Re: Python "is" behavior

On Jun 20, 9:42 am, George Sakkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 20, 12:31 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I am not certain why this is the case, but... > > > >>> a = 256 > > >>> b = 256 > > >>> a is b > > > True > > > >>> a = 257 > > >>> b = 257 > > >>> a is b > > > False > > > Can any

Re: Python "is" behavior

On Jun 20, 9:38 am, Jean-Paul Calderone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:31:57 -0700 (PDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I am not certain why this is the case, but... > > a = 256 > b = 256 > a is b > >True > > a = 257 > b = 257 > a is b > >False > > >

Python "is" behavior

I am not certain why this is the case, but... >>> a = 256 >>> b = 256 >>> a is b True >>> a = 257 >>> b = 257 >>> a is b False Can anyone explain this further? Why does it happen? 8-bit integer differences? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list