diff --git a/Lib/bisect.py b/Lib/bisect.py
index 9786fc9d87c..8f3f6a3fe35 100644
--- a/Lib/bisect.py
+++ b/Lib/bisect.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def bisect_right(a, x, lo=0, hi=None):
         hi = len(a)
     while lo < hi:
         mid = (lo+hi)//2
+        # Use __lt__ to match the logic in list.sort() and in heapq
         if x < a[mid]: hi = mid
         else: lo = mid+1
     return lo
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ def bisect_left(a, x, lo=0, hi=None):
         hi = len(a)
     while lo < hi:
         mid = (lo+hi)//2
+        # Use __lt__ to match the logic in list.sort() and in heapq
         if a[mid] < x: lo = mid+1
         else: hi = mid
     return lo