On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:58:26 +1100, Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:34:40 +0000, Bengt Richter wrote: > >> >>> class A: >> ... def __getattr__(self, attr): print 'A().%s'%attr; raise >> AttributeError >> ... >> >>> class B: >> ... def __getattr__(self, attr): print 'B().%s'%attr; raise >> AttributeError >> ... >> >>> A()==B() >> A().__eq__ >> B().__eq__ >> B().__eq__ >> A().__eq__ >> A().__coerce__ >> B().__coerce__ >> A().__cmp__ >> B().__cmp__ >> False > >Why are A().__eq__ and B().__eq__ both being called twice? > I imagine it's trying the calls with args swapped or something like that. Want to write a test and see? (Don't hold your breath if you're waiting for me to do it ;-) Regards, Bengt Richter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
