PY3.R0123

Literal comparison

Used when comparing an object to a literal, which is usually what you do not want to do, since you can compare to a different literal than what was expected altogether.

Noncompliant Code:

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value = 25
if value is 25:
    pass

Compliant Code:

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value = 25
if value == 25:
    pass

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