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I thought = was a mathematical operator, not a logical operator; why does Python use

>= instead of >==, or <= instead of <==, or != instead of !==?

Thanks in advance for any clarification. I would have posted this in the help forums of FreeCodeCamp, but I wasn't sure if this question was too.......unspecified(?) for that domain.

Cheers!

 


Edit: I think I get it now! Thanks so much to everyone for helping, and @FizzyOrange@programming.dev and @itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone in particular! ^_^

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[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That's exactly it. Some languages (e.g. Rust) make it even more clear¹, by following math notation for assignment even closer:

let x = 5;

¹ simplified Rust a little bit, there's a bit more nuance

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thanks so much to you and @FizzyOrange@programming.dev for helping! This has been driving me crazy for like 3-4 weeks now! >_<