converting <> operator to python3

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I am trying to convert this feedparser.py (on github) to python3. I am having trouble understanding what this line is doing, right now it throws a syntax error:

[line 640]   if tag.find(':') <> -1:

what operator is <>. Is there a Python3 equivalent?

kindall · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 17:54:22Z

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It's a synonym for the inequality operator, !=, as seen in BASIC.

By the way, the line you are asking about would be far more idiomatically written as:

if ":" in tag:

edited Nov 28, 2012 at 17:54

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 17:41

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user395760 · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 17:41:25Z

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It's an old spelling of the inequality comparison. Use != instead.

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Pedro del Sol · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 17:41:26Z

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<> is read 'not equals' != will do the same

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