In message <nbmdneRWl6kaibjRnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d at rcn.net>, Alan G Isaac wrote: > Surprising for a moment, if you don't > immediatelyrecognize it as a chained comparison. Bugger. So much for a Python version of this <http://www.codecodex.com/wiki/Interval_Comparison_With_Wraparound>, then ...