Hi everybody,
I was wondering if anyone can explain this. My understanding is that 'is' checks if the object is the same. However, in that case, why this inconsistency for short strings? I would expect a 'False' for all three comparisons. This is reproducible across two different machines, so it is not just a local quirk. I'm running Debian etch with Python 2.4.4 (the default).
Thanks, Faheem. In [1]: a = '--' In [2]: a is '--' Out[2]: False In [4]: a = '-' In [5]: a is '-' Out[5]: True In [6]: a = 'foo' In [7]: a is 'foo' Out[7]: True -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list