1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/ast.py b/Lib/ast.py
index aab61d7..4b2063b 100644
--- a/Lib/ast.py
+++ b/Lib/ast.py
@@ -65,19 +65,25 @@ def literal_eval(node_or_string):
         elif isinstance(node, Name):
             if node.id in _safe_names:
                 return _safe_names[node.id]
+        elif isinstance(node, UnaryOp) and \
+             isinstance(node.op, (UAdd, USub)) and \
+             isinstance(node.operand, (Num, UnaryOp, BinOp)):
+            operand = _convert(node.operand)
+            if isinstance(node.op, UAdd):
+                return + operand
+            else:
+                return - operand
         elif isinstance(node, BinOp) and \
              isinstance(node.op, (Add, Sub)) and \
-             isinstance(node.right, Num) and \
-             isinstance(node.right.n, complex) and \
-             isinstance(node.left, Num) and \
-             isinstance(node.left.n, (int, float)):
-            left = node.left.n
-            right = node.right.n
+             isinstance(node.right, (Num, UnaryOp, BinOp)) and \
+             isinstance(node.left, (Num, UnaryOp, BinOp)):
+            left = _convert(node.left)
+            right = _convert(node.right)
             if isinstance(node.op, Add):
                 return left + right
             else:
                 return left - right
-        raise ValueError('malformed string')
+        raise ValueError('malformed node or string: ' + repr(node))
     return _convert(node_or_string)