IDENTITY OPERATOR IN PYTHON

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Identity operator in python are used to check the object identity of two operands which doesn’t mean equality (==). We use ‘is’ and ‘is not’ operator. Actually, Identity operators compare the same operands with same memory locations. Two variables that are equal does not imply that they are identical. Lets understand it with example:

>>> a = 5
>>> b = 5
>>> print ("a is b :",a is b, "  a == b :", a==b)
>>> c = {5,4}
>>> d = {5,4}
>>> print ("c is d :",c is d, "  c == d :", c==d)
>>> print ('c is not d :', c is not d)

OUTPUT:
a is b : True   a == b : True
c is d : False   c == d : True
c is not d : True

In the above example, we see that a and b are integers of same values, so they are equal as well as identical. But c and d are sets. They are equal but not identical. It is because interpreter locates them separately in memory although they are equal in identity operator in python.

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