diff --git a/Lib/test/test_complex.py b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
index 2352ef1..548726b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_complex.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
@@ -381,29 +381,33 @@
         for num in nums:
             self.assertAlmostEqual((num.real**2 + num.imag**2)  ** 0.5, abs(num))
 
-    def test_repr(self):
-        self.assertEqual(repr(1+6j), '(1+6j)')
-        self.assertEqual(repr(1-6j), '(1-6j)')
+    def test_repr_str(self):
+        def test(v, expected, test_fn=self.assertEqual):
+            test_fn(repr(v), expected)
+            test_fn(str(v), expected)
 
-        self.assertNotEqual(repr(-(1+0j)), '(-1+-0j)')
+        test(1+6j, '(1+6j)')
+        test(1-6j, '(1-6j)')
+
+        test(-(1+0j), '(-1+-0j)', test_fn=self.assertNotEqual)
+
+        test(complex(1., INF), "(1+infj)")
+        test(complex(1., -INF), "(1-infj)")
+        test(complex(INF, 1), "(inf+1j)")
+        test(complex(-INF, INF), "(-inf+infj)")
+        test(complex(NAN, 1), "(nan+1j)")
+        test(complex(1, NAN), "(1+nanj)")
+        test(complex(NAN, NAN), "(nan+nanj)")
+
+        test(complex(0, INF), "infj")
+        test(complex(0, -INF), "-infj")
+        test(complex(0, NAN), "nanj")
 
         self.assertEqual(1-6j,complex(repr(1-6j)))
         self.assertEqual(1+6j,complex(repr(1+6j)))
         self.assertEqual(-6j,complex(repr(-6j)))
         self.assertEqual(6j,complex(repr(6j)))
 
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(1., INF)), "(1+infj)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(1., -INF)), "(1-infj)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(INF, 1)), "(inf+1j)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(-INF, INF)), "(-inf+infj)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(NAN, 1)), "(nan+1j)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(1, NAN)), "(1+nanj)")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(NAN, NAN)), "(nan+nanj)")
-
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(0, INF)), "infj")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(0, -INF)), "-infj")
-        self.assertEqual(repr(complex(0, NAN)), "nanj")
-
     def test_neg(self):
         self.assertEqual(-(1+6j), -1-6j)