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Re: Test None for an object that does not implement ==

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> If you were designing the interface from scratch, you would probably
> represent that with an exception hierarchy

Or possibly with "returns a False value", giving the option of None
for none available, False for none will ever be available. Of course,
you then have to guarantee that your live return values will always
boolify as True.

ChrisA

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Test None for an object that does not implement == GZ <zyzhu2000@gmail.com> - 2011-12-24 23:09 -0800
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2011-12-24 23:28 -0800
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-12-25 09:38 +0000
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2011-12-25 22:10 +1100
      Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-25 08:17 -0500
        Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-26 00:35 +1100
          Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-25 13:48 +0000
            Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-26 01:04 +1100
            Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-12-26 01:37 +0100
          Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-25 09:13 -0500
            Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-12-26 01:23 +1100
            Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2011-12-26 04:13 +1100
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-12-25 19:02 -0700
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-12-25 20:26 -0800
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-25 15:45 -0800
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2011-12-25 19:06 -0500
      Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-25 19:27 -0500
        Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2011-12-25 19:58 -0500
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-12-26 00:52 +0000
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-12-25 20:27 -0800
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2011-12-26 00:22 -0500
    Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-12-26 08:43 -0500
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2011-12-26 14:33 +0000
  Re: Test None for an object that does not implement == Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-12-26 09:14 -0800

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