[Python-Dev] Detecting tp_compare / tp_richcompare from Python
Tres Seaver
tseaver at palladion.com
Thu Nov 8 18:55:47 CET 2012
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On 11/08/2012 12:38 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Well, the default behavior has changed to raise an exception when
> using <, <=, >, >=; i.e., inequalities do not have a default
> implementation at all. Perhaps that is enough for your purpose? ==
> and != still compare by pointer, but you're primarily interested in
> ordering her, right?
The b-search algorithm needs ordering on keys, but also meaningful
(non-identity) equality.
Tres.
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