Does Python need a '>>>' operator?

[Martin v. Loewis]

Roy Smith <roy at panix.com> writes:

> Any operator can get replaced by a function call.  It's just a matter of 
> what's more convenient to write.

Indeed, and so it is desirable to have infix shorthand notations for
the frequent operations. However, as the number of infix operators
grows, the convenience loses: you now have to start remembering line
noise.

Regards,
Martin