Does Python need an 'xor' operator?

[phil hunt]

On 14 Apr 2002 01:09:44 +0200, Martin v. Loewis <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>"Ken Peek" <Ken.Peek at SpiritSongDesigns.comNOSPAM> writes:
>
>> You didn't read my post well enough-- we can already _DO_
>> that with Python v2.2.x:
>
>I read your post. You said that the idiom you bring up is not clear to
>you; I agree - adding a "not" just to get a 0/1 value is not clear.
>
>To me, using a function called "bool" is very clear.

To me, the idea that ^ means xor is totally unclear.

What's wrong with xor meaning xor?

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