[Python-Dev] cmp(x,x)

Gustavo Niemeyer niemeyer at conectiva.com
Tue May 18 13:18:43 EDT 2004


> >>> cmp(x,x)           #   x.__cmp__() is NOT called
> 0

This is odd. We'll have problems trying to implemnt a NaN
following the convention of being not-equal to itself,
for example.

> >>> [x] == [x]         #   x.__cmp__() is NOT called
> True

This is correct, IMO.

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