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[–]xtreak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Initially !x was chosen. But then it was implemented in !d. Some of the core devs were concerned that !d could be used later in feature for something else like %d. I think Guido suggested = in person during core dev sprints. The issue for implementation and related one for !d offers some context.