Index: jython/org/python/core/PyJavaInstance.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jython/jython/org/python/core/PyJavaInstance.java,v
retrieving revision 2.8
diff -c -r2.8 PyJavaInstance.java
*** jython/org/python/core/PyJavaInstance.java	27 Nov 2001 13:51:37 -0000	2.8
--- jython/org/python/core/PyJavaInstance.java	28 Oct 2002 22:31:02 -0000
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*** 125,128 ****
--- 125,137 ----
      public void __delattr__(String attr) {
          throw Py.TypeError("can't delete attr from java instance: "+attr);
      }
+ 
+     public PyLong __long__() {
+         if (javaProxy instanceof java.math.BigInteger) {
+ 	    return new PyLong((java.math.BigInteger)javaProxy);
+ 	}
+ 	else {
+ 	    return super.__long__();
+ 	}
+     }
  }