[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #128220] cmp() broken with Unicode?
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Tue, 09 Jan 2001 15:47:48 -0800
Bug #128220, was updated on 2001-Jan-09 14:03
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.
Project: Python
Category: Unicode
Status: Closed
Resolution: Invalid
Bug Group: Not a Bug
Priority: 5
Submitted by: beazley
Assigned to : nobody
Summary: cmp() broken with Unicode?
Details: Is cmp() supposed to return the same result as == below?
>>> a = "Hello"
>>> b = u"Hello"
>>> a == b
1
>>> cmp(a,b)
0
>>>
Follow-Ups:
Date: 2001-Jan-09 15:47
By: tim_one
Comment:
Suggest that you read the docs for cmp (Library Ref, under builtin
functions).
>>> 42 == 42
1
>>> cmp(42, 42)
0
>>>
cmp is supposed to return 0 iff its arguments compare equal.
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Date: 2001-Jan-09 14:34
By: nobody
Comment:
I don't understand your request: cmp(a,b) == 0 means that
a equals b.
--
Marc-Andre
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Date: 2001-Jan-09 14:17
By: beazley
Comment:
Argh! Okay, my head is fried from too much Unicode....
sorry about this :-).
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