1 files changed, 27 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/libxml.py b/python/libxml.py
index 997e15f..4c9fe92 100644
--- a/python/libxml.py
+++ b/python/libxml.py
@@ -232,6 +232,23 @@ class xmlCore:
             self._o = _obj;
             return
         self._o = None
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if other == None:
+	    return False
+        ret = libxml2mod.compareNodesEqual(self._o, other._o)
+	if ret == None:
+	    return False
+	return ret == True
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        if other == None:
+	    return True
+        ret = libxml2mod.compareNodesEqual(self._o, other._o)
+	return not ret
+    def __hash__(self):
+    	ret = libxml2mod.nodeHash(self._o)
+	return ret
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.serialize()
     def get_parent(self):
@@ -535,10 +552,17 @@ def nodeWrap(o):
     return xmlNode(_obj=o)
 
 def xpathObjectRet(o):
-    if type(o) == type([]) or type(o) == type(()):
-        ret = map(lambda x: nodeWrap(x), o)
+    otype = type(o)
+    if otype == type([]):
+        ret = map(xpathObjectRet, o)
         return ret
-    return o
+    elif otype == type(()):
+        ret = map(xpathObjectRet, o)
+        return tuple(ret)
+    elif otype == type('') or otype == type(0) or otype == type(0.0):
+        return o
+    else:
+        return nodeWrap(o)
 
 #
 # register an XPath function