[Python-ideas] checking for identity before comparing built-in objects

[Alexander Belopolsky]

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's much MUCH easier and simpler to defer to somebody else's standard
> and just say "NaNs behave according to IEEE 754, blame them if you
> don't like it". There would possibly be value in guaranteeing
> reflexivity, but it would increase confusion somewhere else.

I agree, but a good thing about standards is that there are plenty to
choose from.  We can as easily refer to Java as a standard.