PEP-308 a "simplicity-first" alternative

Erik Max Francis max at alcyone.com
Tue Feb 11 23:15:06 EST 2003


Paul Rubin wrote:

> => is the traditional mathematical symbol for boolean implication.
> -> looks more to me like some kind of pointer operation.  But either
> one is ok with me for this.

Not to nitpick into the ground, but the traditional symbol for
implication is an arrow with only one horizonal line.  In mathematics
when the double line version is used, it's often used to mean something
else, like "is equivalent to" or "evaluates to."


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