Simplify Message.__cmp__

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/babel/messages/catalog.py b/babel/messages/catalog.py
index 018094c..193b72b 100644
--- a/babel/messages/catalog.py
+++ b/babel/messages/catalog.py
@@ -116,21 +116,13 @@ class Message(object):
         return '<%s %r (flags: %r)>' % (type(self).__name__, self.id,
                                         list(self.flags))
 
-    def __cmp__(self, obj):
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
         """Compare Messages, taking into account plural ids"""
-        def values_to_compare():
-            if isinstance(obj, Message):
-                plural = self.pluralizable
-                obj_plural = obj.pluralizable
-                if plural and obj_plural:
-                    return self.id[0], obj.id[0]
-                elif plural:
-                    return self.id[0], obj.id
-                elif obj_plural:
-                    return self.id, obj.id[0]
-            return self.id, obj.id
-        this, other = values_to_compare()
-        return cmp(this, other)
+        def values_to_compare(obj):
+            if isinstance(obj, Message) and obj.pluralizable:
+                return obj.id[0]
+            return obj.id
+        return cmp(values_to_compare(self), values_to_compare(other))
 
     def __gt__(self, other):
         return self.__cmp__(other) > 0