diff --git a/wx/py/editwindow.py b/wx/py/editwindow.py
index 99b0279e..fcaef992 100644
--- a/wx/py/editwindow.py
+++ b/wx/py/editwindow.py
@@ -297,3 +297,12 @@ class EditWindow(stc.StyledTextCtrl):
         # show and select the found text
         self.ShowPosition(loc)
         self.SetSelection(loc, loc + len(findstring))
+
+    def SetSelection(self, from_, to_):
+        """Selects the text starting at the first position up to
+        (but not including) the character at the last position.
+        """
+        # (override) Patch for miss-insertion position when from_ > to_.
+        # Note: This is needed until the stc SetSelection bug is fixed.
+        self.SetAnchor(from_)
+        self.SetCurrentPos(to_)
diff --git a/wx/py/shell.py b/wx/py/shell.py
index 98934179..47ced4df 100755
--- a/wx/py/shell.py
+++ b/wx/py/shell.py
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ class Shell(editwindow.EditWindow):
         or (self.historyIndex >= len(self.history)-2):
             searchOrder = range(len(self.history))
         else:
-            searchOrder = range(self.historyIndex+1, len(self.history)) + \
-                          range(self.historyIndex)
+            ls = list(range(len(self.history)))
+            searchOrder = ls[self.historyIndex+1:] + ls[:self.historyIndex]
         for i in searchOrder:
             command = self.history[i]
             if command[:len(searchText)] == searchText:
diff --git a/wx/py/sliceshell.py b/wx/py/sliceshell.py
index 3648001a..1bbc643d 100755
--- a/wx/py/sliceshell.py
+++ b/wx/py/sliceshell.py
@@ -2270,8 +2270,8 @@ class SlicesShell(editwindow.EditWindow):
         or (self.historyIndex >= len(self.history)-2):
             searchOrder = range(len(self.history))
         else:
-            searchOrder = range(self.historyIndex+1, len(self.history)) + \
-                          range(self.historyIndex)
+            ls = list(range(len(self.history)))
+            searchOrder = ls[self.historyIndex+1:] + ls[:self.historyIndex]
         for i in searchOrder:
             command = self.history[i]
             if command[:len(searchText)] == searchText: