class Node:
    def __init__(self, edges = set()):
        self.edges = edges


def main():
    foo = Node()
    bar = Node()
    quz = Node()

    foo.edges.add(bar)
    bar.edges.add(foo)

    assert(foo is not bar) # assertion succeeds
    assert(foo is not quz) # assertion succeeds
    assert(bar is not quz) # assertion succeeds
    assert(len(quz.edges) == 0) # assertion fails??


main()

::: spoiler spoiler Mutable default values are shared across objects. The set in this case. :::