diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
index 28d09cd0b..ec0e0dda6 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objlist.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::bytesinner;
 use crate::common::cell::{PyRwLock, PyRwLockReadGuard, PyRwLockWriteGuard};
 use crate::function::OptionalArg;
 use crate::pyobject::{
-    BorrowValue, PyClassImpl, PyComparisonValue, PyContext, PyIterable, PyObjectRef, PyRef,
+    BorrowValue, Either, PyClassImpl, PyComparisonValue, PyContext, PyIterable, PyObjectRef, PyRef,
     PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, TypeProtocol,
 };
 use crate::sequence::{self, SimpleSeq};
@@ -192,7 +192,12 @@ impl PyList {
 
     #[pymethod(name = "__getitem__")]
     fn getitem(zelf: PyRef<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        get_item(vm, zelf.as_object(), &zelf.borrow_value(), needle)
+        Ok(
+            match get_item(vm, zelf.as_object(), &zelf.borrow_value(), needle)? {
+                Either::A(obj) => obj,
+                Either::B(vec) => vm.ctx.new_list(vec),
+            },
+        )
     }
 
     #[pymethod(name = "__iter__")]
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
index 273b7dd3f..9ef4d2c0f 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use num_traits::{One, Signed, ToPrimitive, Zero};
 
 use super::objint::{PyInt, PyIntRef};
-use super::objlist::PyList;
 use super::objsingletons::PyNone;
 use super::objslice::{PySlice, PySliceRef};
-use super::objtuple::PyTuple;
 use crate::function::OptionalArg;
-use crate::pyobject::{BorrowValue, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, TypeProtocol};
+use crate::pyobject::{BorrowValue, Either, PyObjectRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, TypeProtocol};
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
 pub trait PySliceableSequenceMut {
@@ -465,34 +463,23 @@ pub fn get_item(
     sequence: &PyObjectRef,
     elements: &[PyObjectRef],
     subscript: PyObjectRef,
-) -> PyResult {
+) -> PyResult<Either<PyObjectRef, Vec<PyObjectRef>>> {
     if let Some(i) = subscript.payload::<PyInt>() {
         let value = i.borrow_value().to_isize().ok_or_else(|| {
             vm.new_index_error("cannot fit 'int' into an index-sized integer".to_owned())
         })?;
         let pos_index = get_pos(value, elements.len())
             .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_index_error("Index out of bounds!".to_owned()))?;
-        return Ok(elements[pos_index].clone());
-    }
-
-    let slice = subscript.payload::<PySlice>().ok_or_else(|| {
-        vm.new_type_error(format!(
-            "{} indices must be integers or slices",
-            sequence.lease_class().name
-        ))
-    })?;
-    let items = if sequence.payload_is::<PyList>() {
-        PyObject::new(
-            PyList::from(elements.get_slice_items(vm, slice)?),
-            sequence.class(),
-            None,
-        )
-    } else if sequence.payload_is::<PyTuple>() {
-        vm.ctx.new_tuple(elements.get_slice_items(vm, slice)?)
+        Ok(Either::A(elements[pos_index].clone()))
     } else {
-        panic!("sequence get_item called for non-sequence")
-    };
-    Ok(items)
+        let slice = subscript.payload::<PySlice>().ok_or_else(|| {
+            vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                "{} indices must be integers or slices",
+                sequence.lease_class().name
+            ))
+        })?;
+        Ok(Either::B(elements.get_slice_items(vm, slice)?))
+    }
 }
 
 //Check if given arg could be used with PySliceableSequence.get_slice_range()
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
index d2f3f8d03..67befce63 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtuple.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::objsequence::get_item;
 use super::objtype::PyClassRef;
 use crate::function::OptionalArg;
 use crate::pyobject::{
-    self, BorrowValue, IdProtocol, IntoPyObject,
+    self, BorrowValue, Either, IdProtocol, IntoPyObject,
     PyArithmaticValue::{self, *},
     PyClassImpl, PyComparisonValue, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue,
 };
@@ -168,7 +168,12 @@ impl PyTuple {
 
     #[pymethod(name = "__getitem__")]
     fn getitem(zelf: PyRef<Self>, needle: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        get_item(vm, zelf.as_object(), &zelf.elements, needle)
+        Ok(
+            match get_item(vm, zelf.as_object(), &zelf.elements, needle)? {
+                Either::A(obj) => obj,
+                Either::B(vec) => vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec),
+            },
+        )
     }
 
     #[pymethod(name = "index")]