Python API handles for same ODB object don't have matching SWIG object addresses

[jeffng-or]

Describe the bug

If I obtain ODB object handles for the same object through two different means in the Python API, their underlying SWIG object addresses are different. The result is that I can't do a comparison like:

inst_term_from_iteration == inst_term_from_net

and have the result be anything other than False. Note that the Tcl API doesn't have this issue.

Expected Behavior

If the two object handles point to the same object, then the == should return True.

Environment

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kernel: Linux 6.5.0-1025-gcp
os: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
cmake version 3.24.2
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 11.4.0
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- OpenROAD version: v2.0-16316-gf9cfd9383
-- System name: Linux
-- Compiler: GNU 11.4.0
-- Build type: RELEASE
-- Install prefix: /usr/local
-- C++ Standard: 17
-- C++ Standard Required: ON
-- C++ Extensions: OFF
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 11.4.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
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-- Performing Test C_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wall
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-- Performing Test CXX_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wall
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-- Performing Test C_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-sign-compare
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-- Performing Test C_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-c++11-narrowing
-- Performing Test C_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-c++11-narrowing - Failed
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-- Performing Test C_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-reserved-user-defined-literal
-- PerformingCMake Warning (dev) at src/sta/CMakeLists.txt:32 (option):
  Policy CMP0077 is not set: option() honors normal variables.  Run "cmake
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  For compatibility with older versions of CMake, option is clearing the
  normal variable 'USE_TCL_READLINE'.
This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

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-- Performing Test CXX_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-reserved-user-defined-literal
-- Performing Test CXX_COMPILER_SUPPORTS__-Wno-reserved-user-defined-literal - Failed
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-- TCL library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtcl.so
-- TCL header: /usr/include/tcl/tcl.h
-- TCL readline library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtclreadline.so
-- TCL readline header: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
-- Found SWIG: /usr/local/bin/swig (found suitable version "4.1.0", minimum required is "4.0")  
-- Using SWIG >= 4.1.0 -flatstaticmethod flag for python
-- Found Boost: /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.80.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found version "1.80.0")  
-- boost: 1.80.0
-- Found GTest: /usr/local/lib/cmake/GTest/GTestConfig.cmake (found version "1.13.0")  
-- GTest: 1.13.0
-- Found Python3: /usr/include/python3.10 (found version "3.10.12") found components: Development Development.Module Development.Embed 
-- Found ZLIB: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so (found version "1.2.11") 
-- Found Threads: TRUE  
-- spdlog: 1.8.1
-- Found BISON: /usr/bin/bison (found version "3.8.2") 
-- Could NOT find Doxygen (missing: DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE) 
-- STA version: 2.6.0
-- STA git sha: b5f3a02b33b8ae1739ace8a329fde94434711dd6
-- System name: Linux
-- Compiler: GNU 11.4.0
-- Build type: RELEASE
-- Build CXX_FLAGS: -O3 -DNDEBUG
-- Install prefix: /usr/local
-- Found FLEX: /usr/bin/flex (found version "2.6.4") 
-- TCL library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtcl.so
-- TCL header: /usr/include/tcl/tcl.h
-- TCL readline library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtclreadline.so
-- TCL readline header: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/tclreadline.h
-- CUDD library: /usr/local/lib/libcudd.a
-- CUDD header: /usr/local/include/cudd.h
-- SSTA: 0
-- Found SWIG: /usr/local/bin/swig (found suitable version "4.1.0", minimum required is "3.0")  
-- STA executable: /home/jeffng/dev/main/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/tools/OpenROAD/src/sta/app/sta
-- Found re2: /opt/or-tools/lib/cmake/re2/re2Config.cmake (found version "11.0.0") 
-- Found Clp: /opt/or-tools/lib/cmake/Clp/ClpConfig.cmake (found version "1.17.7") 
-- Found Cbc: /opt/or-tools/lib/cmake/Cbc/CbcConfig.cmake (found version "2.10.7") 
-- Found SCIP: /opt/or-tools/lib/cmake/scip/scip-config.cmake (found version "9.0.0") 
-- Found OpenMP_CXX: -fopenmp (found version "4.5") 
-- Found OpenMP: TRUE (found version "4.5")  
-- Found OR-Tools: /opt/or-tools/lib/cmake/ortools (version: 9.10.4067)
-- TCL library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtcl.so
-- TCL header: /usr/include/tcl/tcl.h
-- Found OpenMP_C: -fopenmp (found version "4.5") 
-- Found OpenMP: TRUE (found version "4.5")  
-- Found OpenMP: TRUE (found version "4.5")  
-- GUI is enabled
-- Charts widget is enabled
-- Found Boost: /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.80.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found version "1.80.0") found components: serialization 
-- Could NOT find VTune (missing: VTune_LIBRARIES VTune_INCLUDE_DNumber of processor cores: 32
IRS) 
-- Found Boost: /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.80.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found suitable version "1.80.0", minimum required is "1.78")  
-- TCL library: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtcl.so
-- TCL header: /usr/include/tcl/tcl.h
-- Found Boost: /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.80.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found version "1.80.0") found components: serialization system thread 
-- Found Boost: /usr/local/lib/cmake/Boost-1.80.0/BoostConfig.cmake (found version "1.80.0")  
-- Found Eigen3: /usr/local/share/eigen3/cmake/Eigen3Config.cmake (found version "3.4.1") 
-- TCL readline enabled
-- Tcl Extended disabled
-- Python3 enabled
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /tmp/tmp.u62Vxlzyuc

To Reproduce

1. build gcd nangate45 through at least 4_cts
2. Run the dump_inst_terms.py script
3. Run the dump_inst_terms.tcl script

Scripts located in attached tar file scripts.tar.gz

Relevant log output

jeffng@user-jeffng:~/dev/main/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/flow$ ./dump_inst_terms.tcl 
OpenROAD v2.0-16316-gf9cfd9383 
Features included (+) or not (-): +Charts +GPU +GUI +Python
This program is licensed under the BSD-3 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
Components of this program may be licensed under more restrictive licenses which must be honored.
ctrl.state.out\[0\]$_DFF_P_/D _e0d94d3fa45e0000_p_odb__dbITerm
    ctrl.state.out\[0\]$_DFF_P_/D same _e0d94d3fa45e0000_p_odb__dbITerm
_521_/ZN _40a04a3fa45e0000_p_odb__dbITerm
    _521_/ZN same _40a04a3fa45e0000_p_odb__dbITerm
openroad> exit
jeffng@user-jeffng:~/dev/main/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/flow$ ./dump_inst_terms.py
OpenROAD v2.0-16316-gf9cfd9383 
Features included (+) or not (-): +Charts +GPU +GUI +Python
This program is licensed under the BSD-3 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
Components of this program may be licensed under more restrictive licenses which must be honored.
[WARNING ORD-0039] .openroad ignored with -python
ctrl.state.out\[0\]$_DFF_P_/D <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583e040> >
    ctrl.state.out\[0\]$_DFF_P_/D id's are different <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583e040> > <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583c960> >
_521_/ZN <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583d110> >
    _521_/ZN id's are different <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583d110> > <odb.dbITerm; proxy of <Swig Object of type 'odb::dbITerm *' at 0x75a35583c540> >
>>> exit()

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