diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c
index b58c7fd..c841423 100644
--- a/Objects/floatobject.c
+++ b/Objects/floatobject.c
@@ -256,6 +256,38 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/* Macro and helper that convert PyObject obj to a C double and store
+   the value in dbl; this replaces the functionality of the coercion
+   slot function */
+
+#define CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(obj, dbl)			\
+	if (PyFloat_Check(obj))				\
+		dbl = PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(obj);		\
+	else if (convert_to_double(&(obj), &(dbl)) < 0)	\
+		return obj;
+
+static int
+convert_to_double(PyObject **v,
+		  double *dbl)
+{
+	register PyObject *obj = *v;
+	
+	if (PyInt_Check(obj)) {
+		*dbl = (double)PyInt_AS_LONG(obj);
+	}
+	else if (PyLong_Check(obj)) {
+		PyFPE_START_PROTECT("convert_to_double", {*v=NULL;return -1;})
+		*dbl = PyLong_AsDouble(obj);
+		PyFPE_END_PROTECT(result)
+	}
+	else {
+		Py_INCREF(Py_NotImplemented);
+		*v = Py_NotImplemented;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Precisions used by repr() and str(), respectively.
 
    The repr() precision (17 significant decimal digits) is the minimal number
@@ -314,6 +346,15 @@
 	return (i < j) ? -1 : (i > j) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+/* Needed for the new style number compare slots */
+static PyObject *
+float_cmp(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
+{
+	double a,b;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, a);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, b);
+	return PyInt_FromLong((a < b) ? -1 : (a > b) ? 1 : 0);
+}
 
 static long
 float_hash(PyFloatObject *v)
@@ -322,62 +363,69 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_add(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_add(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
-	double result;
+	double a,b;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, a);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, b);
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("add", return 0)
-	result = v->ob_fval + w->ob_fval;
-	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(result)
-	return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+	a = a + b;
+	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(a)
+	return PyFloat_FromDouble(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_sub(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_sub(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
-	double result;
+	double a,b;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, a);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, b);
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("subtract", return 0)
-	result = v->ob_fval - w->ob_fval;
-	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(result)
-	return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+	a = a - b;
+	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(a)
+	return PyFloat_FromDouble(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_mul(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_mul(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
-	double result;
-
+	double a,b;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, a);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, b);
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("multiply", return 0)
-	result = v->ob_fval * w->ob_fval;
-	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(result)
-	return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+	a = a * b;
+	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(a)
+	return PyFloat_FromDouble(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_div(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_div(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
-	double result;
-	if (w->ob_fval == 0) {
+	double a,b;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, a);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, b);
+	if (b == 0.0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ZeroDivisionError, "float division");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("divide", return 0)
-	result = v->ob_fval / w->ob_fval;
-	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(result)
-	return PyFloat_FromDouble(result);
+	a = a / b;
+	PyFPE_END_PROTECT(a)
+	return PyFloat_FromDouble(a);
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_rem(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_rem(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
 	double vx, wx;
 	double mod;
-	wx = w->ob_fval;
+ 	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, vx);
+ 	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, wx);
 	if (wx == 0.0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ZeroDivisionError, "float modulo");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("modulo", return 0)
-	vx = v->ob_fval;
 	mod = fmod(vx, wx);
 	/* note: checking mod*wx < 0 is incorrect -- underflows to
 	   0 if wx < sqrt(smallest nonzero double) */
@@ -389,17 +437,17 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_divmod(PyFloatObject *v, PyFloatObject *w)
+float_divmod(PyObject *v, PyObject *w)
 {
 	double vx, wx;
 	double div, mod, floordiv;
-	wx = w->ob_fval;
+ 	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, vx);
+ 	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, wx);
 	if (wx == 0.0) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ZeroDivisionError, "float divmod()");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	PyFPE_START_PROTECT("divmod", return 0)
-	vx = v->ob_fval;
 	mod = fmod(vx, wx);
 	/* fmod is typically exact, so vx-mod is *mathematically* an
 	   exact multiple of wx.  But this is fp arithmetic, and fp
@@ -437,7 +485,7 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-float_pow(PyFloatObject *v, PyObject *w, PyFloatObject *z)
+float_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *z)
 {
 	double iv, iw, ix;
 	long intw;
@@ -446,17 +494,18 @@
   * long integers.  Maybe something clever with logarithms could be done.
   * [AMK]
   */
-	iv = v->ob_fval;
-	iw = ((PyFloatObject *)w)->ob_fval;
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(v, iv);
+	CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, iw);
 	intw = (long)iw;
 
 	/* Sort out special cases here instead of relying on pow() */
 	if (iw == 0) { 		/* x**0 is 1, even 0**0 */
 		PyFPE_START_PROTECT("pow", return NULL)
 		if ((PyObject *)z != Py_None) {
-			ix = fmod(1.0, z->ob_fval);
-			if (ix != 0 && z->ob_fval < 0)
-				ix += z->ob_fval;
+			double iz;
+			CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(w, iz);
+			ix=fmod(1.0, iz);
+			if (ix!=0 && iz<0) ix+=iz;
 		}
 		else
 			ix = 1.0;
@@ -501,15 +550,14 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if ((PyObject *)z != Py_None) {
-		PyFPE_START_PROTECT("pow", return NULL)
-		ix = fmod(ix, z->ob_fval);	/* XXX To Be Rewritten */
-		if (ix != 0 &&
-		    ((iv < 0 && z->ob_fval > 0) ||
-		     (iv > 0 && z->ob_fval < 0)
-		    )) {
-		     ix += z->ob_fval;
+		double iz;
+		CONVERT_TO_DOUBLE(z, iz);
+		PyFPE_START_PROTECT("pow", return 0)
+	 	ix=fmod(ix, iz);	/* XXX To Be Rewritten */
+	 	if (ix!=0 && ((iv<0 && iz>0) || (iv>0 && iz<0) )) {
+		     ix+=iz;
 		}
-		PyFPE_END_PROTECT(ix)
+  		PyFPE_END_PROTECT(ix)
 	}
 	return PyFloat_FromDouble(ix);
 }
@@ -611,6 +659,20 @@
 	(unaryfunc)float_float, /*nb_float*/
 	0,		/*nb_oct*/
 	0,		/*nb_hex*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_add*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_subtract*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_multiply*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_divide*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_remainder*/
+	0, 		/*nb_inplace_power*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_lshift*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_rshift*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_and*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_xor*/
+	0,		/*nb_inplace_or*/
+
+	/* New style slots: */
+	(binaryfunc)float_cmp, /*nb_cmp*/
 };
 
 PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type = {
@@ -631,6 +693,10 @@
 	(hashfunc)float_hash,	/*tp_hash*/
         0,			/*tp_call*/
         (reprfunc)float_str,	/*tp_str*/
+	0,			/*tp_getattro*/
+	0,			/*tp_setattro*/
+	0,			/*tp_as_buffer*/
+	Py_TPFLAGS_NEWSTYLENUMBER /*tp_flags*/
 };
 
 void