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diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst index e393661..c815c0e 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst @@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ The operator :keyword:`not in` is defined to have the inverse true value of The operators :keyword:`is` and :keyword:`is not` test for object identity: ``x is y`` is true if and only if *x* and *y* are the same object. ``x is not y`` -yields the inverse truth value. +yields the inverse truth value. [#]_ .. _booleans: @@ -1352,3 +1352,7 @@ groups from right to left). only, but this caused surprises because people expected to be able to test a dictionary for emptiness by comparing it to ``{}``. +.. [#] Due to automatic garbage-collection, free lists, and the dynamic nature of + descriptors, you may notice seemingly unusual behaviour in certain uses of + the :keyword:`is` operator, like those involving comparisons between instance + methods, or constants. Check their documentation for more info. |