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What is the difference between the is keyword and the == operator in Python? Why would a programmer need to use one over the other depending on the situation?

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The == operator compares the value or equality of two objects, whereas the Python is operator checks whether two variables point to the same object in memory.

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  • "whereas the Python is operator checks whether two variables point to the same object in memory" well, it checks whether *two objects are identical*. It really doesn't have anything to do with variables per se – juanpa.arrivillaga May 26 '22 at 22:43