[Python-Dev] Why is nan != nan?

[Adam Olsen]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 17:16, Raymond Hettinger
<raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> wrote:
> Of the ideas I've seen in this thread, only two look reasonable:
> * Do nothing.  This is attractive because it doesn't break anything.
> * Have float.__eq__(x, y) return True whenever x and y are
>    the same NaN object.  This is attractive because it is a
>    minimal change that provides a little protection for
>    simple containers.
> I support either of those options.

What's the flaw in using isnan()?


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Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus