At 10:46 AM 8/9/2007, Bill Scherer wrote: >Dick Moores wrote: > > >>> () is () > > True > > >>> (1,) is (1,) > > False > > > > Why? > > > > >>> a = () > >>> b = () > >>> c = (1,) > >>> d = (1,) > >>> a is b >True > >>> c is d >False > >>> id(a) >3086553132 > >>> id(b) >3086553132 > >>> id(c) >3086411340 > >>> id(d) >3086390892 > > >There is only one empty tuple. >Does that clear it up for you?
But isn't that the same as saying, "That's just the reality of Python; it is what it is."? I want to know why there is only one empty tuple, but more than one (1,). Also, >>> [] is [] False Dick -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
