[Python-Dev] Re: redefining is (original) (raw)

Andrew Koenig ark-mlist at att.net
Fri Mar 19 15:20:12 EST 2004

> I haven't distinguished between equivalent and interchangeable. I > think that most people would consider "equivalent" and > "interchangeable" to mean the same thing.

I have no idea what you mean by "equivalent" or "interchangeable".

In general, when I say that x and y are equivalent (or interchangeable), I mean that in any context in which x appears can use y instead with the same effect.

In the context of this particular discussion, I am talking about two objects being equivalent (in the sense above) in any program that does not directly determine the identity of those objects.

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