<> and !=

[hokiegal99]

What is the difference between these two statements?

if newfile <> oldfile
if newfile != olfile

Thanks guys!!!

[hokiegal99]

Gonçalo Rodrigues wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:57:33 -0400, hokiegal99
<ho********@hotmail.com> wrote:

that sould be:

if newfile <> oldfile
if newfile != oldfile

No difference whatsoever. I believe != is prefered (style guide?)
though -- and that's the one I always use.

With my best regards,
G. Rodrigues

Thank you, that is what I thought. What's the reason for having two
symbols mean the same thing?

[Duncan Booth]

hokiegal99 <ho********@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:3F**************@hotmail.com:

Thank you, that is what I thought. What's the reason for having two
symbols mean the same thing?

Originally Python only had '<>' for the not-equal comparison. Version 0.9.3
added a bunch of C like syntax, such as C's shifting and masking operators.
It also added C style '==' and '!=' comparison operators. The original '<>'
remains valid for backwards compatibility.

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