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authorMark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>2009-02-01 14:18:10 (GMT)
committerMark Dickinson <dickinsm@gmail.com>2009-02-01 14:18:10 (GMT)
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Issue #1717: documentation fixes related to the cmp removal.
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@@ -1022,8 +1022,8 @@ Comparison of objects of the same type depends on the type:
length.
If not equal, the sequences are ordered the same as their first differing
- elements. For example, ``cmp([1,2,x], [1,2,y])`` returns the same as
- ``cmp(x,y)``. If the corresponding element does not exist, the shorter
+ elements. For example, ``[1,2,x] <= [1,2,y]`` has the same value as
+ ``x <= y``. If the corresponding element does not exist, the shorter
sequence is ordered first (for example, ``[1,2] < [1,2,3]``).
* Mappings (dictionaries) compare equal if and only if their sorted ``(key,