Python id() Function
Example
Returns the unique id of the tuple object:
x = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry') y = id(x)
Definition and Usage
The id() function returns the unique id of the specified object.
All objects in Python have their own unique id.
id is allocated to the object at the time of creation.
id is the memory address of the object and is different each time the program runs. (Except for certain objects with a constant unique id, such as integers from -5 to 256)
Syntax
id(object)
Parameter Value
Parameter | Description |
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object | Any object, string, number, list, etc. |