PEP 285: Adding a bool type

gbreed at cix.compulink.co.uk gbreed at cix.compulink.co.uk
Fri Apr 5 06:33:46 EST 2002


Robin Becker wrote:

> heh heh, at last someone with a sense of humour. Of course now we can
> argue whether it's 1 or True that 'Guido' > 'God'
> 
> and at least no one mentioned Hitler. duh!

It's fine so long as you properly define the comparison.

>>> 'van Rossum' > 'Hitler'
1

and

>>> 'Guido' > 'Adolf'
1

so it doesn't really matter that

>>> 'Guido' > 'Hitler'
0


                       Graham



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