diff -rc /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/ExprNodes.py /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/ExprNodes.py
*** /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/ExprNodes.py	Sun Jan 11 16:55:49 2004
--- /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/ExprNodes.py	Sun Jan 11 20:16:05 2004
***************
*** 445,451 ****
  		if dst_type.is_pyobject:
  			if not src.type.is_pyobject:
  				src = CoerceToPyTypeNode(src, env)
! 			if not src.type.subtype_of(dst_type):
  				src = PyTypeTestNode(src, dst_type, env)
  		elif src.type.is_pyobject:
  			src = CoerceFromPyTypeNode(dst_type, src, env)
--- 445,452 ----
  		if dst_type.is_pyobject:
  			if not src.type.is_pyobject:
  				src = CoerceToPyTypeNode(src, env)
! 			if (not dst_type.is_pysequence 
! 				and not src.type.subtype_of(dst_type)):
  				src = PyTypeTestNode(src, dst_type, env)
  		elif src.type.is_pyobject:
  			src = CoerceFromPyTypeNode(dst_type, src, env)
***************
*** 939,945 ****
  		self.base.analyse_types(env)
  		self.index.analyse_types(env)
  		if self.base.type.is_pyobject: 
! 			self.index = self.index.coerce_to_pyobject(env)
  			self.type = PyrexTypes.py_object_type
  			self.is_temp = 1
  		else:
--- 940,951 ----
  		self.base.analyse_types(env)
  		self.index.analyse_types(env)
  		if self.base.type.is_pyobject: 
! 			if self.base.type.is_pysequence and \
! 			   not self.index.type.is_pyobject:
! 				self.index = self.index.coerce_to(
! 					PyrexTypes.c_int_type, env)
! 			else:
! 				self.index = self.index.coerce_to_pyobject(env)
  			self.type = PyrexTypes.py_object_type
  			self.is_temp = 1
  		else:
***************
*** 970,976 ****
  			self.base.result, self.index.result)
  	
  	def generate_result_code(self, code):
! 		if self.type.is_pyobject:
  			code.putln(
  				"%s = PyObject_GetItem(%s, %s); if (!%s) %s" % (
  					self.result,
--- 976,991 ----
  			self.base.result, self.index.result)
  	
  	def generate_result_code(self, code):
! 		if self.base.type.is_pysequence and \
! 			   not self.index.type.is_pyobject:
! 			code.putln(
! 				"%s = PySequence_GetItem(%s, %s); if (!%s) %s" % (
! 					self.result,
! 					self.base.result,
! 					self.index.result,
! 					self.result,
! 					code.error_goto(self.pos)))
! 		elif self.type.is_pyobject:
  			code.putln(
  				"%s = PyObject_GetItem(%s, %s); if (!%s) %s" % (
  					self.result,
***************
*** 981,987 ****
  	
  	def generate_assignment_code(self, rhs, code):
  		self.generate_subexpr_evaluation_code(code)
! 		if self.type.is_pyobject:
  			code.putln(
  				"if (PyObject_SetItem(%s, %s, %s) < 0) %s" % (
  					self.base.result,
--- 996,1010 ----
  	
  	def generate_assignment_code(self, rhs, code):
  		self.generate_subexpr_evaluation_code(code)
! 		if self.base.type.is_pysequence:
! 			code.putln(
! 				"if (PySequence_SetItem(%s, %s, %s) < 0) %s" % (
! 					self.base.result,
! 					self.index.result,
! 					rhs.result,
! 					code.error_goto(self.pos)))
! 			self.generate_subexpr_disposal_code(code)
! 		elif self.type.is_pyobject:
  			code.putln(
  				"if (PyObject_SetItem(%s, %s, %s) < 0) %s" % (
  					self.base.result,
***************
*** 2998,3001 ****
  #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
! 	
\ No newline at end of file
--- 3021,3024 ----
  #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
! 	
diff -rc /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/Nodes.py /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/Nodes.py
*** /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/Nodes.py	Sun Jan 11 16:55:49 2004
--- /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/Nodes.py	Sun Jan 11 17:08:48 2004
***************
*** 8,14 ****
  from Errors import error, InternalError
  import Naming
  import PyrexTypes
! from PyrexTypes import py_object_type, error_type
  from Symtab import ModuleScope, LocalScope, \
  	StructOrUnionScope, PyClassScope, CClassScope
  import TypeSlots
--- 8,14 ----
  from Errors import error, InternalError
  import Naming
  import PyrexTypes
! from PyrexTypes import py_object_type, error_type, py_sequence_type
  from Symtab import ModuleScope, LocalScope, \
  	StructOrUnionScope, PyClassScope, CClassScope
  import TypeSlots
***************
*** 1326,1331 ****
--- 1326,1333 ----
  				error(self.pos, "Unrecognised type modifier combination")
  		elif self.name == "object" and not self.module_path:
  			type = py_object_type
+ 		elif self.name == "sequence" and not self.module_path:
+ 			type = py_sequence_type
  		elif self.name is None:
  			if self.is_self_arg and env.is_c_class_scope:
  				type = env.parent_type
diff -rc /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/Parsing.py /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/Parsing.py
*** /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/Parsing.py	Sun Jan 11 16:55:49 2004
--- /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/Parsing.py	Sun Jan 11 17:04:09 2004
***************
*** 1737,1742 ****
--- 1737,1743 ----
  
  def p_module(s, pxd):
  	s.add_type_name("object")
+ 	s.add_type_name("sequence")
  	pos = s.position()
  	doc = p_doc_string(s)
  	if pxd:
diff -rc /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/PyrexTypes.py /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/PyrexTypes.py
*** /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/OPyrex/Compiler/PyrexTypes.py	Sun Jan 11 16:55:49 2004
--- /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/Pyrex/Compiler/PyrexTypes.py	Sun Jan 11 18:09:25 2004
***************
*** 10,15 ****
--- 10,16 ----
  	#  Base class for all Pyrex types.
  	#
  	#  is_pyobject           boolean     Is a Python object type
+ 	#  is_pysequence         boolean     Is a Python sequence
  	#  is_extension_type     boolean     Is a Python extension type
  	#  is_numeric            boolean     Is a C numeric type
  	#  is_int                boolean     Is a C integer type
***************
*** 55,60 ****
--- 56,62 ----
  	#
  		
  	is_pyobject = 0
+ 	is_pysequence = 0
  	is_extension_type = 0
  	is_numeric = 0
  	is_int = 0
***************
*** 126,131 ****
--- 128,145 ----
  		else:
  			return "%s *%s" % (public_decl("PyObject", dll_linkage), entity_code)
  
+ class PySequenceType(PyObjectType):
+ 	is_pysequence = 1
+ 
+ 	def __str__(self):
+ 		return "Python sequence"
+ 	
+ 	def __repr__(self):
+ 		return "PySequenceType"
+ 
+ 	def subtype_of(self, other_type):
+ 		return (other_type is py_object_type 
+ 			or self.same_as(other_type))
  
  class PyExtensionType(PyObjectType):
  	#
***************
*** 622,627 ****
--- 636,642 ----
  
  
  py_object_type = PyObjectType()
+ py_sequence_type = PySequenceType()
  
  c_void_type =         CVoidType()
  c_void_ptr_type =     CPtrType(c_void_type)
***************
*** 700,705 ****
--- 715,721 ----
  	(1, 0, "double"): c_double_type,
  	(1, 1, "double"): c_longdouble_type,
  	(1, 0, "object"): py_object_type,
+ 	(1, 0, "sequence"): py_sequence_type,
  }
  
  def widest_numeric_type(type1, type2):