What is the difference between "a is b" and "id(a) == id(b)" in Python?
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The id()
inbuilt function gives...
an integer (or long integer) which is guaranteed to be unique and constant for this object during its lifetime.
The is
operator, instead, gives...
object identity
So why is it possible to have two objects that have the same id
but return False
to an is
check? Here is an example:
>>> class Test():
... def test():
... pass
>>> a = Test()
>>> b = Test()
>>> id(a.test) == id(b.test)
True
>>> a.test is b.test
False
A more troubling example: (continuing the above)
>>> b = a
>>> b is a
True
>>> b.test is a.test
False
>>> a.test is a.test
False
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