[Python-Dev] Interning string subtype instances

[Greg Ewing]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> OTOH, in an application that needs unique strings, you normally know
> what the scope is (i.e. where the strings come from, and when they
> aren't used anymore).

That's true -- if you know that all relevant strings have
been interned using the appropriate method, you can just
use 'is' to compare them.

--
Greg