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Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails

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On 2012-10-26 17:23, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:03 -0400, Terry Reedy wrote:
>
>> On 10/25/2012 10:19 PM, MRAB wrote:
>
>>> In summary, .index() looks for an item which is equal to its argument,
>>> but it's a feature of NaN (as defined by the standard) that it doesn't
>>> equal NaN, therefore .index() will never find it.
>>
>> Except that is *does* find the particular nan object that is in the
>> collection. So nan in collection and list.index(nan) look for the nan by
>> identity, not equality.
>
> So it does. I made the same mistake as MRAB, thank you for the correction.
>
[snip]
Yes, I forgot that Python checks for identity before checking for
equality:

 >>> [float("nan")].index(float("nan"))
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
     [float("nan")].index(float("nan"))
ValueError: nan is not in list
 >>> nan = float("nan")
 >>> [nan].index(nan)
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a.index(float('nan')) fails mamboknave@gmail.com - 2012-10-25 18:46 -0700
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-25 22:04 -0400
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-26 02:44 +0000
      Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-26 03:54 -0400
        Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-26 15:26 +0000
          Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-26 14:49 -0400
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-10-27 17:40 +0100
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2012-10-26 13:15 +1100
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails mamboknave@gmail.com - 2012-10-25 19:22 -0700
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails mamboknave@gmail.com - 2012-10-25 19:22 -0700
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-10-26 03:19 +0100
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-26 02:33 +0000
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-10-28 06:07 -0700
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-26 04:00 -0400
    Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-26 16:23 +0000
      Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-10-26 17:43 +0100
      Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-10-27 03:45 +1100
        Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-26 18:40 +0000
          Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-10-26 15:17 -0400
          Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-10-27 12:29 +1100
      Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-10-26 14:58 -0400
      Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-10-27 00:48 -0400
        Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2012-10-27 08:56 +0200
          Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-10-27 17:45 +0100
          Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-10-27 13:07 -0400
  Re: a.index(float('nan')) fails Mark Adam <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2012-10-27 13:33 -0500

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