xrange not hashable - why not?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Hans Nowak wrote:

> (C:\) $ python22
> Python 2.2.2 (#37, Oct 14 2002, 17:02:34) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>  >>> hash(xrange)
> 503376880

You shouldn't hash the xrange function, but instance of the xrange type.

Regards,
Martin