Index: src/org/python/core/PyLong.java
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--- src/org/python/core/PyLong.java	(revision 2972)
+++ src/org/python/core/PyLong.java	(working copy)
@@ -1886,6 +1886,10 @@
     }
 
 
+    public int asInt(int index) {
+	return (int) getLong(Integer.MIN_VALUE, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
     public boolean isMappingType() { return false; }
     public boolean isSequenceType() { return false; }
 
Index: src/org/python/core/PyInteger.java
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--- src/org/python/core/PyInteger.java	(revision 2972)
+++ src/org/python/core/PyInteger.java	(working copy)
@@ -1637,8 +1637,16 @@
     }
 
     public PyObject __lshift__(PyObject right) {
-        return int___lshift__(right);
-    }
+	PyObject ret;
+	if (right instanceof PyLong) {
+	    PyObject lg = new PyLong(getValue());
+	    ret = lg.__lshift__(right);
+	}
+	else {
+	    ret = int___lshift__(right);
+	}
+	return ret;
+   }
 
     final PyObject int___lshift__(PyObject right) {
         int rightv;
@@ -1655,7 +1663,15 @@
     }
 
     public PyObject __rshift__(PyObject right) {
-        return int___rshift__(right);
+	PyObject ret;
+	if (right instanceof PyLong) {
+	    PyObject lg = new PyLong(getValue());
+	    ret = lg.__rshift__(right);
+	}
+	else {
+	    ret = int___rshift__(right);
+	}
+	return ret;
     }
 
     final PyObject int___rshift__(PyObject right) {