test whether 2 objects are equal

[Yves Glodt]

bruno at modulix wrote:
> Yves Glodt wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> I need to compare 2 instances of objects to see whether they are equal
>> or not, but with the code down it does not work (it outputs "not equal")
>>
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/python
>>
>> class Test:
>>     var1 = ''
>>     var2 = ''
> 
> Take care, this creates two *class* variables var1 and var2. For
> *instance* variables, you want:

Thanks for making me aware. I'll have to read more about classes in 
python... ( As you can see I'm still new to it ;-)

btw, this is the best list I've ever joined, very helpful and nice ppl.

Have a nice day!
Yves

> class Test:
>   def __init__(self, var1='', var2=''):
>     self.var1 = var1
>     self.var2 = var2
> 
> 
>> test1 = Test()
>> test1.var1 = 'a'
>> test1.var2 = 'b'
> 
> This creates instances variables var1 and var2 for test1 (shadowing
> class variables).
> 
> (snip the rest, see other posts in this thread)
>