[Python-Dev] Dicts are broken Was: unicode hell/mixing str and unicode asdictionarykeys (original) (raw)

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Tue Aug 8 21:33:58 CEST 2006 

Martin> Programmers make all kinds of mistakes when comparing objects,
Martin> assuming that things ought to be equal that actually aren't:

py> 1.6/math.pi*math.pi == 1.6
False

By extension, perhaps Computer Science departments should begin offering Unicode Analysis as an advanced undergraduate class. ;-)

(Sorry, couldn't resist...)

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