Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:30:28 +0000, Duncan Booth wrote: > >> Kristian Domke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> foo = (not f and 1) or 0 >>> >>> In this case f may be None or a string. >>> >>> If I am not wrong here, one could simply write >>> >>> foo = not f >>> >>> >> Yes, it sounds pretty silly, and not just on the level you spotted. >> >> The only difference between the two expressions is that the original >> sets foo to an integer whereas your version sets it to a bool. So the >> question of which is most appropriate actually comes down to what foo >> is being used for. > > > But since Python bools are subclasses from int, both of them are > actually ints. One happens to look like 1, and the other looks like > True.
The twisted code isn't incorrect, just twisted. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
