diff --git a/vm/src/lib.rs b/vm/src/lib.rs
index 1f8fe9be4..c9b8a7686 100644
--- a/vm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ pub mod py_serde;
 mod pyhash;
 pub mod pyobject;
 pub mod scope;
+mod sequence;
 pub mod stdlib;
 mod sysmodule;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
index 00a011504..7d6957491 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::pyhash;
 use crate::pyobject::{
     IntoPyObject, PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue,
 };
+use crate::sequence::PySequenceContainer;
 use crate::vm::{ReprGuard, VirtualMachine};
 
 /// tuple() -> empty tuple
@@ -57,13 +58,19 @@ impl_intopyobj_tuple!((A, 0), (B, 1), (C, 2), (D, 3), (E, 4));
 impl_intopyobj_tuple!((A, 0), (B, 1), (C, 2), (D, 3), (E, 4), (F, 5));
 impl_intopyobj_tuple!((A, 0), (B, 1), (C, 2), (D, 3), (E, 4), (F, 5), (G, 6));
 
+impl PySequenceContainer for PyTuple {
+    fn as_slice(&self) -> &[PyObjectRef] {
+        &self.elements
+    }
+}
+
 impl PyTuple {
     pub fn fast_getitem(&self, idx: usize) -> PyObjectRef {
         self.elements[idx].clone()
     }
 
     pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[PyObjectRef] {
-        &self.elements
+        <PyTuple as PySequenceContainer>::as_slice(self)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vm/src/sequence.rs b/vm/src/sequence.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6e494c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/src/sequence.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use crate::pyobject::{PyObjectRef, PyResult, PyValue};
+use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
+
+pub trait PySequenceContainer
+where
+    Self: PyValue,
+{
+    fn as_slice(&self) -> &[PyObjectRef];
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn cmp<F>(&self, other: PyObjectRef, op: F, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult
+    where
+        F: Fn(&[PyObjectRef], &[PyObjectRef]) -> PyResult<bool>,
+    {
+        let r = if let Some(other) = other.payload_if_subclass::<Self>(vm) {
+            vm.new_bool(op(self.as_slice(), other.as_slice())?)
+        } else {
+            vm.ctx.not_implemented()
+        };
+        Ok(r)
+    }
+}