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# numpy.core.defchararray.not_equal

`numpy.core.defchararray.``not_equal`(x1, x2)

  Return (x1 != x2) element-wise.

  Unlike `numpy.not_equal`, this comparison is performed by first stripping whitespace characters from the end of the string. This behavior is provided for backward-compatibility with numarray.

  Parameters: | x1, x2 : array_like of str or unicode Input arrays of the same shape.
  Returns: | out : ndarray or bool Output array of bools, or a single bool if x1 and x2 are scalars.

  See also

  `equal`, `greater_equal`, `less_equal`, `greater`, `less`