>>> markup = "<p>Learn Python and <b>Java</b> and advanced <b>Java</b>! from Tutorialspoint</p>"
>>> soup = BeautifulSoup(markup, "html.parser")
>>> first_b, second_b = soup.find_all('b')
>>> print(first_b == second_b)
True
>>> print(first_b.previous_element == second_b.previous_element)
False

>>> print(first_b is second_b)
False

>>> import copy
>>> p_copy = copy.copy(soup.p)
>>> print(p_copy)
<p>Learn Python and <b>Java</b> and advanced <b>Java</b>! from Tutorialspoint</p>
>>>

>>> print(soup.p == p_copy)
True
>>>
>>> print(soup.p is p_copy)
False
>>>

>>> print(p_copy.parent)
None