Classes need object equality testing functions.

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Prerequisite Issues

• [x] #1

Overview of the Issue

The decision tree splitting library chainsaw is using wattle. Something that has been noted during its unit test development is that object equality cannot be performed concisely. This is a fault of wattle. To fix this, wattle needs class equality testing functions for each class.

Tasks to Complete Issue

• [x] Determine how this should be implemented. Post it as a reply to this issue.
• [x] Update the class diagrams.
• [x] Update the class descriptions for issues #2, #3, #4, #9.

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How to Implement Object Equality Testing Function

Two functions are needed. __eq__() and __ne__(). For more information, see here.

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The work in this issue was completed by 14f74e9. It will be added later as part of a pull request.