On 18/02/2014 15:45, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 2/18/2014 12:11 AM, Greg Ewing wrote:
Nobody is asking for a return to the arbitrary-but-
[in]consistent mess of Python 2, only to bring
back *one* special case, i.e. None comparing less
than everything else.
For a < None, that is only the fallback rule if a does not handle the
comparison. The result is a mess, including a possible inconsistency
between direct comparison and cmp. See my previous posts.
'Bringing back' what was or an improved version would be a semantic
change that could break code and would require a two-version deprecation
period.
Sorry if this has already been suggested, but why not introduce a new
singleton to make the database people happier if not happy? To avoid
confusion call it dbnull? A reasonable compromise or complete cobblers? :)
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Mark Lawrence
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