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diff --git a/numpy/distutils/extension.py b/numpy/distutils/extension.py
index 2db62969e..9f28263d8 100644
--- a/numpy/distutils/extension.py
+++ b/numpy/distutils/extension.py
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ class Extension(old_Extension):
# Python 2.4 distutils new features
self.swig_opts = swig_opts or []
+ # swig_opts is assumed to be a list. Here we handle the case where it
+ # is specified as a string instead.
+ if isinstance(self.swig_opts, basestring):
+ import warnings
+ msg = "swig_opts is specified as a string instead of a list"
+ warnings.warn(msg, SyntaxWarning)
+ self.swig_opts = self.swig_opts.split()
# Python 2.3 distutils new features
self.depends = depends or []