What is the double inequality (>>) sign in python?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3411749/python-operator">Python - &#39;&gt;&gt;&#39; operator</a>  </p>
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<p>There's some code that does this:</p>

<pre><code>x = n - 1 &gt;&gt; 1
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<p>I don't know if I have to provide more syntax, but what does the >> mean?  I've been searching all over, but can't find any explanation.</p>
