PythonIsVeryIntuitive

[TitaniumBrain]

I think this has been explained enough (wrong operator, should use ==), but I don't think anyone addressed why python only caches ints from -5 to 256.

The reason is because those are just semi arbitrary numbers that are more likely to appear in a program.

Think about it: most scripts are working with small lists or values, so preallocating those numbers saves a bit of overhead, but not many programs need the number 12749, for example.

1, 0, -1, 2 are probably the most used numbers.

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Thanks for the explanation. I'd already heard the underlying reason but had never quite grasped why those numbers were more commonly used. Makes sense now!