diff --git a/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/iterable.rs b/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/iterable.rs
index cdeef18103..9006b5b176 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/iterable.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/iterable.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ macro_rules! py_iterable_comp {
             ) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = $cmp_item> + 'py> {
                 match self {
                     Self::Vec(v) => Box::new(v.iter().cloned()),
-                    Self::This(t) => Box::new(t.borrow(py).iter().map_into()),
+                    Self::This(t) => Box::new(t.borrow(py).iter().map(|v| v.into())),
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ macro_rules! py_iterable_comp {
 
         impl<I: Iterator<Item = J>, J: Into<$cmp_item>> From<I> for $cmp_internal {
             fn from(value: I) -> Self {
-                Self::Vec(value.map_into().collect())
+                Self::Vec(value.map(|v| v.into()).collect())
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/trait_impl/node_state.rs b/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/trait_impl/node_state.rs
index 5965070fea..0fcfcbf63f 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/trait_impl/node_state.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/python/types/macros/trait_impl/node_state.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use pyo3::{
     exceptions::{PyKeyError, PyTypeError},
     prelude::*,
+    types::PyNotImplemented,
 };
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -129,6 +130,20 @@ macro_rules! impl_node_state_ord_ops {
                     .median_item()
                     .map(|(n, v)| (n.cloned(), ($to_owned)(v)))
             }
+
+            fn __eq__<'py>(&'py self, other: &'py PyAny, py: Python<'py>) -> PyObject {
+                if let Ok(other) = other.extract::<PyRef<Self>>() {
+                    return self.inner.values().eq(other.inner.values()).into_py(py);
+                } else if let Ok(other) = other.extract::<Vec<$value>>() {
+                    return self
+                        .inner
+                        .values()
+                        .map($to_owned)
+                        .eq(other.iter().cloned())
+                        .into_py(py);
+                }
+                PyNotImplemented::get(py).into_py(py)
+            }
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/raphtory/src/python/types/wrappers/iterables.rs b/raphtory/src/python/types/wrappers/iterables.rs
index c35240652a..4520155db1 100644
--- a/raphtory/src/python/types/wrappers/iterables.rs
+++ b/raphtory/src/python/types/wrappers/iterables.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{core::ArcStr, db::api::view::BoxedIter, prelude::Prop, python::types::repr::Repr};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use num::cast::AsPrimitive;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use std::{i64, iter::Sum};