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  Re: NaN comparisons - Call For Anecdotes "Anders J. Munch" <2014@jmunch.dk> - 2014-07-08 20:54 +0200

#74200 — Re: NaN comparisons - Call For Anecdotes

Ian Kelly wrote:
> As far as I know nothing changed between 2.4 and 2.7 in this regard.
> Python has always had NaN compare unequal to everything, per the
> standard.
It might have been platform-specific in 2.4.

> Okay, here's your problem: there isn't just one binary representation
> for NaN.
I'm fully aware of that. Whether NaN's are one equivalence class or several is 
not the issue. What matters is the integrity of the equivalence relation.

> Following the standard isn't a good reason itself? 

If a standard tells you to jump of a cliff...

regards, Anders

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