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@@ -1415,6 +1415,10 @@ some consistency rules, if possible:
sequences, but not to sets or mappings). See also the
:func:`~functools.total_ordering` decorator.
+* The :func:`hash` result should be consistent with equality.
+ Objects that are equal should either have the same hash value,
+ or be marked as unhashable.
+
Python does not enforce these consistency rules. In fact, the not-a-number
values are an example for not following these rules.