From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:49:14 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:45:19 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >   
   >> 1) VMS Basic using = for both assignment and equal comparison,   
   >>     while most other languages use different symbols (= and ==,   
   >>     := and =, = and .eq., ...)   
   >>   
   >> But they only apply to non VMS Basic developers.   
   >   
   > Nearly all BASICs were like that, including I think Microsoft BASIC.   
      
   One trick they missed was allowing interval comparisons like this:   
      
       if "0" <= ch <= "9" or "a" <= ch <= "f" or "A" <= ch <= "F" :   
      
   I think only Python has that.   
      
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