__eq__ and sets

[Chris Reedy]

I recently encountered the following:

 >>> from sets import Set
 >>> x = Set([1])
 >>> x == 2
TypeError: Binary operation only permitted between sets

The TypeError is raised by Set.__eq__ (actually BaseSet.__eq__) upon 
recognizing that 2 is not a set.

My question: Is this the expected and/or appropriate behavior?

In the case in question, I was expecting false to be returned. Changing 
the __eq__ and __ne__ operators in sets.py to return NotImplemented 
instead or raising an exception would result in the behavior I was 
expecting.

   Chris

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Dr. Christopher L. Reedy, Senior Principal Software Engineer
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