diff --git a/Lib/test/crashers/loosing_mro_ref.py b/Lib/test/crashers/loosing_mro_ref.py
index a8c6e63..b3bcd32 100644
--- a/Lib/test/crashers/loosing_mro_ref.py
+++ b/Lib/test/crashers/loosing_mro_ref.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash('mykey')
 
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
+    def __eq__(self, other):
         # the following line decrefs the previous X.__mro__
         X.__bases__ = (Base2,)
         # trash all tuples of length 3, to make sure that the items of
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         z = []
         for i in range(1000):
             z.append((i, None, None))
-        return -1
+        return 0
 
 
 class Base(object):
diff --git a/Lib/test/list_tests.py b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
index 5b1aa75..67492f3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/list_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
@@ -439,13 +439,24 @@
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, u.sort, 42, 42)
 
         def revcmp(a, b):
-            return cmp(b, a)
+            if a == b:
+                return 0
+            elif a < b:
+                return 1
+            else: # a > b
+                return -1
         u.sort(key=CmpToKey(revcmp))
         self.assertEqual(u, self.type2test([2,1,0,-1,-2]))
 
         # The following dumps core in unpatched Python 1.5:
         def myComparison(x,y):
-            return cmp(x%3, y%7)
+            xmod, ymod = x%3, y%7
+            if xmod == ymod:
+                return 0
+            elif xmod < ymod:
+                return -1
+            else: # xmod > ymod
+                return 1
         z = self.type2test(range(12))
         z.sort(key=CmpToKey(myComparison))
 
@@ -453,7 +464,12 @@
 
         def selfmodifyingComparison(x,y):
             z.append(1)
-            return cmp(x, y)
+            if x == y:
+                return 0
+            elif x < y:
+                return -1
+            else: # x > y
+                return 1
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, z.sort, key=CmpToKey(selfmodifyingComparison))
 
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, z.sort, 42, 42, 42, 42)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index 7175b80..99785dc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                         FutureWarning, __name__)
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "integer argument expected",
                         DeprecationWarning, "unittest")
+import builtins
 
 class Squares:
 
@@ -219,21 +220,9 @@
         self.assertRaises((OverflowError, ValueError), chr, 2**32)
 
     def test_cmp(self):
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(-1, 1), -1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(1, -1), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(1, 1), 0)
-        # verify that circular objects are not handled
-        a = []; a.append(a)
-        b = []; b.append(b)
-        from collections import UserList
-        c = UserList(); c.append(c)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, a, b)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, b, c)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, c, a)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, a, c)
-       # okay, now break the cycles
-        a.pop(); b.pop(); c.pop()
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp)
+        # uncomment the following line once cmp has been removed
+        #self.assert_(not hasattr(builtins, "cmp"))
+        pass
 
     def test_compile(self):
         compile('print(1)\n', '', 'exec')
@@ -736,10 +725,6 @@
             def __getitem__(self, index):
                 raise ValueError
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, min, BadSeq())
-        class BadNumber:
-            def __cmp__(self, other):
-                raise ValueError
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, min, (42, BadNumber()))
 
         for stmt in (
             "min(key=int)",                 # no args
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_contains.py b/Lib/test/test_contains.py
index 39c61bd..3f0b234 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_contains.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_contains.py
@@ -56,31 +56,16 @@
             This class is designed to make sure that the contains code
             works when the list is modified during the check.
             """
-            aList = range(15)
-            def __cmp__(self, other):
+            aList = list(range(15))
+            def __eq__(self, other):
                 if other == 12:
                     self.aList.remove(12)
                     self.aList.remove(13)
                     self.aList.remove(14)
-                return 1
+                return 0
 
         self.assert_(Deviant1() not in Deviant1.aList)
 
-        class Deviant2:
-            """Behaves strangely when compared
-
-            This class raises an exception during comparison.  That in
-            turn causes the comparison to fail with a TypeError.
-            """
-            def __cmp__(self, other):
-                if other == 4:
-                    raise RuntimeError("gotcha")
-
-        try:
-            self.assert_(Deviant2() not in a)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-
     def test_nonreflexive(self):
         # containment and equality tests involving elements that are
         # not necessarily equal to themselves
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_copy.py b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
index 500fa83..133c888 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_copy.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_copy.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 import copy
 import copyreg
-
+from operator import le, lt, ge, gt, eq, ne
 import unittest
 from test import support
 
+order_comparisons = le, lt, ge, gt
+equality_comparisons = eq, ne
+comparisons = order_comparisons + equality_comparisons
+
 class TestCopy(unittest.TestCase):
 
     # Attempt full line coverage of copy.py from top to bottom
@@ -271,7 +275,8 @@
         x = []
         x.append(x)
         y = copy.deepcopy(x)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, y, x)
+        for op in comparisons:
+            self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, op, y, x)
         self.assert_(y is not x)
         self.assert_(y[0] is y)
         self.assertEqual(len(y), 1)
@@ -287,7 +292,8 @@
         x = ([],)
         x[0].append(x)
         y = copy.deepcopy(x)
-        self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, cmp, y, x)
+        for op in comparisons:
+            self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, op, y, x)
         self.assert_(y is not x)
         self.assert_(y[0] is not x[0])
         self.assert_(y[0][0] is y)
@@ -303,7 +309,10 @@
         x = {}
         x['foo'] = x
         y = copy.deepcopy(x)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, y, x)
+        for op in order_comparisons:
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, op, y, x)
+        for op in equality_comparisons:
+            self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, op, y, x)
         self.assert_(y is not x)
         self.assert_(y['foo'] is y)
         self.assertEqual(len(y), 1)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_datetime.py b/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
index 797800f..b9d5959 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import pickle
 import unittest
 
+from operator import lt, le, gt, ge, eq, ne
+
 from test import support
 
 from datetime import MINYEAR, MAXYEAR
@@ -156,9 +158,6 @@
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: () > me)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: () >= me)
 
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, (), me)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, me, ())
-
 #############################################################################
 # timedelta tests
 
@@ -309,8 +308,6 @@
         self.failUnless(not t1 != t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 < t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 > t2)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 0)
 
         for args in (3, 3, 3), (2, 4, 4), (2, 3, 5):
             t2 = timedelta(*args)   # this is larger than t1
@@ -326,8 +323,6 @@
             self.failUnless(not t2 < t1)
             self.failUnless(not t1 >= t2)
             self.failUnless(not t2 <= t1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), -1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 1)
 
         for badarg in OTHERSTUFF:
             self.assertEqual(t1 == badarg, False)
@@ -953,8 +948,6 @@
         self.failUnless(not t1 != t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 < t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 > t2)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 0)
 
         for args in (3, 3, 3), (2, 4, 4), (2, 3, 5):
             t2 = self.theclass(*args)   # this is larger than t1
@@ -970,8 +963,6 @@
             self.failUnless(not t2 < t1)
             self.failUnless(not t1 >= t2)
             self.failUnless(not t2 <= t1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), -1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 1)
 
         for badarg in OTHERSTUFF:
             self.assertEqual(t1 == badarg, False)
@@ -999,8 +990,6 @@
         # But the ordering is undefined
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: our < 1)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: 1 < our)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, our, 1)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, 1, our)
 
         # Repeat those tests with a different class
 
@@ -1014,8 +1003,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(their != our, True)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: our < their)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda: their < our)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, our, their)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, their, our)
 
         # However, if the other class explicitly defines ordering
         # relative to our class, it is allowed to do so
@@ -1041,8 +1028,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(their != our, True)
         self.assertEqual(our < their, True)
         self.assertEqual(their < our, False)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(our, their), -1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(their, our), 1)
 
     def test_bool(self):
         # All dates are considered true.
@@ -1440,8 +1425,6 @@
         self.failUnless(not t1 != t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 < t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 > t2)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 0)
 
         for i in range(len(args)):
             newargs = args[:]
@@ -1459,8 +1442,6 @@
             self.failUnless(not t2 < t1)
             self.failUnless(not t1 >= t2)
             self.failUnless(not t2 <= t1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), -1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 1)
 
 
     # A helper for timestamp constructor tests.
@@ -1728,8 +1709,6 @@
         self.failUnless(not t1 != t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 < t2)
         self.failUnless(not t1 > t2)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), 0)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 0)
 
         for i in range(len(args)):
             newargs = args[:]
@@ -1747,8 +1726,6 @@
             self.failUnless(not t2 < t1)
             self.failUnless(not t1 >= t2)
             self.failUnless(not t2 <= t1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t1, t2), -1)
-            self.assertEqual(cmp(t2, t1), 1)
 
         for badarg in OTHERSTUFF:
             self.assertEqual(t1 == badarg, False)
@@ -2122,9 +2099,10 @@
         d2 = base.replace(minute=11)
         for x in d0, d1, d2:
             for y in d0, d1, d2:
-                got = cmp(x, y)
-                expected = cmp(x.minute, y.minute)
-                self.assertEqual(got, expected)
+                for op in lt, le, gt, ge, eq, ne:
+                    got = op(x, y)
+                    expected = op(x.minute, y.minute)
+                    self.assertEqual(got, expected)
 
         # However, if they're different members, uctoffset is not ignored.
         # Note that a time can't actually have an operand-depedent offset,
@@ -2136,7 +2114,7 @@
             d2 = base.replace(minute=11, tzinfo=OperandDependentOffset())
             for x in d0, d1, d2:
                 for y in d0, d1, d2:
-                    got = cmp(x, y)
+                    got = (x > y) - (x < y)
                     if (x is d0 or x is d1) and (y is d0 or y is d1):
                         expected = 0
                     elif x is y is d2:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
index 9643804..798f4d8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
@@ -1012,17 +1012,11 @@
         self.failUnless(da != dc)
         self.failUnless(da <= db)
         self.failUnless(da >= db)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(dc,da), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(da,dc), -1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(da,db), 0)
 
         #a Decimal and an int
         self.failUnless(dc > 23)
         self.failUnless(23 < dc)
         self.assertEqual(dc, 45)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(dc,23), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(23,dc), -1)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(dc,45), 0)
 
         #a Decimal and uncomparable
         self.assertNotEqual(da, 'ugly')
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_deque.py b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
index 27c89c4..5d975f6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_deque.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
                 self.assertEqual(x <= y, list(x) <= list(y), (x,y))
                 self.assertEqual(x >  y, list(x) >  list(y), (x,y))
                 self.assertEqual(x >= y, list(x) >= list(y), (x,y))
-                self.assertEqual(cmp(x,y), cmp(list(x),list(y)), (x,y))
 
     def test_extend(self):
         d = deque('a')
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 1020740..9cedf44 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 
     def test_dicts(self):
         # Testing dict operations...
-        ## self.binop_test({1:2}, {2:1}, -1, "cmp(a,b)", "__cmp__")
         self.binop_test({1:2,3:4}, 1, 1, "b in a", "__contains__")
         self.binop_test({1:2,3:4}, 2, 0, "b in a", "__contains__")
         self.binop_test({1:2,3:4}, 1, 2, "a[b]", "__getitem__")
@@ -332,8 +331,6 @@
         # This is an ugly hack:
         copy._deepcopy_dispatch[spam.spamdict] = spamdict
 
-        ## self.binop_test(spamdict({1:2}), spamdict({2:1}), -1, "cmp(a,b)",
-        ##                 "__cmp__")
         self.binop_test(spamdict({1:2,3:4}), 1, 1, "b in a", "__contains__")
         self.binop_test(spamdict({1:2,3:4}), 2, 0, "b in a", "__contains__")
         self.binop_test(spamdict({1:2,3:4}), 1, 2, "a[b]", "__getitem__")
@@ -1004,8 +1001,8 @@
         # Test lookup leaks [SF bug 572567]
         import sys,gc
         class G(object):
-            def __cmp__(self, other):
-                return 0
+            def __eq__(self, other):
+                return 1
         g = G()
         orig_objects = len(gc.get_objects())
         for i in range(10):
@@ -1525,7 +1522,6 @@
         self.assertNotEqual(id(c1), id(c2))
         hash(c1)
         hash(c2)
-        ## self.assertEqual(cmp(c1, c2), cmp(id(c1), id(c2)))
         self.assertEqual(c1, c1)
         self.assert_(c1 != c2)
         self.assert_(not c1 != c1)
@@ -1549,7 +1545,6 @@
         self.assertNotEqual(id(d1), id(d2))
         hash(d1)
         hash(d2)
-        ## self.assertEqual(cmp(d1, d2), cmp(id(d1), id(d2)))
         self.assertEqual(d1, d1)
         self.assertNotEqual(d1, d2)
         self.assert_(not d1 != d1)
@@ -1610,23 +1605,6 @@
             self.assert_(i in p10)
         self.assertFalse(10 in p10)
 
-        ## # Safety test for __cmp__
-        ## def unsafecmp(a, b):
-        ##     try:
-        ##         a.__class__.__cmp__(a, b)
-        ##     except TypeError:
-        ##         pass
-        ##     else:
-        ##         self.fail("shouldn't allow %s.__cmp__(%r, %r)" % (
-        ##             a.__class__, a, b))
-        ##
-        ## unsafecmp("123", "123")
-        ## unsafecmp("123", "123")
-        ## unsafecmp(1, 1.0)
-        ## unsafecmp(1.0, 1)
-        ## unsafecmp(1, 1)
-        ## unsafecmp(1, 1)
-
     def test_weakrefs(self):
         # Testing weak references...
         import weakref
@@ -2538,12 +2516,16 @@
             c = {1: c1, 2: c2, 3: c3}
             for x in 1, 2, 3:
                 for y in 1, 2, 3:
-                    ## self.assert_(cmp(c[x], c[y]) == cmp(x, y), "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
                     for op in "<", "<=", "==", "!=", ">", ">=":
-                        self.assert_(eval("c[x] %s c[y]" % op) == eval("x %s y" % op),
-                               "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
-                    ## self.assert_(cmp(c[x], y) == cmp(x, y), "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
-                    ## self.assert_(cmp(x, c[y]) == cmp(x, y), "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
+                        self.assert_(eval("c[x] %s c[y]" % op) ==
+                                     eval("x %s y" % op),
+                                     "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
+                        self.assert_(eval("c[x] %s y" % op) ==
+                                     eval("x %s y" % op),
+                                     "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
+                        self.assert_(eval("x %s c[y]" % op) ==
+                                     eval("x %s y" % op),
+                                     "x=%d, y=%d" % (x, y))
 
     def test_rich_comparisons(self):
         # Testing rich comparisons...
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dict.py b/Lib/test/test_dict.py
index 2e74b68..bfc31af 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_dict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dict.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
             self.fail("missing KeyError")
 
     def test_bad_key(self):
-        # Dictionary lookups should fail if __cmp__() raises an exception.
+        # Dictionary lookups should fail if __eq__() raises an exception.
         class CustomException(Exception):
             pass
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hash.py b/Lib/test/test_hash.py
index 807c2c4..5881d03 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hash.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hash.py
@@ -55,13 +55,8 @@
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return self is not other
 
-class OnlyCmp(object):
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
-        return cmp(id(self), id(other))
-
 class InheritedHashWithEquality(FixedHash, OnlyEquality): pass
 class InheritedHashWithInequality(FixedHash, OnlyInequality): pass
-class InheritedHashWithCmp(FixedHash, OnlyCmp): pass
 
 class NoHash(object):
     __hash__ = None
@@ -74,7 +69,6 @@
     fixed_expected = [FixedHash(),
                       InheritedHashWithEquality(),
                       InheritedHashWithInequality(),
-                      InheritedHashWithCmp(),
                       ]
     error_expected = [NoHash(),
                       OnlyEquality(),
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_heapq.py b/Lib/test/test_heapq.py
index 484ab48..e1e7e9c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_heapq.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_heapq.py
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@
 
 class CmpErr:
     "Dummy element that always raises an error during comparison"
-    def __cmp__(self, other):
+    def __eq__(self, other):
         raise ZeroDivisionError
-    __eq__ = __ne__ = __lt__ = __le__ = __gt__ = __ge__ = __cmp__
+    __ne__ = __lt__ = __le__ = __gt__ = __ge__ = __eq__
 
 def R(seqn):
     'Regular generator'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hmac.py b/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
index f7ac8ef..8dcbe7e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hmac.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
         # Testing if the copy method created a real copy.
         h1 = hmac.HMAC(b"key")
         h2 = h1.copy()
-        # Using id() in case somebody has overridden __cmp__.
+        # Using id() in case somebody has overridden __eq__/__ne__.
         self.failUnless(id(h1) != id(h2), "No real copy of the HMAC instance.")
         self.failUnless(id(h1.inner) != id(h2.inner),
             "No real copy of the attribute 'inner'.")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py b/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
index 93deb1e..eb4865a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_kqueue.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, kq.fileno)
 
     def test_create_event(self):
+        from operator import lt, le, gt, ge
         fd = sys.stderr.fileno()
         ev = select.kevent(fd)
         other = select.kevent(1000)
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@
         self.assertEqual(ev.udata, 0)
         self.assertEqual(ev, ev)
         self.assertNotEqual(ev, other)
-        self.assertEqual(cmp(ev, other), -1)
         self.assert_(ev < other)
         self.assert_(other >= ev)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, ev, None)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, ev, 1)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, ev, "ev")
+        for op in lt, le, gt, ge:
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, op, ev, None)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, op, ev, 1)
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, op, ev, "ev")
 
         ev = select.kevent(fd, select.KQ_FILTER_WRITE)
         self.assertEqual(ev.ident, fd)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_long.py b/Lib/test/test_long.py
index c1f8b5c..2acb3fa 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_long.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_long.py
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@
             def _cmp__(self, other):
                 if not isinstance(other, Rat):
                     other = Rat(other)
-                return cmp(self.n * other.d, self.d * other.n)
+                x, y = self.n * other.d, self.d * other.n
+                return (x > y) - (x < y)
             def __eq__(self, other):
                 return self._cmp__(other) == 0
             def __ne__(self, other):
@@ -727,8 +728,8 @@
             Rx = Rat(x)
             for y in cases:
                 Ry = Rat(y)
-                Rcmp = cmp(Rx, Ry)
-                xycmp = cmp(x, y)
+                Rcmp = (Rx > Ry) - (Rx < Ry)
+                xycmp = (x > y) - (x < y)
                 eq(Rcmp, xycmp, Frm("%r %r %d %d", x, y, Rcmp, xycmp))
                 eq(x == y, Rcmp == 0, Frm("%r == %r %d", x, y, Rcmp))
                 eq(x != y, Rcmp != 0, Frm("%r != %r %d", x, y, Rcmp))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_set.py b/Lib/test/test_set.py
index 5a8819f..15d3c6f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_set.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_set.py
@@ -1036,16 +1036,6 @@
         result = self.set ^ set([8])
         self.assertEqual(result, set([2, 4, 6, 8]))
 
-    def test_cmp(self):
-        a, b = set('a'), set('b')
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, a, b)
-
-        # In py3k, this works!
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, a, a)
-
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, a, 12)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cmp, "abc", a)
-
 #==============================================================================
 
 class TestUpdateOps(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sort.py b/Lib/test/test_sort.py
index 8b108d5..a7afe73 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sort.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sort.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             y = x[:]
             y.reverse()
             s = x[:]
-            check("reversed via function", y, s, lambda a, b: cmp(b, a))
+            check("reversed via function", y, s, lambda a, b: (b>a)-(b<a))
 
             if verbose:
                 print("    Checking against an insane comparison function.")
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@
             def mutating_cmp(x, y):
                 L.append(3)
                 L.pop()
-                return cmp(x, y)
+                return (x > y) - (x < y)
             L = [1,2]
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, L.sort, key=CmpToKey(mutating_cmp))
             def mutating_cmp(x, y):
                 L.append(3)
                 del L[:]
-                return cmp(x, y)
+                return (x > y) - (x < y)
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, L.sort, key=CmpToKey(mutating_cmp))
             memorywaster = [memorywaster]
 
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@
         copy = data[:]
         random.shuffle(data)
         data.sort(key=str.lower)
-        copy.sort(key=CmpToKey(lambda x,y: cmp(x.lower(), y.lower())))
+        def my_cmp(x, y):
+            xlower, ylower = x.lower(), y.lower()
+            return (xlower > ylower) - (xlower < ylower)
+        copy.sort(key=CmpToKey(my_cmp))
 
     def test_baddecorator(self):
         data = 'The quick Brown fox Jumped over The lazy Dog'.split()
@@ -246,8 +249,14 @@
         data = [(random.randrange(100), i) for i in range(200)]
         copy1 = data[:]
         copy2 = data[:]
-        data.sort(key=CmpToKey(lambda x,y: cmp(x[0],y[0])), reverse=True)
-        copy1.sort(key=CmpToKey(lambda x,y: cmp(y[0],x[0])))
+        def my_cmp(x, y):
+            x0, y0 = x[0], y[0]
+            return (x0 > y0) - (x0 < y0)
+        def my_cmp_reversed(x, y):
+            x0, y0 = x[0], y[0]
+            return (y0 > x0) - (y0 < x0)
+        data.sort(key=CmpToKey(my_cmp), reverse=True)
+        copy1.sort(key=CmpToKey(my_cmp_reversed))
         self.assertEqual(data, copy1)
         copy2.sort(key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
         self.assertEqual(data, copy2)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unittest.py b/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
index 9c12205..38ceb9a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@
     # getTestCaseNames() and all the loadTestsFromX() methods"
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__loadTestsFromTestCase(self):
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
-            return -cmp(x, y)
+            return -((x > y) - (x < y))
 
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@
     # getTestCaseNames() and all the loadTestsFromX() methods"
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__loadTestsFromModule(self):
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
-            return -cmp(x, y)
+            return -((x > y) - (x < y))
 
         m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
     # getTestCaseNames() and all the loadTestsFromX() methods"
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__loadTestsFromName(self):
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
-            return -cmp(x, y)
+            return -((x > y) - (x < y))
 
         m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@
     # getTestCaseNames() and all the loadTestsFromX() methods"
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__loadTestsFromNames(self):
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
-            return -cmp(x, y)
+            return -((x > y) - (x < y))
 
         m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@
     # Does it actually affect getTestCaseNames()?
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__getTestCaseNames(self):
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
-            return -cmp(x, y)
+            return -((x > y) - (x < y))
 
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
@@ -1188,9 +1188,19 @@
         self.assertEqual(loader.getTestCaseNames(Foo), test_names)
 
     # "The default value is the built-in cmp() function"
+    # Since cmp is now defunct, we simply verify that the results
+    # occur in the same order as they would with the default sort.
     def test_sortTestMethodsUsing__default_value(self):
         loader = unittest.TestLoader()
-        self.failUnless(loader.sortTestMethodsUsing is cmp)
+
+        class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
+            def test_2(self): pass
+            def test_3(self): pass
+            def test_1(self): pass
+
+        test_names = ['test_2', 'test_3', 'test_1']
+        self.assertEqual(loader.getTestCaseNames(Foo), sorted(test_names))
+
 
     # "it can be set to None to disable the sort."
     #
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
index 30eec71..5d4a0ff 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_userdict.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(repr(u1), repr(d1))
         self.assertEqual(repr(u2), repr(d2))
 
-        # Test __cmp__ and __len__
+        # Test rich comparison and __len__
         all = [d0, d1, d2, u, u0, u1, u2, uu, uu0, uu1, uu2]
         for a in all:
             for b in all:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_uuid.py b/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
index 5a37c2f..cf9ea84 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_uuid.py
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@
         # Test comparison of UUIDs.
         for i in range(len(ascending)):
             for j in range(len(ascending)):
-                equal(cmp(i, j), cmp(ascending[i], ascending[j]))
+                equal(i < j, ascending[i] < ascending[j])
+                equal(i <= j, ascending[i] <= ascending[j])
+                equal(i == j, ascending[i] == ascending[j])
+                equal(i > j, ascending[i] > ascending[j])
+                equal(i >= j, ascending[i] >= ascending[j])
+                equal(i != j, ascending[i] != ascending[j])
 
         # Test sorting of UUIDs (above list is in ascending order).
         resorted = ascending[:]