Obsolesence of <>

Tim Peters tim.one at home.com
Thu May 31 22:14:45 EDT 2001


[Barry A. Warsaw]
> Read the Mailman code.  I can't swear I've zapped all uses of != but
> my (unpublished ;) style guide for the Mailman code requires the use
> of <>.
>
> i'll-switch-when-tim-starts-writing-his-<winks>-!wink=-ly y'rs,
> -Barry

Bet !wink=?

I think we've been through this before(?):  Python *originally* required <>;
!= was a syntax error.  In Py3K, ^^ will be allowed instead, along with !==
and =!= and ==!.

spreading-harmful-rumors-ly y'rs  - tim





More information about the Python-list mailing list