Inconsistency in Python's Comparisons

[Erik Max Francis]

Dietrich Epp wrote:

> I wouldn't say comparing different different types is necessarily an
> error, though.

It's guaranteed to be consistent, and sort is guaranteed not to go nuts
(as someone else pointed out).  The ordering is defined to be
consistent, although it does not define a well-ordering, and furthermore
need not be the same between different implementations (or even
different implementations).  It may not be an error, but there's no
reason for it to be a total ordering.

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