python_generic_functions_id.py

id(object)

# Example
>>> test_dict1 = {"a": 1, "b": 2}
>>> test_dict2 = test_dict1
>>> test_dict3 = dict(test_dict1) # intiliaze a new dictionary based upon test_dict1
>>> test_dict1
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}
>>> test_dict2
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}
>>> test_dict3
{'a': 1, 'b': 2}
>>> id(test_dict1)
4506794536
>>> id(test_dict2)
4506794536
>>> id(test_dict3)
4506801888
>>> test_dict1 == test_dict2
True
>>> test_dict1 == test_dict3
True
>>> id(test_dict1) == id(test_dict3)
False
>>> id(test_dict1) == id(test_dict2)
True