[Python-Dev] py3k and not equal; re names (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Fri Feb 10 00:25:29 CET 2006


On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 19:10 -0500, Jim Jewett wrote:

Logically, "<=" means the same as "< or ="

<> does not mean the same as "< or >"; it might just mean that they aren't comparable. Whether that is a strong enough reason to remove it is another question.

Visually, "==" looks very symmetrical and stands out nicely, while "!=" is asymmetric and jarring. "<>" has a visual symmetry that is a nice counterpart to "==". For me, that's enough of a reason to keep it.

-Barry

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