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0 pointsclintonc10y ago0 comments

For example, 'if x == None' versus 'if x is None'. The latter is to be preferred (since identity is faster and more clear than comparison), but you see the former sometimes.

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aerovistae10y ago

Yes that's the only case I know of where 'is' is regularly used.

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0 pointsclintonc10y ago0 comments

For example, 'if x == None' versus 'if x is None'. The latter is to be preferred (since identity is faster and more clear than comparison), but you see the former sometimes.

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aerovistae10y ago

Yes that's the only case I know of where 'is' is regularly used.

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