On 11 May 2011 21:42:10 GMT, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: : *Potentially* different tests. Which is exactly the point. Given an : arbitrary object, the developer doesn't know what test is appropriate. : Should I write len(x) == 0 or list(x) == [] or x.next is None or : something else? How can I tell which is appropriate without knowing : everything about the internals of every object I ever see?
Sure, but the question asked was how to check if a /list/ is empty. You defend your answer assuming a different question. You could at least have the decency to change the subject header when you go down that route. -- :-- Hans Georg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
