[BEAM-5731] Disable compare parameter in Top.Of() combiner when executing in Python 3.

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: P3
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.11.0
• Component/s: sdk-py-core
• Assignee: Robert Bradshaw
• Reporter: Valentyn Tymofieiev
• Created: 12/Oct/18 19:10
• Updated: 16/May/20 13:16
• Resolved: 15/Feb/19 01:51

Description

Removing `compare` parameter in Top.Of() will be a more consistent API with `sorted()` function in Python 3. We should also evaluate whether similar changes would be reasonable in other places in Beam SDK.

See also: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/6570#issuecomment-429176130.

cc altay juta robertwb

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #7842