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I presumed that == would already include the optimization len(a) != len(b), do you know how that equality check is implemented and where I could view the source?

jamylak
– jamylak

2012-07-14 08:17:16 +00:00
Commented Jul 14, 2012 at 8:17
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i is j works only for small numbers, and the meaning of "small" is implementation dependent. See: stackoverflow.com/questions/11476190/why-0-6-is-6-false

slothrop
– slothrop

2012-07-14 09:30:25 +00:00
Commented Jul 14, 2012 at 9:30
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Why would you reimplement a == b? And your examples for numbers is wrong, as @slothrop points out.

Ned Batchelder
– Ned Batchelder

2012-07-14 11:31:26 +00:00
Commented Jul 14, 2012 at 11:31
"There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it. ". And "==" is the obvious way to do it. Don't confuse people.

jonas-eschle
– jonas-eschle

2017-12-11 10:05:56 +00:00
Commented Dec 11, 2017 at 10:05

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