repr(x) == repr(y) <=> x == y AND eval(repr(x)) == x

[Chad Netzer]

On Friday 18 October 2002 12:56, Chad Netzer wrote:

> Furthermore, a straightforward trick is to wrap your object in a single
> element tuple, and use that as the key.  It is a much *MUCH* better
> solution than monkeying with 'eval( repr( x ) )'.

   Well, upon further investigation, it appears this trick's main fault is 
that it is bollocks.  It won't work:

a = {}
b = {}
a[ (b,) ] = 1

I thought the above would work, but it seems not to.  Anyone care to explain 
why (I'm off to look in the reference manual, in the meantime.)

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Chad Netzer
cnetzer at mail.arc.nasa.gov