Is there a difference between != and <> operators in Python?
Question:
I tried searching, but could not find much about the <> operator.
Python – Basic Operators mentions that <> is "similar" to the != operator and does not say what is different or how it is different.
My tests seem to show it is the same:
a = 2, b = 3
>>> a != b
True
>>> a <> b
True
>>> b = 2
>>> a != b
False
>>> a <> b
False
Answers:
The Python documentation says that they are equivalent.
The comparison operators <> and != are alternate spellings of the same operator. != is the preferred spelling; <> is obsolescent.
The <> operator has been removed from Python 3.
I tried searching, but could not find much about the <> operator.
Python – Basic Operators mentions that <> is "similar" to the != operator and does not say what is different or how it is different.
My tests seem to show it is the same:
a = 2, b = 3
>>> a != b
True
>>> a <> b
True
>>> b = 2
>>> a != b
False
>>> a <> b
False
The Python documentation says that they are equivalent.
The comparison operators
<>and!=are alternate spellings of the same operator.!=is the preferred spelling;<>is obsolescent.
The <> operator has been removed from Python 3.