Python: id() function
id()
The id() function is used to get the identity of an object.
The identity is a unique integer for that object during its lifetime. This is also the address of the object in memory.
Version:
(Python 3.2.5)
Syntax:
id(object)
Parameter:
Name | Description | Required / Optional |
---|---|---|
object | An object, int, float, str,list, dict, tuple etc. | Required |
Example: Python id() function
print('id of 6 =',id(6))
x = 5
print('id of x =',id(x))
y = x
print('id of y =',id(y))
z = 5.0
print('id of z =',id(z))
Output:
id of 6 = 10914528 id of x = 10914496 id of y = 10914496 id of z = 140486394610168
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