[Tutor] introspection

[Alex Kleider]

On 2015-05-07 19:10, Dave Angel wrote:

>> def get_name(localmap, item):
>>      """As suggested.
>>      Returns 'a' name, not necessarily 'the' name."""
>>      for name in localmap:
>>          if localmap[name] == item:
> 
> This is not likely to be what was intended.  You want
>            if localmap[name] is item:
> That can identify if one of the names happens to be bound to the SAME
> object being examined.  Rather than one that happens to have the same
> value.

Correction noted.  Thank you for that.  The distinction is important. 
('==' vs 'is')