On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Raymond Hettinger
wrote:
> * x = obj implies x == obj # assignment really works
While I agree with your point of view regarding the status quo as a
useful, practical compromise, I need to call out that particular
example:
>>> nan = float('nan')
>>> x = nan
>>>
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Raymond Hettinger <
raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Personally, I think the status quo is fine
> and that practicality is beating purity.
>
+1
>
> Raymond
>
cheers
lvh
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ISTM there is no right or wrong answer.
There is just a question of what is most useful.
AFAICT, the code for dictionaries (and therefore the code for sets)
has always had identity-implies-equality logic. It makes dicts
blindingly fast for common cases. It also confers some nice
properties like
