>>> a = 'abcd'
>>> a
'abcd'
>>> b = 'abcd'
>>> b
'abcd'
>>> a == b
True
>>> a is b
True
>>> c = 'ab'
>>> c = c + 'cd'
>>> c
'abcd'
>>> a == c
True
>>> a is c
>>> a = 'abcd'
>>> a
'abcd'
>>> b = 'abcd'
>>> b
'abcd'
>>> a == b
True
>>> a is b
True
>>> c = 'ab'
>>> c = c + 'cd'
>>> c
'abcd'
>>> a == c
True
>>> a is c