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"""Representation for the MongoDB internal MinKey type.
"""


class MinKey(object):
    """MongoDB internal MinKey type.

    .. versionchanged:: 2.7
       ``MinKey`` now implements comparison operators.
    """

    _type_marker = 255

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return isinstance(other, MinKey)

    def __ne__(self, other):
        return not self == other
    
    def __le__(self, dummy):
        return True
    
    def __lt__(self, other):
        return not isinstance(other, MinKey)

    def __ge__(self, other):
        return isinstance(other, MinKey)
    
    def __gt__(self, dummy):
        return False

    def __repr__(self):
        return "MinKey()"