Obsolesence of <>

[Steven D. Majewski]

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Tim Peters wrote:

> [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 my (unpublished ;) style guide for the Mailman code requires the use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 ==!.

I thought =!= was reserver for one of the Orwell fuzzy comparators -- 

	=!=    the-same-but-different 

the others being:

	==>	equal-but-more-equal
	<==	equal-but-less-equal


-- sdm