[issue11773] Unicode compared using "is" results in abnormal behavior
Ezio Melotti
report at bugs.python.org
Tue Apr 5 17:23:24 CEST 2011
Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti at gmail.com> added the comment:
The fact that "is" works in this way here is just an implementation detail. If you want to compare strings use ==, "is" is used to verify if two variables refer to the same object or not.
>>> x = 100
>>> x is 100
True
>>> x = 1000
>>> x is 1000
False
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nosy: +ezio.melotti
resolution: -> invalid
stage: -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed
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