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Re: why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)?

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date 2015-08-17 17:11 -0600
Subject Re: why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)?
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On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Chris Kaynor <ckaynor@zindagigames.com> wrote:
> The rules for the id is that they are only guaranteed unique during the
> lifespan of both objects. Also, generally, you do not want to use id or is
> for much of anything unless you really know what you are doing - generally,
> you just want == instead.

In the case of "is", I don't agree. "is" is a useful operator and is
not prone to user error like "id". The only caveat is that one should
understand the distinction between "is" and "==".

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why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)? alex.flint@gmail.com - 2015-08-17 15:23 -0700
  Re: why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)? alex.flint@gmail.com - 2015-08-17 15:25 -0700
    Re: why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 17:11 -0600
    Re: why does id(multiprocessing.Process.start) == id(multiprocessing.Process.start)? random832@fastmail.us - 2015-08-18 00:11 -0400

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