[Python-ideas] [Python-Dev] Deprecated __cmp__ and total ordering

[Carl Johnson]

> The basic idea isn't controversial, but there probably would
> be a lengthy discussion on what to call it (total_ordering is one
> possibilty) and where to put it (functools is a possibility).

It's not really a *func* tool though. Maybe there should be a
classtools module? Can anyone think of other things to put into such a
module if it were to exist? If nothing else, the existing classmethod,
etc. family could be mirrored out there.

-- Carl Johnson