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Re: "monty" < "python"

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Subject Re: "monty" < "python"
Date Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:04:28 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2013-03-20, franzferdinand <melo.dumoulin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> "Monty" < "Python"
> True
>>>> "Z" < "a"
> True
>>>> "Monty" < "Montague"
>
> False
> What's the rule about that?

I don't know what "that" refers to in your question, but 'a' comes
before 'y' if that's what you're asking.

> Is it the number of letters or what?

Individual letters are compared until a mismatch is found.

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"monty" < "python" franzferdinand <melo.dumoulin@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-20 06:33 -0700
  Re: "monty" < "python" Jan Oelze <jan@codein.is> - 2013-03-20 14:38 +0100
    Re: "monty" < "python" Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-20 09:58 -0400
      Re: "monty" < "python" franzferdinand <melo.dumoulin@hotmail.com> - 2013-03-20 07:03 -0700
        Re: "monty" < "python" Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-21 04:08 -0400
          Re: "monty" < "python" Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-21 08:45 -0400
            Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-21 23:55 +1100
            Re: "monty" < "python" Wayne Werner <wayne@waynewerner.com> - 2013-03-21 07:56 -0500
            Re: "monty" < "python" Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-21 09:02 -0400
  Re: "monty" < "python" "R. Michael Weylandt" <michael.weylandt@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 13:40 +0000
  Re: "monty" < "python" Ian Foote <ian@feete.org> - 2013-03-20 14:17 +0000
  Re: "monty" < "python" Jan Oelze <jan@codein.is> - 2013-03-20 15:23 +0100
  Re: "monty" < "python" Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-20 16:04 +0000
    Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 12:40 -0700
      Re: "monty" < "python" Tim Delaney <tim.delaney@aptare.com> - 2013-03-21 08:02 +1100
        Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 02:24 -0700
          Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-23 16:17 +0000
            Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-24 06:31 -0700
              Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-25 00:44 +1100
              Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-24 14:08 +0000
      Re: "monty" < "python" Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 19:41 -0600
      Re: "monty" < "python" Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-21 02:52 +0000
      Re: "monty" < "python" rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-03-20 20:12 -0700
        Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-21 04:28 +0000
          Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2013-03-20 23:26 -0700
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] David H Wild <dhwild@talktalk.net> - 2013-03-21 09:36 +0000
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-21 21:09 +1100
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-03-21 21:52 +0000
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 08:59 +1100
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] istjanichtzufassen@gmail.com - 2013-03-21 06:26 -0700
                Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-22 00:38 +1100
          Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-21 17:31 +0000
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-21 19:05 -0400
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-21 20:09 -0400
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-22 14:14 +0000
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2013-03-24 15:25 +0100
              Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-03-24 08:04 -0700
            Re: Vowels [was Re: "monty" < "python"] Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-24 16:12 +0000
        Re: "monty" < "python" jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 02:23 -0700
          Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 20:45 +1100
          Re: "monty" < "python" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-23 20:56 +1100
          Re: "monty" < "python" Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-03-23 16:06 +0000

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