patchId, int ghostLev, PyObject *arrsOnPatches) const
+      void fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyGhostAdv(mcIdType patchId, mcIdType ghostLev, PyObject *arrsOnPatches) const
       {
         std::vector<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *> arrsOnPatches2;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble *>(arrsOnPatches,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble,"DataArrayDouble",arrsOnPatches2);
         self->fillCellFieldOnPatchOnlyGhostAdv(patchId,ghostLev,arrsOnPatches2);
       }
 
-      void __delitem__(int patchId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void __delitem__(mcIdType patchId)
       {
         self->removePatch(patchId);
       }
 
-      int __len__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      mcIdType __len__() const
       {
         return self->getNumberOfPatches();
       }
@@ -5711,43 +5858,43 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh : public MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen
   {
   public:
-    static MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *New(MEDCouplingIMesh *mesh) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *New(MEDCouplingIMesh *mesh);
     %extend
     {
-      static MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *New(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *New(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz)
       {
         static const char msg0[]="MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh::New : error on 'origin' parameter !";
         static const char msg1[]="MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh::New : error on 'dxyz' parameter !";
-        const int *nodeStrctPtr(0);
+        const mcIdType *nodeStrctPtr(0);
         const double *originPtr(0),*dxyzPtr(0);
-        int sw,sz,val0;
-        std::vector<int> bb0;
-        nodeStrctPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0);
+        mcIdType sw,sz,val0;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> bb0;
+        nodeStrctPtr=convertIntStarLikePyObjToCppIntStar(nodeStrct,sw,sz,val0,bb0);
         //
         double val,val2;
         std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
-        int sz1,sz2;
+        mcIdType sz1,sz2;
         originPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(origin,sw,val,bb,msg0,false,sz1);
         dxyzPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_SingleCompo(dxyz,sw,val2,bb2,msg1,false,sz2);
         //
         return MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh::New(meshName,spaceDim,nodeStrctPtr,nodeStrctPtr+sz,originPtr,originPtr+sz1,dxyzPtr,dxyzPtr+sz2);
       }
 
-      void createPatchesFromCriterionML(PyObject *bso, const DataArrayDouble *criterion, PyObject *factors, double eps) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void createPatchesFromCriterionML(PyObject *bso, const DataArrayDouble *criterion, PyObject *factors, double eps)
       {
         std::vector<const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions *> inp0;
         convertFromPyObjVectorOfObj<const INTERP_KERNEL::BoxSplittingOptions *>(bso,SWIGTYPE_p_INTERP_KERNEL__BoxSplittingOptions,"BoxSplittingOptions",inp0);
-        std::vector< std::vector<int> > inp2;
+        std::vector< std::vector<mcIdType> > inp2;
         convertPyToVectorOfVectorOfInt(factors,inp2);
         self->createPatchesFromCriterionML(inp0,criterion,inp2,eps);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh(const std::string& meshName, int spaceDim, PyObject *nodeStrct, PyObject *origin, PyObject *dxyz)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh_New__SWIG_1(meshName,spaceDim,nodeStrct,origin,dxyz);
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh(MEDCouplingIMesh *mesh) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh(MEDCouplingIMesh *mesh)
       {
         return MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh::New(mesh);
       }
@@ -5757,19 +5904,19 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingDataForGodFather : public RefCountObject
   {
   public:
-    virtual void synchronizeFineToCoarse() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeFineToCoarseBetween(int fromLev, int toLev) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeCoarseToFine() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeCoarseToFineBetween(int fromLev, int toLev) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZones() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesOfDirectChidrenOf(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesAtASpecifiedLevel(int level) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesAtASpecifiedLevelUsingOnlyFather(int level) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void alloc() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual void dealloc() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void synchronizeFineToCoarse();
+    virtual void synchronizeFineToCoarseBetween(mcIdType fromLev, mcIdType toLev);
+    virtual void synchronizeCoarseToFine();
+    virtual void synchronizeCoarseToFineBetween(mcIdType fromLev, mcIdType toLev);
+    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZones();
+    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesOfDirectChidrenOf(const MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh);
+    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesAtASpecifiedLevel(mcIdType level);
+    virtual void synchronizeAllGhostZonesAtASpecifiedLevelUsingOnlyFather(mcIdType level);
+    virtual void alloc();
+    virtual void dealloc();
     %extend
     {
-      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *getMyGodFather() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *getMyGodFather()
       {
         MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *ret(self->getMyGodFather());
         if(ret)
@@ -5782,18 +5929,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class MEDCouplingAMRAttribute : public MEDCouplingDataForGodFather, public TimeLabel
   {
   public:
-    int getNumberOfLevels() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *deepCpyWithoutGodFather() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnRecurseWithoutOverlapWithoutGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnWithGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnWithoutGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool changeGodFather(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *projectTo(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *targetGF) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    std::string writeVTHB(const std::string& fileName) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    mcIdType getNumberOfLevels() const;
+    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *deepCopy() const;
+    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *deepCpyWithoutGodFather() const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnRecurseWithoutOverlapWithoutGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnWithGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const;
+    MEDCouplingFieldDouble *buildCellFieldOnWithoutGhost(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const;
+    bool changeGodFather(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf);
+    MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *projectTo(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *targetGF) const;
+    std::string writeVTHB(const std::string& fileName) const;
     %extend
     {
-      static MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *New(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf, PyObject *fieldNames, int ghostLev) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static MEDCouplingAMRAttribute *New(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf, PyObject *fieldNames, mcIdType ghostLev)
       {
         std::vector< std::pair<std::string,int> > fieldNamesCpp0;
         std::vector< std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string> > > fieldNamesCpp1;
@@ -5811,12 +5958,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      MEDCouplingAMRAttribute(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf, PyObject *fieldNames, int ghostLev) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      MEDCouplingAMRAttribute(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMesh *gf, PyObject *fieldNames, mcIdType ghostLev)
       {
         return MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingAMRAttribute_New(gf,fieldNames,ghostLev);
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getFieldOn(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getFieldOn(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh, const std::string& fieldName) const
       {
         const DataArrayDouble *ret(self->getFieldOn(mesh,fieldName));
         DataArrayDouble *ret2(const_cast<DataArrayDouble *>(ret));
@@ -5825,16 +5972,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret2;
       }
 
-      void spillInfoOnComponents(PyObject *compNames) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void spillInfoOnComponents(PyObject *compNames)
       {
         std::vector< std::vector<std::string> > compNamesCpp;
         convertPyToVectorOfVectorOfString(compNames,compNamesCpp);
         self->spillInfoOnComponents(compNamesCpp);
       }
 
-      void spillNatures(PyObject *nfs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      void spillNatures(PyObject *nfs)
       {
-        std::vector<int> inp0;
+        std::vector<mcIdType> inp0;
         if(!fillIntVector(nfs,inp0))
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("wrap of MEDCouplingAMRAttribute::spillNatures : vector of NatureOfField enum expected !");
         std::size_t sz(inp0.size());
@@ -5844,12 +5991,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         self->spillNatures(inp00);
       }
       
-      PyObject *retrieveFieldsOn(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *retrieveFieldsOn(MEDCouplingCartesianAMRMeshGen *mesh) const
       {
         std::vector<DataArrayDouble *> ret(self->retrieveFieldsOn(mesh));
-        int sz((int)ret.size());
+        std::size_t sz(ret.size());
         PyObject *retPy(PyList_New(sz));
-        for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
           PyList_SetItem(retPy,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret[i]),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         return retPy;
       }
@@ -5859,34 +6006,34 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   class DenseMatrix : public RefCountObject, public TimeLabel
   {
   public:
-    static DenseMatrix *New(int nbRows, int nbCols) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static DenseMatrix *New(DataArrayDouble *array, int nbRows, int nbCols) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DenseMatrix *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DenseMatrix *shallowCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static DenseMatrix *New(mcIdType nbRows, mcIdType nbCols);
+    static DenseMatrix *New(DataArrayDouble *array, mcIdType nbRows, mcIdType nbCols);
+    DenseMatrix *deepCopy() const;
+    DenseMatrix *shallowCpy() const;
     //
-    int getNumberOfRows() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNumberOfCols() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int getNbOfElems() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void reBuild(DataArrayDouble *array, int nbRows=-1, int nbCols=-1) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void reShape(int nbRows, int nbCols) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void transpose() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    mcIdType getNumberOfRows() const;
+    mcIdType getNumberOfCols() const;
+    mcIdType getNbOfElems() const;
+    void reBuild(DataArrayDouble *array, mcIdType nbRows=-1, mcIdType nbCols=-1);
+    void reShape(mcIdType nbRows, mcIdType nbCols);
+    void transpose();
     //
-    bool isEqual(const DenseMatrix& other, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *matVecMult(const DataArrayDouble *vec) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static DataArrayDouble *MatVecMult(const DenseMatrix *mat, const DataArrayDouble *vec) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    bool isEqual(const DenseMatrix& other, double eps) const;
+    DataArrayDouble *matVecMult(const DataArrayDouble *vec) const;
+    static DataArrayDouble *MatVecMult(const DenseMatrix *mat, const DataArrayDouble *vec);
     %extend
     {
-      DenseMatrix(int nbRows, int nbCols) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix(mcIdType nbRows, mcIdType nbCols)
       {
         return DenseMatrix::New(nbRows,nbCols);
       }
 
-      DenseMatrix(DataArrayDouble *array, int nbRows, int nbCols) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix(DataArrayDouble *array, mcIdType nbRows, mcIdType nbCols)
       {
         return DenseMatrix::New(array,nbRows,nbCols);
       }
 
-      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const DenseMatrix& other, double eps) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *isEqualIfNotWhy(const DenseMatrix& other, double eps) const
       {
         std::string ret1;
         bool ret0=self->isEqualIfNotWhy(other,eps,ret1);
@@ -5898,7 +6045,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      DataArrayDouble *getData() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayDouble *getData()
       {
         DataArrayDouble *ret(self->getData());
         if(ret)
@@ -5906,41 +6053,41 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
 
-      DenseMatrix *__add__(const DenseMatrix *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix *__add__(const DenseMatrix *other)
       {
         return MEDCoupling::DenseMatrix::Add(self,other);
       }
 
-      DenseMatrix *__sub__(const DenseMatrix *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix *__sub__(const DenseMatrix *other)
       {
         return MEDCoupling::DenseMatrix::Substract(self,other);
       }
 
-      DenseMatrix *__mul__(const DenseMatrix *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix *__mul__(const DenseMatrix *other)
       {
         return MEDCoupling::DenseMatrix::Multiply(self,other);
       }
 
-      DenseMatrix *__mul__(const DataArrayDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DenseMatrix *__mul__(const DataArrayDouble *other)
       {
         return MEDCoupling::DenseMatrix::Multiply(self,other);
       }
 
-      PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, const DenseMatrix *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, const DenseMatrix *other)
       {
         self->addEqual(other);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
       }
 
-      PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, const DenseMatrix *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, const DenseMatrix *other)
       {
         self->substractEqual(other);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
       }
 #ifdef WITH_NUMPY
-      PyObject *toNumPyMatrix() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) // not const. It is not a bug !
+      PyObject *toNumPyMatrix() // not const. It is not a bug !
       {
         PyObject *obj(ToNumPyArrayUnderground<DataArrayDouble,double>(self->getData(),NPY_DOUBLE,"DataArrayDouble",self->getNumberOfRows(),self->getNumberOfCols()));
         return obj;
@@ -5950,10 +6097,70 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   };
 }
 
+%pythoncode %{
+def MEDCouplingUMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingUMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingCMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingCMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingIMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingIMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingCurveLinearMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCoupling1SGTUMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCoupling1DGTUMeshReduce(self):
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh,((),(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingFieldDoubleReduce(self):
+    self.checkConsistencyLight()
+    d=(self.getTypeOfField(),self.getTimeDiscretization())
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingFieldDouble,(d,(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingFieldInt32Reduce(self):
+    self.checkConsistencyLight()
+    d=(self.getTypeOfField(),self.getTimeDiscretization())
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingFieldInt32,(d,(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingFieldInt64Reduce(self):
+    self.checkConsistencyLight()
+    d=(self.getTypeOfField(),self.getTimeDiscretization())
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingFieldInt64,(d,(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingFieldFloatReduce(self):
+    self.checkConsistencyLight()
+    d=(self.getTypeOfField(),self.getTimeDiscretization())
+    return MEDCouplingStdReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingFieldFloat,(d,(self.__getstate__()),))
+def MEDCouplingFTReduceFunct(cls,params):
+    a,b=params
+    ret=object.__new__(cls)
+    ret.__init__(*a)
+    return ret
+    
+def MEDCouplingFieldTemplateReduce(self):
+    ret = MEDCouplingFieldDouble(self)
+    nbTuples = self.getNumberOfTuplesExpected()
+    arr = DataArrayDouble(nbTuples) ; arr[:] = 0.
+    ret.setArray(arr)
+    return MEDCouplingFTReduceFunct,(MEDCouplingFieldTemplate,((ret,),()))
+#
+# Forwarding DataArrayInt functions to MEDCouplingUMesh:
+#
+MEDCouplingUMesh.ExtractFromIndexedArrays           = DataArrayInt.ExtractFromIndexedArrays
+MEDCouplingUMesh.ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice      = DataArrayInt.ExtractFromIndexedArraysSlice
+MEDCouplingUMesh.SetPartOfIndexedArrays             = DataArrayInt.SetPartOfIndexedArrays
+MEDCouplingUMesh.SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx      = DataArrayInt.SetPartOfIndexedArraysSameIdx
+MEDCouplingUMesh.RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays         = DataArrayInt.RemoveIdsFromIndexedArrays
+MEDCouplingFieldInt = MEDCouplingFieldInt32
+
+if MEDCouplingUse64BitIDs():
+  MEDCouplingFieldID = MEDCouplingFieldInt64
+else:
+  MEDCouplingFieldID = MEDCouplingFieldInt32
+
+%}
+
 %pythoncode %{
 import os
 __filename=os.environ.get('PYTHONSTARTUP')
 if __filename and os.path.isfile(__filename):
-  execfile(__filename)
-  pass
+    with open(__filename) as __fp:
+        exec(__fp.read())
 %}