diff -rup /home/compile/bl249/blender2/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c /home/compile/bl249/blender/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c
--- /home/compile/bl249/blender2/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c	2009-08-01 13:11:50.000000000 +0000
+++ /home/compile/bl249/blender/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c	2009-08-09 11:38:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -506,6 +506,45 @@ static PyObject *Armature_copy(BPy_Armat
 	return py_armature;
 }
 
+//------------------------Armature.deselectbones()
+void deselect_boneChildren(Bone *bone)
+{ 
+	Bone *child;
+	
+	if (bone) {
+		
+		child=bone->childbase.first;
+		if (child){
+			while (child){
+				//printf("current %s\n", child->name);
+				child->flag &= ~BONE_SELECTED;
+				child->flag &= ~BONE_ACTIVE;
+				deselect_boneChildren(child);
+				child=child->next;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static PyObject *Armature_deselectbones(BPy_Armature *self)
+{
+	Bone* firstbone = self->armature->bonebase.first;
+
+	while(firstbone->prev ) 
+		firstbone= firstbone->prev;
+
+	if (firstbone){
+		while (firstbone){
+			deselect_boneChildren(firstbone);
+			firstbone->flag &= ~BONE_SELECTED;
+			firstbone->flag &= ~BONE_ACTIVE;
+			firstbone=firstbone->next;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
 //------------------ATTRIBUTE IMPLEMENTATION---------------------------
 //------------------------Armature.autoIK (getter)
 static PyObject *Armature_getAutoIK(BPy_Armature *self, void *closure)
@@ -968,6 +1007,8 @@ static PyMethodDef BPy_Armature_methods[
 		"() - Return a copy of the armature."},
 	{"copy", (PyCFunction) Armature_copy, METH_NOARGS, 
 		"() - Return a copy of the armature."},
+	{"deselectbones", (PyCFunction) Armature_deselectbones, METH_NOARGS, 
+		"Deselect all bones of the armature"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
 };
 //------------------------tp_getset
diff -rup /home/compile/bl249/blender2/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Bone.c /home/compile/bl249/blender/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Bone.c
--- /home/compile/bl249/blender2/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Bone.c	2009-08-09 06:49:56.000000000 +0000
+++ /home/compile/bl249/blender/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Bone.c	2009-08-09 11:38:27.000000000 +0000
@@ -1294,6 +1294,16 @@ static PyObject *Bone_activate(BPy_Bone 
 
 }
 
+//-------------------------Bone.select()
+static PyObject *Bone_select(BPy_Bone *self)
+
+{	
+	self->bone->flag |= BONE_SELECTED; 
+		
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+
 //------------------TYPE_OBECT IMPLEMENTATION--------------------------
 //------------------------tp_methods
 //This contains a list of all methods the object contains
@@ -1306,6 +1316,8 @@ static PyMethodDef BPy_Bone_methods[] = 
 		"() - All the children for this bone - including children's children"},
 	{"activate", (PyCFunction) Bone_activate, METH_NOARGS,
 		"Display curves in the IPO editor"},
+	{"select", (PyCFunction) Bone_select, METH_NOARGS,
+		"Select bone"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
 };
 //------------------------tp_getset