to me it seems simple. C uses !=
why does C use != .... because its kind of hard to type the "equal with a slash" so if python is supposed to be a simple and easy to use language, use the simple and easy to understand, standard 'not-equal' operator... Idk, maybe there's more to it but simple is as simple does, sir 2008/3/29 Lie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mar 30, 1:24 am, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You're forcing your argument too much, both != and <> are NOT standard > > > mathematics operators -- the standard not-equal operator is >< -- and > > > I can assure you that both != and <> won't be comprehensible to non- > > > programmers. > > > > My maths may be a bit rusty, but I always thought that the standard not- > > equal operator was like an = sign but with a diagonal slash through it > as > > displayed when you do: > > > > print u'\u2260' > > Ah yes, that is also used (I completely forgot about that one, my > math's aren't that sharp anymore) and I think it's used more > frequently than ><. Some books use >< while most use ≠, but my > argument was that no math book use != or <> (except in math for > programmers). > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
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