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# numpy.core.defchararray.equal

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

  Return (x1 == x2) element-wise.

  Unlike `numpy.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, bool} Output array of bools, or a single bool if x1 and x2 are scalars.

  See also

  `not_equal`, `greater_equal`, `less_equal`, `greater`, `less`