Python Number cmp() Method
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Description
The method cmp() returns the sign of the difference of two numbers : -1 if x < y, 0 if x == y, or 1 if x > y.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for cmp() method −
cmp( x, y )
Parameters
x − This is a numeric expression.
y − This is also a numeric expression.
Return Value
This method returns -1 if x < y, returns 0 if x == y and 1 if x > y
Example
The following example shows the usage of cmp() method.
Live Demo#!/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 above program, it produces following result −
cmp(80, 100) : -1 cmp(180, 100) : 1 cmp(-80, 100) : -1 cmp(80, -100) : 1
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