Python objects compared to .NET objects

Question

I\'m very comfortable with .NET objects and its framework for reference vs value types. How do python objects compare to .NET objects? Specifically, I\'m wondering about equalit

Answer 1

In python you can define the __eq__ method to handle the == operator.

The is operator checks if one object is the same as the other. (or more specifically two variables that reference one or two objects)

>>> a = [1, 2, 3]
>>> b = [1, 2, 3]
>>> a == b
True
>>> a is b
False
>>> c = a
>>> c is a
True

Now, this example uses the list type, which you can think of as a class which defines an __eq__ method that compares equality of all its items.

Same for hash, you define a __hash__ method in your class that returns an integer that would identify your object. This is also available in the basic types that support hashing. See the hash function.