All following comparison operators have the standard mathematical interpretation and return a boolean value of True for true, False for false:
Comparison operations are supported by all objects!
This table summarizes the comparison operations:
| Operation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| < | strictly less than |
| <= | less than or equal |
| > | strictly greater than |
| >= | greater than or equal |
| == | equal |
| != | not equal* |
| is | object identity |
| is not | negated object identity |
* != can also be written <>, but this is an obsolete usage kept for backwards compatibility only. New code should always use !=.