1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt/package.py b/apt/package.py
index 4104f93e..cb373c2e 100644
--- a/apt/package.py
+++ b/apt/package.py
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@ class Package(object):
         return '<Package: name:%r architecture=%r id:%r>' % (self._pkg.name,
                  self._pkg.architecture, self._pkg.id)
 
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
+        return cmp(self.name, other.name)
+
     def candidate(self):
         """Return the candidate version of the package.