[Python-Dev] PEP 465: A dedicated infix operator for matrix multiplication

[Alexander Belopolsky]

On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Nathaniel Smith <njs at pobox.com> wrote:

> > It would be nice to support A × B too, because it's much more
> > readable. You can configure a keyword to write arbitrary characters.
> > For example, on Linux you can write × using "Compose x x" if you
> > configured the Compose key. Or sometimes, you can replace "@" with "×"
> > using your favorite text editor (copy-paste from another script, from
> > a webpage, or something else).
>
> Sounds like a pretty major violation of TOOWTDI...


Python used to have an alias <> for != and I for one miss <> in 3.x.  I
don't think TOOWTDI should be the last word in this debate.
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