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Asked: 2026-06-07T20:36:57+00:00

In [32]: object() > 0 Out[32]: True In fact, it’s greater than any integer

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In [32]: object() > 0
Out[32]: True

In fact, it’s greater than any integer I’ve tried.

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    Because Python 2.x tried to make available comparison between objects of different types (even if they do not make sense).

    It was fixed on Python 3:

    >>> object() > 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#320>", line 1, in <module>
    object() > 0
TypeError: unorderable types: object() > int()

    The order used in Python 2.x:

    None < Numbers < [Other types in alphabetical order]

    Numbers are: int, bool and float but not complex because they can’t be compared

    Also, objects from old style classes (named instance objects) stay between None and Numbers for some odd reason.

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