diff --git a/pykd/pydbgio.h b/pykd/pydbgio.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "kdlib/windbg.h"
+
+#include "pystate.h"
+
+namespace pykd {
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class DbgOut : public  kdlib::windbg::WindbgOut
+{
+public:
+
+    DbgOut() {
+        int a = 10;
+    }
+
+    void flush() {
+    }
+
+    std::wstring encoding() {
+        return L"ascii";
+    }
+};
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+class DbgIn : public kdlib::windbg::WindbgIn
+{
+public:
+
+    std::wstring readline() {
+        AutoRestorePyState  pystate;
+        return kdlib::windbg::WindbgIn::readline();
+    }
+
+    std::wstring encoding() {
+        return L"ascii";
+    }
+};
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+}
diff --git a/pykd/pystate.h b/pykd/pystate.h
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+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Python.h>
+
+namespace pykd {
+
+class AutoRestorePyState 
+{
+public:
+
+    AutoRestorePyState() 
+    {
+        m_state =  PyEval_SaveThread();
+    }
+
+    ~AutoRestorePyState() 
+    {
+        PyEval_RestoreThread( m_state );
+    }
+
+private:
+
+    PyThreadState*    m_state;
+};
+
+}
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