diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
index a512cd9..39f66e9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # test27	can't edit file with "*"
 # test52	only for Win32
 # test85	no Lua interface
+# test86, 87	no Python interface
 
 SCRIPTS = test1.out test3.out test4.out test5.out test6.out \
 		test7.out test8.out test9.out \
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
index c300622..487ecd8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out test73.out \
 		test74.out test75.out test76.out test77.out test78.out \
 		test79.out test80.out test81.out test82.out test83.out \
-		test84.out test85.out
+		test84.out test85.out test86.out test87.out
 
 SCRIPTS32 =	test50.out test70.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
index dfc1487..4128f9f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out test73.out \
 		test74.out test75.out test76.out test77.out test78.out \
 		test79.out test80.out test81.out test82.out test83.out \
-		test84.out test85.out
+		test84.out test85.out test86.out test87.out
 
 SCRIPTS32 =	test50.out test70.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
index 64d8532..9a918d4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # test27	can't edit file with "*" in file name
 # test52	only for Win32
 # test85	no Lua interface
+# test86, 87	no Python interface
 
 SCRIPTS = test1.out test3.out test4.out test5.out test6.out \
 		test7.out test8.out test9.out \
diff --git a/src/testdir/Makefile b/src/testdir/Makefile
index 0fb8051..20d9781 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Makefile
+++ b/src/testdir/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		test69.out test70.out test71.out test72.out test73.out \
 		test74.out test75.out test76.out test77.out test78.out \
 		test79.out test80.out test81.out test82.out test83.out \
-		test84.out test85.out
+		test84.out test85.out test86.out test87.out
 
 SCRIPTS_GUI = test16.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.in b/src/testdir/test86.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..395ba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.in
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+Tests for various python features.     vim: set ft=vim :
+
+STARTTEST
+:so small.vim
+:if !has('python') | e! test.ok | wq! test.out | endif
+:py import vim
+:fun Test()
+:let l = []
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py f=vim.bindeval('function("strlen")')
+:" Extending List directly with different types
+:py l.extend([1, "as'd", [1, 2, f, {'a': 1}]])
+:$put =string(l)
+:$put =string(l[-1])
+:try
+:  $put =string(l[-4])
+:catch
+:  $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:" List assignment
+:py l[0]=0
+:$put =string(l)
+:py l[-2]=f
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Extending Dictionary directly with different types
+:let d = {}
+:py d=vim.bindeval('d')
+:py d['1']='asd'
+:py d['b']=[1, 2, f]
+:py d['-1']={'a': 1}
+:let dkeys = []
+:py dk=vim.bindeval('dkeys')
+:py dkeys=d.keys()
+:py dkeys.sort()
+:py dk.extend(dkeys)
+:$put =string(dkeys)
+:for [key, val] in sort(items(d))
+:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(val)
+:  unlet key val
+:endfor
+:"
+:" removing items with del
+:py del l[2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = range(8)
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:try
+:   py del l[:3]
+:   py del l[1:]
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception
+:endtry
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:py del d['-1']
+:$put =string(d)
+:"
+:" removing items out of range: silently skip items that don't exist
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:" The following two ranges delete nothing as they match empty list:
+:py del l[2:1]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py del l[2:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py del l[2:3]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[2:4]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[2:5]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[2:6]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:" The following two ranges delete nothing as they match empty list:
+:py del l[-1:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py del l[-2:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py del l[-3:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[-4:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[-5:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py del l[-6:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Slice assignment to a list
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[0:0]=['a']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[1:2]=['b']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[2:4]=['c']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[4:4]=['d']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[-1:2]=['e']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[-10:2]=['f']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[2:-10]=['g']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = []
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l[0:0]=['h']
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Locked variables
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:lockvar! l
+:py l[2]='i'
+:$put =string(l)
+:unlockvar! l
+:"
+:" Function calls
+:function New(...)
+:return ['NewStart']+a:000+['NewEnd']
+:endfunction
+:function DictNew(...) dict
+:return ['DictNewStart']+a:000+['DictNewEnd', self]
+:endfunction
+:let l=[function('New'), function('DictNew')]
+:py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py l.extend(list(l[0](1, 2, 3)))
+:$put =string(l)
+:py l.extend(list(l[1](1, 2, 3, self={'a': 'b'})))
+:$put =string(l)
+:py l.extend([l[0].name])
+:$put =string(l)
+:try
+:   py l[1](1, 2, 3)
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:16]
+:endtry
+:delfunction New
+:try
+:   py l[0](1, 2, 3)
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:16]
+:endtry
+:if has('float')
+:   let l=[0.0]
+:   py l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:   py l.extend([0.0])
+:   $put =string(l)
+:else
+:   $put ='[0.0, 0.0]'
+:endif
+:"
+:" pyeval()
+:let l=pyeval('range(3)')
+:$put =string(l)
+:let d=pyeval('{"a": "b", "c": 1, "d": ["e"]}')
+:$put =sort(items(d))
+:try
+:   let undef=pyeval('undefined_name')
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:try
+:   let vim=pyeval('vim')
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:if has('float')
+:   let f=pyeval('0.0')
+:   $put =string(f)
+:else
+:   $put ='0.0'
+:endif
+:endfun
+:"
+:call Test()
+:"
+:delfunc Test
+:call garbagecollect(1)
+:"
+:/^start:/,$wq! test.out
+ENDTEST
+
+start:
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.ok b/src/testdir/test86.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebf9f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.ok
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+start:
+[1, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+[1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]
+Vim(put):E684:
+[0, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+[0, function('strlen'), [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+['-1', '1', 'b']
+'-1' : {'a': 1}
+'1' : 'asd'
+'b' : [1, 2, function('strlen')]
+[0, function('strlen')]
+[3]
+{'1': 'asd', 'b': [1, 2, function('strlen')]}
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 3]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+['a', 0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 'b', 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 'c']
+[0, 1, 2, 3, 'd']
+[0, 1, 2, 'e', 3]
+['f', 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 'g', 2, 3]
+['h']
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd']
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd', 'DictNewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'DictNewEnd', {'a': 'b'}]
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd', 'DictNewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'DictNewEnd', {'a': 'b'}, 'New']
+Vim(python):E725:
+Vim(python):E117:
+[0.0, 0.0]
+[0, 1, 2]
+['a', 'b']
+['c', 1]
+['d', ['e']]
+Vim(let):E858:
+Vim(let):E859:
+0.0
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.in b/src/testdir/test87.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e48605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.in
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+Tests for various python features.     vim: set ft=vim :
+
+STARTTEST
+:so small.vim
+:if !has('python3') | e! test.ok | wq! test.out | endif
+:py3 import vim
+:fun Test()
+:let l = []
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 f=vim.bindeval('function("strlen")')
+:" Extending List directly with different types
+:py3 l+=[1, "as'd", [1, 2, f, {'a': 1}]]
+:$put =string(l)
+:$put =string(l[-1])
+:try
+:  $put =string(l[-4])
+:catch
+:  $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:" List assignment
+:py3 l[0]=0
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 l[-2]=f
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Extending Dictionary directly with different types
+:let d = {}
+:py3 d=vim.bindeval('d')
+:py3 d['1']='asd'
+:py3 d['b']=[1, 2, f]
+:py3 d['-1']={'a': 1}
+:let dkeys = []
+:py3 dk=vim.bindeval('dkeys')
+:py3 dkeys=d.keys()
+:py3 dkeys.sort()
+:py3 dk+=dkeys
+:$put =string(dkeys)
+:for [key, val] in sort(items(d))
+:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(val)
+:  unlet key val
+:endfor
+:"
+:" removing items with del
+:py3 del l[2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = range(8)
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:try
+:   py3 del l[:3]
+:   py3 del l[1:]
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception
+:endtry
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:py3 del d['-1']
+:$put =string(d)
+:"
+:" removing items out of range: silently skip items that don't exist
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:" The following two ranges delete nothing as they match empty list:
+:py3 del l[2:1]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 del l[2:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 del l[2:3]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[2:4]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[2:5]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[2:6]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:" The following two ranges delete nothing as they match empty list:
+:py3 del l[-1:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 del l[-2:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 del l[-3:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[-4:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[-5:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 del l[-6:2]
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Slice assignment to a list
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[0:0]=['a']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[1:2]=['b']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[2:4]=['c']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[4:4]=['d']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[-1:2]=['e']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[-10:2]=['f']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[2:-10]=['g']
+:$put =string(l)
+:let l = []
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l[0:0]=['h']
+:$put =string(l)
+:"
+:" Locked variables
+:let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:lockvar! l
+:py3 l[2]='i'
+:$put =string(l)
+:unlockvar! l
+:"
+:" Function calls
+:function New(...)
+:return ['NewStart']+a:000+['NewEnd']
+:endfunction
+:function DictNew(...) dict
+:return ['DictNewStart']+a:000+['DictNewEnd', self]
+:endfunction
+:let l=[function('New'), function('DictNew')]
+:py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:py3 l.extend(list(l[0](1, 2, 3)))
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 l.extend(list(l[1](1, 2, 3, self={'a': 'b'})))
+:$put =string(l)
+:py3 l+=[l[0].name]
+:$put =string(l)
+:try
+:   py3 l[1](1, 2, 3)
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:delfunction New
+:try
+:   py3 l[0](1, 2, 3)
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:if has('float')
+:   let l=[0.0]
+:   py3 l=vim.bindeval('l')
+:   py3 l.extend([0.0])
+:   $put =string(l)
+:else
+:   $put ='[0.0, 0.0]'
+:endif
+:"
+:" py3eval()
+:let l=py3eval('[0, 1, 2]')
+:$put =string(l)
+:let d=py3eval('{"a": "b", "c": 1, "d": ["e"]}')
+:$put =sort(items(d))
+:try
+:   let undef=py3eval('undefined_name')
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:try
+:   let vim=py3eval('vim')
+:catch
+:   $put =v:exception[:13]
+:endtry
+:if has('float')
+:   let f=py3eval('0.0')
+:   $put =string(f)
+:else
+:   $put ='0.0'
+:endif
+:endfun
+:"
+:call Test()
+:"
+:delfunc Test
+:call garbagecollect(1)
+:"
+:/^start:/,$wq! test.out
+ENDTEST
+
+start:
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.ok b/src/testdir/test87.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcc4872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.ok
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+start:
+[1, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+[1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]
+Vim(put):E684:
+[0, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+[0, function('strlen'), [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
+['-1', '1', 'b']
+'-1' : {'a': 1}
+'1' : 'asd'
+'b' : [1, 2, function('strlen')]
+[0, function('strlen')]
+[3]
+{'1': 'asd', 'b': [1, 2, function('strlen')]}
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 3]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+[2, 3]
+['a', 0, 1, 2, 3]
+[0, 'b', 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 'c']
+[0, 1, 2, 3, 'd']
+[0, 1, 2, 'e', 3]
+['f', 2, 3]
+[0, 1, 'g', 2, 3]
+['h']
+[0, 1, 2, 3]
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd']
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd', 'DictNewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'DictNewEnd', {'a': 'b'}]
+[function('New'), function('DictNew'), 'NewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'NewEnd', 'DictNewStart', 1, 2, 3, 'DictNewEnd', {'a': 'b'}, 'New']
+Vim(py3):E725:
+Vim(py3):E117:
+[0.0, 0.0]
+[0, 1, 2]
+['a', 'b']
+['c', 1]
+['d', ['e']]
+Vim(let):E860:
+Vim(let):E861:
+0.0