[New-bugs-announce] [issue3828] Bound methods compare 'successfully' with ints

[Andreas Kloeckner]

New submission from Andreas Kloeckner <inform at tiker.net>:

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Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Aug  8 2008, 09:22:44) 
[GCC 4.3.1] on linux2
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>>> class A(object):
...   def b(self):
...     pass
... 
>>> a = A()
>>> a.b < 0
False
>>> 
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I would argue that the 'successful' comparison of a bound method with an
int is undesirable. This especially bad when you're refactoring a class
property into a class method and the property used to get used in
comparisons.
Instead of the expected exceptions, you get weird behavior.

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components: Interpreter Core
messages: 72961
nosy: inducer
severity: normal
status: open
title: Bound methods compare 'successfully' with ints
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.5

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