I don't know the meaning of one character in a Python code
<p>I wonder what is the signification of the ';' sign in the instructions</p>

<pre><code>if l&amp;lt;p:
if t&amp;gt;0:
if int(num)&amp;gt;=int(lst):
</code></pre>

<p>in the code of this question:
<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4747666/optimizing-python-code">Optimizing python code</a></p>

<p>Maybe an error in the third instruction, ';=' instead of '!='</p>

<p>But I can't imagine the signification of the character in the two other lines.</p>

<p>Is there someone who can explain, please ?</p>
