[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Lib filecmp.py,1.6,1.7

[Christian Tismer]

Moshe Zadka wrote:
> 
> Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib
> In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv9465
> 
> Modified Files:
>         filecmp.py
> Log Message:
> Call of _cmp had wrong number of paramereters.
> Fixed definition of _cmp.

...

> !         return not abs(cmp(a, b, sh, st))
>       except os.error:
>           return 2

Ugh! Wouldn't that be a fine chance to rename the cmp
function in this module? Overriding a built-in
is really not nice to have in a library.

ciao - chris

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