Index: src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java
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--- src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java	(revision 6255)
+++ src/org/python/core/PyJavaType.java	(working copy)
@@ -226,14 +226,15 @@
         Map<String, PyBeanEvent> events = Generic.map();
         Method[] methods;
         if (Options.respectJavaAccessibility) {
-            // returns just the public methods
-            methods = forClass.getMethods();
-        } else {
-            methods = forClass.getDeclaredMethods();
-            for (Method method : methods) {
-                method.setAccessible(true);
+            // Make all the methods public so that getMethods will
+            // do-the-right-thing
+            for (Class<?> c=forClass; c != null; c=c.getSuperclass()) {
+                for (Method meth : c.getDeclaredMethods()) {
+                    meth.setAccessible(true);
+                }
             }
         }
+        methods = forClass.getMethods();
 
         boolean isInAwt = name.startsWith("java.awt.") && name.indexOf('.', 9) == -1;
         for (Method meth : methods) {