The 'is' operator compares references, so a comparison with a string literal will always be false.

Found while using Python 3.8:

C:\Google\depot_tools/git_cl.py:1265: SyntaxWarning: "is not" with a literal. Did you mean "!="?
  if remote is not '.':
Change-Id: Ia77a1b350a3f0a2fe3c398e9a3b9aac8cfe38d4f
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/tools/depot_tools/+/1591516
Auto-Submit: Raul Tambre <raul@tambre.ee>
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