<> and DeprecationWarning

[Alex Martelli]

Todd Stephens wrote:

> Gerrit Holl wrote in article
> <mailman.242.1066645130.2192.python-list at python.org>:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> the <> inequality test operator has been deprecated for a loooooong time.
>> 
> 
> Deprecated where?  Possibly it is kept for backwards compatability, but it
> still works fine in Python 2.3:

http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/operators.html :

"""
The comparison operators <> and != are alternate spellings of the same
operator. != is the preferred spelling; <> is obsolescent. 
"""


Alex