Syntax Error with <>

Question

I'm trying to do this assignment:

This is what I have and I am getting a syntax error on >

Pasted code:

# Specify where the input and output file is

InputFile = open('C:\Python\unsorted_fruits.txt', 'r')
OutputFile = open('C:\Python\sorted_fruits.txt', 'w')

# Read the input file

Fruits = InputFile.readlines()

# Sort the items in the list
Fruits.sort()

# Remove the blank lines and write the file
for fruit in Fruits:
    if fruit <>"\n":    # if fruit is blank, skip the write
        OutputFile.write(fruit) # otherwise write the fruit to the output file


# Close the input and output file
InputFile.close()
OutputFile.close()

`if fruit <>"\n":` What the _heck_ are you doing? – TigerhawkT3 Dec 30 '15 at 01:41 — TigerhawkT3, Dec 30 '15 at 01:41
Oh, is that what that is? What language uses that? – TigerhawkT3 Dec 30 '15 at 01:43 — TigerhawkT3, Dec 30 '15 at 01:43
Isn't `<>` like some deprecated syntax for `!=` – Malik Brahimi Dec 30 '15 at 01:51 — Malik Brahimi, Dec 30 '15 at 01:51
Worth a read: http://stackoverflow.com/a/15233739/2308683 – OneCricketeer Dec 30 '15 at 02:40 — OneCricketeer, Dec 30 '15 at 02:40

Abner Zheng · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-11T08:03:49.037

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Just replace "<>" with "!=", since "<>" is deprecate in python3,which can be used as "!=".

edited Jan 11 '16 at 08:03

answered Dec 30 '15 at 01:53

Abner Zheng

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Was `<>` _ever_ used in Python? o_O I didn't ever see it anywhere outside BASIC. – ivan_pozdeev Jan 11 '16 at 08:15

Syntax Error with <>

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