Paul Rubin <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> status = all(list) >> > >> > Am I mistaken, or is this no identity test for False at all? >> >> You are mistaken. all take an iterable and returns if each value of >> it is true. > > all(list) does what the OP's code did, tests for the presence of a > false value in the list. If you want an identity test, use > > status = not (False in list) That is an equality test, not an identity test: >>> False in [0] True as others have said, if you need an identity test use: any(x is False for x in theList) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
