Unexpected results comparing float to Fraction

[Steven D'Aprano]

Comparing floats to Fractions gives unexpected results:

# Python 3.3
py> from fractions import Fraction
py> 1/3 == Fraction(1, 3)
False

but:

py> 1/3 == float(Fraction(1, 3))
True


I expected that float-to-Fraction comparisons would convert the Fraction 
to a float, but apparently they do the opposite: they convert the float 
to a Fraction:

py> Fraction(1/3)
Fraction(6004799503160661, 18014398509481984)


Am I the only one who is surprised by this? Is there a general rule for 
which way numeric coercions should go when doing such comparisons?


-- 
Steven