setlocale(): In _locale-missing compatibility function, string

warsaw · warsaw · commit 7519e7af4207 · 2001-03-23T17:00:07.000Z
comparison should be done with != instead of "is not".
diff --git a/Lib/locale.py b/Lib/locale.py
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ def setlocale(category, value=None):
         """ setlocale(integer,string=None) -> string.
             Activates/queries locale processing.
         """
-        if value is not None and \
-           value is not 'C':
+        if value is not None and value != 'C':
             raise Error, '_locale emulation only supports "C" locale'
         return 'C'
 
