Index: trunk/contrib/python/ldns_resolver.i
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--- trunk/contrib/python/ldns_resolver.i	(revision 3523)
+++ trunk/contrib/python/ldns_resolver.i	(working copy)
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@
                        print rr
 
             """
-            return _ldns.ldns_axfr_start(self, domain, aclass)
+            rdf = domain
+            if isinstance(domain, str):
+                rdf = _ldns.ldns_dname_new_frm_str(domain)
+            return _ldns.ldns_axfr_start(self, rdf, aclass)
             #parameters: ldns_resolver *resolver, ldns_rdf *domain, ldns_rr_class c
             #retvals: int
 
