print "100" < "2"      # True
print "5" > "9"        # False

print "100" < 2        # False
print 100 < "2"        # True

print 5 > "9"          # False
print "5" > 9          # True

print [] > float('inf') # True
print () > []          # True

>>> 5 < 'foo'
True
>>> 5 < (1, 2)
True
>>> 5 < {}
True
>>> 5 < [1, 2]
True

>>> [1, 2] > 'foo'   # 'list' < 'str'
False
>>> (1, 2) > 'foo'   # 'tuple' > 'str'
True

>>> class Foo(object): pass
>>> class Bar(object): pass
>>> Bar() < Foo()
True

>>> class Foo: pass           # old-style
>>> class Bar(object): pass   # new-style
>>> Bar() < Foo()
False

>>> '10' > 5
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
    '10' > 5
TypeError: unorderable types: str() > int()