[issue43151] is with literals in 3.8 release

[Gary Litvin]

Gary Litvin <litvin at skylit.com> added the comment:

Thank you for your responses. I understand the difference between == 
and "is" and the intentional change in 3.8. My question is about what 
seems to be inconsistent treatment in x is 'a' and if a is 'a': ...

At 12:49 AM 2/7/2021, Raymond Hettinger wrote:

>Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:
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>As Dennis says, this is an intentional behavior and will help you avoid bugs.
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>nosy: +rhettinger
>resolution:  -> not a bug
>stage:  -> resolved
>status: open -> closed
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