title: Comparing string for equality with == operator in python
body: <p>So I am trying to compare two string variables with <code>==</code> and it is not working for some reason. For example this code</p>
  
  <pre><code>print(dictionary[0])
  print("A")
  print(dictionary[0] == "A")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>prints out</p>
  
  <pre><code>A    
  A
  False
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I don't understand why it returns <code>False</code> when they are clearly equal.</p>