diff -r d1e6a48dfb0d Lib/uuid.py
--- a/Lib/uuid.py	Sun Jan 20 01:31:20 2013 +0100
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py	Sun Jan 20 09:21:24 2013 +0530
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 int_ = int      # The built-in int type
 bytes_ = bytes  # The built-in bytes type
 
+@functools.total_ordering
 class UUID(object):
     """Instances of the UUID class represent UUIDs as specified in RFC 4122.
     UUID objects are immutable, hashable, and usable as dictionary keys.
@@ -187,11 +188,6 @@
             return self.int == other.int
         return NotImplemented
 
-    def __ne__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, UUID):
-            return self.int != other.int
-        return NotImplemented
-
     # Q. What's the value of being able to sort UUIDs?
     # A. Use them as keys in a B-Tree or similar mapping.
 
@@ -200,21 +196,6 @@
             return self.int < other.int
         return NotImplemented
 
-    def __gt__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, UUID):
-            return self.int > other.int
-        return NotImplemented
-
-    def __le__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, UUID):
-            return self.int <= other.int
-        return NotImplemented
-
-    def __ge__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, UUID):
-            return self.int >= other.int
-        return NotImplemented
-
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.int)