def helper(x, y): print print 'compare', x, 'and', y print x is y, x is not y print x == y, x != y print x < y, x <= y print x > y, x >= y helper(None, None) helper(None, True) helper(None, False) helper(True, True) helper(True, False) helper(True, None) helper(False, False) helper(False, True) helper(False, None)