On 19-Apr-2002 Ian! wrote: > What's the difference between "is" and "=="? I always assumed they were the > same. > >>>> __name__ == '__main__' > 1 >>>> __name__ is '__main__' > 0 >>>> '==' asks 'is this value equivalent to this other one' 'is' asks 'is this item the same item as this other one'