from org.python.tests.identity import IdentityObject class PyIdentityObject (IdentityObject): pass x = IdentityObject() y = x.getThis() a = PyIdentityObject() b = a.getThis() assert x is y assert not(x is not y) assert (x is y) != (x is not y) assert a is b assert not(a is not b) assert (a is b) != (a is not b)