How to compare whether two variables point to the same object in memory

Python comes with two operators that can be used to check equality, namely ==(which is fairly common in most modern programming languages ) and is. It may sometimes be tricky to distinguish which of the two you should use, especially if you are not familiar with Python’s dynamic typing model.

In today’s article we are going to discuss the purpose of both == and is operators in Python when it comes to comparing two variables or objects. Additionally, we’ll go through an example to showcase when to use one over the other.

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