[Cython] self not typed in __richcmp__

[Robert Bradshaw]

On Jan 21, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Hoyt Koepke wrote:

> Ah, that makes sense.
>
> Sorry I took so long to reply.  I just got done with one of those hws
> that pushes everything else aside.
>
> I can't edit the wiki currently, but I would be happy to put this in
> there if someone would give me access.

You should be able to create an account by clicking on "login."

>
> --Hoyt
>
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Stefan Behnel  
> <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Hoyt Koepke wrote:
>>> Something seems really wrong here, maybe with my code.  It seems  
>>> that
>>> the self argument of __richcmp__ is not typed correctly.  Before I
>>> file a bug report, is __richcmp__ treated as a static method with  
>>> the
>>> arguments still being each of the tested objects?
>>
>> Sort of. It's mapped to PyObject_RichCompare(), which takes two  
>> arbitrary
>> objects and compares them.
>>
>> http://docs.python.org/c-api/object.html
>>
>> The C-API does this as the first object may not support the required
>> operation, in which case the operands will end up being reversed  
>> and passed
>> to the second object.
>>
>> I just noticed that this isn't in the FAQ in our Wiki. It's  
>> definitely
>> worth going there.
>>
>> Stefan
>>
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