[Python-ideas] cmp and sorting non-symmetric types

[Adam Olsen]

On Nov 14, 2007 11:54 AM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> On Nov 14, 2007 10:47 AM, Adam Olsen <rhamph at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Nov 14, 2007 10:54 AM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> > > Are you sure you're solving a real problem?
> >
> > I see it as part of a problem we've already decided to solve, by
> > making types with no reasonable ordering raise TypeError.
>
> I think we're reaching the land of diminishing returns though.

Aye.  If we don't want to readd __cmp__ for other reasons then it's
not worthwhile.  If we do readd __cmp__ then it's basically free.

So the real question is if there's enough support behind __cmp__..
which I kind of doubt at this point.

-- 
Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus