In article <53bd3a1d$0$29995$c3e8da3$54964...@news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 08:27:28 -0400, Roy Smith wrote: > > > We would have *three* ways to compare for equality (==, ===, and is). > > `is` does not, never has, and never will, be a test for equality. > > py> x = [] > py> y = [] > py> x is y > False That is a very narrow legalistic way of looking at things. If you don't like the word "equality", substitute a more generic word, such as "sameness" We continually have threads about when to use "==" and when to use "is". Clearly, there is confusion about them. Adding another way to test for sameness will just increase the confusion. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
