Inconsistency in Python's Comparisons

[Erik Max Francis]

Dietrich Epp wrote:

> I guess I could write a patch... I suppose my complaint is that rich
> comparison with different types neither raises an error nor gives
> consistent results, and I expect either one or the other.  I'd be
> scared to write a patch that added a field to the type structure, and
> I'd be a bit ashamed to write a kludge patch.

The question here is what you think the goal of writing a patch would
be.  You're trying to modify behavior that is as-designed.

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