algorithm does python use to compare two strings

[Terry Reedy]

On 4/29/2012 6:05 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 4/29/2012 3:59 AM, J. Mwebaze wrote:
>> I am just wondering which specific algorithm does python use to compare
>> two strings.
>
> 'Python' does not use algorithms, implementations do. CPython may check
> id and or hash before doing a character-by-char comparison (or perhaps
> multiple chars at a time).

I think all the sequence comparisons check for equality of len() before 
doing item by item comparison.


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Terry Jan Reedy