Chris

Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Sep 11 2009, 20:40:48)
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
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>>> from __future__ import print_function
>>> class A(object):
...     def __init__(self, name):
...             self.name = name
...     def __eq__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "eq", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __ne__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "ne", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __add__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "add", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __radd__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "radd", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...
...     def __lt__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "lt", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __gt__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "gt", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...
...
>>> class B(object):
...     def __init__(self, name):
...             self.name = name
...     def __eq__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "eq", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __ne__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "ne", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __add__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "add", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __radd__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "radd", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...
...     def __lt__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "lt", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...     def __gt__(self, other):
...             print(self.name, "gt", self, other)
...             return NotImplemented
...
>>> A('left') == A('right')
left eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
left eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
right eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
left eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
False
>>> A('left') == B('right')
left eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
right eq <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right eq <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
left eq <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
False
>>> A('left') != A('right')
left ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
left ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
right ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
left ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
True
>>> A('left') != B('right')
left ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
right ne <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
right ne <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0> <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410>
left ne <__main__.A object at 0x7f7df0166410> <__main__.B object at 0x7f7df01663d0>
True
>>>