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diff --git a/test/vpp_object.py b/test/vpp_object.py
index 088cc39ce0a..2c07d472a65 100644
--- a/test/vpp_object.py
+++ b/test/vpp_object.py
@@ -1,33 +1,55 @@
 """ abstract vpp object and object registry """
 
-from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
+import abc
+import six
 
+from six import moves
 
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
 class VppObject(object):
     """ Abstract vpp object """
-    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def add_vpp_config(self):
         """ Add the configuration for this object to vpp. """
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def query_vpp_config(self):
         """Query the vpp configuration.
 
         :return: True if the object is configured"""
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def remove_vpp_config(self):
         """ Remove the configuration for this object from vpp. """
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
     def object_id(self):
         """ Return a unique string representing this object. """
-        pass
+        return "Undefined. for <%s %s>" % (self.__class__.__name__, id(self))
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.object_id()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<%s>' % self.object_id()
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.object_id())
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+            return NotImplemented
+        if other.object_id() == self.object_id():
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    # This can be removed when python2 support is dropped.
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
 
 
 class VppObjectRegistry(object):