[Python-Dev] == on object tests identity in 3.x (original) (raw)

Steven D'Aprano steve at pearwood.info
Tue Jul 8 19:00:46 CEST 2014

On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 04:58:33PM +0200, Anders J. Munch wrote:

For two NaNs computed differently to compare equal is no worse than 2+2 comparing equal to 1+3. You're comparing values, not their history.

a = -23 b = -42 if log(a) == log(b): print "a == b"

-- Steven

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