Tutorial on using cmp () in Python2.x

Tutorial on using cmp () in Python2.x

This article describes how to use the cmp () method in Python2.x. In Python3.x, this method is no longer embedded. For more information, see

The cmp () method returns the difference between two numbers:-1 if x <y, 0 if x = y, or 1 if x> y.

Syntax

The syntax of the cmp () method is as follows:

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1	Cmp (x, y)

Parameters

X -- this is a numeric expression.

Y -- this is also a numeric expression

Return Value

This method if x

Example

The following example shows the use of the cmp () method.

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#! /Usr/bin/python   Print "cmp (80,100):", cmp (80,100) Print "cmp (180,100):", cmp (180,100) Print "cmp (-80,100):", cmp (-80,100) Print "cmp (80,-100):", cmp (80,-100)

When we run the above program, it will produce the following results:

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Cmp (1, 80,100):-1 Cmp (1, 180,100): 1 Cmp (-80,100):-1 Cmp (80,-100): 1