diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 346e1db0..33365e5b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):
       url="https://github.com/symengine/symengine.py",
       python_requires='>=3.7,<4',
       zip_safe=False,
+      packages=['symengine'],
       cmdclass = cmdclass,
       classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
diff --git a/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx b/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
index b6473b16..2e7ea207 100644
--- a/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
+++ b/symengine/lib/symengine_wrapper.pyx
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ def sympy2symengine(a, raise_error=False):
             if a._prec > 53:
                 return RealMPFR(str(a), a._prec)
             else:
-                return RealDouble(float(str(a)))
+                return RealDouble(float(a))
         ELSE:
-            return RealDouble(float(str(a)))
+            return RealDouble(float(a))
     elif a is sympy.I:
         return I
     elif a is sympy.E:
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ class RealDouble(Float):
 
     def _sympy_(Basic self):
         import sympy
-        return sympy.Float(deref(self.thisptr).__str__().decode("utf-8"))
+        return sympy.Float(float(self))
 
     def _sage_(Basic self):
         import sage.all as sage
diff --git a/symengine/tests/test_sympy_conv.py b/symengine/tests/test_sympy_conv.py
index ee070a81..67253637 100644
--- a/symengine/tests/test_sympy_conv.py
+++ b/symengine/tests/test_sympy_conv.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         exp, gamma, have_mpfr, have_mpc, DenseMatrix, sin, cos, tan, cot,
         csc, sec, asin, acos, atan, acot, acsc, asec, sinh, cosh, tanh, coth,
         asinh, acosh, atanh, acoth, Add, Mul, Pow, diff, GoldenRatio,
-        Catalan, EulerGamma, UnevaluatedExpr)
+        Catalan, EulerGamma, UnevaluatedExpr, RealDouble)
 from symengine.lib.symengine_wrapper import (Subs, Derivative, RealMPFR,
         ComplexMPC, PyNumber, Function, LambertW, zeta, dirichlet_eta,
         KroneckerDelta, LeviCivita, erf, erfc, lowergamma, uppergamma,
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def test_zeta():
     e1 = sympy.zeta(sympy.Symbol("x"), sympy.Symbol("y"))
     e2 = zeta(x, y)
     assert sympify(e1) == e2
-    assert e2._sympy_() == e1   
+    assert e2._sympy_() == e1
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(not have_sympy, "SymPy not installed")
@@ -796,3 +796,13 @@ def test_construct_dense_matrix():
     B = DenseMatrix(A)
     assert B.shape == (2, 2)
     assert list(B) == [1, 2, 3, 5]
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(not have_sympy, "SymPy not installed")
+def test_conv_doubles():
+    f = 4.347249999999999
+    a = sympify(f)
+    assert isinstance(a, RealDouble)
+    assert sympify(a._sympy_()) == a
+    assert float(a) == f
+    assert float(a._sympy_()) == f