Docs wordsmithing about Range order

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Daniele Varrazzo 2014-02-22 21:56:46 +00:00
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@ -437,14 +437,17 @@ user-defined |range| types can be adapted using `register_range()`.
`!Range` objects are immutable, hashable, and support the ``in`` operator `!Range` objects are immutable, hashable, and support the ``in`` operator
(checking if an element is within the range). They can be tested for (checking if an element is within the range). They can be tested for
equivalence. Empty ranges evaluate to `!False` in equivalence. Empty ranges evaluate to `!False` in boolean context,
boolean context, nonempty evaluate to `!True`. nonempty evaluate to `!True`.
`!Range` objects can be sorted although, as on the server-side,
this ordering is not particularly meangingful.
.. versionchanged:: 2.5.3 .. versionchanged:: 2.5.3
`!Range` objects can be sorted although, as on the server-side, this
ordering is not particularly meangingful. It is only meant to be used
by programs assuming objects using `!Range` as primary key can be
sorted on them. In previous versions comparing `!Range`\s raises
`!TypeError`.
Although it is possible to instantiate `!Range` objects, the class doesn't Although it is possible to instantiate `!Range` objects, the class doesn't
have an adapter registered, so you cannot normally pass these instances as have an adapter registered, so you cannot normally pass these instances as
query arguments. To use range objects as query arguments you can either query arguments. To use range objects as query arguments you can either