Why does Python have an __ne__ operator method instead of just __eq__?

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SQLAlchemy is a great example. For the uninitiated, SQLAlchemy is a ORM and uses Python expression to generate SQL statements. In a expression such as

meta.Session.query(model.Theme).filter(model.Theme.id == model.Vote.post_id)

the model.Theme.id == model.VoteWarn.post_id does not return a boolean, but a object that eventually produces a SQL query like WHERE theme.id = vote.post_id. The inverse would produce something like WHERE theme.id <> vote.post_id so both methods need to be defined.

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