diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
index df685902531..355c3e4725d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
@@ -289,24 +289,27 @@ get_type_array(PGresult *result, int nfields)
 		{
 			case INT2OID:
 			case INT4OID:
-			case INT8OID:
 			case OIDOID:
 				typ[j] = 1;
 				break;
 
+			case INT8OID:
+				typ[j] = 2;
+				break;
+
 			case FLOAT4OID:
 			case FLOAT8OID:
 			case NUMERICOID:
-				typ[j] = 2;
-				break;
-
-			case CASHOID:
 				typ[j] = 3;
 				break;
 
-			default:
+			case CASHOID:
 				typ[j] = 4;
 				break;
+
+			default:
+				typ[j] = 5;
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1797,24 +1800,27 @@ pgquery_getresult(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
 		{
 			case INT2OID:
 			case INT4OID:
-			case INT8OID:
 			case OIDOID:
 				typ[j] = 1;
 				break;
 
+			case INT8OID:
+				typ[j] = 2;
+				break;
+
 			case FLOAT4OID:
 			case FLOAT8OID:
 			case NUMERICOID:
-				typ[j] = 2;
-				break;
-
-			case CASHOID:
 				typ[j] = 3;
 				break;
 
-			default:
+			case CASHOID:
 				typ[j] = 4;
 				break;
+
+			default:
+				typ[j] = 5;
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1846,10 +1852,14 @@ pgquery_getresult(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
 						break;
 
 					case 2:
-						val = PyFloat_FromDouble(strtod(s, NULL));
+						val = PyLong_FromLong(strtol(s, NULL, 10));
 						break;
 
 					case 3:
+						val = PyFloat_FromDouble(strtod(s, NULL));
+						break;
+
+					case 4:
 						{
 							int			mult = 1;
 
@@ -1946,11 +1956,14 @@ pgquery_dictresult(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
 		{
 			case INT2OID:
 			case INT4OID:
-			case INT8OID:
 			case OIDOID:
 				typ[j] = 1;
 				break;
 
+			case INT8OID:
+				typ[j] = 2;
+				break;
+
 			case FLOAT4OID:
 			case FLOAT8OID:
 			case NUMERICOID:
@@ -1995,10 +2008,14 @@ pgquery_dictresult(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
 						break;
 
 					case 2:
-						val = PyFloat_FromDouble(strtod(s, NULL));
+						val = PyLong_FromLong(strtol(s, NULL, 10));
 						break;
 
 					case 3:
+						val = PyFloat_FromDouble(strtod(s, NULL));
+						break;
+
+					case 4:
 						{
 							int			mult = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py b/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py
index 49e6e436e8c..41a5bc457a3 100755
--- a/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py
@@ -109,11 +109,13 @@ def array_demo(pgcnx):
 	print "CREATE TABLE sal_emp ("
 	print "    name            text,"
 	print "    pay_by_quarter  int4[],"
+	print "    pay_by_extra_quarter  int8[],"
 	print "    schedule        text[][]"
 	print ")"
 	pgcnx.query("""CREATE TABLE sal_emp (
         name              text,
         pay_by_quarter    int4[],
+        pay_by_extra_quarter    int8[],
         schedule          text[][])""")
 	wait_key()
 	print
@@ -123,18 +125,22 @@ def array_demo(pgcnx):
 	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
 	print "    'Bill',"
 	print "    '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',"
+	print "    '{9223372036854775800,9223372036854775800,9223372036854775800}',"
 	print "    '{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')"
 	print
 	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
 	print "    'Carol',"
 	print "    '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',"
+	print "    '{9223372036854775807,9223372036854775807,9223372036854775807}',"
 	print "    '{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')"
 	print
 	pgcnx.query("""INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES (
         'Bill', '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',
+	'{9223372036854775800,9223372036854775800,9223372036854775800}',
         '{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')""")
 	pgcnx.query("""INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES (
         'Carol', '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',
+	'{9223372036854775807,9223372036854775807,9223372036854775807}',
         '{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')""")
 	wait_key()
 	print
@@ -148,12 +154,26 @@ def array_demo(pgcnx):
 	print pgcnx.query("""SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE
         sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[2]""")
 	print
+	print pgcnx.query("""SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE
+        sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[2]""")
+	print
 	print "-- retrieve third quarter pay of all employees"
 	print 
 	print "SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp"
 	print
 	print pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp")
 	print
+	print "-- retrieve third quarter extra pay of all employees"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp")
+	print 
+	print "-- retrieve first two quarters of extra quarter pay of all employees"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[1:2] FROM sal_emp"
+	print
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_extra_quarter[1:2] FROM sal_emp")
+	print
 	print "-- select subarrays"
 	print 
 	print "SELECT sal_emp.schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE"