cmp: Replacement for built-in function cmp that was removed in Python 3 ¶

As part of the move away from cmp-style comparisons, the cmp() function was removed in Python 3.

If it is necessary (usually to conform to an external API), you can provide it with this code:

def cmp(x, y):
    """
    Replacement for built-in function cmp that was removed in Python 3

    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.
    """

    return (x > y) - (x < y)

Credits:

https://portingguide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/comparisons.html#the-cmp-function