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```py
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>>> int(True)
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1
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>>> True + 1 #not relevant for this example, but just for fun
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2
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```
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So, `1 < 1` evaluates to `False`
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## Implicit conversion can hurt sometimes
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```py
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>>> True + 1
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2
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```
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## a += b doesn't behave the same way as a = a+b
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## a += b doesn't behave the same way as a = a + b
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```
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>>> a=[1,2,3,4]
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[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
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```
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### Explanation
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The expression a=a+[5,6,7,8] generates a new object and sets the A reference to that new object, leaving b to the old object unchanged.
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The expression a+=[5,6,7,8] is actually mapped to an "extend" function that operates on the object in place such that a and b still point to the same object that has been modified in place
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## That "is" on the same non-static method of the class instance returns False. It was the first and the last time I tried prettify my code with "is".
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## Some title
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## Minor ones
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- `join()` is a string operation instead of list operation. (sort of counterintuitive)
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**Explanation:**
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If `join()` is a method on a string then it can operate on any iterable (list, tuple, iterators). If it were a method on a list it'd have to be implemented separately by every type. Also, it doesn't make much sense to put a string-specific method on a generic list.
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Also, it's string specific, and it sounds wrong to put a string-specific method on a generic list.
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- `[] = ()` is a semantically correct statement (unpacking an empty `tuple` into an empty `list`)
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- No multicore support yet
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