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On 03/02/2014 03:07 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> 
>>>> import os
>>>> type(os.POSIX_FADV_RANDOM)
> <class 'int'>
> 
> So use ==. If it's later changed and you have to instead use 'is', you
> can change your code.

I don't see why == wouldn't continue to work if os.POSIX_FADV_RANDOM
became an object of a different type.