diff --git a/Doc/lib/libconsts.tex b/Doc/lib/libconsts.tex
index a7b4498..1f56b05 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libconsts.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libconsts.tex
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 \end{datadesc}
 
 \begin{datadesc}{Ellipsis}
-  Special value used in conjunction with extended slicing syntax.
+  The same as \code{...}.
+  Special value used mostly in conjunction with extended slicing syntax
+  for user-defined container data types.
   % XXX Someone who understands extended slicing should fill in here.
 \end{datadesc}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
index ef1b802..d5409e0 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex
@@ -2004,12 +2004,12 @@
 
 \subsection{The Ellipsis Object \label{bltin-ellipsis-object}}
 
-This object is used by extended slice notation (see the
+This object is mostly used by extended slice notation (see the
 \citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual}).  It supports no
 special operations.  There is exactly one ellipsis object, named
 \constant{Ellipsis} (a built-in name).
 
-It is written as \code{Ellipsis}.
+It is written as \code{Ellipsis} or \code{...}.
 
 \subsection{Boolean Values}
 
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
index 362d769..83277f4 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex
@@ -148,9 +148,8 @@
 
 \item[Ellipsis]
 This type has a single value.  There is a single object with this value.
-This object is accessed through the built-in name \code{Ellipsis}.
-It is used to indicate the presence of the \samp{...} syntax in a
-slice.  Its truth value is true.
+This object is accessed through the literal \code{...} or the
+built-in name \code{Ellipsis}.  Its truth value is true.
 \obindex{Ellipsis}
 
 \item[Numbers]
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
index 34a827c..6aa6de1 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
@@ -411,8 +411,7 @@
 contains at least one comma, the key is a tuple containing the
 conversion of the slice items; otherwise, the conversion of the lone
 slice item is the key.  The conversion of a slice item that is an
-expression is that expression.  The conversion of an ellipsis slice
-item is the built-in \code{Ellipsis} object.  The conversion of a
+expression is that expression.  The conversion of a
 proper slice is a slice object (see section \ref{types}) whose
 \member{start}, \member{stop} and \member{step} attributes are the
 values of the expressions given as lower bound, upper bound and
diff --git a/Grammar/Grammar b/Grammar/Grammar
index 281ae6b..f294b6a 100644
--- a/Grammar/Grammar
+++ b/Grammar/Grammar
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
 atom: ('(' [yield_expr|testlist_gexp] ')' |
        '[' [listmaker] ']' |
        '{' [dictsetmaker] '}' |
-       NAME | NUMBER | STRING+)
+       NAME | NUMBER | STRING+ | '.' '.' '.')
 listmaker: test ( list_for | (',' test)* [','] )
 testlist_gexp: test ( gen_for | (',' test)* [','] )
 lambdef: 'lambda' [varargslist] ':' test
 trailer: '(' [arglist] ')' | '[' subscriptlist ']' | '.' NAME
 subscriptlist: subscript (',' subscript)* [',']
-subscript: '.' '.' '.' | test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop]
+subscript: test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop]
 sliceop: ':' [test]
 exprlist: expr (',' expr)* [',']
 testlist: test (',' test)* [',']
diff --git a/Include/Python-ast.h b/Include/Python-ast.h
index 2b817c6..6182617 100644
--- a/Include/Python-ast.h
+++ b/Include/Python-ast.h
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@
 enum _expr_kind {BoolOp_kind=1, BinOp_kind=2, UnaryOp_kind=3, Lambda_kind=4,
                   IfExp_kind=5, Dict_kind=6, Set_kind=7, ListComp_kind=8,
                   GeneratorExp_kind=9, Yield_kind=10, Compare_kind=11,
-                  Call_kind=12, Num_kind=13, Str_kind=14, Attribute_kind=15,
-                  Subscript_kind=16, Name_kind=17, List_kind=18, Tuple_kind=19};
+                  Call_kind=12, Num_kind=13, Str_kind=14, Ellipsis_kind=15,
+                  Attribute_kind=16, Subscript_kind=17, Name_kind=18,
+                  List_kind=19, Tuple_kind=20};
 struct _expr {
         enum _expr_kind kind;
         union {
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@
         int col_offset;
 };
 
-enum _slice_kind {Ellipsis_kind=1, Slice_kind=2, ExtSlice_kind=3, Index_kind=4};
+enum _slice_kind {Slice_kind=1, ExtSlice_kind=2, Index_kind=3};
 struct _slice {
         enum _slice_kind kind;
         union {
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@
              *arena);
 expr_ty Num(object n, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Str(string s, int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
+expr_ty Ellipsis(int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Attribute(expr_ty value, identifier attr, expr_context_ty ctx, int
                   lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Subscript(expr_ty value, slice_ty slice, expr_context_ty ctx, int
@@ -418,7 +420,6 @@
              PyArena *arena);
 expr_ty Tuple(asdl_seq * elts, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int col_offset,
               PyArena *arena);
-slice_ty Ellipsis(PyArena *arena);
 slice_ty Slice(expr_ty lower, expr_ty upper, expr_ty step, PyArena *arena);
 slice_ty ExtSlice(asdl_seq * dims, PyArena *arena);
 slice_ty Index(expr_ty value, PyArena *arena);
diff --git a/Lib/compiler/ast.py b/Lib/compiler/ast.py
index b06531f..0be36a4 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/ast.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/ast.py
@@ -427,19 +427,6 @@
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Div((%s, %s))" % (repr(self.left), repr(self.right))
 
-class Ellipsis(Node):
-    def __init__(self, lineno=None):
-        self.lineno = lineno
-
-    def getChildren(self):
-        return ()
-
-    def getChildNodes(self):
-        return ()
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "Ellipsis()"
-
 class FloorDiv(Node):
     def __init__(self, (left, right), lineno=None):
         self.left = left
diff --git a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
index e0c3a10..83d0481 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py
@@ -1214,9 +1214,6 @@
 
     # object constructors
 
-    def visitEllipsis(self, node):
-        self.emit('LOAD_CONST', Ellipsis)
-
     def visitTuple(self, node):
         self.set_lineno(node)
         for elt in node.nodes:
diff --git a/Lib/compiler/transformer.py b/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
index 4f2107f..0ffb597 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                                token.LBRACE: self.atom_lbrace,
                                token.NUMBER: self.atom_number,
                                token.STRING: self.atom_string,
+                               token.DOT: self.atom_ellipsis,
                                token.NAME: self.atom_name,
                                }
         self.encoding = None
@@ -747,6 +748,9 @@
             k += self.decode_literal(node[1])
         return Const(k, lineno=nodelist[0][2])
 
+    def atom_ellipsis(self, nodelist):
+        return Const(Ellipsis, lineno=nodelist[0][2])
+
     def atom_name(self, nodelist):
         return Name(nodelist[0][1], lineno=nodelist[0][2])
 
@@ -1276,11 +1280,9 @@
                          lineno=extractLineNo(nodelist))
 
     def com_subscript(self, node):
-        # slice_item: expression | proper_slice | ellipsis
+        # slice_item: expression | proper_slice
         ch = node[1]
         t = ch[0]
-        if t == token.DOT and node[2][0] == token.DOT:
-            return Ellipsis()
         if t == token.COLON or len(node) > 2:
             return self.com_sliceobj(node)
         return self.com_node(ch)
diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_grammar b/Lib/test/output/test_grammar
index 8be2a1f..5033276 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_grammar
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_grammar
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 1.1.2.2 Long integers
 1.1.2.3 Floating point
 1.1.3 String literals
+1.1.4 Ellipsis literal
 1.2 Grammar
 single_input
 file_input
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
index 6e9b204..eb93283 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@
 '; verify(x == y)
 
 
+print '1.1.4 Ellipsis literal'
+
+x = ...
+verify(x == Ellipsis)
+
+
 print '1.2 Grammar'
 
 print 'single_input' # NEWLINE | simple_stmt | compound_stmt NEWLINE
diff --git a/Modules/parsermodule.c b/Modules/parsermodule.c
index c90d34d..74af7fe 100644
--- a/Modules/parsermodule.c
+++ b/Modules/parsermodule.c
@@ -2385,6 +2385,11 @@
             for (pos = 1; res && (pos < nch); ++pos)
                 res = validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, pos), STRING);
             break;
+	  case DOT:
+	    res = (nch == 3 &&
+	           validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, 1), DOT) &&
+		   validate_ntype(CHILD(tree, 2), DOT));
+	    break;
           default:
             res = 0;
             break;
diff --git a/Parser/Python.asdl b/Parser/Python.asdl
index 27f65b4..b62197e 100644
--- a/Parser/Python.asdl
+++ b/Parser/Python.asdl
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 			 expr? starargs, expr? kwargs)
 	     | Num(object n) -- a number as a PyObject.
 	     | Str(string s) -- need to specify raw, unicode, etc?
+	     | Ellipsis
 	     -- other literals? bools?
 
 	     -- the following expression can appear in assignment context
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
 
 	expr_context = Load | Store | Del | AugLoad | AugStore | Param
 
-	slice = Ellipsis | Slice(expr? lower, expr? upper, expr? step) 
+	slice = Slice(expr? lower, expr? upper, expr? step) 
 	      | ExtSlice(slice* dims) 
 	      | Index(expr value) 
 
diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index 6ba978b..0ecddb7 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 static char *Str_fields[]={
         "s",
 };
+static PyTypeObject *Ellipsis_type;
 static PyTypeObject *Attribute_type;
 static char *Attribute_fields[]={
         "value",
@@ -251,7 +252,6 @@
 static PyTypeObject *Param_type;
 static PyTypeObject *slice_type;
 static PyObject* ast2obj_slice(void*);
-static PyTypeObject *Ellipsis_type;
 static PyTypeObject *Slice_type;
 static char *Slice_fields[]={
         "lower",
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@
         if (!Num_type) return 0;
         Str_type = make_type("Str", expr_type, Str_fields, 1);
         if (!Str_type) return 0;
+        Ellipsis_type = make_type("Ellipsis", expr_type, NULL, 0);
+        if (!Ellipsis_type) return 0;
         Attribute_type = make_type("Attribute", expr_type, Attribute_fields, 3);
         if (!Attribute_type) return 0;
         Subscript_type = make_type("Subscript", expr_type, Subscript_fields, 3);
@@ -570,8 +572,6 @@
         slice_type = make_type("slice", AST_type, NULL, 0);
         if (!slice_type) return 0;
         if (!add_attributes(slice_type, NULL, 0)) return 0;
-        Ellipsis_type = make_type("Ellipsis", slice_type, NULL, 0);
-        if (!Ellipsis_type) return 0;
         Slice_type = make_type("Slice", slice_type, Slice_fields, 3);
         if (!Slice_type) return 0;
         ExtSlice_type = make_type("ExtSlice", slice_type, ExtSlice_fields, 1);
@@ -1579,6 +1579,21 @@
 }
 
 expr_ty
+Ellipsis(int lineno, int col_offset, PyArena *arena)
+{
+        expr_ty p;
+        p = (expr_ty)PyArena_Malloc(arena, sizeof(*p));
+        if (!p) {
+                PyErr_NoMemory();
+                return NULL;
+        }
+        p->kind = Ellipsis_kind;
+        p->lineno = lineno;
+        p->col_offset = col_offset;
+        return p;
+}
+
+expr_ty
 Attribute(expr_ty value, identifier attr, expr_context_ty ctx, int lineno, int
           col_offset, PyArena *arena)
 {
@@ -1721,19 +1736,6 @@
 }
 
 slice_ty
-Ellipsis(PyArena *arena)
-{
-        slice_ty p;
-        p = (slice_ty)PyArena_Malloc(arena, sizeof(*p));
-        if (!p) {
-                PyErr_NoMemory();
-                return NULL;
-        }
-        p->kind = Ellipsis_kind;
-        return p;
-}
-
-slice_ty
 Slice(expr_ty lower, expr_ty upper, expr_ty step, PyArena *arena)
 {
         slice_ty p;
@@ -2515,6 +2517,10 @@
                         goto failed;
                 Py_DECREF(value);
                 break;
+        case Ellipsis_kind:
+                result = PyType_GenericNew(Ellipsis_type, NULL, NULL);
+                if (!result) goto failed;
+                break;
         case Attribute_kind:
                 result = PyType_GenericNew(Attribute_type, NULL, NULL);
                 if (!result) goto failed;
@@ -2648,10 +2654,6 @@
         }
 
         switch (o->kind) {
-        case Ellipsis_kind:
-                result = PyType_GenericNew(Ellipsis_type, NULL, NULL);
-                if (!result) goto failed;
-                break;
         case Slice_kind:
                 result = PyType_GenericNew(Slice_type, NULL, NULL);
                 if (!result) goto failed;
@@ -3059,6 +3061,8 @@
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Call", (PyObject*)Call_type) < 0) return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Num", (PyObject*)Num_type) < 0) return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Str", (PyObject*)Str_type) < 0) return;
+        if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Ellipsis", (PyObject*)Ellipsis_type) < 0)
+            return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Attribute", (PyObject*)Attribute_type) <
             0) return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Subscript", (PyObject*)Subscript_type) <
@@ -3077,8 +3081,6 @@
             return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Param", (PyObject*)Param_type) < 0) return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "slice", (PyObject*)slice_type) < 0) return;
-        if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Ellipsis", (PyObject*)Ellipsis_type) < 0)
-            return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "Slice", (PyObject*)Slice_type) < 0) return;
         if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "ExtSlice", (PyObject*)ExtSlice_type) < 0)
             return;
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index 36f706e..bb2f3a3 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@
         case Str_kind:
             expr_name = "literal";
             break;
+	case Ellipsis_kind:
+	    expr_name = "Ellipsis";
+	    break;
         case Compare_kind:
             expr_name = "comparison";
             break;
@@ -1213,6 +1216,9 @@
 	PyArena_AddPyObject(c->c_arena, pynum);
 	return Num(pynum, LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }
+    case DOT:
+    	/* Ellipsis */
+	return Ellipsis(LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     case LPAR: /* some parenthesized expressions */
 	ch = CHILD(n, 1);
 	
@@ -1308,13 +1314,10 @@
     REQ(n, subscript);
 
     /*
-       subscript: '.' '.' '.' | test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop]
+       subscript: test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop]
        sliceop: ':' [test]
     */
     ch = CHILD(n, 0);
-    if (TYPE(ch) == DOT)
-	return Ellipsis(c->c_arena);
-
     if (NCH(n) == 1 && TYPE(ch) == test) {
         /* 'step' variable hold no significance in terms of being used over
            other vars */
diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index ac82b84..40ac2d7 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -2746,6 +2746,8 @@
 expr_constant(expr_ty e)
 {
 	switch (e->kind) {
+	case Ellipsis_kind:
+		return 1;
 	case Num_kind:
 		return PyObject_IsTrue(e->v.Num.n);
 	case Str_kind:
@@ -2977,6 +2979,9 @@
 	case Str_kind:
 		ADDOP_O(c, LOAD_CONST, e->v.Str.s, consts);
 		break;
+	case Ellipsis_kind:
+		ADDOP_O(c, LOAD_CONST, Py_Ellipsis, consts);
+		break;
 	/* The following exprs can be assignment targets. */
 	case Attribute_kind:
 		if (e->v.Attribute.ctx != AugStore)
@@ -3255,9 +3260,6 @@
 			    expr_context_ty ctx)
 {
 	switch (s->kind) {
-	case Ellipsis_kind:
-		ADDOP_O(c, LOAD_CONST, Py_Ellipsis, consts);
-		break;
 	case Slice_kind:
 		return compiler_slice(c, s, ctx);
 	case Index_kind:
@@ -3284,12 +3286,6 @@
 			VISIT(c, expr, s->v.Index.value);
 		}
 		break;
-	case Ellipsis_kind:
-		kindname = "ellipsis";
-		if (ctx != AugStore) {
-			ADDOP_O(c, LOAD_CONST, Py_Ellipsis, consts);
-		}
-		break;
 	case Slice_kind:
 		kindname = "slice";
 		if (!s->v.Slice.step) 
diff --git a/Python/graminit.c b/Python/graminit.c
index 1d49a8c..912fdf2 100644
--- a/Python/graminit.c
+++ b/Python/graminit.c
@@ -1209,25 +1209,26 @@
 	{1, arcs_59_2},
 	{1, arcs_59_3},
 };
-static arc arcs_60_0[6] = {
+static arc arcs_60_0[7] = {
 	{13, 1},
 	{142, 2},
 	{145, 3},
 	{19, 4},
 	{148, 4},
 	{149, 5},
+	{74, 6},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_1[3] = {
-	{42, 6},
-	{141, 6},
+	{42, 7},
+	{141, 7},
 	{15, 4},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_2[2] = {
-	{143, 7},
+	{143, 8},
 	{144, 4},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_3[2] = {
-	{146, 8},
+	{146, 9},
 	{147, 4},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_4[1] = {
@@ -1238,16 +1239,22 @@
 	{0, 5},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_6[1] = {
-	{15, 4},
+	{74, 10},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_7[1] = {
-	{144, 4},
+	{15, 4},
 };
 static arc arcs_60_8[1] = {
+	{144, 4},
+};
+static arc arcs_60_9[1] = {
 	{147, 4},
 };
-static state states_60[9] = {
-	{6, arcs_60_0},
+static arc arcs_60_10[1] = {
+	{74, 4},
+};
+static state states_60[11] = {
+	{7, arcs_60_0},
 	{3, arcs_60_1},
 	{2, arcs_60_2},
 	{2, arcs_60_3},
@@ -1256,6 +1263,8 @@
 	{1, arcs_60_6},
 	{1, arcs_60_7},
 	{1, arcs_60_8},
+	{1, arcs_60_9},
+	{1, arcs_60_10},
 };
 static arc arcs_61_0[1] = {
 	{26, 1},
@@ -1381,41 +1390,32 @@
 	{2, arcs_65_1},
 	{2, arcs_65_2},
 };
-static arc arcs_66_0[3] = {
-	{74, 1},
-	{26, 2},
-	{21, 3},
+static arc arcs_66_0[2] = {
+	{26, 1},
+	{21, 2},
 };
-static arc arcs_66_1[1] = {
-	{74, 4},
+static arc arcs_66_1[2] = {
+	{21, 2},
+	{0, 1},
 };
-static arc arcs_66_2[2] = {
-	{21, 3},
+static arc arcs_66_2[3] = {
+	{26, 3},
+	{154, 4},
 	{0, 2},
 };
-static arc arcs_66_3[3] = {
-	{26, 5},
-	{154, 6},
+static arc arcs_66_3[2] = {
+	{154, 4},
 	{0, 3},
 };
 static arc arcs_66_4[1] = {
-	{74, 6},
+	{0, 4},
 };
-static arc arcs_66_5[2] = {
-	{154, 6},
-	{0, 5},
-};
-static arc arcs_66_6[1] = {
-	{0, 6},
-};
-static state states_66[7] = {
-	{3, arcs_66_0},
-	{1, arcs_66_1},
-	{2, arcs_66_2},
-	{3, arcs_66_3},
+static state states_66[5] = {
+	{2, arcs_66_0},
+	{2, arcs_66_1},
+	{3, arcs_66_2},
+	{2, arcs_66_3},
 	{1, arcs_66_4},
-	{2, arcs_66_5},
-	{1, arcs_66_6},
 };
 static arc arcs_67_0[1] = {
 	{21, 1},
@@ -1753,11 +1753,11 @@
 };
 static dfa dfas[83] = {
 	{256, "single_input", 0, 3, states_0,
-	 "\004\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
+	 "\004\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
 	{257, "file_input", 0, 2, states_1,
-	 "\204\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
+	 "\204\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
 	{258, "eval_input", 0, 3, states_2,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{259, "decorator", 0, 7, states_3,
 	 "\000\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{260, "decorators", 0, 2, states_4,
@@ -1773,13 +1773,13 @@
 	{265, "fplist", 0, 3, states_9,
 	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{266, "stmt", 0, 2, states_10,
-	 "\000\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
+	 "\000\050\014\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\201\054\001\004\001\000\030\102\062\010\010"},
 	{267, "simple_stmt", 0, 4, states_11,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
 	{268, "small_stmt", 0, 2, states_12,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
 	{269, "expr_stmt", 0, 6, states_13,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{270, "augassign", 0, 2, states_14,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\370\177\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{271, "print_stmt", 0, 9, states_15,
@@ -1837,69 +1837,69 @@
 	{297, "except_clause", 0, 5, states_41,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{298, "suite", 0, 5, states_42,
-	 "\004\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\202\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
+	 "\004\040\010\000\000\000\200\012\236\206\001\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\010"},
 	{299, "testlist_safe", 0, 5, states_43,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{300, "old_test", 0, 2, states_44,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{301, "old_lambdef", 0, 5, states_45,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{302, "test", 0, 6, states_46,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{303, "or_test", 0, 2, states_47,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{304, "and_test", 0, 2, states_48,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{305, "not_test", 0, 3, states_49,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{306, "comparison", 0, 2, states_50,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{307, "comp_op", 0, 4, states_51,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\020\000\000\371\003\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{308, "expr", 0, 2, states_52,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{309, "xor_expr", 0, 2, states_53,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{310, "and_expr", 0, 2, states_54,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{311, "shift_expr", 0, 2, states_55,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{312, "arith_expr", 0, 2, states_56,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{313, "term", 0, 2, states_57,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{314, "factor", 0, 3, states_58,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{315, "power", 0, 4, states_59,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\100\062\000\000"},
-	{316, "atom", 0, 9, states_60,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\100\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\100\062\000\000"},
+	{316, "atom", 0, 11, states_60,
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\100\062\000\000"},
 	{317, "listmaker", 0, 5, states_61,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{318, "testlist_gexp", 0, 5, states_62,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{319, "lambdef", 0, 5, states_63,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{320, "trailer", 0, 7, states_64,
 	 "\000\040\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\100\000\000\000"},
 	{321, "subscriptlist", 0, 3, states_65,
 	 "\000\040\050\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
-	{322, "subscript", 0, 7, states_66,
+	{322, "subscript", 0, 5, states_66,
 	 "\000\040\050\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{323, "sliceop", 0, 3, states_67,
 	 "\000\000\040\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{324, "exprlist", 0, 3, states_68,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\000\000\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{325, "testlist", 0, 3, states_69,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{326, "dictsetmaker", 0, 8, states_70,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{327, "classdef", 0, 8, states_71,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\010\000"},
 	{328, "arglist", 0, 8, states_72,
-	 "\000\040\010\060\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\060\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{329, "argument", 0, 4, states_73,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{330, "list_iter", 0, 2, states_74,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\200\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{331, "list_for", 0, 6, states_75,
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@
 	{335, "gen_if", 0, 4, states_79,
 	 "\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\200\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{336, "testlist1", 0, 2, states_80,
-	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
+	 "\000\040\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\004\000\000\000\004\001\000\030\102\062\000\000"},
 	{337, "encoding_decl", 0, 2, states_81,
 	 "\000\000\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\000"},
 	{338, "yield_expr", 0, 3, states_82,
diff --git a/Python/symtable.c b/Python/symtable.c
index 81020a9..8f19e0b 100644
--- a/Python/symtable.c
+++ b/Python/symtable.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@
 		break;
         case Num_kind:
         case Str_kind:
+	case Ellipsis_kind:
 		/* Nothing to do here. */
 		break;
 	/* The following exprs can be assignment targets. */
@@ -1365,8 +1366,6 @@
 	case Index_kind:
 		VISIT(st, expr, s->v.Index.value)
 		break;
-	case Ellipsis_kind:
-		break;
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/Tools/compiler/ast.txt b/Tools/compiler/ast.txt
index 1f69e7e..be7197f 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/ast.txt
+++ b/Tools/compiler/ast.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 CallFunc: node, args!, star_args& = None, dstar_args& = None
 Keyword: name*, expr
 Subscript: expr, flags*, subs!
-Ellipsis: 
 Sliceobj: nodes!
 Slice: expr, flags*, lower&, upper&
 Assert: test, fail&