Comparing file objects: what is compared?
Gerrit Holl
gerrit.holl at pobox.com
Fri Feb 11 10:51:55 EST 2000
Hello,
>>> fp1=open('/tmp/file_one', 'w')
>>> fp2=open('/tmp/file_two', 'w')
>>> cmp(fp1, fp2)
-1
>>> cmp(fp2, fp1)
1
What is compared? The date of creation? The filename? The contents?
I've searched the FAQ, the documentation, the sig archives and the
newsgroup, but I'm not able to find the answer. What is compared when
comparing file objects?
regards,
Gerrit.
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