str1 = "geek"
print(id(str1)) 
  
str2 = "geek"
print(id(str2)) 
 
# This will return True 
print(id(str1) == id(str2)) 
  
str3 = "smart"
print(id(str3)) 
  
# This will return False 
print(id(str1) == id(str3)) 


Output:
140252505691448
140252505691448
True
140252505691840
False

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In Python, the `id()` function returns the exact address of a referenced object in memory. This unique integer identity can be used to verify if two variables point to the identical memory location or to demonstrate when an operation, such as variable reassignment, causes new memory to be allocated instead of updating the object in-place.

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