diff --git a/etg/dc.py b/etg/dc.py
index 3f367b4b..ccdc3b10 100644
--- a/etg/dc.py
+++ b/etg/dc.py
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ def run():
         '(PyObject* textList, PyObject* pyPoints, PyObject* foregroundList, PyObject* backgroundList)',
         body="return wxPyDrawTextList(*self, textList, pyPoints, foregroundList, backgroundList);")
 
-    c.addCppMethod('PyObject*', '_DrawLinesBuffer',
+    c.addCppMethod('PyObject*', '_DrawLinesFromBuffer',
         '(PyObject* pyBuff)',
-        body="return wxPyDrawLinesBuffer(*self, pyBuff);")
+        body="return wxPyDrawLinesFromBuffer(*self, pyBuff);")
 
     c.addPyMethod('DrawPointList', '(self, points, pens=None)',
         doc="""\
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ def run():
             """)
 
 
-    c.addPyMethod('DrawLinesBuffer', '(self, pyBuff)',
+    c.addPyMethod('DrawLinesFromBuffer', '(self, pyBuff)',
         doc="""\
             Implementation of DrawLines that can use numpy arrays, or anything else that uses the
             python buffer protocol, directly.
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def run():
             :param pyBuff:    A python buffer containing integer pairs
             """,
         body="""\
-            return  self._DrawLinesBuffer(pyBuff)
+            return  self._DrawLinesFromBuffer(pyBuff)
             """)
 
 
diff --git a/src/dc_ex.cpp b/src/dc_ex.cpp
index e9ad1de7..24e13a33 100644
--- a/src/dc_ex.cpp
+++ b/src/dc_ex.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ error0:
 }
 
 
-PyObject* wxPyDrawLinesBuffer(wxDC& dc, PyObject* pyBuff)
+PyObject* wxPyDrawLinesFromBuffer(wxDC& dc, PyObject* pyBuff)
 {
     wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     Py_buffer view;
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@ PyObject* wxPyDrawLinesBuffer(wxDC& dc, PyObject* pyBuff)
         goto err1;
     }
     
+    if (view.itemsize * 2 != sizeof(wxPoint)) {
+        goto err2;
+    }
+    
     dc.DrawLines(view.len / view.itemsize / 2, (wxPoint *)view.buf);
     
     PyBuffer_Release(&view);
@@ -496,11 +500,15 @@ PyObject* wxPyDrawLinesBuffer(wxDC& dc, PyObject* pyBuff)
     retval = NULL;
     goto exit;
     
-  err1:
+ err1:
+    // PyObject_GetBuffer raises exception already
     retval = NULL;
     goto exit;
 
-
+ err2:
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Item size does not match wxPoint size");
+    retval = NULL;
+    goto exit;
 
  exit:
     wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);