[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (3.3): Issue #15814: Use hash function that is compatible with the equality

Stefan Krah stefan at bytereef.org
Sat Nov 3 10:59:23 CET 2012


Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > +        if (b == c):
> > +            self.assertEqual(hash(b), hash(c))
> 
> These checks could do with a comment explaining why the if statements
> are needed (I'm assuming something to do with memory order).

The checks aren't needed; they were supposed to spell out the equality-hash
relationship. But that isn't obvious, so I'll add a comment or remove them.


Stefan Krah




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