Unicode compared using "is" results in abnormal behavior

[shadyabhi]

BPO	11773
Nosy	@ezio-melotti

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2011-04-05.15:23:24.396>
created_at = <Date 2011-04-05.15:18:59.281>
labels = ['type-bug', 'invalid', 'expert-unicode']
title = 'Unicode compared using "is" results in abnormal behavior'
updated_at = <Date 2011-04-05.15:23:24.394>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/shadyabhi'

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activity = <Date 2011-04-05.15:23:24.394>
actor = 'ezio.melotti'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2011-04-05.15:23:24.396>
closer = 'ezio.melotti'
components = ['Unicode']
creation = <Date 2011-04-05.15:18:59.281>
creator = 'shadyabhi'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 11773
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['133038', '133040']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['ezio.melotti', 'shadyabhi']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'not a bug'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue11773'
versions = ['Python 2.7']

[shadyabhi]

>>> a = u'0'
>>> a is u'0'
False
>>> a == u'0'
True
>>>

[ezio-melotti]

The fact that "is" works in this way here is just an implementation detail. If you want to compare strings use ==, "is" is used to verify if two variables refer to the same object or not.

>>> x = 100
>>> x is 100
True
>>> x = 1000
>>> x is 1000
False