python assignment

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> > The examples you gave showed that integers share identity with other
    >> > integers of the same value, while floats do not.

    >> I believe that's only true for small integers, isn't it?

    Peter> Google finds "LOADI - a fast load instruction for small positive
    Peter> integers (those referenced by the small_ints array in
    Peter> intobject.c)"

LOADI was an instruction I implemented a few years ago when investigating
bytecode optimization.  It was never added to the Python virtual machine
(ceval.c).

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