[Python-Dev] PEP 326 (quick location possibility)

Tim Peters tim.one at comcast.net
Thu Jan 29 16:56:17 EST 2004


[Thomas Heller]
> Well, then we should add "==" and "<>" also.

Alas, <> will be introduced as a deprecated spelling, despite Barry's
protests.

> I'm sure disambiguities in the grammar can be resolved somehow ;-)
>
> >>> == == ==
> True
> >>> <> <> <>
> False

I'm quite sure the last line should be True.  <> compares not equal to
everything, including itself, while == compares equal to everything.  Then

>>> <> == ==

might be a nice way to spell random.choice([True, False]); or maybe it
should raise a new ParadoxError.  We should leave *something* for Guido to
decide here <wink>.




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