diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index d855e0fb31..c06463383f 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ libsnes ?= -lsnes
 
 LIBS = -lm -lshlwapi
 DEFINES = -I. -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE
-LDFLAGS = -L. -static-libgcc -s
+LDFLAGS = -L. -static-libgcc
 LDCXXFLAGS = -static-libstdc++
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SDL), 1)
diff --git a/gfx/ext.c b/gfx/ext.c
index 5bc1fb5301..c5dfc94ea5 100644
--- a/gfx/ext.c
+++ b/gfx/ext.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #include "fonts.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+#define PY_STATE_OMIT_DECLARATION
+#include "py_state/py_state.h"
+#endif
+
 static bool g_input_dead = true;
 static bool g_video_dead = true;
 static dylib_t g_lib = NULL;
@@ -279,6 +284,12 @@ static bool setup_video(ext_t *ext, const video_info_t *video, const input_drive
       .ttf_font_size = g_settings.video.font_size,
       .ttf_font_color = (font_color_r << 16) | (font_color_g << 8) | (font_color_b << 0),
       .title_hint = title_buf,
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
+      .python_state_new = py_state_new,
+      .python_state_get = py_state_get,
+      .python_state_free = py_state_free,
+#endif
    };
 
    const ssnes_input_driver_t *input_driver = NULL;
diff --git a/gfx/ext/ssnes_video.h b/gfx/ext/ssnes_video.h
index 548d752479..8701e5b7ab 100644
--- a/gfx/ext/ssnes_video.h
+++ b/gfx/ext/ssnes_video.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef __SSNES_VIDEO_DRIVER_H
 #define __SSNES_VIDEO_DRIVER_H
 
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -22,10 +24,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SSNES_API_CALLTYPE
 #endif
 
-#define SSNES_GRAPHICS_API_VERSION 1
+#define SSNES_GRAPHICS_API_VERSION 2
 
 // Since we don't want to rely on C++ or C99 for a proper boolean type,
-// and make sure return semantics are perfectly clear ... ;)
+// make sure return semantics are perfectly clear ... ;)
 
 #ifndef SSNES_OK
 #define SSNES_OK 1
@@ -48,6 +50,21 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define SSNES_INPUT_SCALE_BASE 256
 
+typedef struct py_state py_state_t;
+
+// Create a new runtime for Python.
+// py_script: The python script to be loaded. If is_file is true, this will be the full path to a file.
+// If false, it will be an UTF-8 encoded string of the script.
+// is_file: Tells if py_script is the path to a script, or a script itself.
+// py_class: name of the class being instantiated. 
+typedef py_state_t *(*python_state_new_cb)(const char *py_script, unsigned is_file, const char *py_class);
+// Grabs a value from the Python runtime.
+// id: The uniform (class method) to be called.
+// frame_count: Passes frame_count as an argument to the script.
+typedef float (*python_state_get_cb)(py_state_t *handle, const char *id, unsigned frame_count);
+// Frees the runtime.
+typedef void (*python_state_free_cb)(py_state_t *handle);
+
 typedef struct ssnes_video_info
 { 
    // Width of window. 
@@ -111,6 +128,13 @@ typedef struct ssnes_video_info
 
    // A title that should be displayed in the title bar of the window.
    const char *title_hint;
+
+   // Functions to peek into the python runtime for shaders.
+   // Check typedefs above for explanation.
+   // These may be NULL if SSNES is not built with Python support.
+   python_state_new_cb python_state_new;
+   python_state_get_cb python_state_get;
+   python_state_free_cb python_state_free;
 } ssnes_video_info_t;
 
 // Some convenience macros.
diff --git a/gfx/py_state/py_state.c b/gfx/py_state/py_state.c
index 4c457f64b0..58d466c669 100644
--- a/gfx/py_state/py_state.c
+++ b/gfx/py_state/py_state.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static char *align_program(const char *program)
    return new_prog;
 }
 
-py_state_t *py_state_new(const char *script, bool is_file, const char *pyclass)
+py_state_t *py_state_new(const char *script, unsigned is_file, const char *pyclass)
 {
    SSNES_LOG("Initializing Python runtime ...\n");
    PyImport_AppendInittab("snes", &PyInit_SNES);
diff --git a/gfx/py_state/py_state.h b/gfx/py_state/py_state.h
index 4dc4761e7c..7bf873bb62 100644
--- a/gfx/py_state/py_state.h
+++ b/gfx/py_state/py_state.h
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#ifndef PY_STATE_OMIT_DECLARATION
 typedef struct py_state py_state_t;
+#endif
 
-py_state_t *py_state_new(const char *program, bool is_file, const char *pyclass);
+py_state_t *py_state_new(const char *program, unsigned is_file, const char *pyclass);
 void py_state_free(py_state_t *handle);
 
 float py_state_get(py_state_t *handle,