Implemented <, <=, >, >= for sets, giving subset and proper-subset

meanings.  I did not add new, e.g., ispropersubset() methods; we're
going nuts on those, and, e.g., there was no "friendly name" for
== either.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/sets.py b/Lib/sets.py
index ff0ace0..3897fb9 100644
--- a/Lib/sets.py
+++ b/Lib/sets.py
@@ -275,6 +275,18 @@ class BaseSet(object):
                 return False
         return True
 
+    # Inequality comparisons using the is-subset relation.
+    __le__ = issubset
+    __ge__ = issuperset
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        self._binary_sanity_check(other)
+        return len(self) < len(other) and self.issubset(other)
+
+    def __gt__(self, other):
+        self._binary_sanity_check(other)
+        return len(self) > len(other) and self.issuperset(other)
+
     # Assorted helpers
 
     def _binary_sanity_check(self, other):