is and equals(==) operators are mostly same but they are not same. is operator defines if both the variables point to the same object whereas the == sign checks if the values for the two variables are the same.
Example Code
# Python program to # illustrate the # difference between # == and is operator # [] is an empty list list1 = [] list2 = [] list3=list1 if (list1 == list2): print("True") else: print("False") if (list1 is list2): print("True") else: print("False") if (list1 is list3): print("True") else: print("False")
Output
True False True