what does <> mean in Python

Question

What is the meaning of <> in Python?

I have tried searching for it on Google but I cannot seem to get inside the search term...

I have not seen this in any other language also otherwise I would have tried to find it.

Answer 1

<> is an alternate spelling of !=, the inequality test operator. IIRC, it has been removed in Python3.

>>> "foo" <> "bar"
True
>>> "foo" <> "foo"
False

Answer 2

It is an obsolete inequality operator. See the Python documentation.

!= can also be written <>, but this is an obsolete usage kept for backwards compatibility only. New code should always use !=.