( 2.31.New operators: 'eq', 'ne', 'last', '..' ) ?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Evguenii Smogailov <sei at sunse.jinr.ru> wrote:
> New operators:
> 1) 'eq' (like '==');
> 2) 'ne' (like '!=','<>');
> 3) 'last' (like 'continue');
> 4) '..' for generating sequences (like '1..20' or 'a..z'),
> like in Perl.
> 
> Generally for improving readability,
> (and Perl compatibility).

oh, come on.  since when is "Perl compatibility" a
guiding principle for Python's design?

what's wrong with you folks?

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