diff --git a/Lib/UserString.py b/Lib/UserString.py
index 60dc34b..271026c 100755
--- a/Lib/UserString.py
+++ b/Lib/UserString.py
@@ -25,11 +25,37 @@
     def __complex__(self): return complex(self.data)
     def __hash__(self): return hash(self.data)
 
-    def __cmp__(self, string):
+    def __eq__(self, string):
         if isinstance(string, UserString):
-            return cmp(self.data, string.data)
+            return self.data == string.data
         else:
-            return cmp(self.data, string)
+            return self.data == string
+    def __ne__(self, string):
+        if isinstance(string, UserString):
+            return self.data != string.data
+        else:
+            return self.data != string
+    def __lt__(self, string):
+        if isinstance(string, UserString):
+            return self.data < string.data
+        else:
+            return self.data < string
+    def __le__(self, string):
+        if isinstance(string, UserString):
+            return self.data <= string.data
+        else:
+            return self.data <= string
+    def __gt__(self, string):
+        if isinstance(string, UserString):
+            return self.data > string.data
+        else:
+            return self.data > string
+    def __ge__(self, string):
+        if isinstance(string, UserString):
+            return self.data >= string.data
+        else:
+            return self.data >= string
+
     def __contains__(self, char):
         return char in self.data