diff --git a/test/helpers.py b/test/helpers.py
index ca75dbdee5..0c593aa4a3 100644
--- a/test/helpers.py
+++ b/test/helpers.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def assert_jit_cache_len(fxn, expected_len):
     assert len(fxn.jit_cache[0].prg.jit_cache) == expected_len
 
 def is_dtype_supported(dtype: DType, device: str = Device.DEFAULT):
+  if dtype == dtypes.pyint and device != "PYTHON": return False
   if dtype == dtypes.bfloat16:
     # NOTE: this requires bf16 buffer support
     return device in {"AMD"} or (device in {"CUDA", "NV"} and not CI and not getenv("PTX"))
diff --git a/test/test_dtype.py b/test/test_dtype.py
index afd4a99e8e..a88f2555eb 100644
--- a/test/test_dtype.py
+++ b/test/test_dtype.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore")
 settings.register_profile("my_profile", max_examples=200, deadline=None, derandomize=getenv("DERANDOMIZE_CI", False))
 settings.load_profile("my_profile")
 
-core_dtypes = list(DTYPES_DICT.values())
+core_dtypes = list([v for k,v in DTYPES_DICT.items() if k != 'pyint'])
 if Device.DEFAULT == "CPU": core_dtypes.remove(dtypes.bfloat16)  # NOTE: this is for teenygrad, don't remove
 dtype_ints = [dt for dt in core_dtypes if dtypes.is_int(dt) and is_dtype_supported(dt)]
 dtype_floats = [dt for dt in core_dtypes if dtypes.is_float(dt) and is_dtype_supported(dt)]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dtype_floats = [dt for dt in core_dtypes if dtypes.is_float(dt) and is_dtype_sup
 def get_available_cast_dtypes(dtype: DType) -> List[DType]:
   if not is_dtype_supported(dtype): return []
   # dont cast internal dtypes
-  return [v for k, v in DTYPES_DICT.items() if v != dtype and is_dtype_supported(v) and not k.startswith("_")]
+  return [v for k, v in DTYPES_DICT.items() if v != dtype and is_dtype_supported(v) and not k.startswith("_") and k != 'pyint']
 
 def _test_to_np(a:Tensor, np_dtype, target):
   if DEBUG >= 2: print(a)
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ class TestTensorMethod(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class TestDtypeUsage(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_max_w_alu(self):
-    for d in dtypes.ints:
+    for d in dtype_ints:
       t = Tensor([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype=d)
       (t*t).max().item()
 
diff --git a/test/test_linearizer_failures.py b/test/test_linearizer_failures.py
index 1af172edc1..c6a193099f 100644
--- a/test/test_linearizer_failures.py
+++ b/test/test_linearizer_failures.py
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ class TestLinearizerFailures(unittest.TestCase):
                   UOp(UOps.DEFINE_GLOBAL, dtypes.half.ptr(), arg=2, src=()),
                   UOp(UOps.VIEW, dtypes.void, arg=ShapeTracker(views=(View(shape=(256, 1, 64, 112, 112, 3, 7, 7), strides=(0, 0, 147, 0, 0, 49, 7, 1), offset=0, mask=None, contiguous=False),)), src=()),)),)),)),)),)),)),))
     opts = [Opt(op=OptOps.TC, axis=0, amt=2), Opt(op=OptOps.UPCAST, axis=1, amt=4), Opt(op=OptOps.LOCAL, axis=0, amt=16)]
-    helper_test_lin(Kernel(ast, opts=Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer), opts=opts, failed_platforms=["CUDA", "NV", "METAL"])
+    helper_test_lin(Kernel(ast, opts=Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer), opts=opts, failed_platforms=[])
 
   def test_failure_53(self):
     # COMPILE_ERROR, val scope issue
diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/lowerer.py b/tinygrad/codegen/lowerer.py
index 941e19d270..eb2c5cd51c 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/lowerer.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/lowerer.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def _limit_dims(dims:Tuple[sint, ...], max_sizes:Tuple[int, ...]):
 def get_grouped_dims(prefix, dims:Tuple[sint, ...], max_sizes:Optional[Tuple[int, ...]], reverse=False) -> List[UOp]:
   if reverse: dims = dims[::-1]
   limited = _limit_dims(dims, max_sizes) if max_sizes is not None else dims
-  ret = raw_idxs = [UOp(UOps.SPECIAL, dtypes.int, (), (f"{prefix}{i}", s)) for i,s in enumerate(limited)]
+  ret = raw_idxs = [UOp(UOps.SPECIAL, dtypes.pyint, (), (f"{prefix}{i}", s)) for i,s in enumerate(limited)]
   if limited != dims:
     ret = []
     # cast for mypy, get_contraction won't be None
@@ -75,22 +75,22 @@ def get_index(ast:UOp, opts:Renderer) -> IndexContext:
              get_grouped_dims("lidx", full_shape[global_dims:first_reduce+group_for_reduces], opts.local_max)
   else:
     # all loops are RANGES
-    idxs = [UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.int, (UOp.const(dtypes.int, 0), variable_to_uop(g)), (i, False))
+    idxs = [UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.pyint, (UOp.const(dtypes.pyint, 0), variable_to_uop(g)), (i, False))
                   for i,g in enumerate(full_shape[:first_reduce])]
 
   # reduce loops
-  idxs += [UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.int, (UOp.const(dtypes.int, 0), variable_to_uop(g)), (i, True))
+  idxs += [UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.pyint, (UOp.const(dtypes.pyint, 0), variable_to_uop(g)), (i, True))
     for i,g in enumerate(full_shape[first_reduce+group_for_reduces:first_upcasted], start=first_reduce+group_for_reduces)]
 
   # upcast loops
   for i,g in enumerate(full_shape[first_upcasted:], start=first_upcasted):
     assert isinstance(g, int), "needs to be int to upcast/unroll"
-    idxs.append(UOp(UOps.EXPAND, dtypes.int, (UOp.const(dtypes.int.vec(g), tuple(range(g))),), ((i,g),)))
+    idxs.append(UOp(UOps.EXPAND, dtypes.pyint, (UOp.const(dtypes.pyint.vec(g), tuple(range(g))),), ((i,g),)))
 
   # late indexes (group for reduce)
   ridxs = idxs[:]
   for a in range(first_reduce, first_reduce+group_for_reduces):
-    ridxs[a] = UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.int, (UOp.const(dtypes.int, 0), variable_to_uop(full_shape[a])), (1000+a, True))
+    ridxs[a] = UOp(UOps.RANGE, dtypes.pyint, (UOp.const(dtypes.pyint, 0), variable_to_uop(full_shape[a])), (1000+a, True))
 
   return IndexContext(idxs, ridxs)
 
diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
index ec84df4935..671022cb0e 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ reducer = PatternMatcher([
   (UPat(UOps.LOAD, name="load"), simplify_buffer_load),
 ])
 
+no_pyint = PatternMatcher([(UPat((UOps.CONST, UOps.VCONST, UOps.ALU, UOps.SPECIAL, UOps.RANGE, UOps.EXPAND, UOps.VECTORIZE, UOps.DEFINE_VAR),
+  name="x"), lambda x: UOp(x.op, dtypes.int32.vec(x.dtype.count), x.src, x.arg) if x.dtype.scalar() == dtypes.pyint else None)])
+
 # *** uop graph ***
 
 linearize_cnt = 0
@@ -556,6 +559,9 @@ def full_graph_rewrite(sink:UOp, opts:Optional[Renderer]=None) -> UOp:
   acc_number = 0
   sink = graph_rewrite(sink, sym)
 
+  # rewrite pyint to int32
+  sink = graph_rewrite(sink, no_pyint)
+
   # expand
   linearize_cnt += 1
   if linearize_cnt != (de:=getenv("DEBUG_EXPAND", 0)) and de != -1:
diff --git a/tinygrad/dtype.py b/tinygrad/dtype.py
index 19f314226e..e39767d22c 100644
--- a/tinygrad/dtype.py
+++ b/tinygrad/dtype.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class dtypes:
   @staticmethod
   def fields() -> Dict[str, DType]: return DTYPES_DICT
   void: Final[DType] = DType(-1, 0, "void", None, 1)
+  pyint: Final[DType] = DType(-1, 8, "pyint", None, 1)   # arbitrary precision integer, same itemsize to int64 so min/max works
   bool: Final[DType] = DType(0, 1, "bool", '?', 1)
   int8: Final[DType] = DType(1, 1, "char", 'b', 1)
   uint8: Final[DType] = DType(2, 1, "unsigned char", 'B', 1)
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class dtypes:
 
   floats = (float16, bfloat16, float32, float64)
   uints = (uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64)
-  sints = (int8, int16, int32, int64)
+  sints = (int8, int16, int32, int64, pyint)
   ints = uints + sints
 
 if (env_default_float := getenv("DEFAULT_FLOAT", "")):
diff --git a/tinygrad/ops.py b/tinygrad/ops.py
index bfba867db2..f1a342d5c1 100644
--- a/tinygrad/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/ops.py
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ spec = PatternMatcher([
   (UPat(UOps.RANGE, src=(UPat(name="x"), UPat(name="y")), name="rng"), lambda rng,x,y: rng.dtype == x.dtype == y.dtype),
   (UPat(UOps.SPECIAL, src=()), lambda: True),
 
+  # no pyint allowed here!
+  (UPat(UOps.ALU, dtype=dtypes.pyint), lambda: False),
+
   # TODO: confirm the args of both of these are shapetrackers
   (UPat(UOps.VIEW, src=()), lambda: True),
   (UPat(UOps.VIEW, src=(UPat(),)), lambda: True),
diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index 2542b99c06..fc85ecfd68 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def un1d(shape:Tuple[sint, ...], offs:sint) -> List[sint]:
     offs -= here * stride
   return result
 
-def variable_to_uop(x, ctx=None) -> UOp: return UOp.const(dtypes.int, x) if isinstance(x, int) else x
+def variable_to_uop(x, ctx=None) -> UOp: return UOp.const(dtypes.pyint, x) if isinstance(x, int) else x
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class View:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class View:
   contiguous:bool
 
   def to_indexed_uops(self:View, _idxs:Optional[List[UOp]]=None, vexpr:UOp=UOp.const(dtypes.bool, True)) -> Tuple[UOp, UOp]:
-    idxs = [UOp.range(dtypes.int, 0, s, i) for i,s in enumerate(self.shape)] if _idxs is None else _idxs
+    idxs = [UOp.range(dtypes.pyint, 0, s, i) for i,s in enumerate(self.shape)] if _idxs is None else _idxs
     iexpr = variable_to_uop(self.offset)
     for idx,sh,st,m in zip(idxs, self.shape, self.strides, self.mask if self.mask is not None else [None]*len(self.shape)):
       if resolve(sh != 1) and resolve(st != 0): iexpr = iexpr + idx*st