On Aug 28, 6:35 pm, "James Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must point out though that although they contain > the same elements/data, they are not the same > object/instance. > > {{{ > #!python > > >>> x = [1, 2, 3] > >>> y = [1, 2, 3] > >>> id(x) > 3083095148L > >>> id(y) > 3082953324L > >>> x == y > True > }}}
Umm, yeah, but that's true of ANY two mutable objects you create, and has absolutely nothing to do with whether the syntax which generated the list contains a trailing comma or not. To wit: >>> [1,2,3] is [1,2,3] False Regards, Pat -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list