diff --git a/tests/snippets/subtraction.py b/tests/snippets/subtraction.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3471c1545
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+++ b/tests/snippets/subtraction.py
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+assert 5 - 3 == 2
+
+class Complex():
+    def __init__(self, real, imag):
+        self.real = real
+        self.imag = imag
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "Com" + str((self.real, self.imag))
+
+    def __sub__(self, other):
+        return Complex(self.real - other, self.imag)
+
+    def __rsub__(self, other):
+        return Complex(other - self.real, -self.imag)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.real == other.real and self.imag == other.imag
+
+assert Complex(4, 5) - 3 == Complex(1, 5)
+assert 7 - Complex(4, 5) == Complex(3, -5)