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diff --git a/Lib/collections.py b/Lib/collections.py
index 2b6abd879f..d2625fe03e 100644
--- a/Lib/collections.py
+++ b/Lib/collections.py
@@ -583,8 +583,12 @@ class Counter(dict):
def __repr__(self):
if not self:
return '%s()' % self.__class__.__name__
- items = ', '.join(map('%r: %r'.__mod__, self.most_common()))
- return '%s({%s})' % (self.__class__.__name__, items)
+ try:
+ items = ', '.join(map('%r: %r'.__mod__, self.most_common()))
+ return '%s({%s})' % (self.__class__.__name__, items)
+ except TypeError:
+ # handle case where values are not orderable
+ return '{0}({1!r})'.format(self.__class__.__name__, dict(self))
# Multiset-style mathematical operations discussed in:
# Knuth TAOCP Volume II section 4.6.3 exercise 19