syntax question: "<>" and "!=" operators

[Joe Grossberg]

Is there any effective difference between the two?

(Sorry if this has already been addressed; it's difficult to search on
punctuation.)

>>> name = "joe"
>>> name <> 'Joe'; name != 'Joe'; name <> 'joe'; name != 'joe'
1
1
0
0

Doesn't this violate the Python principle that " There should be
one--and preferably only one--obvious way to do it." if I'm
interpreting that correctly?