[Tutor] is gotchas?

[wesley chun]

> > a is b <==> id(a) == id(b)
>
> No, not necessarily. id's are recycled which can lead to unexpected
> behaviour when comparing them. See for example this thread on c.l.py:
> http://tinyurl.com/yflknx

wow, that is totally mind-blowing.. good post. i think that for most
normal objects that are *not* created on the fly, the comparison is
ok.  still, i'd stick to using is... as-is.

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