diff --git a/py25/bacpypes/task.py b/py25/bacpypes/task.py
index b262cd8..e7c4d24 100755
--- a/py25/bacpypes/task.py
+++ b/py25/bacpypes/task.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class _Task(DebugContents, Logging):
 
         _task_manager.resume_task(self)
 
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return id(self) < id(other)
+
 #
 #   OneShotTask
 #
diff --git a/py27/bacpypes/task.py b/py27/bacpypes/task.py
index af2407d..a9594c7 100755
--- a/py27/bacpypes/task.py
+++ b/py27/bacpypes/task.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class _Task(DebugContents, Logging):
 
         _task_manager.resume_task(self)
 
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return id(self) < id(other)
+
 #
 #   OneShotTask
 #
diff --git a/py34/bacpypes/singleton.py b/py34/bacpypes/singleton.py
index 715f013..d08ae21 100755
--- a/py34/bacpypes/singleton.py
+++ b/py34/bacpypes/singleton.py
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ class _SingletonMetaclass(type):
 #   Singleton
 #
 
-class Singleton(object):
+class Singleton(metaclass=_SingletonMetaclass):
 
-    __metaclass__ = _SingletonMetaclass
+    pass
 
 #
 #   _SingletonLoggingMetaclass
 #
 
 class _SingletonLoggingMetaclass(_SingletonMetaclass, debugging._LoggingMetaclass):
+
     pass
 
-class SingletonLogging(object):
-
-    __metaclass__ = _SingletonLoggingMetaclass
+class SingletonLogging(metaclass=_SingletonLoggingMetaclass):
 
+    pass
diff --git a/py34/bacpypes/task.py b/py34/bacpypes/task.py
index af2407d..a9594c7 100755
--- a/py34/bacpypes/task.py
+++ b/py34/bacpypes/task.py
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class _Task(DebugContents, Logging):
 
         _task_manager.resume_task(self)
 
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return id(self) < id(other)
+
 #
 #   OneShotTask
 #
diff --git a/tests/test_utilities/test_time_machine.py b/tests/test_utilities/test_time_machine.py
index f827edf..fcce5a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_utilities/test_time_machine.py
+++ b/tests/test_utilities/test_time_machine.py
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ class TestTimeMachine(unittest.TestCase):
         # function called, no time has passed
         assert ft1.process_task_called == 4
         assert ft2.process_task_called == 3
-        assert time_machine.current_time == 5.0
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert time_machine.current_time == 5.0