Search for ==, ++, etc

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Google did not give me the results desired when querying for

python == and in or in

This is seemingly because google omits common programming language operators like == from search terms. Is there a way to get around this limitation?

Previous answers recommended google code search, yet that is shut down. Symbolhound.com was recommended, yet returned an empty results page.

This is not about searching for code, but instead searching for programming-related documentation (most often found on SO ;-), so are there any ways to search the web _{(or, for that matter, SO)} for programming syntax?

Not that it answers your query well, but check out [stackse](http://stackse.com) as it searches stackoverflow for special characters — ren, Mar 07 '16 at 11:01

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57

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There's an answer on the WebApps Stack I'll paraphrase here for posterity.

Write out the name of each symbol followed by "operator". Include the programming language if you want to be more specific.

Example                           Recommended Search
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+= (addition assignment)          "plus equals operator"
%  (modulus)                      "percent operator"
^  (C++ bitwise XOR)              "caret operator C++"

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57

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answered Nov 15 '16 at 18:37

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Or search for "operator" and your language - you might find an overview page that lists your operator (and others) – Hans Keﬆing Nov 15 '16 at 18:59

Search for ==, ++, etc

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