Incomparable abominations (was: python-dev Summary)

[Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de)]

David Mertz, Ph.D. wrote:
> I want the ability to perform a total ordering on
> Python objects, at least within a sort.

In a recent discussion on python-dev, Guido has expressed
favourable thoughts on introducing a before(x,y) operation
for arbitrary ordering. So there is hope that we may get
back the ability to sort arbitrary lists in some future
version.

-- 
Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
University of Canterbury,	
Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg