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Re: id == vs is

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In article <mailman.15221.1414379336.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> wrote:

> The "is" test is more direct and less subject to iffiness because the longer 
> expression using id() leaves more scope/time for things to change, and of 
> course "id" itself can be rebound to something weird.

Not to mention that Python is case-sensitive and in the code as 
presented by the OP:

>>>>Id(x) == id(y)

those are two different functions :-)

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Re: id == vs is Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-10-27 13:36 +1100
  Re: id == vs is Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-10-27 09:17 -0400

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