Help on built-in function cmp in module __builtin__:
cmp(...)
cmp(x, y) -> integer
Return negative if x<y, zero if x==y, positive if x>y.
cmp(x, y)
Compare the two objects x and y and return an integer according to the outcome. The return value is negative if x < y, zero if x == y and strictly positive if x > y.
中文说明:比较两个对象x和y,如果x < y ,返回负数;x == y, 返回0;x > y,返回正数。
版本:该函数只有在python2中可用,而且在python2所有版本中都可用。但是在python3中该函数已经被删减掉。
>>> cmp(3,4)
-1
>>> cmp(56,34)
1
>>> cmp(a,a)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'a' is not defined
>>> cmp('a','a')
0
>>> cmp('abc','cbd')
-1