Fix string identity comparison bug in balance.py menu handling - #2
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[WIP] Fix bug in order processing functionality
Fix string identity comparison bug in balance.py menu handling
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String comparisons in
balance.pyusedis(identity check) instead of==(equality check), causing undefined behavior when matching user input against menu options.Changes
iswith==for string comparisons (lines 73, 83, 84)The
isoperator checks object identity, not value equality. While string interning may make this work for literals in the REPL, it fails unpredictably with user input frominput().Original prompt
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