What is the result of `sys.intern(‘hello’) is sys.intern(‘hello’)`?

Question

Python Professional — Hard

What is the result of `sys.intern(‘hello’) is sys.intern(‘hello’)`?

Accepted Answer

The result of `sys.intern('hello') is sys.intern('hello')` is True because `sys.intern()` returns the same object for equal strings. This means that both instances of 'hello' will point to the same memory location.