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diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 265ab9b..968fdd0 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -347,8 +347,21 @@ PyObject_Compare(v, w)
return cmp;
}
}
- else if (PyUnicode_Check(v) || PyUnicode_Check(w))
- return PyUnicode_Compare(v, w);
+ else if (PyUnicode_Check(v) || PyUnicode_Check(w)) {
+ int result = PyUnicode_Compare(v, w);
+ if (result == -1 && PyErr_Occurred() &&
+ PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError))
+ /* TypeErrors are ignored: if Unicode coercion
+ fails due to one of the arguments not
+ having the right type, we continue as
+ defined by the coercion protocol (see
+ above). Luckily, decoding errors are
+ reported as ValueErrors and are not masked
+ by this technique. */
+ PyErr_Clear();
+ else
+ return result;
+ }
else if (vtp->tp_as_number != NULL)
vname = "";
else if (wtp->tp_as_number != NULL)