diff --git a/plugins/python/python.c b/plugins/python/python.c
index 0103eccf..28a40d18 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python.c
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ typedef struct {
 /* Function declarations */
 
 static PyObject *Util_BuildList(char *word[]);
+static PyObject *Util_BuildEOLList(char *word[]);
 static void Util_Autoload();
 static char *Util_Expand(char *filename);
 
@@ -382,27 +383,79 @@ static PyObject *
 Util_BuildList(char *word[])
 {
 	PyObject *list;
-	int listsize = 0;
+	int listsize = 31;
 	int i;
-	while (word[listsize] && word[listsize][0])
-		listsize++;
+	/* Find the last valid array member; there may be intermediate NULLs that
+	 * would otherwise cause us to drop some members. */
+	while (listsize > 0 &&
+	       (word[listsize] == NULL || word[listsize][0] == 0))
+		listsize--;
 	list = PyList_New(listsize);
 	if (list == NULL) {
-                PyErr_Print();
+		PyErr_Print();
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i != listsize; i++) {
-		PyObject *o = PyUnicode_FromString(word[i]);
-		if (o == NULL) {
-			Py_DECREF(list);
-			PyErr_Print();
-			return NULL;
+	for (i = 1; i <= listsize; i++) {
+		PyObject *o;
+		if (word[i] == NULL) {
+			Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+			o = Py_None;
+		} else {
+			/* This handles word[i][0] == 0 automatically. */
+			o = PyUnicode_FromString(word[i]);
 		}
-		PyList_SetItem(list, i, o);
+		PyList_SetItem(list, i - 1, o);
 	}
 	return list;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+Util_BuildEOLList(char *word[])
+{
+	PyObject *list;
+	int listsize = 31;
+	int i;
+	/* Find the last valid array member; there may be intermediate NULLs that
+	 * would otherwise cause us to drop some members. */
+	while (listsize > 0 &&
+	       (word[listsize] == NULL || word[listsize][0] == 0))
+		listsize--;
+	list = PyList_New(listsize);
+	if (list == NULL) {
+		PyErr_Print();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	char *accum = NULL;
+	char *last = NULL;
+	for (i = listsize; i > 0; i--) {
+		char *part = word[i];
+		if (accum == NULL) {
+			accum = g_strdup (part);
+		} else if (part != NULL && part[0] != 0) {
+			last = accum;
+			accum = g_strjoin(" ", part, last, NULL);
+			g_free (last);
+			last = NULL;
+
+			if (accum == NULL) {
+				Py_DECREF(list);
+				hexchat_print(ph, "Not enough memory to alloc accum"
+				              "for python plugin callback");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		PyObject *uni_part = PyUnicode_FromString(accum);
+		PyList_SetItem(list, i - 1, uni_part);
+	}
+
+	if (last)
+		g_free (last);
+	if (accum)
+		g_free (accum);
+
+	return list;
+}
+
 static void
 Util_Autoload_from (const char *dir_name)
 {
@@ -515,12 +568,12 @@ Callback_Server(char *word[], char *word_eol[], hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, void
 	plugin = hook->plugin;
 	BEGIN_PLUGIN(plugin);
 
-	word_list = Util_BuildList(word+1);
+	word_list = Util_BuildList(word);
 	if (word_list == NULL) {
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol+1);
+	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol);
 	if (word_eol_list == NULL) {
 		Py_DECREF(word_list);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
@@ -566,12 +619,12 @@ Callback_Command(char *word[], char *word_eol[], void *userdata)
 	plugin = hook->plugin;
 	BEGIN_PLUGIN(plugin);
 
-	word_list = Util_BuildList(word+1);
+	word_list = Util_BuildList(word);
 	if (word_list == NULL) {
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol+1);
+	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol);
 	if (word_eol_list == NULL) {
 		Py_DECREF(word_list);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
@@ -606,58 +659,19 @@ Callback_Print_Attrs(char *word[], hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, void *userdata)
 	PyObject *word_list;
 	PyObject *word_eol_list;
 	PyObject *attributes;
-	char **word_eol;
-	char *word_eol_raw;
-	int listsize = 0;
-	int next = 0;
-	int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 	PyObject *plugin;
 
-	/* Cut off the message identifier. */
-	word += 1;
-
-	/* HexChat doesn't provide a word_eol for print events, so we
-	 * build our own here. */
-	while (word[listsize] && word[listsize][0])
-		listsize++;
-	word_eol = (char **) g_malloc(sizeof(char*)*(listsize+1));
-	if (word_eol == NULL) {
-		hexchat_print(ph, "Not enough memory to alloc word_eol "
-				"for python plugin callback.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* First build a word clone, but NULL terminated. */
-	memcpy(word_eol, word, listsize*sizeof(char*));
-	word_eol[listsize] = NULL;
-	/* Then join it. */
-	word_eol_raw = g_strjoinv(" ", word_eol);
-	if (word_eol_raw == NULL) {
-		hexchat_print(ph, "Not enough memory to alloc word_eol_raw "
-				"for python plugin callback.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* And rebuild the real word_eol. */
-	for (i = 0; i != listsize; i++) {
-		word_eol[i] = word_eol_raw+next;
-		next += strlen(word[i])+1;
-	}
-	word_eol[i] = "";
-
 	plugin = hook->plugin;
 	BEGIN_PLUGIN(plugin);
 
 	word_list = Util_BuildList(word);
 	if (word_list == NULL) {
-		g_free(word_eol_raw);
-		g_free(word_eol);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol);
+	word_eol_list = Util_BuildEOLList(word);
 	if (word_eol_list == NULL) {
-		g_free(word_eol_raw);
-		g_free(word_eol);
 		Py_DECREF(word_list);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
@@ -672,8 +686,6 @@ Callback_Print_Attrs(char *word[], hexchat_event_attrs *attrs, void *userdata)
 	Py_DECREF(word_eol_list);
 	Py_DECREF(attributes);
 
-	g_free(word_eol_raw);
-	g_free(word_eol);
 	if (retobj == Py_None) {
 		ret = HEXCHAT_EAT_NONE;
 		Py_DECREF(retobj);
@@ -696,72 +708,30 @@ Callback_Print(char *word[], void *userdata)
 	PyObject *retobj;
 	PyObject *word_list;
 	PyObject *word_eol_list;
-	char **word_eol;
-	char *word_eol_raw;
-	int listsize = 0;
-	int next = 0;
-	int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 	PyObject *plugin;
 
-	/* Cut off the message identifier. */
-	word += 1;
-
-	/* HexChat doesn't provide a word_eol for print events, so we
-	 * build our own here. */
-	while (word[listsize] && word[listsize][0])
-		listsize++;
-	word_eol = (char **) g_malloc(sizeof(char*)*(listsize+1));
-	if (word_eol == NULL) {
-		hexchat_print(ph, "Not enough memory to alloc word_eol "
-				"for python plugin callback.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* First build a word clone, but NULL terminated. */
-	memcpy(word_eol, word, listsize*sizeof(char*));
-	word_eol[listsize] = NULL;
-	/* Then join it. */
-	word_eol_raw = g_strjoinv(" ", word_eol);
-	if (word_eol_raw == NULL) {
-		hexchat_print(ph, "Not enough memory to alloc word_eol_raw "
-				"for python plugin callback.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	/* And rebuild the real word_eol. */
-	for (i = 0; i != listsize; i++) {
-		word_eol[i] = word_eol_raw+next;
-		next += strlen(word[i])+1;
-	}
-	word_eol[i] = "";
-
 	plugin = hook->plugin;
 	BEGIN_PLUGIN(plugin);
 
 	word_list = Util_BuildList(word);
 	if (word_list == NULL) {
-		g_free(word_eol_raw);
-		g_free(word_eol);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	word_eol_list = Util_BuildList(word_eol);
+	word_eol_list = Util_BuildEOLList(word);
 	if (word_eol_list == NULL) {
-		g_free(word_eol_raw);
-		g_free(word_eol);
 		Py_DECREF(word_list);
 		END_PLUGIN(plugin);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-
 	retobj = PyObject_CallFunction(hook->callback, "(OOO)", word_list,
 					       word_eol_list, hook->userdata);
 
 	Py_DECREF(word_list);
 	Py_DECREF(word_eol_list);
 
-	g_free(word_eol_raw);
-	g_free(word_eol);
 	if (retobj == Py_None) {
 		ret = HEXCHAT_EAT_NONE;
 		Py_DECREF(retobj);