why are functions greater than numbers?

Mon Jan 24 18:13:45 EST 2011

On 1/24/2011 4:51 PM, Alan wrote:
> Why do function objects compare in this way to numbers?
> Thanks,
> Alan Isaac
>>>>>> def f(): return
> ...
>>>> f>5
> True

In 3.x
 >>> def f(): pass
 >>> f > 5
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<pyshell#39>", line 1, in <module>
 f > 5
TypeError: unorderable types: function() > int()
There is a historical explanation in many past posts and probably in the 
FAQ.
-- 
Terry Jan Reedy