" is " returns False even if strings are same in Python

Asked Oct 15 '22 at 17:08

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I was checking whether given is a palindrome or not. This is a similar code to explain the nuances,

string = "radar"
new = string[::-1]
print (new)
print (string is new)
print (string in new)
print (string == new)

Output of above is:

radar
False
True
True

In all these conditionals statements I was expecting output to be True but is returns False even though words are same. Don't know why this keeps happening.

asked Oct 15 '22 at 17:08

Krish

`is` is not qualified to compare strings. Use `==` instead. – Klaus D. Oct 15 '22 at 17:11
4

`is` checks for object identity. You have two different objects with the same value. – Mark Tolonen Oct 15 '22 at 17:11
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"the same" and "equal" are two different things. They can represent identical values without being the same object. – Charles Duffy Oct 15 '22 at 17:11

" is " returns False even if strings are same in Python

Output of above is:

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