Simon Forman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Python 2.4.3 (#2, Apr 27 2006, 14:43:58) >[GCC 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)] on linux2 >Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >|>> a = b = 1e1000 / 1e1000 >|>> a is b >True >|>> a == b >False
I agree with you: $ python Python 2.4.1 (#2, May 5 2005, 11:32:06) [GCC 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> a = b = 1e1000 / 1e1000 >>> a is b True >>> a == b False Or maybe I don't: $ python2.3 Python 2.3.5 (#2, Sep 4 2005, 22:01:42) [GCC 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> a = b = 1e1000 / 1e1000 >>> a is b True >>> a == b True See: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-bugs-list/2004-February/022133.html -- \S -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.chaos.org.uk/~sion/ ___ | "Frankly I have no feelings towards penguins one way or the other" \X/ | -- Arthur C. Clarke her nu becomeþ se bera eadward ofdun hlæddre heafdes bæce bump bump bump
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