On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:35:25 +0200, Peter Otten wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > >> but: >> >>>>> a = 1001; b = 10001; a is b >> False > > I would hope so ;)
Doh! >> The point is that Python is free to re-use immutable objects, or not >> re- use them, as it sees fit. > > Indeed, and I even found a Python implementation on my harddisk that > does what you intended to show: > > $ ipy > IronPython 1.1.1 (1.1.1) on .NET 2.0.50727.1433 Copyright (c) Microsoft > Corporation. All rights reserved. >>>> a = 1001; b = 1001; a is b > False Much better, thank you :) -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
