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Re: float("nan") in set or as key

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On Sun, 29 May 2011 10:29:28 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

>>     The correct answer to "nan == nan" is to raise an exception, because
>> you have asked a question for which the answer is nether True nor False.
> 
> Wrong.

That's overstating it. There's a good argument to be made for raising an
exception. Bear in mind that an exception is not necessarily an error,
just an "exceptional" condition.

> The correct answer to "nan == nan" is False, they are not equal.

There is no correct answer to "nan == nan". Defining it to be false is
just the "least wrong" answer. Arguably, "nan != nan" should also be
false, but that would violate the invariant "(x != y) == !(x == y)".

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float("nan") in set or as key MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-05-29 00:41 +0100
  Re: float("nan") in set or as key Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-05-28 17:16 -0700
  Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-29 00:26 +0000
  Re: float("nan") in set or as key Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-05-29 13:04 +1200
    Re: float("nan") in set or as key John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2011-05-28 23:12 -0700
      Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-29 10:29 +0000
        Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-29 22:19 +0100
          Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-29 23:31 +0000
            Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-01 21:41 +0100
              Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-02 09:54 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-02 13:05 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2011-06-02 12:04 -0500
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-02 21:47 +0100
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-03 14:52 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Chris Torek <nospam@torek.net> - 2011-06-03 17:52 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-06 13:54 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-04 00:29 +0100
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-04 09:51 +1000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-04 00:52 -0700
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-04 20:29 +0100
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-05 07:21 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-05 19:15 +0100
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-06 00:55 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-06-06 23:14 +0100
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-06 23:44 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-07 11:00 +1000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-06 14:03 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-06-03 11:17 +1200
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-03 04:23 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-03 14:35 +1000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-03 05:59 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-06-04 12:14 +1200
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-04 02:21 +0000
                Re: float("nan") in set or as key Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> - 2011-06-05 00:27 -0700
          Re: float("nan") in set or as key Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-01 21:01 +0000
      Re: float("nan") in set or as key Chris Torek <nospam@torek.net> - 2011-05-30 00:02 +0000
  Re: float("nan") in set or as key Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-05-29 21:49 -0700

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