python: difference between != and <>?

Question

So, I'm making a python cheat sheet for myself, and when I started covering comparison operators, I noticed these two:

a = 1
b = 2

if a != b:
 print("Dunno")

if a <> b:
 print("Dunno")

I'm using python 2.7 and was curious if there's a difference between the two operators?

This is a dupe, but Google and Stack Overflow search suck at finding these operators. — Martijn Pieters, Jul 01 '13 at 17:12
I am no expert in Python but in SQL they are nearly identical. <> is considered language specific to MySQL as it is not standardized accross the board. I would just use "!=" — ProfileTwist, Jul 01 '13 at 17:12
Yeah, lots of information on the operators, but I couldn't find the difference between them; which makes sense, seeing as there isn't one :P Thanks guys edit: Save for currency — user2528030, Jul 01 '13 at 17:18
See [this question on is-there-a-not-equal-operator-in-python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11060506/is-there-a-not-equal-operator-in-python) — user1549804, Jul 01 '13 at 17:22

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '13 at 17:12

7

As described in the documentation, they are the same. <> is deprecated and was removed in Python 3, so you should use !=.

answered Jul 01 '13 at 17:12

BrenBarn

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '13 at 17:11

2

<> is deprecated. Other than that, no.

answered Jul 01 '13 at 17:11

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