[Python-Dev] PEP 326 (quick location possibility)

[Skip Montanaro]

    Tim> In 2.3, None compares less than anything else; 

Perhaps a stupid observation, but empty lists, dicts, strings and tuples
appear to compare larger than any int or float:

  >>> lst = [(), [], {}, "", 1e308, sys.maxint, 0, -sys.maxint, -1e308, None]
  >>> lst.sort()
  >>> lst.reverse()
  >>> lst
  [(), '', [], {}, 1e+308, 2147483647, 0, -2147483647, -1e+308, None]
  >>> absmax = lst[0]
  >>> absmin = lst[-1]
  >>> print absmax
  ()
  >>> print absmin
  None

I realize this is implementation-dependent (and I'm sure Tim already knows
all this stuff).  People wanting absolute min and max objects could use
something like the above to generate such stuff when needed.

pep-326-not-really-needed-ly, y'rs,

Skip