Why does `True == False is False` evaluate to False in Python? (2013)

Re:Why does `True == False is False` evaluate to False in Py... by apricot on Saturday May 02, 2020 @11:02AM (#23052141)

I sometimes teach programming to beginners who have some knowledge of math. A common mistake they make is to write compound conditionals like this:

    if a == 2 or 3:
        do stuff

because that's how they would write it in math. Does that mean Python is broken and should support that construct as well?

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Re:Why does `True == False is False` evaluate to False in Py... by edflsafoiewq on Saturday May 02, 2020 @05:14PM (#23054970)

I believe COBOL supports this.

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