Ever wanted to compare two values but didn't know which operator might be needed (==, !=, <, >, etc)?

This little function dynamically accepts two values (operands) and a string operator and returns a Boolean result.

Hopefully somebody can use the code below as a starting point. Happy coding!

# Compare Two Values Using String Operator

def Compare(Operand, Operator, Comparitor):
    """
    This function allows one to pass two values
    : (Operand and Comparitor) and one dynamic string
    : Operator.  Results (True or False) based on the
    : logical evaluation of the full expression.
    :
    : NOTE: Operand and Comparitor must be the same 
    : data type. 
    :
    : Incoming Parameters:
    : Operand:      Any value, any data type
    : Operator:     "==", "!=", ">", ">=", "<", "<="
    : Comparitor:   Any value, data type must match 
    :                           Operand data type
    :
    : Return value: True or False (Boolean)
    :
    : Example:      Compare(0, "==", 1) returns False
    : Example:      Compare("a", "!=", "x") returns True
    """

    if type(Operand) != type(Comparitor):
        print("Operand and Comparitor must be the same days type:")
        print("   Operand data type: ", type(Operand))
        print("Comparitor data type: ", type(Comparitor))
        raise Exception("Data types mismatch")
    #_if
    
    match Operator:
        case "==":
            if Operand == Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case "!=":
            if Operand != Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case ">":
            if Operand > Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case ">=":
            if Operand >= Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case "<":
            if Operand < Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case "<=":
            if Operand <= Comparitor:
                return(True)
            else:
                return(False)
        case _: # unmatched case above
            raise Exception("Operator " + Operator + " not supported.")
    
    raise Exception("Unreachable code error.")
        
#_def

# Isolated self-tests
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("expect true: ",  Compare("phone", "==", "phone"))
    print("expect false: ", Compare("phone", "!=", "phone"))
    print("expect true: ",  Compare("phone", ">",  "number"))
    print("expect true: ",  Compare("phone", ">=", "book"))
    print("expect true: ",  Compare("phone", "<",  "call"))
    print("expect false: ", Compare("phone", "<=", "receiver"))
    # print("Data type error: ", Compare("x", ">=",  200))
    # print("Operand error: ", Compare("phone", "tbd",  "telly"))
#_if __name__ Self-Tests