[Python-Dev] PEP 557: Data Classes

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 10:37:12AM -0700, Nick Coghlan wrote:

> >   def __eq__(self, other):
> >       if other.__class__ is self.__class__:
> >           return (self.name, self.unit_price, self.quantity_on_hand) ==
> > (other.name, other.unit_price, other.quantity_on_hand)
> >       return NotImplemented
> 
> My one technical question about the PEP relates to the use of an exact
> type check in the comparison methods, rather than "isinstance(other,
> self.__class__)".

I haven't read the whole PEP in close detail, but that method stood out 
for me too. Only, unlike Nick, I don't think I agree with the decision.

I'm also not convinced that we should be adding ordered comparisons 
(__lt__ __gt__ etc) by default, if these DataClasses are considered 
more like structs/records than tuples. The closest existing equivalent 
to a struct in the std lib (apart from namedtuple) is, I think, 
SimpleNamespace, and they are unorderable.



-- 
Steve